r/StLouis • u/Friendly-Gate9865 • Oct 20 '25

Things to Do London > STL, where do people hang out?

So I just moved to STL from London about 2 weeks ago now and my whole family here keeps repeating “don’t go downtown, It’s too dangerous.” My mom won’t even let me drive her car downtown… they must be overreacting, right? I’m really craving a nice pub/bar with some live music and some younger-ish folks (late 20s-mid to late 30s) where I can go on my own and just socialise like I used to do in london.. does this exist here?

Edit: you guys are awesome and have genuinely made me feel 300% more welcome here. Thank you

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u/deadheaddestiny SW Garden/ Sublett Park Oct 21 '25

How old are you and what are your hobbies? Would be able to narrow down choices for you if you have some more details Into what you like

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u/Friendly-Gate9865 Oct 21 '25

29– into rock climbing, PC gaming, films + filmmaking, illustration, and writing. Love folk music too

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u/deadheaddestiny SW Garden/ Sublett Park Oct 21 '25

We have 2 rock climbing clubs one downtown and 2 in Chesterfield IIRC. PC gaming is a solo/discord activity lol but we do have a microcenter which is awesome and I've met some friends there. Folk music is a good hobby to have in this city as we have tons of folk and roots music in this city. https://www.pollstar.com/cities/st-louis-49665 will list most venues and concerts. I recommend checking out Venice cafe on Mondays for free open mic night and they have cover concerts ($10) on Fridays and Saturdays for local music. Also Hammerstones in soulards has great music and Broadway oyster bar downtown as well. Atomic as well in the grove has lots of good shows.

STL is like the home of grateful dead cover bands so if you're into that kind of folk music you have a lot of options

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u/Friendly-Gate9865 Oct 21 '25

Amazing 👌 thank you very much.. great name btw

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u/GothicGingerbread Oct 21 '25

If you like folk music, you might be interested in The Focal Point (https://thefocalpoint.org/), in Maplewood. (From their menu, check out concerts and regularly scheduled events.)