St.Louis, Missouri

• More about your oliver guide: Polly Bade
• Trip type: Family, City
• Activity level: easy
• Ideal length of trip: Weekend

to & from

From any major city fly into St Louis Lambert. Southwest has the most direct flights.

Where to Stay

• The Ritz
• The Four Seasons
• Chase Park Plaza Sonesta

Where to Eat and Drink

• Graces Meat + Three: new and very kid friendly.
• Truffles: Excellent cuisine and wine list. Lively upscale bar with live music on some nights.
• Annie Gunn's & Smokehouse: fantastic restaurant with butcher/country store attached.
• Sugarfire Smokehouse BBQ: in demand bbq ribs, brisket and so forth. Always a line out the door.
• Vicia: for lunch or dinner (dinner is not really kid friendly)
• Pastaria: Kid friendly, great pizza, pasta, salads. From the same owner, try Sardella, Brasserie and Taste.
• Nixta: Upscale Mexican cuisine. Named by Bon Apetit magazine within top 50 of new restaurants in America.
• Union Loafers: Kid friendly, in house made breads, sandwiches, pizza, salads alongside a retail counter for takeaway.

What to Do

• Cardinals game at Busch Stadium.
• The Arch and Western Expansion Museum.
• The City Museum & The Magic House are great for kids
• The Zoo in Forest Park is world class and FREE.
• Forest Park in general is great for bike riding, golfing, summer theater, paddle boating and exploring.
• The St. Louis Art Museum is top notch and free to the public.
• Missouri Botanical Gardens
• Anheuser-Busch Master Brewers Tour

inside scoop

The Demun area is a family’s one stop shop and having a picnic blanket always makes things more chic! There is Kaldi’s coffee, Clementines ice cream, Seedz vegan food, Oyster bar’s shellfish, Sasha’s wine, How Sweet Is This candy shop, a gated playground and street parking. All within 4 blocks.