re: St. Louis residents/fans

I've always like Charlie Gitto's on the Hill. Zia's is good and cheap, but not nearly as good as Charlie Gitto's. If you can get in, Milo's Bocce Garden is cool. If you are there for lunch, Amighetti's is the shiz.

I would also recommend going to Schlafly's Tap Room. They only stay open until 10, but it's a great place to enjoy a beer. Schlafly's Bottleworks is also cool, but it's not in downtown.

Beale on Broadway is a cool blues bar. The Fortune Teller Bar is supposedly pretty cool, too. And Helen Fitzgerald's is pretty damn popular and has been for years, though that's not downtown.