PT's Coffee (Power & Light)

Power & Light** café in downtown Kansas City, an outpost of PT’s Coffee Roasting Co., the award-winning independent specialty roaster founded in 1993 and headquartered in Topeka, Kansas. Tier 2 — an independent, founder-owned roaster operating KC cafés from a non-KC headquarters (disclosure overlay).

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Description

PT’s Coffee — Power & Light opened July 5, 2019 on the ground floor of the Power & Light Apartments at 1310 Baltimore Avenue in downtown Kansas City.¹ It is one of two PT’s cafés in the KC metro — the other is in the Crossroads at 310 Southwest Blvd — both operated by PT’s Coffee Roasting Co., the specialty roaster founded in Topeka, Kansas in 1993.²³

PT’s is an independent, founder-owned company (no private equity, no corporate parent); it is in fact an acquirer itself, having bought Bird Rock Coffee Roasters of San Diego in 2017, which makes it a multi-state independent.²⁴ Its KC presence pairs with a non-KC headquarters in Topeka (~60 miles west, outside the KC metro), which is the basis for the Tier 2 (rather than Tier 1) classification.

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Ownership and history

Brand timeline

Period	Owner / Operator	Notes
1993 → present	Fred Polzin & Jeff Taylor (PT’s Coffee Roasting Co.)	First coffeehouse 1993; wholesale arm 1999; independent founder ownership ongoing. Acquired Bird Rock Coffee (San Diego) 2017.254
2019 → present	PT’s Coffee Roasting Co. (Power & Light café)	KC downtown outpost opened July 5, 2019.1

Recognition

• Roast Magazine “Roaster of the Year” (2009)²
• Good Food Awards winner (2021, 2023)²
• Coffee Review: 50+ ratings of 94+; Yemen Haraaz 97 pts (“#1 coffee of the year,” 2022)²
• Food & Wine “best coffee roaster in Kansas” (2021); pioneer of Direct Trade sourcing²

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Menu

Last verified: 2026-06-22 · Source: PT’s Coffee official online-ordering menu (Power & Light store) + delivery-platform listings · URL(s): https://ptscoffee.com/power-and-light/menu · Confidence: Medium (espresso/food items + prices verified; some prices subject to change and not all line items individually price-confirmed)

This is a roaster-owned café outpost; the beverage program mirrors the PT’s Coffee brand (same house espresso blends and drinks across both KC cafés). Captured here as the Power & Light location’s actual served menu — not a distinct concept. See the brand page pts-coffee for roasting/retail detail.

Espresso & coffee

• Espresso — house blends include Southpaw ($2.75) and Flying Monkey ($3.00), plus single-origin espresso (~$3.00).⁶⁷
• Americano (~$3.50)⁶
• Latte (~$4.70); Mocha Latte and Iced Latte are listed customer favorites; Honey Latte offered⁶⁸
• Pour Over — drip/manual brew (listed favorite)⁸

Signature & specialty drinks

• Rotating/seasonal specialty drinks such as Retro Dreams, Orange Blossom & Strawberry Espresso Tonic, and Cloud City Matcha⁶
• Matcha and Moccachino offered alongside the espresso lineup⁹

Tea

• Full hot/iced tea selection (the café advertises “a full range of … teas”)¹

Food

• Breakfast sandwiches — e.g. Croissant Breakfast Sandwich w/ bacon ($6.00), Flatbread Bacon Breakfast Sandwich ($6.00), Ham & Cheddar Croissant ($6.25), Egg & Cheddar Croissant ($6.25); also Rosemary Ham & Swiss and Sweet Potato Chorizo⁶⁸
• Bagels — plain or everything with cream cheese⁶
• Pastries, plus grilled cheese and savory pies noted on aggregator listings⁸⁹
• Bagged retail coffee and PT’s merchandise sold in-café¹

Price tier: Medium (specialty-café pricing; espresso $2.75–$4.70, breakfast sandwiches ~$6). Prices drawn from the official ordering platform and delivery listings as of 2026-06-22 and are subject to change; delivery-platform prices may run higher than in-café.

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Sources

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Disputes

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Footnotes

1. PT’s Coffee — Power & Light café page + opening announcement. https://ptscoffee.com/pages/pts-power-light-kansas-city-mo; https://ptscoffee.com/blogs/news/introducing-pts-power-light-our-new-cafe-in-downtown-kansas-city — asserts: 1310 Baltimore Ave; opened July 5, 2019. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴

2. PT’s Coffee — “Our Story.” https://ptscoffee.com/pages/our-story — asserts: founded 1993; Topeka KS HQ (“Roasted in Kansas”); Roast Magazine Roaster of the Year 2009; Good Food Awards 2021/2023; Coffee Review scores; Direct Trade pioneer. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷

3. PT’s Coffee — Crossroads café page + Yelp. https://ptscoffee.com/pages/pts-at-the-crossroads; https://www.yelp.com/biz/pts-coffee-crossroads-kansas-city — asserts: 310 Southwest Blvd KC café; open/active 2026. ↩

4. Barista Magazine — “PT’s, Bird Rock Owners Open Up About Merger.” https://www.baristamagazine.com/pts-bird-rock-owners-open-merger/ — asserts: PT’s acquired Bird Rock Coffee (San Diego) in 2017; independent. ↩ ↩²

5. PT’s Coffee — “Our Team.” https://ptscoffee.com/pages/our-team — asserts: founders Fred Polzin & Jeff Taylor; founder-owned. ↩

6. PT’s Coffee — official online-ordering menu (Power & Light store). https://ptscoffee.com/power-and-light/menu — asserts: espresso drinks (Southpaw, Flying Monkey, Americano, Latte) with prices; specialty drinks (Retro Dreams, Orange Blossom & Strawberry Espresso Tonic, Cloud City Matcha); breakfast sandwiches and bagels with prices. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶

7. PT’s Coffee — Flying Monkey Espresso product page. https://ptscoffee.com/products/flying-monkey-espresso — asserts: Flying Monkey is a Latin America / Southeast Asia espresso blend used in milk drinks. ↩

8. Restaurantji — PT’s Coffee Power & Light listing (customer favorites + items). https://www.restaurantji.com/mo/kansas-city/pts-coffee-power-and-light-/ — asserts: customer favorites incl. Rosemary Ham & Swiss, Sweet Potato Chorizo, Breakfast Sandwich, Flying Monkey, Mocha Latte, Iced Latte, Pour Over, Pastries. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴

9. Restaurant Guru — PT’s Coffee Power & Light. https://restaurantguru.com/PTs-Coffee-Power-and-Light-Kansas-City — asserts: menu includes honey latte, moccachino, matcha; breakfast sandwiches, pies, grilled cheese; $1–$10 per person price range. ↩ ↩²