The Clover and the Bee is a wine bar in Webster Groves, St. Louis.
By day a neighborhood cafe, Thursday to Saturday The Clover and the Bee turns its candlelit room into a natural wine bar with producer-led bottles and snacks.
Food program: Italian-leaning snacks, sweets and small plates
Tip: Come Thursday through Saturday after 5pm for the natural wine list; the kitchen leans Italian and sweets travel well by the glass.
Address: 100 W Lockwood Ave, Webster Groves, MO 63119, St. Louis
Parker's Table is a beloved boutique wine, beer and gourmet shop in Richmond Heights with a tasting bar, a go-to for staff-guided bottle picks and provisions.
Signature pour: A staff-recommended boutique bottle
Wine focus: Boutique wine retail with tasting bar
Food: Cheese, charcuterie and gourmet provisions
Tip: Tell the staff your budget and the meal; they are excellent at matching a bottle. Strong cheese counter too.
Kevin Brennan's Central West End bar pours a deep wine list with small plates across a townhouse of rooms, from a fireside lounge to a basement bar and patio.
Signature pour: A by-the-glass pour from the deep list
Wine focus: Deep global list with by-the-glass range
Food: Small plates, cheese and cigars
Tip: The multi-room layout suits any mood; ask the bar for a by-the-glass recommendation. Cigars are sold for the patio.
At City Foundry in Midtown, City Winery pairs house-made and curated wines with a full restaurant and a live-music room, a wine bar built around the stage.
Signature pour: A glass of City Winery's own production
Wine focus: House-made and curated eco-friendly wines
Food: Full restaurant menu
Tip: Pair dinner and wine with a concert; check the calendar. The on-site production wines are worth a flight.
Side Project's Maplewood Cellar is a Belgian-inspired beer bar that also pours a deep whiskey and wine list, the tasting room for the metro's top brewery.
Signature pour: A pour from the Side Project lineup
Wine focus: Belgian-inspired beer plus whiskey and wine
Food: Snacks and light bites
Tip: It is beer-forward but the wine and whiskey lists are serious too. A short walk from the brewery itself.
A veteran-owned wine bar in downtown Ferguson, Midwest pours a curated mix of Missouri wines, international bottles and craft beer with snack-sized plates.
Signature pour: A Missouri Norton by the glass
Wine focus: Local Missouri and global by-the-glass list
Food: Small bites and shared boards
Tip: Walk-ins welcome; ask for a flight that pairs a Missouri Norton against a Rhone or Cabernet. The boards travel well across the by-the-glass list.
A long-running Clayton wine shop with a tasting bar, The Wine Merchant pairs a curated retail wall with by-the-glass pours and a knowledgeable staff.
Signature pour: A staff-selected bottle by the glass at the bar
Wine focus: Curated retail with a tasting bar
Food: Cheese and provisions
Tip: Ask the staff to open something interesting by the glass at the bar. Strong for both gifts and everyday bottles.
