18 editor picks in St. Louis.
18 bars in St. Louis, editor-picked for bars open late. Bars serving past 23:00. All bars in St. Louis.
Ted Kilgore's Lafayette Square bar started the modern St. Louis cocktail movement, and its barrooms still set the city's drinking standard today.
TipThe Bullock Room hosts themed pop-ups such as The Haunting at Halloween; the main bar is open Tuesday to Sunday.
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.
TipThe signature Yellowbelly and the rum-heavy tiki list are the orders. Brunch and patio seating round it out.
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.
TipThe cocktails punch above the price; the winter Miracle pop-up is a season highlight. Cosy and walk-in friendly.
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.
TipThe garden patio is the draw in warm months; the cocktails are named for city wards. The burger holds up the food menu.
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.
TipThe art-covered patio is the whole point; come for a warm-weather evening with live music. Cash is handy here.
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.
TipIt is huge and family-friendly; the Zwickel lager is the pour to start. Pizza comes from Fordo's in the same hall.
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.
TipIt is beer-forward but the whiskey and wine lists are serious too. A short walk from the brewery itself.
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.
TipOrder a cheese board and let staff pair glasses across it. The patio fills first on warm evenings.
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.
TipThe multi-room layout suits any mood, from fireside to basement. Cigars are sold for the back patio.
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.
TipIt fills on Cardinals game days; City Wide is the easy-drinking flagship. Ask after barrel-aged releases.
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.
TipThe American Brown in the beer garden is the move on a warm evening. It is unpretentious and cash-friendly.
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.
TipThe pale ale year-round and the pumpkin ale in autumn are the calls. The brewpub kitchen does solid pub food.
A European-leaning cocktail bar and dance club on Cherokee Street, Tschuss pours straight-up classics alongside Club-Mate-and-German-beer specialties.
TipGo for the classics with the option to upgrade to top-shelf liquor; the dance floor heats up Thursday through Saturday after 10pm.
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.
TipGo at sunset or during a Cardinals game for the stadium view. It is the marquee downtown rooftop, so expect a crowd.
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.
TipThe pinball, patio and themed brunches set it apart. Good rotating beer list and an easygoing crowd.
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.
TipThe back room hosts shows most nights; the front bar is for cheap drinks and pinball. Check the gig calendar.
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.
TipLive music plays on Fridays; weekday lunch runs Monday to Friday and the bar stays open until 03:00.
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.
TipThe patio closes before the bar; Friday and Saturday nights run latest, until 01:30.
