St. Louis, Missouri, the Gateway to the West, has a vibrant and thriving nightclub scene. Whether your tastes favor swanky lounges, live music or dance clubs, you'll find a club to your liking in the Gateway. Travelers and locals alike should familiarize themselves with nightclubs in St. Louis so they can make the right choice for nighttime entertainment in the city.
Club Dante's offers Latin dancing three nights a week. Friday night is Tropical Night, with the latest in reggaeton, bachata, merengue and salsa. Ladies enjoy free entry until 10 p.m. and anyone can get salsa dancing lessons until 9:15. Saturday nights offer live music with a Mexican flavor. Sundays at Club Dante's boast specials on tequila shots and buckets all night. Women get in free until 11 p.m. The music on Sundays includes bachata, reggaeton, duranguese and nortena.
Club Dante's
3221 Olive St.
St. Louis, MO 63103
314-652-2369
clubdantes.com
JJ's Club House is the Gateway's largest and oldest bear and leather bar. JJ's is open daily from 3 p.m. until 3 a.m. The bar is home to several area clubs for gay men, including the Show Me Bears, the Gateway Motorcycle Club and the Blue Max Motorcycle Club. Patrons can enjoy free pool every Sunday and Monday. The club offers darts for patrons interested in playing games, with Tuesdays and Thursdays dedicated to the game. Fridays and Saturdays are club nights; the rest of the week, the club is simply a bar with a theme night.
JJ's Club House
3858 Market St.
St. Louis, MO 63110
314-535-4100
jjsclubhouse.com
Rue 13 is a combined sushi bar and club that prides itself on ambiance and service conducive to mingling. On Tuesdays, the club offers specials on well drinks and Pabst Blue Ribbon. On Wednesdays it has Miller High Life for $1 a bottle, as of 2010. Things heat up on Thursdays with Decadence, a dance party that includes funk, house, techno, disco, new wave and electro, as well as $2 off some mixed drinks. Fridays are '80s night until 3 a.m. with happy hour drink specials running from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturdays are Level 13 nights, with rotating themes, live stage shows and electronic music.
Rue 13
1311 Washington Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63103-1918
314-588-7070
rue13stl.com
For aficionados of jazz and blues music, BB's offers a little something extra--soup. The dining area is non-smoking, but patrons are welcome to light up at the bar and on the patio. The club has received a number of accolades over the years, including being the seven-time winner of the Best Blues Club award from the "Riverfront Times" and four-time Best Jazz Club award from AOL CityGuide.
BB's Jazz, Blues and Soup
700 S. Broadway
St. Louis, MO 63102
314-436-5222
bbsjazzbluessoups.com
