Commerce Bank welcomes Spokes Café to Downtown Kansas City office building.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The gift of “perfect timing” has resulted in a popular downtown Kansas City café relocating to the Commerce Bank Building at 10th and Main Streets later this winter.
Spokes Café co-owner and operator Dan Walsh had just learned the building at 929 Walnut St., which has housed one of his current Spokes Café locations since 2017, was sold and the new owners were planning to convert it to residential condos.
Around that same time, Walsh says Kevin Barth, Commerce Bank chairman and chief executive officer — Kansas City, visited the café and asked whether Spokes would be interested in making a move to the Commerce Bank Building.
“He said, ‘every time I come in here, the place is filled with Commerce team members,’” Walsh recalls. “He said, ‘I’d rather keep them happy under our roof. Why don’t you relocate to the Commerce building — and to top it off, with a name like Spokes, we’ll give you a bike rack out front.’”
And the rest, as they say, is history. Construction is already well underway, and before winter draws to a close, Spokes will close its location on Walnut Street and open at 1007 Main Street, inside the arcade of the Commerce Bank Building. True to Barth’s word, a bike rack will be installed near the café’s Main Street entrance to accommodate the cycling community, which Spokes has embraced since its inception.
“I’m thrilled Spokes is relocating to our building,” said Barth. “We’re happy to accommodate a locally owned small business, and I think our team members will appreciate having such a convenient amenity for grabbing breakfast, lunch or to order catering. Having Spokes in this location not only supports our team members, but it also serves the more than 35,000 people living in our greater downtown Kansas City neighborhood as well as the more than 100,000 people who work here. It’s a win-win for everybody.”
Walsh says a large percentage of Spokes’ business comes from catering orders, and the business has thrived on its relationships with large area companies. This new location, which is positioned directly on the streetcar line, is an ideal spot, Walsh says.
Spokes’ original location in downtown Kansas City’s Quality Hill neighborhood remains open. Its third location is in Kansas City, Kansas, inside the Health Education Building and serves the staff and students of the primary teaching facility for the University of Kansas Medical, Nursing and Health Professionals schools. Spokes is open to the public weekdays from 7 AM to 3 PM and caters breakfast and lunch every day of the week. Spokes specializes in fresh, fast and local fare, from hand-rolled breakfast burritos to freshly cut fruit, sandwich wraps, salads and house-baked cookies. For more information, visit spokeskc.com opens in a new window.
About Commerce Bank
With $31.5 billion in assets1 footnote 1, Commerce Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBSH) is a regional bank holding company offering a full line of banking services through its subsidiaries, including payment solutions, investment management and securities brokerage. One of its subsidiaries, Commerce Bank, leverages nearly 160 years of proven strength and experience to help individuals and businesses solve financial challenges. In addition to offering payment solutions across the U.S., Commerce Bank currently operates full-service banking facilities across the Midwest including the St. Louis and Kansas City metropolitan areas, Springfield, Central Missouri, Central Illinois, Wichita, Tulsa, Oklahoma City, and Denver. Beyond the Midwest, Commerce also maintains commercial offices in Dallas, Houston, Cincinnati, Nashville, Des Moines, Indianapolis, and Grand Rapids and wealth offices in Dallas, Houston and Naples. Commerce delivers high-touch service and sophisticated financial solutions at regional branches, commercial and wealth offices, ATMs, online, mobile and through a 24/7 customer service line. Learn more at www.commercebank.com.
- As of September 30, 2024