Louis history by naming its signature restaurant Faust’s.)įlanking both sides of the space are several similar, mini-lounges, each with their own programmable TV and seating groupings atop tartan and Persian-style area rugs.
When the Adam’s Mark Hotel opened in the same general area 70 years later, it paid homage to St. Louis’ social life-the place where the rich, powerful, and famous could always be found.” It eventually closed in 1916. Louis, and "by the turn of the century, Faust's had become the center of St. (A little early Faust history is worth noting: According to this article in Lost Tables, in the mid- to late 1800’s, Faust’s was the most extravagant restaurant in St. “Apparently, those pieces moved from Faust’s to this bar and then to that bar,” according to Pastoret, “eventually ending up in a subway tunnel below us here in Union Station, only to reappear at Señor Julio’s. Customer-programmable TVs have been inlaid in the wood recesses, accompanied by two groupings of leather couches and chairs. The most impressive space lies hidden just behind the curtain to the right, where the walnut woodwork from the back bar of the legendary Tony Faust’s restaurant was fashioned into a wall. Just out of sight, a heavy velvet curtain shields incomers from any visuals and sound, until it is pulled away, almost speakeasy-style, revealing a sprawling, impressively appointed sports bar. Louis is explained to guests who choose to inquire. A bespoke wood-milled crest above the host stand glows but offers no clues until its components' connection to St. Louis CITY SC players depicted on the wall. The entryway is pleasantly nondescript, save for the roster of current St.
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