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Verdigris is an upscale cocktail bar and lounge at 5245 W 116th Pl in the Park Place development in Leawood, Kansas, opened in June 2020 by the team behind the-monarch-cocktail-bar-lounge, with Brock Schulte leading the bar program at launch. The room was designed by MANICA Architecture, and both the name and the cocktail program are built on verdigris — the blue-green patina copper and brass take as they oxidise — as a figure for change and evolution. It is a sibling to the-mercury-room under the Exit Strategy ownership group. Location note: Verdigris is in Leawood, Johnson County, Kansas — not in Kansas City’s Power & Light District, as an earlier vault page incorrectly stated.

Description

Verdigris is a cocktail bar and lounge on the ground floor of the Park Place mixed-use development in Leawood, Kansas. It opened in June 2020 as the second bar from the group behind The Monarch Bar on the West Plaza, and it was conceived specifically as a Kansas-side counterpart to that Missouri-side room.¹²

The concept is organised around its name. Verdigris is the bright blue-green patina that forms on copper, brass, and bronze as they oxidise — the colour of the Statue of Liberty. Founding bar director Brock Schulte built the drink list around the theme of change and evolution that the patina stands for, in the same way The Monarch’s list is organised around the monarch butterfly’s migration.¹ MANICA Architecture, which designed the room, describes the interior as blending 1920s luxury with 1950s postmodernism, using jewelled tones, metallic finishes, and accents of deep blue, emerald green, and gold.³

The room is arranged to put the bar itself at the centre. In pre-opening coverage Schulte said the seating, food service, and music were all deliberately kept low-key so that conversation was easy and the bartenders stayed visible: “any cocktail bar should feature the bartenders as the star of the show.”¹ Schulte also stated the reason for crossing the state line: “We wanted to move to the Kansas side with Verdigris because so many bars with good cocktails on the Kansas side are still restaurant-focused. You’ll be able to get plenty of good food here, but the focus is on the drinks.”¹

Food is a supporting menu of seven shareable plates rather than a full kitchen.⁴ The bar takes reservations through Tock for parties of two to twelve and also books private events.⁵⁶ Free parking is available on the street and in the covered garage next to the building.⁷

Ownership and history

Verdigris was announced in February 2020 by Feast Magazine as an upscale cocktail lounge “from bar manager Brock Schulte and some of the other minds behind The Monarch Bar,” with an opening planned for late March 2020.¹ That date slipped, and the bar in fact opened in June 2020 — Feast’s June 2020 openings-and-closings roundup lists it among the month’s new arrivals, describing it as “sister bar to the Plaza’s Monarch Bar” and noting that “Monarch Bar talents including Brock Schulte helped develop the menu and service model.”² The gap between the announced and actual dates coincides with the spring 2020 pandemic shutdowns, though no source consulted states the cause directly. ****

The room was designed by MANICA Architecture, the Kansas City firm founded by David Manica; the firm lists Verdigris in its Commercial & Residential portfolio as completed in 2020, alongside The Monarch Bar and The Mercury Room.³ Manica is a Kansas City–area native and a 1994 University of Kansas School of Architecture graduate, better known for stadium work including Allegiant Stadium and Chase Center; he continues to run MANICA Architecture from Kansas City.⁸

Ownership is held under the Exit Strategy group. Contemporary coverage of the sibling venue The Mercury Room identifies the Exit Strategy partnership as David Manica, Christian Moscoso, Dominic Petrucci, and Brock Schulte.⁹ The current Verdigris menu masthead, however, credits Owners: Exit Strategy — David & Noelle Manica only, without listing Moscoso, Petrucci, or Schulte.⁴ The same narrowing appears on the current menus of both sibling bars, which suggests a restructuring of the partnership rather than a Verdigris-specific change. ****

The 2026 operating team listed on the menu is Bennett Hofer (director of operations), Andrew Dervin (general manager), Abigail Lee (head bartender), Aubrey Hunt (assistant manager), and Brodric Yount (assistant head bartender).⁴ An earlier head bartender, Adam Chase, was credited with the spring/summer program in 2021.¹⁰

The bar’s own site now describes it as coming “from the creators of The Monarch Bar, The Mercury Room & Jade Jaguar,” indicating a fourth venue in the group.⁵ Jade Jaguar has no Registry page yet — ****

Independence: no chain, franchise, or out-of-market corporate parent has been identified. Verdigris is a privately held, locally owned bar operating a single location. As with any private company the full cap table is not public, so treat a strict “no outside capital” claim as ****.

