B B's Jazz Blues & Soup Inc   

Bars in St. Louis come and go, but the best stick around to become legendary. Legend in the making BB's Jazz, Blues & Soups has the formula for longevity. It presents live jazz and blues seven nights a week, and it's a great mix of local and national acts. Stay all day and late into the night because BB's won't let you go hungry. They have a full menu of mouth-watering dishes -- not just bar and grill fare -- served into the wee hours every night. As the popularity of this place has boomed, the fight for a table has become more fierce. Come early and often. You must be tired of going to trendy clubs with unusually high drink prices designed to help pay for unusually high ceilings. Get yourself some culture, man. -- Chris Krieger