Take a look at Kansas City’s new beer garden and restaurant on the riverfront
Highlighting Kansas City brews while bringing more activity to the riverfront — that’s killing two birds with one stone.
Kansas City’s burgeoning riverfront development has opened its long-awaited restaurant and beer garden at 1000 Riverfront Drive.
Two Birds, One Stone opened Thursday next to the CPKC Stadium.
It’s owned by the newly built Origin Hotel nearby, which also opened an Americana restaurant inside called Show Pony.
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General manager Jerrod Gardiner is looking forward to serving the neighborhood, where several apartment complexes already exist and many more are set to be built.
“We wanted to make … a big riverfront beer garden,” he said, “but we also wanted to make a super approachable neighborhood bar for the thousands of apartment residents that there are around here and will be.”
The inside feels a little like a sports bar, with college flags and a Skee-Ball machine, but its light wood, high ceilings and large windows give it a more modern feel.
Gardiner described the cuisine as down-to-earth but “elevated.”
That translates to Mediterranean spreads, chicken wraps, wings and burgers.
In addition to the beers on tap from local places like Cinder Block and Boulevard, Two Birds, One Stone offers cocktails (like Don’t Golf Sober, an Earl Grey-infused Four Roses bourbon drink with lemon and simple syrup) and a small wine list (such as Three Brooms Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand).
Upstairs, a second concept plans to open in the shipping container-like space. It’s a couple of months away, but Moonstone will offer fine dining, small plates and craft cocktails.
Two Birds, One Stone is open 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays.
The project was first announced in late 2023 and is part of a grander plan to activate the area.
In March, developers broke ground on a $200 million project that will include about 430 multifamily homes, 48,000 square feet of retail and two acres of gathering space.
It’s expected to be completed before the World Cup in 2026.
This story was originally published June 12, 2025 at 5:28 PM.