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Restaurants & Food in St. Louis

St. Louis kitchens are spread along the neighborhood corridors, from Cherokee Street and South Grand to the Grove and the Delmar Loop. Bosnian, Mexican, Vietnamese, Ethiopian and Southern cooking all show up, in dining rooms, counters, trucks and caterers. Several of the smaller rooms close two days a week, so check the day before you go.

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4 Hens Creole Kitchen
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Restaurants & Food

4 Hens Creole Kitchen

St. Louis, MO

4 Hens Creole Kitchen brings the soul of New Orleans to the heart of St. Louis. We are a woman-owned, Black-owned restaurant founded by four friends and family who moved to St. Louis together and turned a shared love of cooking into a home for real Creole food. Executive chef Brandi Artis leads the kitchen alongside co-owners Brittany Artis, Ebony Evans, and business manager Brittani Gardner-Evans. The four of us are the hens the name honors, and every plate carries a little of who we are. We cook the traditional flavors of Creole food with a modern twist. Everything is made from scratch, right here, from our sauces to our seasonings to our signature Creole cream sauce. Come hungry and start with our Creole Toast, Fried Green Tomatoes, Slapp'n Shrimp, or a basket of Chicken Dawlins. Our mains are built to comfort: Shrimp n' Grits, po' boys stacked high, salmon croquettes, and the crowd-favorite Swamp Thang. Little Chicks keeps the kids happy, we keep vegan guests in mind, and no visit is finished without a bowl of N'awlins Bread Pudding. Chef Brandi got her start in Kansas City and spent years running Simply Delicious Bartending and Catering in Chicago before bringing that experience to St. Louis. She credits this city's own historical ties to Creole and New Orleans cooking as part of the reason it felt right to open here. As she puts it, cooking is just what makes people happy, what brings people joy, and that spirit shows up in the way we feed our guests. You will find us inside the City Foundry STL food hall at 3730 Foundry Way, a lively, family-friendly space where every area is wheelchair accessible, from the entrance and parking lot to the restrooms and seating. Grab a table with friends, bring the whole family, or order to go and take the flavor home. Whether you grew up on Creole cooking or you are tasting shrimp and grits for the very first time, there is a seat and a warm plate waiting for you. We built 4 Hens to be a place where everyone is welcome, and we would love to share a little New Orleans joy with you.

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MoKaBe's Coffeehouse
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Restaurants & Food

MoKaBe's Coffeehouse

St. Louis, MO

We are MoKaBe's, South City's queer owned and operated coffeehouse, sitting at the corner of Arsenal and Grand right across from historic Tower Grove Park. For years we have been the kind of place where you can settle in for the whole afternoon, whether you are cramming for an exam, catching up with old friends, or just needing a warm mug and a window to watch the neighborhood go by. The rainbow flag out front is not decoration. It is a promise that everyone has a seat at our table. Our coffee is made with locally roasted Chauvin coffee, and we pour it every way we know how. Order a classic latte or cappuccino, try our house Flagstaff with espresso and coffee together, warm up with a London Fog or a chai, or cool off with a Vietnamese iced coffee, a specialty iced latte, or an ice cream shake or float. If you need a jolt, our Zinger and Mudslide have you covered. We serve breakfast and lunch daily, and we take real pride in feeding everybody. That means plenty of vegan and vegetarian options right alongside our heartier plates, plus a rotating case of delicious desserts for whenever you have earned a treat. Breakfast runs every morning until noon, so there is no rush to catch it. Comfort here is not just about the food. We are fully accessible, with ramps, seating, and restrooms designed so that getting in and getting settled is easy for everyone. Out back you will find our dog-friendly patio, because a good coffeehouse should welcome your whole crew, four legs included. More than a cafe, we have always thought of ourselves as a gathering place and a home for community. This corner of St. Louis has room for study groups, first dates, activists, artists, parents with strollers, and folks who just want somewhere kind to be. That spirit is baked into everything we do. Find us Tuesday through Sunday from 8 AM to 3 PM. We are closed on Mondays so our team can rest and come back ready to pour you something good. Stop in, grab a cup of Chauvin, and stay a while. You belong here.

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Bars & Nightlife in St. Louis

Bars, lounges and clubs in St. Louis, with the densest run along Manchester Avenue in the Grove and neighborhood spots in Soulard, Cherokee Street and the Loop. The range covers dance floors, cocktail rooms, taverns and patios. Nights are themed and change often, so check the venue's own calendar before you go.

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Retail & Shops in St. Louis

Independent retail in St. Louis sits on the neighborhood main streets: Cherokee Street, the Delmar Loop, South Grand, the Central West End and the shops around Tower Grove. Books, records, apparel, vintage, art and home goods make up most of it. Hours are often short early in the week and long on weekends and neighborhood event nights.

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Beauty & Personal Care in St. Louis

Salons, barbers, braiders, locticians and estheticians across St. Louis, including studios built around textured hair and stylists who offer gender-affirming cuts. Suite and chair rental is common, so you book a person rather than a shop. Longer services normally take a deposit.

