It’s rare that I enjoy a conversation more than coffee, but I got both at an unexpectedly delightful third-wave coffee shop on a cold and gray winter afternoon in St. Louis, Missouri.
Best Coffee In St. Louis, Missouri
It was a Saturday afternoon and we had just finished up touring The Gateway Arch and were ready to drive to Chicago.
My wife Heidi had a Starbucks at the Hyatt Regency St. Louis, but I sought to find a local coffee shop to fuel me for the final leg of our road trip.
I was surprised that nearly all the downtown St. Louis coffee shops were closed…it seems that the city of St. Louis is a Monday – Friday city when it comes to coffee.
Thankfully I found one that was open and we’d just make it if we let right away.
Let me add that the entire city was like a ghost town on Saturday afternoon…not many cars at all.
We finally pulled up and found the coffee shop, which is located inside Art Saint Louis.
Catalyst Coffee Bar
801 Locust Street
St. Louis, MO 63103
8:00 am – 4:00 pm (Monday – Friday)
9:00 am – 3:00 pm (Saturday)
Closed Sunday
Let’s talk about Todd, who is pictured below.
What a lovely man…so friendly and kind…a great barista too. We had a wonderful conversation while he made my (perfect) cortado. We talked about St. Louis highlights, his trips to California, life in LA, and coffee.
Todd single-handedly left me with a very positive impression of St. Louis!
I suspect there are many other great places and while I don’t have any plans to be back in St. Louis in the foreseeable future, I’m open to your suggestions. It appears that in the city, though, you better seek out coffee on weekdays…or in the case of Catalyst, Saturday too.
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