Saint Louis Nightlife

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Tin Can Tavern offers an experience you won't find at many other bars. This comfortable neighborhood bar makes you feel as if you are surrounded by friends in one of your buddy's basements. But what makes this bar truely unique is that they only offer canned beer. This may not sound appealing at first, but their vast seletion ensures that there is something for everyone. From PBR to Grolsch to Michelob. This layed back bar also has a guy on an acustic guitar strumming out classic rock tunes. If you are looking for something out of the ordinary, then you should come and kick back at the Tin Can.

Dress Code: Come as you are

I am from Indianapolis, a city smaller than St. Louis. Upon arrival to St. Louis, I looked on this website from some tips on where to go, but there was not much to offer. I figured that there just hadn't been any posts about an excellent nightlife for St. Louis??? Ohh, how I was amazed of how dull the downtown area of this city really is? Everything is abandoned and/or closed down, out of business etc. I went to about 6 different nightspots and finally gave up and went back to my hotel, The Renaissance (awesome) and partied there. Almost all of the bars we went to on the Landing were D-E-A-D! People dressed like it was '94 there! Music was either straight ghetto thug music or was teeny pop. I just couldn't believe a city of that caliber had nothing to offer its tourist? I also, don't like it when people say, "well the bars are better in the suburbs." That is not the point of having a large city with a lot to offer. I wouldn't come to St. Louis to hang in the suburbs, I could do that at home.

Very disapointing trip to say the least! St. Louis needs to get with it and make the downtown appealing. I doubt I will visit again. Pretty sad when INDY can beat the bigger city with its downtown and nightlife.

Erato was opened by a wine lover who was once the assistant sommelier at Delmonico's in New Orleans. They have a good variety of wine available for purchase by the bottle, and several by the glass. Most wines are very reasonabley priced.

The decor is nothing fancy, but nice. The bar, itself, is actually quite attractive. Erato is located in an old neighborhood in St. Louis, so even with minimal decorations, the place has character - exposed brick, etc.

There is a small stage in one of the windows where they have live music (mostly jazz) on some nights.

They serve food, but I haven't tried it. And their Sazerac was awarded one of the best drinks in 2005 by the local weekly alternative paper.

Oh, and it's also has a little market, with cheeses, etc. And you can get bottles of wine to take home, too.

My friends and I enjo going out and just having fun being ourselves without having to deal with too many others who are out to put on a show and strut their stuff for a one-night hook up. We go out to enjoy good company and have a great time. When in St. Louis, one of my favorite places to do this is the Big Bang located on The Landing just north of the Arch grounds. The Big Bang is a dueling piano bar that HIGHLY encourages audience participation and really your experience at the Big Bang is what you make it.

This is a bar for all ages and especially for those who want to avoid the trashy bar scene.

Dress Code: Dress smart...wear pants and shoes and as long as you are not in grubby clothes you should be fine.

On the Mississippi riverfront and just to the North of the famed Arch is an area called The Landing. This is a neighborhood of bars, restaurants, attractions, and hotels. One of my favorites is a bar called The Big Bang. It is a piano bar with two pianists who lead the crowd in songs, participation highly encouraged! If you're in the area or need someplace to go after a Cardinals' game then I highly recommend you follow the sounds of the piano and make your way to The Big Bang.

Dress Code: You don't have to dress up but you shouldn't go grubby

On any night, or day, people of all ages (mostly young) walk, eat and hang out here. Good places to eat, drink, hear music & many unique shops (see Vintage Vinyl, under Shopping) - from used books to modern furniture, original art, comics, shoes, new & used clothes to a huge variety of global imports - and the Tivoli, a great movie theater - create some reasons to come here. DiningTables, chess players & sax players on the sidewalks, this is a very urban scene. Everyone, even Families, feel welcome here.

Dress Code: Casual as you want it!
Check out the " Walk of Fame", embedded in the sidewalk, too!! This photo is one of them; Kline is from St. Louis! Joe Edwards, the genius behind much of the success of this area also got the Walk started. Now he's working on a trolley bus link between the Loop & Forest Park. A few more million & we'll have it operating.

There are numerous bar's, club's, and entertainment things at Laclede's Landing, near the Arch, by the water and near a stop of the light rail. Many of the places are bar chains (Fat Tuesday's, Moose Mc...). The neighborhood is very interesting with brick buildings, gas lights and cobblestone streets.

Dress Code: Varies.

I love the concept of a bowling alley in a bar (vs. a bar in a bowling alley). I've been to such places in several cities, and the one in St. Louis' Loop neighborhood is pretty cool.

$50 / hour to bowl on the weekends after 9 pm, but other times rates are more reasonable.

Central West End has a lot of great spots to eat and drink. Just plan on having drinks and appetizers and crawling from one to another.

Bar Italia and Zoe...
THE BEST - I mean - OH SO YUMMY!
CHOCOLATE ESPRESSO MARTINIS
Get one, get two, lose count...
they are the bomb!

Bar Italia has a patio when weather permits. Zoe is trendy with a nice bar.
These are just two of the many great places to eat and drink in Central West End.
Eat, drink, and be merry.

Dress Code: Hey,

From a woman's perspective if you're going out for martini's try and look the part. We're not talking ties and dresses, just look good.

Sure you can do jeans, express yourself, but put a little effort into it. Friday and Saturday night is the night to look good and feel good in the lou even if you are just doing movies and dinner. Sure we have our share of midwestern hoosiers, that is something like a red-neck f.y.i. We take all types.

Its kind of a nice place to do lunch, maybe dinner, the food is pretty good I guess. The real draw would be its the late night spot for local hipsters, too-cool-for-schoolers, scenesters, and mild alchoholics--most of which live in the area or want to once they move out of their parents house...which is considered a very cool area to live in (slightly impoverished) if young-ish and hip, naturally and effortlessly alternative and/or too-cool-for-school. Great people watching, theres a hideous mural in the women's bathroom featuring a richard simmons look alike in some sort of hellenic sacrificial scene, and an owl who casts an ominous shadow on the wall from time to time. $1 Stag, $2.50 for PBR...full bar, including wine apparently. often Live music some days, DJs others.... The tables and chairs are cool--like sitting in your grandmas kitchen. If its not charmingly dive enough for you (though they seem to try to be classing-up the image of it on the website) just down the block to the left is CBGB's which makes it look downright preppy on the seedy scale. Be careful in this area at night, dont let the ladies walk alone please. And if too drunk to drive, South City diner is just to the right and is recently renovated....

Dress Code: no dress code, except badittude.