All Restaurants in Missouri

Meg’s Soda Shoppe & General Store At 291 Merchant Street in downtown Ste. Genevieve, Meg’s Soda Shoppe & General Store brings hand-crafted soda culture and old-fashioned general store charm to Missouri’s oldest town. Owner Megan Gibson—who with husband Brock also operates Uncle Dannie’s Sports Tavern and Audubon’s Hotel—has lovingly restored this local landmark, creating what visitors describe as a space with “fabulous energy,” “small-town charm galore,” and a “very warm and welcoming place to cool off.” Open early (7 AM) through evening (9 PM Sunday-Thursday, 10 PM Friday-Saturday), Meg’s serves hand-crafted dirty sodas, Italian sodas, classic sodas, and ice cream floats alongside jolted colas—energy drinks made with all-natural, plant-based ingredients—plus a variety of candy and general store goods, all at price points around $5 that make treating yourself or the whole family genuinely affordable. With seating inside and out, Meg’s delivers nostalgic soda fountain experience updated for contemporary tastes. As one delighted customer raves: “Have tried and loved everything I have gotten there. Very warm and welcoming place to cool off. Seating inside and out.” Practical Information Location: 291 Merchant Street, downtown Ste. Genevieve, Missouri 63670 Owner: Megan Gibson (with husband Brock Gibson) Sister Businesses: Audubon’s Hotel (9 North Main 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…

675 Ste. Geneviève Dr. Ste. Geneviève, MO 63670 Call us at 573-880-7313 Hours Open Daily from 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Serving: Breakfast and Lunch Daily Family, friendly, home-cooked meals and catering. Mimi’s is a locally owned and run family business. Their recipes are inspired by Ste. Geneviève’s Mimi, Cindy Viox. Read more…

The Old Brick At 90 South 3rd Street in downtown Ste. Genevieve stands The Old Brick—the oldest brick building west of the Mississippi River, erected in 1780 by John Price, a local merchant and ferry boat operator, its bricks reputedly brought as ballast on boats from France and still bearing plaster evidence of centuries past. This historic structure once served as courthouse, school, and fur trading post before becoming restaurant destination famous for fried chicken, hand-pattied burgers never frozen, and liver dumplings—now under new ownership by Stephanie Gadell and Cade Marceaux, the same couple who operate the Anvil Saloon & Restaurant. The reimagined Old Brick maintains what made it legendary while bringing fresh direction: fresh buffet service from open to close, hand-cut chicken breast prepared in-house, scratch-made burgers, full bar, Thursday-Monday operations (Tuesday-Wednesday closed), and simplified yet substantial menu honoring the building’s generations of hospitality. As one regular testified: “Amazing history. Over 240 years old and still running! Wonderful buffet and great food!” 1780: The Oldest Brick Building West of the Mississippi The Old Brick carries distinction unmatched by nearly any American restaurant: housing the oldest brick structure west of the Mississippi River. John Price, a Kentuckian merchant and ferry Read more…

Oliver’s Restaurant – Where Handmade Pasta Meets Hometown Heart Tucked away in the heart of historic Ste. Genevieve, Oliver’s Restaurant has quietly become something of a pilgrimage site for those who understand that truly great pasta isn’t mass-produced or pulled from a box—it’s crafted by hand, with patience, skill, and an uncompromising dedication to quality. This cozy little spot may not announce itself with flashy signage or pretentious ambiance, but what it lacks in size and fanfare, it more than makes up for in flavor, creativity, and genuine passion for the craft of pasta-making. A Passion for Pasta: The Foundation of Everything At Oliver’s, every dish starts with one thing: a passion for pasta. Not the dried stuff that sits on grocery store shelves for months, but real, honest-to-goodness fresh pasta made the old-fashioned way—by hand, every single morning. Before the restaurant opens, before the first customer walks through the door, the team at Oliver’s is already hard at work rolling, cutting, and shaping pasta dough. This isn’t a show put on for diners or a gimmick to justify higher prices. It’s simply how they believe pasta should be made—with hands, with time, with attention to texture and consistency. The Read more…