Country Club Plaza

Country Club Plaza is a charming area with stunning Spanish-style architecture and plenty of greenery, making it a delightful place to explore. The buildings create a picturesque backdrop, complemented by statues, fountains, and lush landscaping scattered throughout.There's no shortage of things to do here. The area is filled with a variety of shops, including souvenir stores, as well as numerous cafes and restaurants. We visited on a Friday night and were pleasantly surprised that it wasn't too busy. It's a great spot for a leisurely walk, and the combination of beautiful surroundings and unique shops makes it feel like a nice little escape from the city.While the area is easy to navigate, keep in mind that it's not completely flat--there are some gentle hills to walk up and down. We had a stroller with us, and the paths and shops we visited were accessible, which made our visit more convenient.Parking was a breeze, at least when we arrived. We found a spot quickly and got right to exploring. That said, traffic did pick up as we were leaving, so arriving earlier might help avoid any delays.Overall, Country Club Plaza offers a perfect mix of shopping, dining, and beautiful scenery. It's a lovely destination for a relaxing evening or an afternoon stroll!

Came here a few times whenever I visit Kanas City. It's usually lively and full of people. It's a collection of shops and eateries. The parking lots are free. It's a nice stroll here even if you aren't planing to stop. There's a Shake Shack, Jack Stack, Bo Lings if you want dim sum, and many more. There's higher end retailers like Coach and the Apple Store but also many smaller boutiques too. Worth stopping by of you are ever in the area.

Lots of great shops and restaurants. Beautiful architecture. A trademark of Kansas City. All lite up with traditional Christmas light every holiday season.

It's been decades since we've been here. After our last visit we acquired a sketching of Country Club Plaza. It has been hanging on our wall ever since. The only difference between the two visits was a noticeable increase in local traffic.Definitely a must stop if you are in the area.

The Plaza has become a place that makes me a little sad, to be quite honest. I have so many wonderful memories growing up near here, and hear stories from parents about the local grocery stores on the Plaza and local restaurants that made this a destination. I've always loved the architecture, and considered the Plaza sort of the middle of the KC metro.Now, it's a lulled itself into a big old boring shopping mall. In my opinion, it's constantly failing to capitalize on what many people actually want. Dime a dozen chains rule the land, and you can count the local spots on one hand. Their construction projects are slowly undoing the beauty of the area to make room for more places that people won't visit. Folks out south don't drive in for this anymore because they already have their own version, and the special factor of the Plaza has become a memory. So, with a little thinking, here's my bullet list proposal for fixing the Plaza:- During Covid, try out big awnings, ample heat lamps, and close the streets to turn the Plaza into a wintertime shopping wonderland beneath the Plaza lights. Once this works, and it will, you can then permanently close off the inner roads of the Plaza and fully convert to a pedestrian mall. Adding on to this idea, have local craft fairs and bazaars here, pipe in holiday music, have outdoor vendors like food trucks and coffee both for the holidays and round.-Create more experiences!-Speed tables on 47th and on Ward Parkway. These have become mini-highways for drivers, and it's particularly dangerous with tourists trying to cross these roads -Actual crosswalks with flashing lights; bit of a no-brainer in an area like this, right? It's a very unsafe place to walk.-Become a real gathering space. The Plaza does gather everyone together for the Plaza lights, the Plaza Art Fair, and other annual KC traditions. (Note, all those close the roads with ease) With my plan to have those unnecessary roads closed, you've already got the blueprint. Put up a big Christmas tree, have movie nights projected onto the large building that houses Brio, host summer time concert series...-Ditch Kaldi coffee and put in The Roasterie or another KC roaster, not STL. No shade there, I just think it's a better fit to rep KC.-Open up the Giralda Tower for guests to go up, take photos, get views of the Plaza.-Maybe as important as their pedestrian issue: allow more local businesses the crack at doing business on the Plaza. I get the "high-end" nature, but it's shocking to price out almost all possible non-chain spots. This area and I don't vibe anymore, which is weird because I could walk down there by the time you're done reading this review. They've dramatically ignored things that Gen Z and Millenials care about, such as walkability, supporting places with a real mission, having local bars & shops, etc. and have slowly sold out into a boring, watered down version of a shopping mall. I hope they can turn it around, and I'll be championing them if they make some efforts.

Browsed a couple of blocks of stores. Unfortunately, it was a bit cold so ended just shopping at Banana Republic and the Made in KC Store. Found a lot of nice cold weather pieces as well as some great items on sale. Pick up a few gift items from the Made in KC Store. One stop shopping!This complex is pretty large...lots of walking because it is not your typical mall, but assorted shops. Plus side is that there is a lot of street and free garage parking! Would have visited more shops had it not been so chilly!

Stopped here for some shopping as it was nearby where we stayed while in the city for a night. We came here after checking into our hotel at the top of the hill and on the hottest day of the year walked and did some shopping. it is street parking - which you may have to do some laps to find a spot, but we got lucky and parallel parked and got things going. With retail shopping supposedly on the decline - it was nice to see a decent sampling of shops here including food and restaurants as a outdoor district where shoppers could do just about anything. I ended up going into Express, H&M, Borders, Lululemon, Sunglass Outlet, and some others while here. This is a nice place to shop without the inner city hustle - and I would recommend it!

We stopped in this outlet mall during Christmas season so we got to see the famous lights. Which was really cool. Outside of that this is a normal high end outlet mall. The parking situation is a mess. The mall is basically two parallel streets and in the middles they have parking garages. So between pedestrians walking and cars driving looking to street park or get inside garages it creates what seems like unnecessary traffic jams. Also the spots inside the garage are very tiny and tight.

This place isotherm Rodeo Drive of Kansas City. There few restaurants there and a plenty of stores. In Thanksgiving and Christmas is the attraction of the city be the light! We found the Brazilian Steak House there, it is amazing as a Brazilian. Really nice to walk and enjoy the atmosphere of the place. The restaurants are mostly chain restaurants.

If you have never been to this mall, what rock have you been under? The best time to come is Thanksgiving weekend to be perfectly honest. Thanksgiving weekend, they light up country club plaza, have a street party with fireworks and a concert to kick off the holidays. In 2020 it was on TV only due to covid restrictions, I was so glad for 2021 to see Country Club come alive, as it should be. When you are down there, there is great shopping and great food to partake in.(check out Jack Stack on Wyandotte Rd, after go up to the top of the parking garage across the way, and you will have the most gorgeous view of Country Club Plaza that is picture worthy.Trust me)