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13 St. Louis Bars to Hide in Until the Super Bowl is Over

By Riverfront Times Staff on Fri, Oct 21, 2016 at 6:05 pm

Well, it's Super Bowl weekend. There will be yelling. There will be cheering. There will be extreme anguish. No matter who wins this Super Bowl, St. Louis is going to be angry. So we've rounded up 13 St. Louis bars where you can escape the big game. At these places you can pull up a bar stool, order a drink and skip all of the drama entirely. It's the only way to win.

Well, it's Super Bowl weekend. There will be yelling. There will be cheering. There will be extreme anguish.

No matter who wins this Super Bowl, St. Louis is going to be angry. So we've rounded up 13 St. Louis bars where you can escape the big game. At these places you can pull up a bar stool, order a drink and skip all of the drama entirely.

It's the only way to win.

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Ryder's Tavern
4123 Chippewa St.
St. Louis, MO 63116
(314) 899-9343

No need to worry about televised Super Bowl coverage here, thanks to owner Ryder Murphy. "As long as I own this place, we'll never have a TV," he says. So order up some local beer, chat up one of the regulars and forget the frenzied world outside. Photo by Mabel Suen.

Planter's House
1000 Mississippi Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63104
(314) 696-2603

How can you be stressed over the game's outcome when you're sipping some of the greatest cocktails around? Lose yourself in the seasonally changing drink list and get a mixology history lesson from those who do it best. Photo by Jennifer Silverberg.

Pagan Wine Bar
239 N. Euclid Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63108
(314) 677-7214

Feeling nostalgic for the days of the St. Louis Rams? Take a step back in time at Pagan Wine Bar. This former bookstore is lined with intriguing art, a collection of spy novels and comfortable seating where you can coop up and reminisce about your former team. Photo by Sarah Fenske.

Civil Life
3714 Holt Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63116

The only TV you may ever see in this place is an antique set with rabbit ears that the owner has been known to pull out when the Cardinals are in the World Series. But other than that, this place is TV-free -- and has both an awesome English pub atmosphere and award-winning rye pale ale. Photo by Robert Rohe.

Olio
1634 Tower Grove Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63110
(314) 932-1088

Olio just has a way of transporting you. After some cocktails, wine and some good tracks from the old turntable, you'll completely forget what you're hiding from in the first place. What's football? Photo by Jennifer Silverberg.

Crow's Nest
7336 Manchester Rd.
Maplewood, MO 63143
(314) 781-0989

The only "television" you'll see here are projections of cult classics and art films -- and the sound will be off. Marvel at the quirkiness along with some cheap drinks and waffle fries. Photo by Jennifer Silverberg.

Dressel's Public House
419 N. Euclid Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63108
(314) 361-1060

Things have changed over the years at Dressel's, but its lack of TV has remained constant. No fear of Super Bowl drama here -- the focus is on a farm-to-table menu, quality drinks and good company. RFT photo.

The Fortune Teller Bar
2635 Cherokee St.
St. Louis, MO 63118
(314) 776-2337

Why even bother watching Super Bowl coverage when a fortune teller at this local bar may already know the winner? The Fortune Teller Bar has plenty of booze, no TV's and lots to look at -- like the cards that tell your future. Photo by Mabel Suen.

The Silver Ballroom
4701 Morganford Rd.
St. Louis, MO 63116
(314) 832-9223

There's enough to keep you busy here until the next football season begins. OK, fine, maybe that's an exaggeration, but you'll definitely be occupied for a while with the bar's jukebox and 20 different pinball machines. Game on. Photo by Mabel Suen.

Sasha's on Shaw
4069 Shaw Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63110
(314) 771-7274

Sasha's is a great place for any occasion. On a date? Go to Sasha's. Celebrating? Go to Sasha's. Hiding from the Super Bowl? Go to Sasha's. Hunker down by the fire with a big bottle of red wine. Cheers to surviving yet another football season. RFT photo.