23 editor picks in St. Louis.
The modern St. Louis cocktail scene traces back to a single Lafayette Square room. Planter's House, Ted Kilgore's bar, started the movement and still sets the city's drinking standard, while Yellowbelly pours tiki drinks in the Central West End and Small Change does clever, fairly priced cocktails in Benton Park.
23 cocktail bar places in St. Louis we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in St. Louis · Cocktail Bar across every city.
Drink Classic and original cocktails
Ted Kilgore's Lafayette Square bar started the modern St.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Drink Draft beer from 101 taps
Nick's Irish Pub in Dogtown bills itself as St.
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.
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.
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.
Drink Craft beer
Tick Tock Tavern is the corner bar at Magnolia and Arkansas in Tower Grove East, St.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Drink Pale ale and seasonal beers
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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.
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.
