Guidebook for St. Louis

Timothy
Guidebook for St. Louis

Drinks & Nightlife

Best cocktails in St Louis. $8 Classics all day Sunday and Monday, and 5-7 Tuesday-Friday. Beautiful menu, as well, that serves late.
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Taste
4584 Laclede Ave
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Best cocktails in St Louis. $8 Classics all day Sunday and Monday, and 5-7 Tuesday-Friday. Beautiful menu, as well, that serves late.

Arts & Culture

Make sure to see Saint Louis, literally. This huge statue of King Louie overlooks Art Hill and the fountains, in front of one of the best art museums in the country, that also happens to be free.
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Art Hill
35-43 Fine Arts Dr
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Make sure to see Saint Louis, literally. This huge statue of King Louie overlooks Art Hill and the fountains, in front of one of the best art museums in the country, that also happens to be free.
Go there.
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City Museum
750 N 16th St
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Go there.
The crazy robot across the street? That's Joe's Cafe, Sculpture Garden, and Art Gallery—the creations of City Museum co-founder Bill Christman. He also happened to help curate our upstairs Airbnb's. If it's a Thursday night, see if there is a music show there, it will be an unforgettable experience. Usually Thursday nights, usually $10 at the door and bring your own food and drink.
Joe's Cafe & Art Gallery
6014 Kingsbury Ave
The crazy robot across the street? That's Joe's Cafe, Sculpture Garden, and Art Gallery—the creations of City Museum co-founder Bill Christman. He also happened to help curate our upstairs Airbnb's. If it's a Thursday night, see if there is a music show there, it will be an unforgettable experience. Usually Thursday nights, usually $10 at the door and bring your own food and drink.

Parks & Nature

A true urban gem. The second largest urban park in the country. Free zoo, free art museum, golf course, 8 mile biking/running trail, and just plain beautiful. Walk right there from our place.
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Forest Park
5595 Grand Dr
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A true urban gem. The second largest urban park in the country. Free zoo, free art museum, golf course, 8 mile biking/running trail, and just plain beautiful. Walk right there from our place.
If you insist on going downtown...
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Citygarden Sculpture Park
801 Market St
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If you insist on going downtown...
Be sure to bring a picnic and spend a good portion of the day.
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Laumeier Sculpture Park
12580 Rott Rd
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Be sure to bring a picnic and spend a good portion of the day.

Essentials

Grocery store within walking distance. Not a supermarket, but it has all the essentials, great prepared options including excellent sushi, and lots of international options.
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United Provisions
6241 Delmar Blvd
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Grocery store within walking distance. Not a supermarket, but it has all the essentials, great prepared options including excellent sushi, and lots of international options.

Getting Around

The closest Metrolink (light rail) stop to our place. 5 min walk. This is the red line, that connects to Lambert Airport, and also the Amtrak/Greyhound station downtown. Metrolink is not expansive, but it is great for getting around the Central Corridor (Clayton, U-City/Loop/Wash U, Central West End/Med Center, Midtown/SLU, Downtown). You can bring bikes on all buses and Metrolinks in STL.
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Delmar Loop station
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The closest Metrolink (light rail) stop to our place. 5 min walk. This is the red line, that connects to Lambert Airport, and also the Amtrak/Greyhound station downtown. Metrolink is not expansive, but it is great for getting around the Central Corridor (Clayton, U-City/Loop/Wash U, Central West End/Med Center, Midtown/SLU, Downtown). You can bring bikes on all buses and Metrolinks in STL.
A little further walk from our place tan the Delmar Stop, but you need the Blue Line (to go West to Clayton, Brentwood, Galleria Mall) this is way easier than transferring. Metrolink is not expansive, but it is great for getting around the Central Corridor (Clayton, U-City/Loop/Wash U, Central West End/Med Center, Midtown/SLU, Downtown). You can bring bikes on all buses and Metrolinks in STL.
Skinker Metrolink & Forest Park Parkway SB station
A little further walk from our place tan the Delmar Stop, but you need the Blue Line (to go West to Clayton, Brentwood, Galleria Mall) this is way easier than transferring. Metrolink is not expansive, but it is great for getting around the Central Corridor (Clayton, U-City/Loop/Wash U, Central West End/Med Center, Midtown/SLU, Downtown). You can bring bikes on all buses and Metrolinks in STL.

