Submitted by arbitrarytrombone t3_yu7sxu in springfieldMO
Celebrating my 21st this weekend and wanted to know the consensus for the best place in Springfield. Looking for more laid back vs. club scene and not super into beer but definitely ready to try new stuff!
PIZZA BALLS
Go to Dennis’ at 7 am.
Vantage rooftop bar
417Taphouse is the absolute best bar downtown, hands down. Such a great vibe, major chill, amazing drink selection, good food. Awesome patio. Place wins my downtown vote, hands down.
If you're looking for a more authentic Springfield experience, I love Stepchild's (Lounge) and nobody will convince me that it isn't a banger of an establishment. Major rough and tough exterior with some of the nicest, most welcoming folks I've ever met.
If you're 21, you'll (no doubt) be lured to Friends or Bugsy's which are fine establishments if you're looking for loud, raucous groups of similar aged people looking to make a poor personal decision, but having just turned 31 myself, many years of visiting those kinds of bars have left me with no desire to ever visit them again.
All depends on the kind of fun you're looking to have.
I'll also strongly recommend the SipnSpin with 417PedalTours. It's the best time to be had in Springfield and definitely a great bang for your buck if you have 14 people to party with.
Happy Birthday, cheers!
Ernie Biggs piano bar for a 21st for sure
“Sweet Boys” is what it’s called now. They also have pinball machines in the back
Zan Boogie Bubbles
best of luck is also cool! it's tucked away off the corner of jefferson and walnut and it's cute. yummy decently priced cocktails and chill vibes
Hold Fast Brewery is one of my favorites. I don’t do beer either but they have some hard ciders and an alcoholic slushy machine that is so good! They usually have fun events and or live music and a food truck depending on what do you go!
"celebrating my 21st this weekend"
Raising Cane’s
the REAL springfield experience
How could you not be super into beer if you haven't tried it yet? You're not 21?
Don't worry I'm not with the FBI, YEET LMFAO BRUH
"Hold on the invasion, I think I've gained their trust"
TIME TO DELIVER A PIZZA BALL
Ernie Biggs was a great time, also really enjoyed sweet boy's!
I betcha most people have tried a sip or two of alcohol before age 21.
You're gosh darn right they do! I love yagerbombs!
"Hold...We're building rapport"
Edit: I get it. This bit isn't as funny as I thought it. I'll stop.
For a serious answer I don't know how the downtown scene has changed, but I loved Patton Alley Pub. It's been at least a decade since I've been there, but at a younger age I felt it was a good environment. It wasn't a club, but it wasn't a hole in the wall, which Springfield has many of both of those if that's more along the lines of what you're looking for. If Patton Alley is still the same, I feel like it's a solid starter pub.
JOB or The Flea. If you go to the Flea get the Ray Charles birthday shot.
The House.
Liquor costs exactly what it costs in the store, they let you pour the drinks yourself, they never cut you off, and pants are optional.
Go to Pappys and tell them it’s your 21st. Thank me later.
Mudlounge is a good spot!!
The Dugout!
Carries!!!
Alamo drafthouse and cinema. Hands down
Gotta love the smell of piss in the morning!
Patton closed in February of 2021
Damn. I really loved that bar. That sucks.
Ritchie’s is good
Springfield BrewCo is a great place to go. They've got great food, good beer, and good in-house liquor.
They also have the ability to do flights, which will let you get several different styles of beer or liquor in small portions so you can try a bunch of different types quickly.
If you have a group and want to try Gokden Girl I suggest making a reservation! And avoid sweet boys j less you wanna wait in a huge line for one drink. Primetime that’s next to/inside of J.O.B is also chill. Anytime I’ve went they’re never full and it shares the big back patio of JOB too. Plenty of space
Can confirm! Great place for conversation and what not before you head out on the town.
Ruthies is fun for karaoke!
As long as you fit their vibe. I went in there and was passed over for my drink order at least 3 times while they served their friends.
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They said not club like…
Foxhole is a fantastic chill place with live music most nights, great staff, and great price on drinks.
Ruthies is an awesome place for karaoke. But get there earlier or call and tel them you’re celebrating your 21st. They may reserve a table for you.
Best of Luck, I’ve heard, is fun as hell, too.
Downtown is great for your 21st. I won’t lie. Trops, GGRC, Finnegans (my FAVORITE downtown bar)
Mudlounge and J.O.B are my go to. Hit the Mud for a few drinks, JOB is right next door for the food, go back for more drinks after to finish the night.
Mudlounge. They have couches. Best bar experiences of my life were chilling in there with some seafood dip and a giant fishbowl of sugary blue cocktail to split with one of my friends.
An old coworker of mine used to play weekend gigs at The Flea here and there, if anyone ever catches Wheelhouse there be sure to ask the bassist about his custom Barbie doll lmao
Hey Shorty its yo birtday, and we gone party like its yo birtday. ya theres a dueling piano bar that rocked ,also a rock bar but i forget the names.
Early bird breakfast pub is great if you want to start drinking first thing in the morning
A new bar is going in there now.
teamhj t1_iw7xdf6 wrote
Mudlounge has a wide variety of special beers, cocktails, wine, etc. Very chill atmosphere.
J.O.B. has a bunch of taps, an incredible selection of bourbon as well as some of the best bar food around. Pop over to their connected sister-bar Prime Time for some games while you're there.
The Flea is a very nostalgic vibe, aka "dive bar" with friendly staff and a diverse mix of patrons. Nothing crazy on the drink selection, but well priced and a great place to hang with friends or make new ones.
Golden Girl Rum Club for beachy cocktails that are very well made, delicious and strong. Their kitchen also offers unique pizzas, tacos, appetizers, ramen and some other things you won't find elsewhere.