All Bars and Grills

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…

The Terrace at French Village Located at 6188 Highway Y on the northern tip of the Ozark Highland Triangle, The Terrace at French Village occupies an 1890s home with winemaking heritage woven into its foundation. The Harold Werner family built this house during Missouri’s early pioneering vintner era, leaving a legacy that persists literally—a single row of their original vines still produces grapes to this day. The Terrace honors that heritage by offering an expansive wine selection spanning sweet reds, moscato, riesling, chardonel, Norton, French wines, and beer, transforming the historic space into gathering place where wine country tradition meets contemporary hospitality. Live music performances create Friday and weekend entertainment, shifting the venue from daytime wine tasting into evening social destination. Operating Friday through Sunday, The Terrace delivers what wine country establishments should offer—authentic connection to regional winemaking history, quality beverage selection reflecting that heritage, and atmosphere encouraging lingering over conversation and entertainment. Whether you’re exploring Route du Vin wine trail, seeking afternoon wine tasting with historical context, or settling in for evening live music paired with wine, The Terrace at French Village grounds you in the actual landscape and legacy that shaped Missouri wine country. 1890s Werner Legacy: Living Read more…