Bars & Grills

American Custard Co. – Where Quality, Consistency, and Frozen Custard Excellence Define Sainte Geneviève’s Flagship American Fare In a town famous for French colonial history, you might not expect to find what many locals consider Sainte Geneviève’s best example of classic American food done right. But at American Custard Co., a family-owned establishment that’s become the community’s flagship for quality American fare, every detail receives attention that chain restaurants abandoned decades ago. The burgers—whether standard or featuring culinary twists—are cooked properly. The hot chicken sandwiches can be grilled for healthier options. The fries are fried in beef tallow like they’re supposed to be. The salads feature fresh lettuce and homemade vinaigrette. The coffee rivals city Starbucks. And the frozen custard that gives the establishment its name? It’s the concrete you wished you’d gotten at Ted Drewes in St. Louis but didn’t have time for. This is consistency and quality without shortcuts, corners cut, or compromises. This is a local family working their tails off to serve their community food that’s fresh-cooked, properly prepared, and worthy of loyal customers who return again and again because they know what they’re getting: excellence in American classics from breakfast through dinner, crowned by frozen Read more...

The Anvil Saloon & Restaurant – Where 170 Years of History, a Legendary 1850s Steamboat Bar, World-Famous Onion Rings, and Small-Town Hospitality Create Sainte Geneviève’s Most Beloved Dining Institution Some restaurants chase trends. Others chase Michelin stars. The Anvil Saloon & Restaurant, occupying the same downtown Sainte Geneviève building since 1855, chases neither. What The Anvil does—and what keeps locals returning weekly and tourists traveling from Europe, Asia, and across America specifically to experience—is deliver honest, home-cooked comfort food in atmosphere so authentically old-time that you half expect steamboat captains and frontier merchants to walk through the door. The centerpiece isn’t just the food (though those onion rings are genuinely world-famous). It’s the bar itself: a massive, ornate back bar that arrived via steamboat in the 1850s, reportedly salvaged from a vessel that sank or ran aground in the Mississippi River, then hauled by oxcart to this building where it’s anchored conversations, celebrations, and community gatherings for nearly 170 years. Located at 46 South Third Street on the historic downtown square, The Anvil occupies building that began as hardware store (1850-1855, hence “Anvil” name referencing blacksmith’s tool), transformed into gentlemen’s saloon (1855 when the Vaeth family purchased it and installed Read more...

Charleville Brewery & Winery  Uncork and Unplug at the Regional Tourism Icon Perched high above Saline Creek Valley in western Ste. Genevieve County, Charleville Brewery & Winery delivers what one guest called “one of the best views in all of Missouri” alongside distinctive handcrafted wines and beers. Since opening in June 2003 as a retirement project, then expanding with a $5 million renovation under new ownership in 2023, Charleville has evolved into a 10,000-square-foot destination featuring an innovative 24-tap iPourIt self-serve wall, elevated food menu, fire pit patios, and an 1860s log cabin lodge for overnight stays. The wristband-activated pour system lets you sample as much or as little as you want while the Saline Creek Valley panorama unfolds below. As one visitor raved: “Upon entering, you are given a magic bracelet that you can swipe on their ‘ipourit’ wall. You just swipe and drink. It bills you based upon how much you pour. Aaron walked us through the process perfectly. Absolutely amazing…This is probably the best food I’ve ever had at a winery. This is not a basic cheeseboard. This is coconut shrimp, fantastic pizza, & ahi tuna nachos.” iPourIt Wall: Beer, Wine, and Charle-Ritas on Tap The 24-tap Read more...

710 Hwy 61 Bloomsdale, MO 63627 Call us at 573-483-9992 Facebook Serving: Lunch and Dinner Daily Cuisine: Traditional Americana Alcohol: Beer and Wine Read more...

21454 Highway 32 Ste. Geneviève, MO 63670 Call us at 573-883-2015 Hours Daily 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. El San Felipe serves lunch and dinner daily from 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. You can order delicious meals to go, for curbside pickup, or for seating inside or on the patio. Menus are available at this link. Cuisine: Mexican Alcohol: Beer and Wine Read more...

Midway Bar and Grill At 13551 Highway 32 between Farmington and downtown Ste. Genevieve, Midway Bar and Grill delivers roadside Americana with hunting lodge atmosphere since September 9, 2003. The rustic interior—complete with taxidermy, nature motif, and uniquely shaped bar containing local history artifacts—creates cozy retreat for families, motorcyclists, hikers, and locals seeking country cooking and cold beer. Serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily with menu highlights including elk burgers, buffalo burgers, half-pound Midway Burger, meatloaf lunch specials, and fried chicken dinners, Midway pairs hearty portions with reasonable prices. Saturday night live bands, outdoor patio with horseshoe pits, covered pavilion, sand volleyball courts, pool tables, jukebox, and full bar create entertainment destination beyond the dining room. As one hiking family testified: “After a long day of hiking in the nearby state park, we enjoyed a delicious meal at Midway! I had the 1/2lb Midway Burger and my wife had the fried chicken dinner. Delicious!” Classic Roadside Spot: Hunting Lodge Meets Family Restaurant Opened in 2003, Midway Bar and Grill occupies that distinctive niche between sports bar and family restaurant—a place equally welcoming to Goldwing Road Riders Association members (“Tuesday Old-Man Riding Group”), parents with kids, state park hikers needing post-trail Read more...

Sirros – Nearly Three Decades of Familiar Faces, Good Service, and Homemade Onion Rings in Downtown Ste. Genevieve At 261 Merchant Street in the heart of historic downtown Ste. Genevieve, Sirros delivers what a family restaurant should: consistently good food, friendly service, comfortable atmosphere, and the sense that you’re eating somewhere deeply embedded in the community. Since opening in 1989, this casual ninety-seat restaurant has built devoted following among locals and wine country tourists by specializing in what they call “samiches” (yes, deliberately spelled that way), hand-tossed pizzas, hearty pasta dishes, and those legendary homemade made-to-order onion rings that customers describe as “munching crunchy mouthfuls of heaven.” Open daily (Monday-Thursday 11 AM-8 PM, Friday-Saturday 11 AM-9 PM, Sunday 11 AM-8 PM) with dine-in and carryout options, Sirros occupies a building with remarkable history—the 1930s soda fountain here once served as the lone bus stop between St. Louis and Cape Girardeau. Now, under longtime manager Lauren Smothers’ leadership, Sirros continues three-decade tradition of making visitors “feel at home, feel comfortable, and leave with a smile on your face.” The Name: Orris Spelled Backward (Plus an “S”) Sirros “began life backward”—literally. The restaurant’s unusual name comes from spelling “Orris” backward with an Read more...