Further Food

These are our favorite places to eat that are a little further than you'd likely want to walk.
Absolute best burger in St. Louis. Diner-style smashed. Local ingredients, grassfed beef. Get the rip fries, as well.
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Mac's Local Eats
5656 Oakland Avenue
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Absolute best burger in St. Louis. Diner-style smashed. Local ingredients, grassfed beef. Get the rip fries, as well.
They bake all their own bread old world style. The best deli sandwiches during the day, and Neapolitan-style pizzas at night.
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Union Loafers Café and Bread Bakery
1629 Tower Grove Ave
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They bake all their own bread old world style. The best deli sandwiches during the day, and Neapolitan-style pizzas at night.
Delicious Pan-Asian eats in the Fox Park neighborhood. Famous for their giant rice paper wraps, but don't miss out on specials like the whole pampano fish. Lona was nominated for a James Beard award.
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Lona's Lil Eats
2199 California Ave
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Delicious Pan-Asian eats in the Fox Park neighborhood. Famous for their giant rice paper wraps, but don't miss out on specials like the whole pampano fish. Lona was nominated for a James Beard award.
Favorite BBQ.
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Adam's Smokehouse
2819 Watson Rd
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Favorite BBQ.
Famous hot fried chicken.
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Grace Meat + Three
4270 Manchester Ave
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Famous hot fried chicken.
Our favorite fine dining.
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Louie
706 De Mun Ave
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Our favorite fine dining.
Vietnamese restaurant plus Chinese menu. Amazing soups. Friendliest staff in town. You can get here actually via Blue Line Metro (Skinker Stop) to Brentwood I-64 Station.
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Mai Lee
8396 Musick Memorial Dr
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Vietnamese restaurant plus Chinese menu. Amazing soups. Friendliest staff in town. You can get here actually via Blue Line Metro (Skinker Stop) to Brentwood I-64 Station.
Thursday and Friday night only. Awesome wood-fired pizza in a tiny converted garage. Nice patio in a beautiful historic neighborhood.
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Melo's Pizzeria
2438 McNair Ave
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Thursday and Friday night only. Awesome wood-fired pizza in a tiny converted garage. Nice patio in a beautiful historic neighborhood.
Authentic NY-Style slices, connected to a beer shop. Open until 3:30 am Friday and Saturday nights.
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Pie Guy Pizza
4189 Manchester Ave
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Authentic NY-Style slices, connected to a beer shop. Open until 3:30 am Friday and Saturday nights.
Our favorite spot for sweets.
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Pint Size Bakery & Coffee
3133 Watson Rd
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Our favorite spot for sweets.
Great coffee and light eats—get the breakfast sandwich. A homey environment with lots of nooks to catch up on a project catch up with a friend.
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Rise Coffee
4176 Manchester Ave
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Great coffee and light eats—get the breakfast sandwich. A homey environment with lots of nooks to catch up on a project catch up with a friend.
It's on Southwest Ave, but it's also Southwest-style diner food. They get a long wait early, but there is complimentary coffee in their bus out front. When you're finally seated, be sure to order some sopaipillas to drizzle with honey to kick it off.
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Southwest Diner
6803 Southwest Ave
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It's on Southwest Ave, but it's also Southwest-style diner food. They get a long wait early, but there is complimentary coffee in their bus out front. When you're finally seated, be sure to order some sopaipillas to drizzle with honey to kick it off.
Known for their incredible cocktails—$8 classics all day Sunday and Monday, and 5-7 Tuesday-Friday. They also have a full food menu with some of the best dishes in town. Try the pork burger, and if you don't be sure to get fries as a side to not miss out. Kitchen is open late.
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Taste
4584 Laclede Ave
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Known for their incredible cocktails—$8 classics all day Sunday and Monday, and 5-7 Tuesday-Friday. They also have a full food menu with some of the best dishes in town. Try the pork burger, and if you don't be sure to get fries as a side to not miss out. Kitchen is open late.
One of the newest spots in town. Tropical-themed new American with a generous happy hour.
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Yellowbelly
4659 Lindell Blvd
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One of the newest spots in town. Tropical-themed new American with a generous happy hour.

Food in The Loop

Here are our favorite places to eat that you can walk to (and there is so much!)
Best coffee in St. Louis. They roast on location in The Loop. Good light eats, as well. Protip: if you buy a bag of beans you get any drink for free.
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Blueprint Coffee
6225 Delmar Blvd
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Best coffee in St. Louis. They roast on location in The Loop. Good light eats, as well. Protip: if you buy a bag of beans you get any drink for free.
The closest restaurant to our home, and fortunately one of our favorites in all the city. Amazing Norther Thai food, they're famous for their magical Khao Soi dish.
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Fork & Stix
549 Rosedale Ave
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The closest restaurant to our home, and fortunately one of our favorites in all the city. Amazing Norther Thai food, they're famous for their magical Khao Soi dish.
Authentic Chinese, Americanese, and Bubble Tea. This is the spot for noodles—hand-pulled or hand-shaved to order—you can the noodle-making show through a window in the middle of a restaurant.
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Corner 17
6623 Delmar Blvd
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Authentic Chinese, Americanese, and Bubble Tea. This is the spot for noodles—hand-pulled or hand-shaved to order—you can the noodle-making show through a window in the middle of a restaurant.
Get your taco fix here! Handmade tortillas from local, organic corn. $2 tacos and shots after 10 pm.
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Mission Taco Joint - Delmar Loop
6235 Delmar Blvd
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Get your taco fix here! Handmade tortillas from local, organic corn. $2 tacos and shots after 10 pm.
Go here if you need some Indian. Lunch special is so cheap.
Taste of India
608 Eastgate Ave
Go here if you need some Indian. Lunch special is so cheap.