Food and drink recommendations

Feel free to add your own suggestions!

BBQ

• Pappy's Smokehouse - 3106 Olive St
• Bogart's Smokehouse - 1627 S 9th St
• Salt+Smoke - Delmar Loop
• Sugarfire - 605 Washington Ave, St. Louis
• Q in the Lou Festival - Sept 21-23 (Maybe we'll overlap next year!)

Lunch/dinner

• Bailey's Range - 920 Olive St - upscale burgers, boozy milkshakes
• Eleven Eleven Mississippi - 1111 Mississippi
• Southern - Hot fried chicken, can be very hot. Also there is probably a line. 3108 Olive Right next to Pappy's.
• Square One Brewery & Distillery - 1727 Park Ave - good brew-pub type food, great beer/spirits
• Sauce on the Side - 411 N. 8th St. - Calzones
• Lombardo's - 201 S. 20th St. (across the street from Union Station parking lot) - Italian, toasted ravioli

Breakfast

• Rooster - 1104 Locust St. - holy crepes!
• Protzel's - 7608 Wydown - Make their own corned beef and pastrami
• Turn - 3224 Locust Street - star breakfast chef

Coffee

• Blueprint Coffee - Delmar Loop
• Catalyst Coffee Bar - 1223 Pine St
• Sump Coffee - 3700 S. Jefferson Ave
• Rise Coffee House - 4180 Manchester Ave
• Comet Coffee - 5708 Oakland Ave
• The Mud House - 2101 Cherokee St

Sweets

• RJ Chocolatier - 14882 Clayton Rd Chesterfield, MO
• Bissinger's - 1600 North Broadway
• Park Ave Coffee - 417 N. 10th Street Gooey Butter Cake

Vegan

These places are close and look like they have some reasonable vegan options:

• Bailey's Range 920 Olive St
• Pi Pizzeria 610 Washington Ave
• Rooster 1104 Locust St.
• Small Batch 3001 Locust St.
• Smoothie King 1211 Pine Street

Beer / drinks

• Schlafly Tap Room - 2100 Locust St. - oldest local small brewer
• Square One Brewery & Distillery - 1727 Park Ave - good brew-pub type food, great beer/spirits
• Planter's House - 1000 Mississippi - cocktails
• 4 Hands Brewing Co - 1220 S 8th St
• Perennial Artisan Ales - 8125 MICHIGAN AVE - Craft brewery with light food options
• Alpha Brewing Company - A FEW BLOCKS AWAY: 1409 Washington Ave
• Side Project Brewing - Requires a drive out to Maplewood, but known as one of the best breweries in the country. (no food)
• Earthbound Beer - 2724 Cherokee Street - Specializing in weird beers. Just opened in a new larger space.
• Brick River Cider Co. - 2000 Washington Avenue - Cider, not far from Union Station

Within a mile of the Union Station Hotel and Stifel Theatre

• Small Batch 3001 Locust St, St. Louis, MO 63103

• Pappy's 3106 Olive St, St. Louis, MO 63103

• Imo's Pizza 1828 Washington Ave, St. Louis, MO 63103

• Sugarfire 605 Washington Ave, St. Louis, MO 63101

• Rooster 1104 Locust St, St. Louis, MO 63101

• Mango Peruvian Cuisine 1001 Washington Ave

• Bailey’s Range 920 Olive St, St. Louis, MO 63101

• Broadway Oyster Bar 736 S Broadway, St. Louis, MO 63102

• Schlafly Tap Room 2100 Locust St, St. Louis, MO 63103

• Pi Pizzeria Washington Ave, St. Louis, MO 63101

• Lucas Park Grille 1234 Washington Ave St. Louis, MO 63103

• Death in the Afternoon 808 Chestnut St, St. Louis, MO 63101

• Three Sixty (AKA Bar 360) Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark 1 S Broadway, St. Louis, MO 63102

