The Little Store on Knox

a neighborhood coffee café in North Kansas City, in a historic corner-store building (dating to the 1930s) at 2107 Knox St. It pours Blip Roasters coffee and operates as a small daytime café. Tier 1 (independent, locally owned; historic NKC corner store).

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Description

The Little Store on Knox (also “The Little Store & Cafe”) is a neighborhood coffee café at 2107 Knox St in North Kansas City, occupying a corner-store building that has stood since the 1930s (commonly cited as 1938).¹²³ It functions as a small daytime café — pouring Blip Roasters coffee (the West Bottoms roaster) rather than roasting its own — and was featured in a 2026 Pitch KC dining piece.¹⁴

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Ownership and history

Ownership

Period	Owner / Operator	Notes
current	Knight & Shaver families	Two couples — reported as Ron & Amy Knight and Phil & Holly Shaver — run the café; exact pairing (a “Ron Shaver” reference adds minor uncertainty).2

The building has been a corner store since the 1930s; the current “Little Store on Knox” café is the recent incarnation (a prior “Little Store & Deli” operation has closed).¹⁴

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Menu

Last verified: 2026-06-21 · Source: Instagram (@littlestoreonknox), “Your Girl Needs Coffee” KC coffee map, Grubbio menu link, The Pitch (2026) · URL(s): https://www.instagram.com/littlestoreonknox/ · https://yourgirlneedscoffee.com/shop/the-little-store-on-knox-north-kansas-city-mo · https://the-little-store-on-knox.grubbio.com/ · https://www.thepitchkc.com/dish-drink-kc-the-little-store-on-knox-and-qz-poke-ramen/ · Confidence: Medium (High on concept — espresso café pouring Blip, syrup-driven specialty lattes, light pastry case; Medium on exact current drink lineup, which rotates seasonally; per-item prices not reliably itemized, so omitted).

The Little Store on Knox is a small daytime espresso café (8a–2p) pouring Blip Roasters coffee, known for syrup-driven signature lattes and rotating seasonal specials alongside a short pastry case.¹⁵

Espresso & coffee

• Espresso drinks on Blip beans — lattes, espresso-forward drinks built on Blip Roasters coffee; baristas noted for “carefully made lattes with standout espresso flavor.”¹⁵
• Syrup bar — house syrup options include vanilla, caramel, lavender, honey, butterscotch, pumpkin, cinnamon, sugar-free, and a house-made orange syrup.⁵

Signature & specialty drinks

• Iced Vanilla Latte with Cinnamon — café-touted signature; “perfection in a cup.”⁵
• Iced Vanilla & Lavender Latte — vanilla espresso drink with floral lavender notes.⁵
• Chocolate Dreamsicle — chocolate-and-citrus specialty (oat-milk / half-sweet option).⁵
• Cinnamon Toast Crunch Latte — cereal-flavored specialty latte.⁵
• Thai Tea — non-espresso specialty option.⁵
• Seasonal specials — rotating monthly/seasonal drinks (e.g., “The Oz,” “The Pumpkin Patch,” rosemary- and butterscotch-infused features).⁵

Pastries & light food

• Pastry case — rotating items including lemon scone, blueberry muffin, and ham-and-cheese croissant.⁵

Note: aggregator listings (AllMenus/MenuDrive/Grubhub) showing a full pizza/burger/deli menu reflect the prior “Little Store & Deli” operation at this address, not the current coffee café; those items are not carried here.⁴¹

Links

• Instagram (primary web presence): https://www.instagram.com/littlestoreonknox/

Sources

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Disputes

(None active.)

Footnotes

1. The Pitch — “Dish & Drink KC: The Little Store on Knox…” (2026). https://www.thepitchkc.com/dish-drink-kc-the-little-store-on-knox-and-qz-poke-ramen/ — asserts: NKC café; historic corner store; serves Blip; 2026 press. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶

2. The Little Store & Cafe — “Our Story.” http://www.littlestorecafe.com/our-story.html — asserts: owner families (Knight & Shaver); café story. (Page 403’d to automated fetch; owner detail via search index — exact pairing.) ↩ ↩²

3. Joe Coffee — The Little Store on Knox (NKC). https://joe.coffee/locations/mo/north-kansas-city/the-little-store-on-knox-north-kansas-city/ — asserts: 2107 Knox St, North Kansas City; active mobile-ordering listing. ↩

4. Yelp — The Little Store and Cafe (North Kansas City). https://www.yelp.com/biz/the-little-store-and-cafe-north-kansas-city-2 — asserts: 2107 Knox St; open/active, updated June 2026 (4.6/5). (A separate “Little Store & Deli – CLOSED” listing reflects the prior deli incarnation.) ↩ ↩² ↩³

5. The Little Store on Knox — Instagram (@littlestoreonknox), aggregated with “Your Girl Needs Coffee” KC coffee-map shop page and Grubbio menu link. https://www.instagram.com/littlestoreonknox/ · https://yourgirlneedscoffee.com/shop/the-little-store-on-knox-north-kansas-city-mo · https://the-little-store-on-knox.grubbio.com/ — asserts: current espresso café pouring Blip; syrup bar (vanilla, caramel, lavender, honey, butterscotch, pumpkin, cinnamon, sugar-free, house orange); signature/seasonal lattes (Iced Vanilla w/ Cinnamon, Vanilla & Lavender, Chocolate Dreamsicle, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Thai Tea, “The Oz,” “The Pumpkin Patch”); pastry case (lemon scone, blueberry muffin, ham-and-cheese croissant). Per-item prices not itemized. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