Links

Website: https://verdigrisbar.com
Reservations (Tock): https://www.exploretock.com/verdigrisbar
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/verdigris.bar/
Phone: (913) 626-8848
Email: info@verdigrisbar.com

Last verified: 2026-07-31 · Source: the three official menu PDFs linked from verdigrisbar.com/menu — the “Spring | Summer 2026” cocktail menu, the food menu (file dated 5.12.26), and the “Spirits + Spirit Free” list (revised February 2026) · URL(s): https://verdigrisbar.com/menu · Confidence: High — full first-party capture with prices. No aggregator pricing was used. The cocktail menu is seasonal and rotates by edition.⁴

Prices below are as printed on the bar’s own menus. The cocktail menu is laid out as a four-quadrant wheel; the quadrant names are the bar’s own.

Classic cocktails⁴

Whiskey Bramble — bourbon, blackberry, lemon — $14 (available non-alcoholic)
Paper Plane — rye, Aperol, Amaro Nonino, lemon — $15
El Diablo — Plata tequila, mezcal, crème de cassis, ginger beer, lime — $14 (available non-alcoholic)
Pegu Club — gin, lime cordial, orange liqueur, bitters — $14
Oaxaca Old Fashioned — reposado tequila, mezcal, bitters, agave nectar — $14
Rosé Sangria — limoncello, vodka, rosé, berry, peach, lemon, soda — $14 / $56 pitcher

Light cocktails⁴

Canicula — Probitas, mango, árbol chile, lime — $16
Aqua Regia — orange, turmeric, aperitif, strawberry seltzer — $15 (available non-alcoholic)
Green Maiden — gin, cucumber, snap pea, green tea, ginger, lime — $16 (available non-alcoholic)
Ibisco — rum, orange liqueur, hibiscus, pineapple, lime, orgeat — $16 (available non-alcoholic)
Verano Verde — tequila, watermelon, cucumber, green apple, lime, cilantro, jalapeño air — $16
Avant Gardener — vodka, gin, Italicus, lemon, rose, orange blossom, lychee, bergamot bubble — $16

Imperial classics⁴

Built on premium and house single-barrel spirits.

Blue Hawaiian — Privateer Verdigris Single Barrel Rum, coconut, Verdigris Blue Curaçao, pineapple — $25
Pendergast — Verdigris Single Barrel Bourbon, Bénédictine, Cocchi Torino, bitters — $25
Margarita — Tequila Ocho Plata, Tapatio Blanco 110, black lime, cara cara — $24
Pain Killer — R.L. Seale’s, Pusser’s Rum, pineapple, orange, coconut cream — $23
Clover Club — gin, dry vermouth, raspberry, lemon, egg white — $23
Lemon Drop Martini — vodka, limoncello, Grand Marnier, lemon, lime — $22

Rich cocktails⁴

The Green Lion — Foursquare Rum, R.L. Seale’s, cognac, Bénédictine, vermouth, amaro, tobacco bitters — $45
Golden Dawn — lemongrass-infused whisky, bourbon, miso honey, koji liqueur, Lillet Blanc — $18
Casoni — gin, white balsamic, herbs, L’Aperitivo Nonino — $17
Midwesterner — rum, cognac, orange liqueur, hopped honey, lemon — $17
Key Lime Pie @ Work — Uruapan rum, vanilla vodka, vanilla syrup, key lime cordial, lime foam — $16
Pepe Rosso — reposado, mezcal, Strega, red pepper syrup, lime, Peychaud’s Bitters — $16

