Blvd Tavern

A modern American Tavern focused on delivering warm hospitality, delicious food, and great drinks in a comfortable neighborhood setting in the heart of the Kansas City Crossroads Art District. Chef Derek Nacey and his wife Meghan Nacey opened Blvd Tavern in March 2015. The Naceys goal in opening Blvd Tavern was to create a warm and comfortable neighborhood restaurant, focusing on excellent food and service, where everyone felt comfortable. A Tavern, in the best sense of the word, is a local place for people to gather at a table for excellent food and drink. Blvd Tavern offers a rotating menu focusing on seasonal dishes, influenced by Midwestern, European, and Asian fare. While dining at Blvd Tavern you can relax with family and friends while enjoying craft cocktails and beer, a carefully curated wine list, and delicious food. Chef Nacey is a Rochester, NY native who recalls that some of his favorite childhood memories are cooking with his mother. Derek took this love of cooking and enrolled in the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY. Upon graduation in October of 1999, Derek relocated to Kansas City where he worked as a Sous Chef at Fedoras on the Country Club Plaza. This is where he and Meghan first met. Derek left Fedoras to work at a newly opened restaurant in the KC Crossroads area, Zin, in June of 2000. Derek has held the positions of Chef de Cuisine and Executive Chef in some of the finest restaurants in Kansas City: Café Allegro, Zin, and Starkers Reserve. Prior to opening Blvd Tavern, Derek was the Corporate Executive Chef for Houlihans Restaurant Inc. where he developed and helped implement new menu items for the three restaurants he oversaw: Houlihans, Bristol, and j. gilberts wood-fired steaks. Meghan Nacey is a Midwest native hailing from Little Sweden USA Lindsborg, KS. Meghan graduated from the University of Kansas with a bachelors degree in Child Development, but quickly found her passion for the service industry after graduation. Meghans