St. Louis
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Ballpark Village. It's pricy but they'll have everything on.
Not really a great local sports bar I've found downtown.
If you were in St. Louis on Saturday and wanted to experience a great place and be able to watch games, where would you go?
Or more than one.
One for lunch, one for the afternoon, one for dinner, and one for late drinks.
I have a less-than-family-friendly story from when my band was playing in STL and looking for cheap lodging. We kept heading further east. The 2nd to last "motel" we checked was lovely. And economical - the rates were in hourly increments...
Thanks. I’ve never been to Ball Park Village. What is it? Is it a set of places where you could spend much of the day?
I would bounce around Soulard. Hammerstone's is another place down there that had a good brunch/lunch set up.
It's a lot like Power & Light. Bunch of bars and restaurants around a big central room with huge screens and entertainment. Right outside the Center Field Gate at Busch Stadium. Parking behind the building.
I don't know the city very well. Downtown isn't great, but some of the areas are incredible. Area by Forest Park and Wash U is really cool.
There's a lot of parking downtown, so personally I'd stay in one of the interesting walkable areas outside of downtown, then drive and park downtown.
There's a lot of parking downtown, so personally I'd stay in one of the interesting walkable areas outside of downtown, then drive and park downtown.
This. Soulard is incredible. I live out in Lake St. Louis which is fantastic, but 40m west of downtown. Soulard and CWE are the places to be this weekend. Ballpark Village across from Busch should be a happening spot too. If you come down, reach out to me and I can help you figure out where to go. We’ll be around and at Enterprise too!
Go into the neighborhoods. Some awesome old time sports bars in the Central West End and Soulard.
Got an airbnb in Soulard area a few years back when in town for a Blues hockey game. Agree, very cool area.
AB tour is worth doing once. Idk if I NEED to do it again unless I had extra time to kill. Went there during a different trip to a Cardinals game. Clydesdales & a complimentary beer was worth it alone. Hearing how OCD they are about their recipe was interesting. They claim a beer today would taste exactly the same as what Adolphus would've drank back in the late 1800s. (Insert AB beer hating joke here)
I walked away with it reminded that even though I don't find their beer particularly interesting, there's an incredible amount of skill in cranking out a product that damn consistent year after year.Got an airbnb in Soulard area a few years back when in town for a Blues hockey game. Agree, very cool area.
AB tour is worth doing once. Idk if I NEED to do it again unless I had extra time to kill. Went there during a different trip to a Cardinals game. Clydesdales & a complimentary beer was worth it alone. Hearing how OCD they are about their recipe was interesting. They claim a beer today would taste exactly the same as what Adolphus would've drank back in the late 1800s. (Insert AB beer hating joke here)
It was at least 35 years ago, damn I'm old. But I suggested we order a pizza and eat it on the rooftop patio of the hotel. I don't remember if there was a pool or not. I don't think there was. It had an amazing view of the city and river as well. It was by far the cheapest and most memorable meal of the trip.
Stayed downtown for work last year at the Magnolia which was decent. Was just told to use the valet and don't park on the street overnight.
If you're downtown and are looking for a local dive-ish type bar, I had a pretty good time at Jack Patricks.
The museum at the Arch is pretty elaborate and free if you don't go up. Worth the trip if you like that stuff.
If you're downtown and are looking for a local dive-ish type bar, I had a pretty good time at Jack Patricks.
The museum at the Arch is pretty elaborate and free if you don't go up. Worth the trip if you like that stuff.
I stay in Soulard every year and just haven't found one I love.
The quest shall continue!
I looked at the Hammerstone's website. Looks like they will have blues bands each night. In your honest opinion, can we watch games there without disrespecting the bands?