• Sushi Ai 910 Olive St, St. Louis, MO 63101

• Rosalita’s 1235 Washington Ave, St. Louis, MO 63103

• Wasabi Sushi Bar 1228 Washington Ave St. Louis, MO 63103

• Snarf’s 614 Washington Ave, St. Louis, MO 63101

• Porano’s 634 Washington Ave, St. Louis, MO 63101

• Medina Grill 1327 Washington Ave St Louis MO 63103 (tasty shawarma)

Wanna explore? Around town hot spots

Central West End/Midtown

Feel/Aesthetic: Frou Frou Hip Part of town

• Taste 4584 Laclede Ave, St. Louis, MO 63108

• Brasserie 4580 Laclede Ave, St. Louis, MO 63108

• Wild Flower 4590 Laclede Ave, St. Louis, MO 63108

• Mission Taco-Central West End 398 N Euclid Ave St. Louis, MO 63108

• Pappy’s 3106 Olive St, St. Louis, MO 63103

The Grove

Feel/Aesthetic: The Hipster Neighborhood of STL

• Atomic Cowboy 4140 Manchester Ave, St. Louis, MO 63110

• Everest Cafe (Nepalese Food) 4145 Manchester Ave, St. Louis, MO 63110

• Sameem’s (Afghani Food) 4341 Manchester Ave, St. Louis, MO 63110

• Confluence Kombucha (Vegan / Vegetarian) 4507 Manchester Ave St. Louis, MO 63110

South Grand/Tower Grove

Feel/Aesthetic: Hipsters with families, post grad millenials, ALL the ethnic food!

• Meskerem Ethiopian Food 3210 S Grand Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63118

• Mangia 3145 S Grand Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63116

• Cafe Natasha and the Gin Room (Persian Food) 3200 S Grand Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63118

• Lemongrass (Vietnamese Food) 3161 S Grand Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63116

• Guerilla Street Food (Filipino) 3559 Arsenal St, St. Louis, MO 63118

• Brasilia 3212 S Grand Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63118

• Rooster South City 3150 S Grand Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63118

• Shaved Duck 2900 Virginia Ave, St. Louis, MO 63118

• Lona’s Little Eats 2199 California Ave, St. Louis, MO 63104

• The Vine Cafe and Market (Lebanese) 3171 S Grand Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63118

Benton Park/Jefferson

Residential, beautiful homes

• Byrd and Barrel 3422 S Jefferson Ave, St. Louis, MO 63118

• Peacemaker 1831 Sidney St, St. Louis, MO 63104

• Fritanga (Nicaraguan) 2208 S Jefferson Ave, St. Louis, MO 63104

Soulard

Beers, Blues, and BBQ…Soulard literally means drunkard in French

• Broadway Oyster Bar - Cajun, seafood, music, very rustic - 736 S Broadway, St. Louis, MO 63102

• Beale On Broadway - small bar with blues or R&B music, Cajun appetizers and sandwiches - 701 S Broadway, St. Louis, MO 63102

• BB's Jazz, Blues, and Soups - bar with blues or jazz music, Cajun and American food - 700 S Broadway, St. Louis, MO 63102

• International Tap House-ITAP an international tap house with a taco and pizza joint attached WHAT?

• Epic 1711A S. 9th Street, St Louis, MO 63104

• Mission Taco Soulard 908 Lafayette Ave, St. Louis, MO 63104

• Bogart’s 1627 S 9th St, St. Louis, MO 63104

Cherokee

Not fake hipster, real hipster…I’m talkin' Barista-Tattoo- Artist-Musician- True-to- the-game-Hipster oh and…antiques

• Tons of Mexican food and awesome shops

• The Whiskey Room 2651 Cherokee St, St. Louis, MO 63118

• Yaqui’s 2728 Cherokee St, St. Louis, MO 63118

• Byrd & Barrel (Chicken) 3422 S Jefferson Ave, St. Louis, MO 63118

• Vista Ramen 2609 Cherokee St, St. Louis, MO 63118

The Hill

Lots of small, authentic Italian restaurants