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Legal in St. Louis

Attorneys in St. Louis handling family, estate, employment, immigration and small-business matters. Some practices take LGBTQ+ family work, including second-parent adoption and name and gender marker changes. An initial consult is the cheapest way to learn whether a firm handles your situation often or occasionally.

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Financial Services in St. Louis

Advisers, planners and insurance agents working with St. Louis households and small businesses. How someone is paid, fee-only or commission, shapes what they recommend, so ask that first. Several work with clients whose finances do not fit the standard template, including unmarried partners and owner-operators.

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Health & Wellness in St. Louis

Clinics, therapists, dentists and wellness practices around St. Louis, including providers who name affirming care as part of their practice. Insurance participation varies between practices and sometimes between providers inside one, so confirm coverage before a first visit. Many therapists see clients anywhere in Missouri by video.

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Golden Oak Acupuncture & Herbal Medicine
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Health & Wellness

Golden Oak Acupuncture & Herbal Medicine

St. Louis, MO

Golden Oak Acupuncture & Herbal Medicine is a small, welcoming clinic in the Dogtown / Clayton-Tamm neighborhood of St. Louis, led by Dr. Kade Stotler, DACM, MSOM, L.Ac. (they/them). We offer acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine rooted in thousands of years of clinical tradition and paired with modern medical research. Our philosophy is simple: Root, Revive, and Thrive. We look for the root of what is out of balance, help your body revive its own capacity to heal, and support you in thriving long after treatment ends. Dr. Stotler trained at Southwest Acupuncture College in Boulder and the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in San Francisco, completing well over three thousand hours of hands-on clinical education and passing the national NCCAOM board examinations. That training shows up in careful, individualized care. Every visit begins with listening, because your history, your goals, and your daily life all inform the treatment plan we build together. We treat a wide range of concerns, including sports injuries and chronic pain, digestive complaints, menstrual and menopausal symptoms, fertility challenges, insomnia, stress and emotional health, fatigue, and the lingering effects of long COVID. Adult acupuncture visits run sixty to ninety minutes and may include needling, bodywork, and dietary and lifestyle guidance. For children and needle-sensitive patients, we offer gentle, needle-free pediatric treatments. Herbal consultations are available on their own or alongside acupuncture, with custom formulas tailored to your constitution. We believe good medicine should be accessible. Alongside private sessions, we offer community-style acupuncture on a sliding scale, so that regular care fits more budgets. New patients are welcome to start with a free fifteen-minute consultation to ask questions and see whether we are the right fit before booking. Our treatment room is quiet and unhurried, designed to help you settle, exhale, and let your nervous system downshift. Whether you are managing a stubborn injury, navigating a hormonal transition, or simply looking to feel more like yourself, we would be honored to walk that path with you. To schedule a visit or your free consultation, reach out by phone or email, or book online anytime.

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Marketing & Creative in St. Louis

Photographers, designers, videographers and marketing studios working around St. Louis. Most take work across the city and county without a surcharge, but confirm that if you are further out. Ask for recent work in the exact format you need.

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Real Estate in St. Louis

Agents working the St. Louis market, where the city and county are separate jurisdictions and the difference shows up in taxes, services and school districts. Much of the housing stock is old brick, so inspection experience matters as much as neighborhood knowledge. Ask what an agent has closed recently in the specific area you are shopping.

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Buddy Van Arsdale, Coldwell Banker Realty-Gundaker

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Buddy Van Arsdale, Coldwell Banker Realty-Gundaker

St. Louis, MO

Buddy Van Arsdale is a gay REALTOR® and sales executive with Coldwell Banker Realty-Gundaker, working out of the firm's Ladue and Clayton office on Clayton Road. He has been a member of the National Association of Gay and Lesbian Real Estate Professionals since 2019. He represents buyers and sellers across the St. Louis area: the City of St. Louis, St. Louis County, St. Charles County and Jefferson County. His recent work runs from historic brick townhouses in Soulard to mid-century ranches in Creve Coeur, Florissant, St. Ann and north county, so he is as comfortable with a first condo as he is with a family home on an acre. Buying or selling a home can be stressful. As Buddy puts it, it is your family's biggest asset and your source of comfort and security, and his job is to make the experience less stressful. With the team at Coldwell Banker-Gundaker behind him, he tells clients what to expect, helps them navigate the details, and gives the advice and guidance that makes a sale more profitable and a purchase more satisfying. That covers marketing and staging a home so it shows off its best assets to buyers, and then advising through inspections, appraisals, offers and counter offers, contracts and the details of closing. His stated goal is simple: sell your home at the best price, and help you find the next home of your dreams. Before real estate, Buddy spent his career in broadcast media as a program manager and on-air talent in St. Louis, the Greater Los Angeles and Ventura County market, Nashville, Tucson and Richmond, Virginia. It is an unusual background for an agent and a genuinely useful one: he has moved across the country repeatedly himself, so clients relocating to or from St. Louis get someone with real experience of, and real empathy for, what that involves. He is a licensed Missouri salesperson, license number 2017011413, and studied at Southeast Missouri State University and the Creative Actors Studio. His pronouns are he and him.

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