Kid-Friendly St. Louis Spots Where Parents Can Get a Damn Drink

By Riverfront Times Staff on Fri, Feb 22, 2019 at 3:25 pm

Parenting is hard. Some days you just have to push though until you get through to the next day. And sometimes you just want a cocktail. Or a beer. Maybe a nice big glass of wine. When you're dealing with a screaming toddler, a little something to take the edge off goes a long way.

Here are kid-friendly places where St. Louis parents can get a damn drink.

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Guerilla Street Food
(43 South Old Orchard Avenue; 314-274-2528)

For flavorful fast-casual, you can't do better than Guerilla Street Food. This business started as a food truck, but everybody loved it so much that they now have a brick-and-mortar location where you can grab a bite sprinkled across St. Louis. Take the kids in, grab some good and grab a (well-earned) beer.

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Schlafly Bottleworks
(7260 Southwest Avenue, 314-241-2337)

Schlafly Bottleworks boasts a large amount of indoor and outdoor seating, and frequently hosts live music, perfect for camouflaging any baby fussiness or maybe even entertaining your little dancer. There’s a lot to choose from on the menu, including the kid favorites of pretzels and cheese, and cheese pizza. And there's, you know, lots of beer there.

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St. Louis Zoo
(Government Drive; 314-780-0900)

There are so many things to love about the St. Louis Zoo. First of all: It's free. There are also elephants, penguins, monkeys and... booze! That's right, you don't actually have to spend an entire day with your children without alcohol, which is great news to the many fried parents on the scene.

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Southwest Diner
(6803 Southwest Avenue, 314-260-7244)

Southwest Diner serves Southwestern-inspired breakfast and lunch on Southwest Avenue, and while it doesn't have a kids’ menu, it does have high chairs and a changing table in the restroom. Plus, the background music and the diners’ chatter are enough that no one will notice when your toddler melts down because you cut his pancake the wrong way. But if things get too frustrating, they also serve many varieties of Mommy's Magic Juice.

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Mission Taco Joint
(multiple locations including 908 Lafayette Avenue;314-858-8226)

Mission Taco Joint serves kid-approved food like tasty tacos, burritos and tortas. Order the chips and salsa to keep your young ones happy while you’re waiting for your order. If your child is old enough to be trusted with a kiddie cocktail, order one for them and one of Mission Taco’s adult cocktails for yourself — they squeeze all of their juices daily and make their specialty cocktail ingredients in house.

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Union Loafers
(1629 Tower Grove Avenue, 314-833-6111)

While there isn’t a kids’ menu at Union Loafers Cafe and Bread Bakery, we think little ones would love the nut butter sandwich with butter, nut butter and apple butter, and wouldn’t think twice about bringing them here for lunch. They also serve cocktails and wine and have a nicely-rounded beer menu for parents.

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