Best Cocktail Bars in Missouri

Missouri drinks in two cities, and both lean on old buildings and hidden doors. The best cocktail bars in Missouri split between St. Louis and Kansas City; Good Company in St. Louis and Fern Bar in Kansas City were 2025 Spirited Awards Regional Top 10 Honorees for Best New U.S. Cocktail Bar. Thaxton Speakeasy has poured since 2007 beneath a downtown building dating to about 1927 and posts its password on Instagram. P.S. Speakeasy hides behind an unmarked door in the basement of Hotel Phillips, once a mail sorting room. Jade Jaguar bills itself as the art of agave. XO HiFi seats guests first come, first served and takes no reservations. These are the bars we would start with.