All Supper & Dinner in Sainte Genevieve

Audubon’s Restaurant  The Unequivocal Center of Downtown Ste. Geneviève Nestled in the heart of downtown Ste. Genevieve at 9 North Main Street, Audubon’s occupies a century-old building that has anchored the town’s social scene since 1901. Originally the historically famous Palace Bar starting in 1903, the restaurant reopened under current ownership in 2015 with a mission to reflect the cultural identity and history of Ste. Genevieve through scratch-made cuisine. The menu celebrates the town’s diverse heritage—French, Cajun, German, and Italian dishes crafted with locally sourced ingredients. One satisfied guest summed it up: “We ended our wine tasting day with dinner at the Audubon. We had the Schnitzel, Cajun Shrimp and mushroom burger. All were wonderful! Staff is great! Facility is clean.” Where the Past Meets the Present Audubon’s philosophy centers on giving visitors a chance to taste the history and diversity of Ste. Genevieve’s community while offering locals an opportunity to taste a bit of their own heritage. The scratch-made menu balances upscale dining with comfort food familiarity—German schnitzel and spaetzle sit alongside Cajun pasta, French onion soup, Italian fettuccine, and American classics like burgers and brick oven pizza. Signature dishes draw consistent praise. The pork schnitzel comes “bigger than Read more…

Brix Urban Winery & Market with Star Lite River Restaurant In the heart of Ste. Genevieve’s historic district, beneath a grape arbor that whispers of vineyards older than memory, Brix Urban Winery invites you into an un-traditional embrace with mead—that ancient honey wine experiencing its own romantic resurrection. Within these historic walls, Star Lite River Restaurant awakens at dawn with pastries and coffee, its kitchen breathing life into mornings with the kind of food that transforms breakfast into ritual. By afternoon, Brix unfolds: small-batch meads, craft beers, wine slushies frozen into summertime indulgence, and flights that guide you through flavor like constellations mapped across your palate. This is where the Schaaf family—stewards of beloved establishments across the region—honors the marriage between handcrafted beverages and the intimate charm of small-town gathering. Whether wandering downtown’s galleries between tastings, or settling beneath the grape arbor as evening descends, you discover what Ste. Genevieve offers best: moments lingering with good company, unhurried time, and the particular magic that emerges when ancient tradition meets contemporary craft. The Spirit of Mead: Ancient Honey Wine Reimagined Mead dwells in mythology. Beowulf drank from mead halls. Medieval monks crafted it within monastery walls. It carries the weight of 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…

Uncle Dannie’s Sports Bar & Grill At the corner of Merchant and Third Streets in downtown Ste. Genevieve, Uncle Dannie’s Sports Tavern occupies a meticulously restored 1890s brick building, transforming what was once The Sandbar into a family-friendly gathering place where sports bar energy meets small-town hospitality. Owner Brock Gibson—who alongside his wife Megan operates Audubon’s Hotel & Restaurant, the Midnight Slip, and Meg’s Soda Shoppe—undertook comprehensive restoration of this historic corner building, making it genuinely new while respecting its substantial age. With draft beer service extending later than most downtown options, a game room full of entertainment, and a menu featuring classic American fare, Uncle Dannie’s delivers what sports bars should be: casual atmosphere where locals and tourists alike feel welcomed to settle in for good food, cold drinks, and unhurried time with friends. Whether you’re looking for a place to hang out while your spouse shops downtown, seeking game room entertainment, or wanting draft beer and burgers after 9 PM when other establishments close, Uncle Dannie’s provides the kind of accessible, unpretentious gathering space that characterizes Ste. Genevieve’s hospitality approach. The Building: Historic Restoration Done Right The 1890s brick corner structure represents significant downtown real estate. When Gibson Read more…