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Bars, restaurants, cafes, and the biergarten.

1860s Saloon bar

1860s Saloon

Historic saloon and blues venue with deep St. Louis roots, a game room, and the Hardshell Cafe serving Cajun-inspired cooking.

Antagonist Cafe cafe

Antagonist Cafe

Sister cafe to Protagonist, with house pastries and coffee; shares an entrance with Pieces board-game bar.

Baked & Boiled bakery

Baked & Boiled

Hand-rolled, small-batch water bagels made with local ingredients, in flavors like Pepper Cheddar and Rosemary-Sea Salt.

Bastille bar

Bastille

Small neighborhood tavern built around a hand-carved bar from the Prohibition days, with inventive cocktails and a friendly crew behind it.

Big Daddy's bar

Big Daddy's

A Soulard bar going since 1999, known for a heated patio with fire pits and yard games, good burgers, and a dog-friendly crowd.

Bogarts Smokehouse restaurant

Bogarts Smokehouse

Counter-service smokehouse turning out slow-smoked ribs, pulled pork, brisket, and burnt ends that draw a steady line.

Cafe Miami cafe

Cafe Miami

Fast-casual counter for coffee, colada, and sandwiches, borrowing from the bodegas and breakfast shops of Miami.

Calypso restaurant

Calypso

Caribbean and Cajun cooking from a scratch kitchen, with cocktails, weekend DJs, and a covered patio open year-round (dogs welcome).

Cat's Meow bar

Cat's Meow

Cash-only neighborhood dive with cheap drafts, bar pizza, and yard games out on the patio.

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Chapter 3 in Soulard

Cocktail lounge and patio bar that opened in 2024, with VIP seating and a steady calendar of events.

D's Place bar

D's Place

Cozy neighborhood sports bar with 13 TVs, a pet-friendly patio, and a menu built on wings, burgers, and buffalo chicken wontons.

Duke's bar

Duke's

Two-story sports bar with big screens for NFL, MLB, and UFC, a chef-driven kitchen, and weekend brunch.

Eat Crow restaurant

Eat Crow

Comfort food with a sense of humor — half-pound burgers, pork poutine, mac-and-cheese — in a room full of vintage odds and ends.

Epic Pizza & Subs restaurant

Epic Pizza & Subs

New York-style pizza by the pie or the slice since 2011, plus wings, burgers and subs, open late.

Goshen Coffee cafe

Goshen Coffee

Neighborhood cafe with good coffee, pastries, toasts, and breakfast burritos, plus a garden patio made for sticking around.

Great Grizzly Bear bar

Great Grizzly Bear

A longtime Soulard mainstay serving elevated pub food, with a brick patio out back.

Hammerstone's bar

Hammerstone's

Soulard blues institution since 1997, with live music seven nights a week and a pub kitchen.

Hi-Hat Lounge bar

Hi-Hat Lounge

Neighborhood lounge with a busy live music and comedy calendar, cocktails worth ordering, and a kitchen to match.

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Historic Crossroads

Cash-only dive in an old brick house, with live music, a Sunday open mic, and a fire-pit patio.

The Island bar

The Island

Tropical bar known for frozen drinks, poured into souvenir cups you can refill at a discount.

Jack Nolen's bar

Jack Nolen's

Casual tavern under historic tin ceilings, known for smash burgers and loaded fries.

Julia's Cafe on Russell restaurant

Julia's Cafe on Russell

Italian-American takeout on Russell — pizza, calzones, baked pastas, and Scotty's all-beef meatballs, with weekday lunch specials.

McGurk's Irish Pub restaurant

McGurk's Irish Pub

A Soulard fixture since 1978, sprawling across nearly 20,000 sq ft with a 10,000+ sq ft garden, koi pond, waterfall, several bars, and live Irish music every night.

Molly's in Soulard bar

Molly's in Soulard

Sprawling Soulard spot with one of the biggest year-round patios in St. Louis, several bars, and a full kitchen.

Nadine's Hash House restaurant

Nadine's Hash House

Scratch-made breakfast and lunch — corned beef hash, biscuits and gravy, chili slingers — in a small, easy room.

Pieces bar

Pieces

Board-game bar in a 1937 Art Deco former police station, with 1,000+ games, cocktails, and weekend brunch.

Pizzeoli restaurant

Pizzeoli

Locally owned Neapolitan pizzeria firing pies in a 900-degree wood oven, ranked among Yelp's Top 100 Pizza Spots in the U.S.

Protagonist Cafe cafe

Protagonist Cafe

Literary cafe in a pre-Civil War building, with a 27-foot bookshelf of 5,000+ used books, fair-trade coffee, and fresh pastries.

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Ray's SportsHouse

Mizzou-themed sports bar with elevated bar fare on 9th Street.

Session Taco restaurant

Session Taco

Cali-Mex tacos and carne-asada fries in a laid-back West Coast room.

Soulard Gyro deli

Soulard Gyro

Simple storefront for gyros, döner kebab, wraps, salads and dips.

Tucker's Place restaurant

Tucker's Place

Neighborhood steakhouse since 1982, grilling filets, rib-eyes, and strip steaks with salad and a baked potato.

Shops & Retail

The market, grocers, galleries, and specialty shops.

Clem & Co retail

Clem & Co

A brand-new stationery and gift shop — original cards, washi tape, stickers, and prints, with finds from local St. Louis makers.

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Soulard Art Gallery

Artist-run co-op gallery with 13 to 15 resident members; voted best gallery in St. Louis three years running.

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Soulard Spice Shop

Spices, herbs, coffee, and tea inside the farmers market; open Wednesday through Saturday.

Services & Venues

Salons, barbers, tattoo studios, and places to gather.