Dinner & Drinks in Downtown Marquette: Kitchen 64 and Smoky Valley Distillery

Two great stops on one downtown block

Kitchen 64 is at 114 N Washington St. Smoky Valley Distillery is just up the street at 105 N Washington St — close enough that you can park once and do both on foot. That makes downtown Marquette an easy, walkable little evening: a tasting at the distillery, then homestyle comfort food at our table (or the other way around).

It's the kind of pairing you don't expect to find in a Kansas town of around 600 people — a scratch kitchen and a small-batch distillery, side by side on a historic main street. If you're already coming to town for the Kansas Motorcycle Museum or a day at Kanopolis Lake, it's worth building your evening around both.

About Smoky Valley Distillery

Smoky Valley Distillery makes handcrafted, small-batch spirits — vodka, bourbon, and whiskey — using Kansas grains and sandstone-filtered water from the Kiowa Aquifer. It opened in Marquette in 2020 inside the historic COOP building (built in 1919), and its tagline sums up the ambition nicely: "Crafting the Next Generation of Spirits."

According to the distillery, you can book a guided tour and tasting (listed at $10 per person) to sample what they're pouring — think releases like Bud & Dewey's bourbon, Wild Plum Vodka, Kernza Whiskey, and Smoked Jalapeno Vodka. There's a tasting room, weekend live music, and even a 140-seat event space for weddings and parties. For the current lineup, hours, and events, see Smoky Valley Distillery's website.

How to pair a tasting with dinner at Kitchen 64

The trick to a smooth evening is lining up the hours, since both spots keep a limited weekly schedule. Kitchen 64 is open Friday 4–9pm, Saturday 11am–6pm, and Sunday 11am–3pm (closed Monday–Thursday). Smoky Valley Distillery lists hours of Thursday and Saturday 10am–5pm and Friday 10am–6pm — so confirm their current hours when you plan.

• Saturday is the easiest pairing — both are open midday, so you can do a tasting and a homestyle lunch or early dinner in one trip.
• Friday works well as an afternoon-into-evening plan: a tasting at the distillery, then dinner with us once we open at 4pm.
• Sunday, the distillery is closed, but Kitchen 64 is still open for lunch from 11am–3pm.

When you're ready to eat, take a look at how our rotating menu works — it changes with the seasons, so there's always something fresh worth driving in for — and check our hours and directions to time your visit. Prefer to keep it easy? Call ahead for takeout.

Make a full day (or weekend) of it in Marquette

A dinner-and-drinks evening pairs naturally with everything else downtown Marquette and the Smoky Valley have to offer. Spend the afternoon at the Kansas Motorcycle Museum a block away, get outdoors at Mushroom Rock State Park or Kanopolis Lake, or browse the historic storefronts, then cap the day with a tasting and a scratch-cooked meal.

Want to stay over? Smoky Valley Distillery also lists the Preston House, its own lodging that sleeps up to 11 — handy if you're bringing a group for a weekend in the Smoky Valley. For a full itinerary, see our guide to a perfect day trip to Marquette. However you build the day, we'd love to have you pull up a chair when you're hungry.