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The Best Bars in St. Louis, According to RFT Readers

By Riverfront Times Staff on Thu, Nov 1, 2018 at 1:45 pm

We asked Riverfront Times readers to give their picks for the best bars in 36 categories, and you didn't let us down. Here are your choices for the best St. Louis-area bars to visit for everything from getting laid to being left alone. Use this to plan your next binge.

See also: St. Louis' Best Neighborhood Bars See also: 12 Bars to Take You Around the World, Without Leaving St. Louis

We asked Riverfront Times readers to give their picks for the best bars in 36 categories, and you didn't let us down. Here are your choices for the best St. Louis-area bars to visit for everything from getting laid to being left alone. Use this to plan your next binge.

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Best Bar for Live Music

Broadway Oyster Bar
736 S. Broadway
314-621-8811

Photo courtesy of Mabel Suen

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Best Bar to Buy a Round of Shots

Friendly's Sports Bar
3503 Roger Place
314-771-2040

Photo courtesy of RFT file photo

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Best Bar Food

Duke's
2001 Menard Street
314-833-6686

Photo courtesy of neil_patio_bar / Instagram

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Best Dive Bar

The Hideaway
5900 Arsenal Street
314-645-8822

Photo courtesy of Kelly Glueck

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Best Bar in the Central City (north of 1-44, south of Delmar)

The Gramophone
4243 Manchester Avenue
314-531-5700

Photo courtesy of Mabel Suen

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Best Bar in South City (south of I-44)

John D. McGurk's
1200 Russell Boulevard
314-776-8309

Photo courtesy of Mark Semko

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Best Bar in North City (north of Delmar)

Shady Jack's
1432 N. Broadway
314-241-4644

Photo courtesy of Alissa Nelson

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Best Bar in South County

Hessler's Pub and Grill
11804 Tesson Ferry Road
314-842-4050

Photo courtesy of RFT file photo

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Best Bar in North County

BJ's Bar and Restaurant
184 W. Washington Street, Florissant
314-837-7783

Photo courtesy of Tom Hellauer

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Best Bar in West County

Harpo's
136 Hilltown Village Center, Chesterfield
636-537-1970

Photo courtesy of RFT file photo

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Best Bar in Metro East

Good Times Saloon
200 N. Main Street, Dupo, Illinois
618-286-9693

Photo courtesy of Good Times Saloon

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Best Bar in St. Charles County

Shamrocks Pub and Grill
4177 Veterans Memorial Parkway, St. Peters
636-939-2000

Photo courtesy of Google Maps

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Best Bar Just Outside St. Louis

Fast Eddie's Bon Air
1530 E. 4th Street, Alton, Illinois
618-462-5532

Photo courtesy of RFT file photo

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Best Bar For Day Drinking

Patrick McKeane's Pub
3152 Osceola Street
314-351-2800

Photo courtesy of fs999 / Flickr

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Best Bar Patio

Good Times Saloon
200 N. Main Street, Dupo, Illinois
618-286-9693

Photo courtesy of Good Times Saloon

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Best Bar To Hang Out With Bartenders

DB Cooper's Safe House
6109 Gravois Avenue
314-499-7119

Photo courtesy of Desi Isaacson

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Best Bar to Be Left Alone

The Scottish Arms
8 S. Sarah Street
314-535-0551

Photo courtesy of RFT file photo

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Best Bar to Get Laid

Helen Fitzgerald's Irish Grill and Pub
3650 S. Lindbergh Boulevard
314-984-0026

Photo courtesy of RFT file photo

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Best Bar To Impress Out-of-Towners

Broadway Oyster Bar
736 S. Broadway
314-621-8811

Photo courtesy of C.C. Chapman / Flickr

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Best Bar to Meet People

Westport Social
910 Westport Plaza Drive
314-548-2876

Photo courtesy of Mabel Suen

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