St Louis or Columbia this weekend

as a 29 yo I can give help.

You cant go wrong in either one. Como is a true college town, not some big city diluted by locals.

For STL:

Skip the ARCH and go to the Hilton 360 roof top bar. After that, hit up Ballpark village(right across the street). For a brunch that is more of a party, get a table at wheelhouse, would need to do so asap. another cool spots downtown would be Broadway oyster bar.

Bar hop in soulard(5 minutes from downtown via car) - this is the prime day drinking area

Stay away from Anything north of (even if its just 1 block) Washington BLVD.

For breweries - anheuser busch, 4 hands, urban chestnut and rockwell. Best brewiers/atmosphere

There is enough here for drinking for a few days.

for a real thrill, end up on the east side at strip clubs - best way to take in the city. Nothing better than strip clubs in the most dangerous part of America - its actually really safe to do this. With bars closing at 11 because of covid, this may be a good move(but look up metro east bar rules, could have changed)



For Columbia - 1)Harpos 2)big 12(I know) 3)Shiloh's. Those are the best 3 bars by a mile. cool spots - on the rocks, and Logboat

MUST eat at booches - the ESPN crews always mention this place on air, and they all go there every time

Overall because of covid, STL will have the most places available to go to bc you can spread out. Como has 20k college kids and a handful of bars, may be impossible to get in with covid restrictions.

Let me know if you plan on staying in como and I'll expand.

Pretty sure Soulard Oktoberfest is this weekend so buckle up bc it gets wild. STL over COMO for sure!

What is the ticket situation for the LSU game?

Venice Cafe in STL (close to AB) is really worth a visit. Pretty unique place to say the least. Cash only.

Expensive tho. But amazing

Harpos is a strong mix of all ages, and yes a ton of them will be there.

Willies/fieldhouse(same thing) will most likely have the most talent

Big 12 - if you wanna be the oldest person there

Nashvegas for the wanna be country girls

Shiloh for the recent grads

IF shot bar reopened(covid) that's my #1 spot.

On the rocks for a cool upper vibe

Heidelberg's for the parents

The rooftop or Room 38 for the yuppie girls
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3 most popular places in all of town

Bar - Harpos

Bar/food - Shakesperes

Food - Booches

Must experience all there of these, but for Booches and Shakespeare's go at odd hours, waits can be long.


All these bars mentioned are all within 2 blocks, except shiloh which is like 6 blocks(still walkable)

Ha, I still have not been there, surprisingly.

Get after it. Visitors are treated like kings