The Grove, St. Louis

This place is changing for the better in terms of infrastructure. Long street full of diverse bars, restaurants and various events.
Handle bar offers Russian food during lunch and gatherings such as «That’s 80 show» theme during evenings.
Taha’a Twisted Tiki and Atomic cowboy have salsa dancing Sundays.
Event such as World’s naked bike ride and The Grove Fest add some great value to the streets of The Grove.
Various band performances throughout.

What a fun, quirky area! It has some great restaurants (Layla’s burgers are some of the best in the city and Sanctuaria is my favorite place for tapas). I also really enjoy all the murals around this place. Take some time to simply walk up and down a few blocks and enjoy the artwork on the sides of the buildings!

Culture rich, artistic and live area of St. Louis.
Explore beyond Manchester into the vicinity of Forest Park southeast and find local eateries beyond your wildest imagination. pump your brakes though because if your going too fast you’ll miss these little mom & pop gems.
Gramophone
Sweetie Pies
Attitudes
Layla
Sanctuaria
Randy’s Bikes
Atomic Cowboy
Tower Classic Tattoos… and much much more!
Get out of your cars and off your bikes (plenty of parking for both) so you can stroll the neighborhood and take in all its glory.

Street fair, real urban feel, may not be for everyone.

This place is up and coming. I love seeing all the re-​hab and new life being brought to the area! I can’t wait to see what happens in the future.

It’s time for someone to start talking about the Grove a bit more, because this is a great part of town that I personally just discovered a week or two ago.
First off, the mix of people is one of acceptance and originality. It’s an LGBT friendly community, complete with some of the cities best or at least more well known gay bars.
Second-​the Grove has a real «artsy» feel to it, with murals and various art work all up and down the stretch of businesses in this area.
Third-​everyone is so nice around here!
As a straight guy, spending time in an area known for its gay bars, I honestly felt at home with the area. By that, I mean everywhere I looked there were people of «character» walking around, no one judging each other, no attitudes, no egos at all. In fact, negativity seems non-​existent here. It is truly a breath of fresh air.
Part of my experience with the Grove included Grove Fest, which is a street festival with vendors, entertainment, live music, and a great collection of craft and art vendors. The festival brought out a lot of people, and again, no issues, no attitudes, just a lot of people having fun and enjoying the festival. A great vibe all day long!
Things to do in the Grove:
So far, I’ve fallen in love with RISE Coffee House, which at this point has only been open for two weeks! The Atomic Cowboy has some of the BEST burgers in St. Louis, so it is definitely worth the stop. In addition to these stops, there are several restaurants, clubs, a tattoo shop, bicycle shop, and much more. My wife is determined to get me into Sweetie Pies, which she discovered from a reality TV show that follows the staff of this little local favorite.
For me, The Grove has become a new favorite destination. I highly recommend folks check it out and enjoy the atmosphere, food, and great collection of people to interact with!

I just visited last night (August 17, 2012) and after circling around a couple of times found a «parking space» on Talmage Ave. After a getting a bite to eat at Everest Café we returned to find a $ 25.00 ticket on my car. Turns out this was «permit parking only» street. What kind of a new racket is this? My answer is that it’s the kind of racket that will keep me from visiting ‘The Grove’ again anytime soon-​as long as I’m driving.