Shots⁴

Gin & Juice — gin, lime, raspberry — $8
So Dramatic — reposado, passionfruit, pineapple, lime — $8

Food⁴

Smoked popcorn — smoked salt, barbecue spices, brown sugar (VG, GF) — $5
Whipped goat cheese — chevre, honey, blackberry compote, candied pistachio, crostini — $13 (gluten free +$3)
Cheeseburger — two smash patties, brick cheese, griddled onion, pickles, dijonnaise, brioche bun, chips — $15 (gluten free +$3)
Birria tacos — braised beef, corn tortilla, guajillo, cheese, onion, cilantro, consommé — $15
Pesto flatbread — roasted chicken, basil, fontina, marinated tomato — $22 (gluten free +$5)
Hot crab dip — blue crab, artichoke, spinach, mimolette cheese, toasted chili, crostini — market price
Panna cotta — vanilla custard, strawberry coulis, crumbled pistachio brittle (V, GF) — $8

Wine by the glass / bottle⁴

Jacques Dumont Sancerre, 2024 Loire Valley, France — $14 / $56
Lioco Chardonnay, 2022 Sonoma County, California — $20 / $80
Ken Wright Cellars Pinot Noir, 2023 Willamette Valley, Oregon — $20 / $80
Cult Cabernet, 2024 Lodi, California — $16 / $64
Perelada Brut Reserva, NV Cava, Penedès, Spain — $13 / $52

A separate bottle list is carried in-room; only Billecart-Salmon NV Brut Rosé appears on the published spirits PDF. ****

Beer & seltzer⁴

Stormchaser IPA — IPA, 16oz draft — $8
Pacifico — Mexican lager, 12oz bottle — $7
Stella Artois — pilsner, 12oz bottle — $7
-196 Strawberry — hard seltzer, 12oz can — $7
Coors Banquet Stubby — lager, 12oz bottle — $5

Spirits list⁴

A separate “Spirits + Spirit Free” list (revised February 2026) prices roughly 200 individual pours. Listed prices are for 2oz pours, with an additional charge if the spirit is requested in a cocktail or over a large clear ice cube. Sections: agave (tequila, mezcal, sotol, raicilla), American whiskey (straight bourbon, straight rye), brandy, gin, Irish whiskey, Japanese whisky, scotch (Campbeltown, Highland, Speyside), sugarcane, vodka, aperitif/digestif, liqueurs, and fortified/aromatized wines. Pours run from about $4 to $110, the top end being aged Madeira (D’Oliveiras Terrantez 1988, $90) and comparable rarities. The agave and sugarcane sections are the deepest, and the bar carries its own single barrels (Verdigris Private Barrel from Knob Creek; a La Luna Monarch single-barrel mezcal shared with the sibling bar).

Spirit free⁴

The published spirit-free section is short — Lagunitas Hoppy Refresher ($5) and Mexican Coke or Sprite ($4) — but five of the cocktails above are marked “available non-alcoholic.” The website’s menu page advertises an “N/A spirits + mocktails” list that is not separately published. ****

Full menus and reservations: verdigrisbar.com

Sources

Awards

Verdigris is reported to have been voted Best Johnson County Bar in Kansas City magazine’s Best of KC 2026 reader poll. The category exists and the poll is real,¹¹ but the winners list is served by a JavaScript contest app that could not be rendered, and no readable page confirming Verdigris as the winner was located. **** The claim is recorded but not asserted as verified.

Separately, Verdigris did not win in the Johnson County Post’s own 2026 Best of Johnson County Drinks & Bar categories — Best Cocktails went to Drastic Measures and Best Bartender to Jameson Huckaba of Vintage ‘78 Wine Bar (https://johnsoncountypost.com/2026/07/17/this-years-best-of-johnson-county-drinks-bar-winners-2-291713/). The two polls are separate and should not be conflated.

Disputes

Hours: the Park Place landlord listing and the bar’s own contact page disagree on Saturday and Sunday hours. First-party hours are treated as authoritative. See Operating status.
Tier consistency across siblings: this page assigns Tier 1 on the same owner-residence evidence that makes the-monarch-cocktail-bar-lounge Tier 1, while the-mercury-room currently sits at Tier 2 on a rationale that predates that evidence. Flagged for a compiler pass; not resolved here.

