Eat in Downtown, St. Louis

Sugarfire Smoke House

• ★ 4.2
• Bbq
• $$

Order Brisket, burnt ends and a spiked shake.

Sugarfire serves creative, award-winning barbecue across several metro spots, from brisket and burnt ends to daily specials, a casual counter-service chain.

Imo's Pizza

• ★ 3.8
• Pizzeria
• $$

Order St. Louis-style Provel pizza, tavern-cut.

The chain that made St. Louis-style pizza a city standard, Imo's tops cracker-thin crust with Provel cheese, cut in squares, an essential local taste.

Three Sixty

• ★ 4.0
• Rooftop bar
• $$$

Drink Cocktails with skyline views

Atop the Hilton at the Ballpark, Three Sixty offers 360-degree skyline views, including down into Busch Stadium, across a big indoor and outdoor terrace.

The Schlafly Tap Room

• ★ 4.1
• Brewpub
• $$$

Drink Pale ale and seasonal beers

St. Louis's original craft brewery, the Schlafly Tap Room pours the full range in a brick downtown brewpub that has anchored the local beer scene since 1991.

Rooster

• ★ 4.2
• Brunch
• $$

Order A savoury crepe and a Bloody Mary.

Chef Cassy Vires's Washington Avenue brunch spot builds its menu around specialty crepes and European comfort plates, with a second South Grand branch.

PBR St. Louis

• ★ 3.8
• $$

PBR St. Louis packs a big dance floor and a mechanical bull into Ballpark Village, drawing downtown St. Louis crowds for country line dancing.

House of Soul

• ★ 3.8
• $$

House of Soul keeps a Washington Avenue dance floor moving in downtown St. Louis, with resident DJs, karaoke and live R&B acts most weekends.

Thaxton Speakeasy

• ★ 4.0
• $$$

Thaxton Speakeasy hides a cocktail room inside the historic circa-1927 Thaxton Building in downtown St. Louis, seating limited and first-come.

Prohibition

• ★ 4.0
• $$$

Prohibition is a speakeasy-style cocktail bar hidden inside the 1876 Centennial Malt House near Lafayette Square in St. Louis, with live music on Thursdays.