Planter's House
- ★ 4.6
- Cocktail bar
- $$$
- Lafayette Square
Drink Classic and original cocktails
Ted Kilgore's Lafayette Square bar started the modern St. Louis cocktail movement, and its barrooms still set the city's drinking standard today.
Cocktail bars, wine bars, dive bars and gastropubs: drinking in St. Louis for grown-ups.
Where to drink
23 places
Yellowbelly
- ★ 4.3
- Rum and tiki bar
- $$$
- Central West End
Drink Rum tiki cocktails
A Central West End rum bar, Yellowbelly pours island-inspired tiki cocktails and coastal small plates in a bright beachy room. The city's tropical-drink hub.
Small Change
- ★ 4.2
- Cocktail bar
- $$$
- Benton Park
Drink Affordable craft cocktails
A Benton Park cocktail bar with a clever, accessible list, Small Change does top-notch drinks at fair prices, and turns into a Christmas pop-up each winter.
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Retreat Gastropub
- ★ 4.2
- Gastropub and cocktail bar
- $$$
- Central West End
Drink Craft cocktails
A Central West End gastropub, Retreat pairs a serious cocktail list with elevated pub plates, a polished neighbourhood bar from the team behind Yellowbelly.
The Royale
- ★ 4.2
- Neighborhood bar
- $$$
- Tower Grove South
Drink Cocktails named for St. Louis wards
A South City public house for two decades, The Royale pours ward-themed cocktails and serves a strong burger on one of the city's best bar patios.
Tschuss
- ★ 4.0
- Cocktail bar and dance club
- $$$
- Cherokee Street
Drink Classic cocktails and Club-Mate highballs
A European-leaning cocktail bar and dance club on Cherokee Street, Tschuss pours straight-up classics alongside Club-Mate-and-German-beer specialties.
Venice Cafe
- ★ 4.2
- Bohemian bar
- $$$
- Benton Park
Drink Cocktails and local beer
A Benton Park institution covered floor-to-ceiling in mosaic and folk art, Venice Cafe is the city's most idiosyncratic bar, with a lush patio and live music.
Three Sixty
- ★ 4.0
- Rooftop bar
- $$$
- Downtown
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 Heavy Anchor
- ★ 3.8
- Dive bar and music venue
- $$$
- Tower Grove South
Drink Cheap beer and shots
A South City dive and live-music room, The Heavy Anchor pairs cheap drinks with a back-room stage for local and touring bands. A no-frills music bar.
Nick's Pub
- ★ 3.8
- Irish pub
- $$$
- The Hill
Drink Draft beer from 101 taps
Nick's Irish Pub in Dogtown bills itself as St. Louis' favorite 3am bar, with 101 beers on tap, daily specials and an upstairs bar and game room.
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Frazer's Lounge
- ★ 4.1
- Cocktail lounge
- $$$
- Benton Park
Drink Classic cocktails
The lounge side of Frazer's in Benton Park pours some of the best classic cocktails on the south side, a 25-year-old bar attached to the restaurant.
Sasha's on DeMun
- ★ 4.1
- Wine and cocktail bar
- $$$
- Clayton
Drink By-the-glass wine and cocktails
Sasha's DeMun bar pairs a wide by-the-glass wine list with cocktails and noshing plates in a homey Clayton room, a relaxed spot with a popular patio.
Urban Chestnut Grove Bierhall
- ★ 4.2
- Brewery beer hall
- $$$
- The Grove
Drink German-style lagers
Urban Chestnut's 400-seat Grove Bierhall is as much a bar as a brewery, pouring German-style lagers in a vast hall with Fordo's pizza, a go-to for groups.
Tick Tock Tavern
- ★ 3.8
- Neighborhood bar
- $$$
- Tower Grove South
Drink Craft beer
Tick Tock Tavern is the corner bar at Magnolia and Arkansas in Tower Grove East, St. Louis, pouring craft beer with local bands on the calendar.
The Crow's Nest
- ★ 4.0
- Gastropub
- $$$
- Maplewood
Drink Craft beer and cocktails
A laid-back Maplewood gastropub, The Crow's Nest pairs refined bar food with rotating craft beer, pinball and heavy-metal-themed brunches. A quirky favourite.
Rockwell Beer Company Taproom
- ★ 4.2
- Brewery taproom
- $$$
- The Grove
Drink House lagers and saisons
Rockwell's Grove taproom pours crisp house lagers and saisons with tavern-style pizza, a polished newer brewery bar near the Grove nightlife strip.
Brennan's
- ★ 4.1
- Wine and cocktail bar
- $$$
- Central West End
Drink Wine, cocktails and cigars
Kevin Brennan's Central West End townhouse bar spreads across a fireside lounge, basement bar and patio, pouring deep wine and cocktail lists with cigars.
4 Hands Brewing Taproom
- ★ 4.1
- Brewery taproom
- $$$
- Soulard
Drink City Wide and barrel-aged beers
4 Hands runs a large taproom near the stadium pouring its broad range from the City Wide flagship to barrel-aged stouts, a busy pre-game and weekend beer bar.
Civil Life Brewing Beer Garden
- ★ 4.1
- Brewery beer garden
- $$$
- Tower Grove South
Drink American Brown ale
Civil Life's leafy Tower Grove South beer garden is a popular low-key drinking spot, pouring sessionable English-style ales like its classic American Brown.
The Side Project Cellar
- ★ 4.2
- Beer bar
- $$$
- Maplewood
Drink Belgian-inspired beer, whiskey and wine
Side Project's Maplewood Cellar is a Belgian-inspired beer bar that also pours deep whiskey and wine lists, the tasting room for the metro's top brewery.
The Schlafly Tap Room
- ★ 4.1
- Brewpub
- $$$
- Downtown
Drink Pale ale and seasonal beers
St. Louis's original craft brewery, the Schlafly Tap Room pours the full range in a brick downtown brewpub that has anchored the local beer scene since 1991.
Six Mile Bridge Beer Taproom
- ★ 3.9
- Brewery taproom
- $$$
- Maryland Heights
Drink Belgian-inspired and American craft beer
Six Mile Bridge runs a family-friendly Maryland Heights taproom pouring Belgian-inspired and American styles, a relaxed west-county beer bar.
City Winery St. Louis
- ★ 4.0
- Wine bar and music venue
- $$$
- Midtown and Grand Center
Drink House-made wines
At City Foundry, City Winery is a wine bar, restaurant and live-music room in one, pouring house-made and curated wines before and during concerts in Midtown.
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