Location: Alton
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9 Nightlife in Alton That You Shouldn't Miss
Alton is a city on the Mississippi River in Madison County, Illinois, United States, about 15 miles (24 km) north of St. Louis, Missouri. The population was 27,865 at the 2010 census. It is a part of the Metro-East region of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area. It is famous for its limestone bluffs along the river north of the city, for its role preceding and during the American Civil War, and as the hometown of jazz musician Miles Davis and Robert Wadlow, the tallest known person in history. It was the site of the last Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas debate in October 1858. The former state penitentiary here was used during the war to hold up to 12,000 Confederate prisoners of war.
Restaurants in Alton
1. Mike's Ten-Pin Lounge
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 4 reviews
2. Town Club
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4.5 based on 3 reviews
3. Chez Marilyn
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4.0 based on 8 reviews
4. Bubby & Sissy's
5. Fast Eddie's Bon-Air
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 38 reviews
Reviewed By nbj1003 - Key Biscayne, United States
A glowing review of Fast Eddie's Bon-Air is probably overkill. How many more superlatives can be written about this fun bar across the Mississippi from St. Louis in Alton, IL? The question is not how recently I visited but how I grab every chance to go back. I've been there in the winter for birthday parties inside, in the summer for superb music on the patio. with friends of a certain age for bargain shrimp at lunch, danced madly on other nights. Day or night, definitely a must visit if you're in the neighborhood. It is such an institution that the city closed off a street to allow Fast Eddie to expand.
6. Solera
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
7. Norbs Tavern
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4.5 based on 2 reviews
8. Riverbend Billiards & Grill
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 4 reviews
