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Venice Café

Bar · Soulard ·

Venice Café

Bar · Soulard ·
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Part folk art environment, part live-music bar, Venice Cafe is pure Benton Park soul—mosaics, curios, and nightly energy since the late ’80s. Local critics call it a St. Louis landmark for good reason: there’s nowhere else like it.

https://www.saucemagazine.com/a/60974/venice-cafe-in-benton-park-is-a-st-louis-landmark
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Eclectic cash-only bar with funky folk art, mosaics, live music

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1903 Pestalozzi St, St. Louis, MO 63118 Get directions

$10–20

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Eclectic cash-only bar with funky folk art, mosaics, live music

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1903 Pestalozzi St, St. Louis, MO 63118 Get directions

$10–20

See Menu
payment cash only
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