Feast Magazine — Jordan Baranowski, “Verdigris, From the Team Behind The Monarch Bar, Opens in Leawood This Spring,” Feb 10, 2020. https://www.feastmagazine.com/kansas-city/article_15d73cee-4c28-11ea-9fde-5beca6b8519a.html Asserts: upscale cocktail lounge from bar manager Brock Schulte and others behind The Monarch Bar; opening planned for late March 2020; cocktails themed on change and evolution; the name refers to the blue-green oxidation colour of copper and brass (Statue of Liberty); bar-focused rather than restaurant-focused, with the Schulte quotes reproduced above; bar as the visual centre with unobtrusive music and highly visible bartenders; planned six-days-a-week early-evening-to-late-night service, closed Sundays; address “5245 116th Place, Leawood, Kansas”; photographs credited to MANICA Architecture. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵
Feast Magazine — “Kansas City Restaurant Openings and Closings: June 2020,” Jun 30, 2020. https://www.feastmagazine.com/kansas-city/article_3e650f76-bafd-11ea-91b9-b384049f63cb.html Asserts: Verdigris is among the June 2020 openings; “Leawood’s Verdigris is sister bar to the Plaza’s Monarch Bar, and Monarch Bar talents including Brock Schulte helped develop the menu and service model for the upscale spot”; listing gives “Verdigris, 5245 West 116th Place, Leawood, Kansas, 913.626.8848, verdigrisbar.com.” ↩ ↩²
MANICA Architecture — Verdigris project page, https://manica.global/page/verdigris (accessed 2026-07-31). Asserts: location Leawood, Kansas; “Completed 2020”; Verdigris listed in the firm’s Commercial & Residential portfolio alongside The Monarch Bar and The Mercury Room; design described as blending 1920s Great Gatsby-style luxury with 1950s postmodernism, with layered materiality, soft lighting, jewelled tones, metallic finishes, and accents of deep blue, emerald green, and gold; cocktail menu conceived to follow the architecture and design narrative. (Architect’s own promotional copy — design facts used, evaluative claims not adopted.) ↩ ↩²
Verdigris — official menu PDFs linked from https://verdigrisbar.com/menu (accessed 2026-07-31): cocktail menu “SPRING | SUMMER 2026” (https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/189363d7-6cc7-4fa6-bd68-c4a1b6c85aff/2026%20SS%20Verdigris%20Menu%20-%20WEB.pdf); food menu (https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/189363d7-6cc7-4fa6-bd68-c4a1b6c85aff/Verdigris%20Food%20Web%205.12.26.pdf); “Spirits + Spirit Free” list, revised February 2026 (https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/189363d7-6cc7-4fa6-bd68-c4a1b6c85aff/Verdigris%20Spirits%20%2B%20Spirit%20Free%20List%204_4_2026.pdf). Asserts: every cocktail, shot, food, wine, and beer item and price in the Menu section; the four cocktail quadrant names (classic cocktails, light cocktails, imperial classics, rich cocktails); 2oz pour convention and surcharge note on the spirits list; and the credits block — “OWNERS / EXIT STRATEGY / David & Noelle Manica,” director of operations Bennett Hofer, general manager Andrew Dervin, head bartender Abigail Lee, assistant manager Aubrey Hunt, assistant head bartender Brodric Yount. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹ ↩¹² ↩¹³ ↩¹⁴
Verdigris — official about page, https://verdigrisbar.com/verdigris (accessed 2026-07-31). Asserts: the bar presents itself as a Johnson County cocktail bar and lounge and as being “from the creators of The Monarch Bar, The Mercury Room & Jade Jaguar”; reservations via Tock; available for private event bookings. ↩ ↩²
Tock — Verdigris Bar reservations page, https://www.exploretock.com/verdigrisbar (accessed 2026-07-31). Asserts: live table-service reservations for parties of 2 to 12; listed as “Verdigris Bar, Leawood, KS · Bar · $$”; address 5245 W 116th Pl, Leawood, KS 66211. ↩
