Eddie Delahunt’s ‘Cafe &’ coffee shop
Eddie Delahunt’s Cafe & coffee shop is located at 45th and State Line in the antique district.
Situated on the site of the former Balsano’s Coffee House Café, Delahunt’s Café & (read “Café And”), has a spacious patio and a deck, which has hosted several succesful gigs.
Cafe & Location: 1811 W 45th St
Cafe & Phone: (816) 753 3322
Cafe & Hours: 7am to 6:30pm*, Monday through Saturday, 9am to 2pm on Sundays*, with late hours Thursdays and Saturdays announced when gigs take place.
*UPDATES: As of July 16 2007 the coffee shop hours have been extended Mon-Sat from 4pm until 6:30pm, and as of September 2007 the coffee shop is now open on Sundays.
Cafe & Serves: Espressos and Brewed Coffees & Teas, Sandwiches, Bagels, Pastries, & Muffins.
Cafe & LIVE English Soccer: Saturday Mornings starting @ 7:00am.
Music performances at the Café in its first year, 2006, included those by The Fushsia Band from Cork, Kansas City’s Barclay Martin, Liam’s Fancy from Kentucky, and Eddie himself (with friends).
2007 has already had a fantastic start for the Café &, with a gig by Irish legend, Cork’s Jimmy Crowley, the first live broadcast from the café of Celtic Crossings, and the live webcast of the benefit to honour Jennifer Ireland.
A venue for Delahunt where he himself can perform as well as bring talented Irish musicians to, had long been talked of as an ideal for Kansas City’s Irish, and this is great news. In its first year Café & has already established traditions in the Irish community that will last for years, most notably the Irish New Year’s party in a tent, and breakfast on Thanksgiving morning.
Eddie and his brother Colm being big soccer heads, Café & is also the venue for many Irish and English soccer fans to watch their favourite live games. 2006 was of course a World Cup year with much fun to be had at the café during the games, and other internationals and major games are also shown periodically.
Speaking to me only hours after he signed the papers for the café, Eddie said he’ll continue his regular Irish music performances around the KC metro area, and that slowly the Café & would develop gradually with much love.
Cafe & opened on June 12, 2006 and celebrated its Grand Opening on June 15, 2006
See also
• Eddie Delahunt’s Cafe &: And It’s Open
• And What?
• Eddie Delahunt on Irish KC
• Café & starts serving sandwiches
Eolaí gan Fhéile:
Well, thanks be to God for answers to prayer!
Eddie Delahunt…Himself…in our new neighborhood, you say! We are also moving to the State Line/45th St. corridor in June.
Whaddya say we give the whole bloomin’ area a new name?!?!? Any suggestions?
Celtic Corner??
The Blarney Block?
Yes i can see it now watching the world cup drinking a cup of tea and at half time going out to the court yard and kickin the ball around when suddenly it goes through Mrs.Murphy’s window and knocking down her clean curtains. Ahh sure thats all we need an Irish Cafe come down to electric avenue were we will kick the ball higher……
Hi Eddie,
Congratulations on the new enterprise……….The little brother Colm told me all about it. Have a Great St Patricks Day.
Keep the Green Flag flying over Kansas. All the lads in the KCR Pub say hello……….a lot of the old faces 20 years ago are still there fighting fit !!