Top Things to do in Saint Louis
9 Neighborhoods in Saint Louis That You Shouldn't Miss
The history of St. Louis has been heavily influenced by Westward expansion and blues music. The big "must-see" in this region is the Gateway Arch, while other important sites include the Museum of Westward Expansion, the St. Louis Cathedral and the Anheuser-Busch factory tour. The city offers plenty for the whole family. Children will enjoy the local zoo and the Magic House, while family members will also want to unwind at Forest Park, home to the World's Fair almost a century ago.
Restaurants in Saint Louis
1. Compton Heights
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5.0 based on 5 reviews
2. Central West End
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4.5 based on 140 reviews
Reviewed By 866TaylorB - Chicago, United States
The Central West End is a neighborhood in St. Louis that stretches from Midtown's western edge to Union Boulevard and bordering Forest Park. Euclid Avenue is the Main Street of the CWE, which the American Planning Association named "one of the top 10 neighborhoods" in the nation. It connects Maryland Plaza, McPherson Avenue and Washington Avenue with more than 125 shops, galleries, restaurants, bars, hotels and cultural institutions. It includes the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis, which houses the largest collection of mosaics in the world. Notable people who once called CWE home include playwright Tennessee Williams, poet T.S. Eliot, writers William S. Burroughs, Kate Chopin and Sara Teasdale, sculptor George Julian Zolnay and businessmen Joseph Pulitzer, Dwight Davis and Albert Bond Lambert. Tourists usually visit the Basilica, the World Chess Hall of Fame, Chase Park Plaza Cinemas and the St. Louis Public Library Schlafly Branch before considering dining, shopping and nightlife options. If you're staying overnight, the Chase Park Plaza hotel is a good choice. Among the most popular shops and galleries are Link Auction Galleries, Left Bank Books, Fellenz Antiques, Vino Gallery, Provisions St. Louis, Duane Reed Gallery, AG Jeans and Atrium Gallery. Hungry? Try Drunken Fish, Bar Louie, Brennan's, Tenderloin Room, The Preston, Pi Pizzeria, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, Insomnia Cookies, Cocina Latina, Culpeppers, Dressel's Public House, MaryAnn's Tea Room or Kingside Diner.
3. Soulard
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4.5 based on 143 reviews
Neighborhood and, with its numerous bars and clubs, the center of St. Louis' music scene.
Reviewed By wondergirldene
These neighborhoods are fast growing, up and coming places. We love the little spots for ice cream, breakfast, coffee and lunch. Hope they continue to decorate store fronts and bring in more small businesses.
4. Lafayette Square
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4.5 based on 105 reviews
Reviewed By 866TaylorB - Chicago, United States
Lafayette Square is one of the oldest neighborhoods in St. Louis, dating to 1835. Later, it became one of the most fashionable and elite places to live, known as the jewel of St. Louis. It declined during and after the Great Depression and during World War II, then began to rebound. Since the 1970s, St. Louis residents have been buying and renovating and restoring the older, stately mansions in Lafayette Square. In the last 10 years, it has become a popular residential area with many shops and restaurants. Bounded on the north by Chouteau Avenue, on the south by I-44, on the east by Truman Parkway and on the west by South Jefferson Avenue, Lafayette Square surrounds Lafayette Park, which was created in 1836 and is the city's oldest public park. Named in honor of Revolutionary War hero Marquis de La Fayette of France, who had visited St. Louis during his famous tour of the United States in 1824-1825, Lafayette Square features many French-style row houses, Second Empire-style Victorian townhouses, a bronze statue of Thomas Hart Benton, Missouri's first U.S. Senator, which was unveiled in 1868 and a life-size marble sculpture of George Washington. Lafayette Square was declared a historic district in 1972.
5. The Hill
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4.5 based on 20 reviews
Reviewed By 866TaylorB - Chicago, United States
The Hill is a long-established Italian-American neighborhood in St. Louis, Missouri, with family-owned delis, sandwich shops and bakeries on Marconi Avenue and grocery stores, pizzerias, mom and pop trattorias and upscale Italian eateries along Shaw and Wilson Avenues. It is bounded by Manchester Avenue on the north, Columbia and Southwest Avenues on the south, South Kingshighway Boulevard on the east and Hampton Avenue on the west. It was established in the 1830s but Italian immigrants didn't begin to arrive until the late 19th century. Fire hydrants are painted red, white and green and locals play bocce at Milo's Bocce Garden and in Berra Park and other neighborhood parks. The epicenter is one intersection that sums up The Hill perfectly. St. Ambrose Catholic Church is on one corner, an Italian bakery/restaurant on another, an import shop is across the street and a neighborhood tavern/bocce garden is on the other corner. The Hill is famous for its Italian restaurants, including Amiglietti's, Charlie Gitto's, Cunetto House of Pasta, Adriana's, Dominic's, Lorenzo's Trattoria, Zia's, Favazza's, Gian-Tony's, Joe Fassi Sausage & Sandwich Factory and Gelato de Riso. Other places to visit are the Baseball Hall of Fame Place on Elizabeth Avenue where Yogi Berra and Joe Garagiola grew up and Jack Buck had his first home, Mama Toscano's Homemade Ravioli and the Soccer Hall of Fame Place on Daggett Avenue, home to five Hill residents who played on the 1950 U.S. World Cup soccer team.
6. Art and Entertainment District Grand Center
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4.0 based on 1 reviews
7. The Loop
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4.0 based on 405 reviews
Reviewed By 866TaylorB - Chicago, United States
The Delmar Loop, or simply The Loop as it is known to most St. Louis residents, is a popular and thriving entertainment, cultural and restaurant district in University City, Missouri, and adjoining western edge of St. Louis near Washington University and Forest Park. It is to St. Louis what Music Row is to Nashville, what Beale Street is to Memphis, what Bourbon Street is to New Orleans. In 2007, the American Planning Association named the Delmar Loop "one of the 10 great streets in America." What are you looking for? You'll find it in the Delmar Loop. Major attractions include The Pageant music venue for rap, rock and country music, the three-screen Tivoli Theatre, Blueberry Hill pub and restaurant, Fitz's restaurant and bottling company, Moonrise Hotel, 560 Music Center, Salt & Smoke restaurant, Subterranean Books, Pin-Up Bowl, University City's City Hall, University City Public Library, COCA Center for Creative Arts, Peacock Loop Diner, Al-Tarboush deli, Gyro House, Seoul Taco Korean Tacos and the St. Louis Walk of Fame, a series of brass plaques embedded in the sidewalk along Delmar Boulevard commemorating famous St. Louisans, including musicians Chuck Berry, Miles Davis and Tina Turner, actor John Goodman and bridge builder James Eads, even sexologists Masters and Johnson. The Loop attracts an eclectic clientele and a wide variety of street life. It's never dull on Delmar.
8. Loft District
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4.0 based on 2 reviews