Verdigris — official contact page, https://verdigrisbar.com/contact (accessed 2026-07-31). Asserts: hours of operation (Mon–Thu 3pm–12am; Fri–Sat 3pm–1am; Sun 4pm–10pm; happy hour daily 3–6pm); address rendered “5245 116th Place, Leawood, Kansas 66211”; phone 913 626 8848; info@verdigrisbar.com; free street parking plus adjacent covered garage; private-event reservations via Tock. ↩
David Manica biography and Kansas City ties — Wikipedia, “Manica Architecture,” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manica_Architecture; FOX4 Kansas City, “Kansas City sports architect revels in Raiders stadium design,” https://fox4kc.com/news/kansas-city-sports-architect-revels-in-raiders-stadium-design/; firm site https://manica.global/. Asserts: Manica is a Kansas City–area native and 1994 University of Kansas School of Architecture graduate who founded MANICA Architecture in 2007 and runs it from Kansas City; portfolio includes Allegiant Stadium and Chase Center. Used here for the Tier 1 residence-and-involvement finding; the same sources underpin the Tier 1 rationale on the-monarch-cocktail-bar-lounge. ↩
Feast Magazine — “The Mercury Room, From the Team Behind The Monarch Bar, Brings an Unparalleled Drinking Experience,” https://www.feastmagazine.com/travel/kansas-city/the-mercury-room-from-the-team-behind-the-monarch-bar-brings-an-unparalleled-drinking-experience/article_26ddd1aa-2d9c-11eb-8a30-ebc471636021.html Asserts: the Exit Strategy group comprises David Manica, Christian Moscoso, Dominic Petrucci, and Brock Schulte. Cited here for the 2020-era composition of the partnership that also owns Verdigris. ↩
IN Kansas City Magazine — “Cocktails A Go-Go,” https://www.inkansascity.com/eat-drink/restaurants/cocktails-a-go-go/ Asserts: Adam Chase was Verdigris’s head bartender for the spring/summer 2021 menu and describes the bar’s Old Pal variation, including a Verdigris Private Barrel #1 from Knob Creek. ↩
Kansas City Magazine — Best of Kansas City 2026, “Meet the 2026 Best of Kansas City Winners,” https://kansascitymag.com/meet-the-2026-best-of-kansas-city-winners/, which directs to the full winners list at https://best-of-kc-2026-winners—kansascitymag.contest.vote/. Asserts: the 2026 Best of Kansas City reader poll ran an open nomination round narrowed to five finalists per category, drawing almost 200,000 submissions and votes across 300-plus winning categories, and includes a “Best Johnson County Bar” category (category page: https://vote.kansascitymag.com/nightlife/best-johnson-county-bar). The winners list itself is a JavaScript contest application that could not be read by the tools available on 2026-07-31 — this footnote does not establish that Verdigris won that category. See the Awards note below. ↩

Verdigris

Description

Ownership and history

Links

Menu

Classic cocktails⁴

Light cocktails⁴

Imperial classics⁴

Rich cocktails⁴

Shots⁴

Food⁴

Wine by the glass / bottle⁴

Beer & seltzer⁴

Spirits list⁴

Spirit free⁴

See also

Sources

Awards

Disputes

More from the Registry

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More American in KC See all →

See also

Description

Ownership and history

Links

Menu

Classic cocktails4

Light cocktails4

Imperial classics4

Rich cocktails4

Shots4

Food4

Wine by the glass / bottle4

Beer & seltzer4

Spirits list4

Spirit free4

See also

Sources

Awards

Disputes

Footnotes

More from the Registry

In Leawood See all →

More American in KC See all →

See also

Classic cocktails⁴

Light cocktails⁴

Imperial classics⁴

Rich cocktails⁴

Shots⁴

Food⁴

Wine by the glass / bottle⁴

Beer & seltzer⁴

Spirits list⁴

Spirit free⁴