smoke free missouri

A listing of local smokefree dining and entertainment venues.

Sept. 2006: Columbia banned smoking in the workplace, including restaurants and bars, effective Jan. 9, 2007.

Note: all the Red Robins in Missouri are smokefree.

ARNOLD

July 1, 2004: the City Council passed a law smoking in bars and restaurants with attached bars. It goes into effect November 1, 2004.

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BRANSON

Home Cannery
1810 West Highway 76     (417) 334-6965
Cafeteria, breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Uncle Joe's BBQ
2819 West Hwy 76     (417) 334-4548
Antique decor. Hickory smoked barbeque. Lunch and dinner daily.

CAPE GIRARDEAU

Barnes and Noble Cafe
3035 William St.     (573) 334-2996

CHESTERFIELD

Bob Evans Restaurant
17164 Chesterfield Airport Road     (636) 536-6992
This is a chain - not all locations are nonsmoking.

CLAYTON

Remy's Kitchen and Wine Bar
222 S. Bemiston     (314) 726-5757
Mediterranean restaurant and wine bar.

FARMINGTON

Ryan's Steakhouse
917 Valley Creek Drive   (573) 760-0600
Entirely smokefree.

GREENVIEW

Tupelo Honey's
8779 No. State Hwy 5 (at the junction of Hwy 7)     573-873-9955
(on the western side of The Lake of the Ozarks between Camdenton and Laurie)
They don't have a website, but I found them here:
http://www.showmerestaurants.com/restaurant-locator-detail.php?rest_id=12639
100% non-smoking. This is one of the few non-smoking places on the lake. I would go out to eat more often if I had other non-smoking options.
The restaurant is open from 6:30am - 3:30pm, Su-We, and 6:30am - 9pm, Th, Fr, Sa. The restaurant is open year-round, but they close an hour earlier Su-We during the off-season.
Dress code is casual. Lots of contractors eat lunch here, as do the Red Hat Ladies.
Breakfasts are fantastic, and the pies that are made on-site are wonderful. Lunches and dinners are standard Midwestern fare and cooked well. Prices are reasonable. Lunches start at $6, and dinners start at $9.

INDEPENDENCE

Ophelia's
201 North Main (Independence Square)     (816) 461-4525
A smoke free restaurant in the middle of a town that smokes a lot and is absolutely not interested going smoke free ...says a customer!
"Eclectic American Cuisine", casual fine dining. Steaks, seafood, pasta.
Live jazz music Friday and Saturday nights.
They also have a bed and breakfast.

JEFFERSON CITY

Breadeaux Pisa
510 Ellis Boulevard     635-7472

Oscar's Classic Diner
2118 Schotthill Woods Drive     (573) 659-0006
Oscar's Classic Diner specializes in steaks and homestyle cooking. We also serve fresh pastas, salads and a kid's menu. Our 50's themed atmosphere always brings a smile, with 50's music and memorabilia, including a photo gallery of our town in the 50s and a glass block soda fountain.
Thanks to the Mankins!

Pizza Hut
Capital Mall     893-3009

Roly Poly
512 Ellis Boulevard     632-9727

Sid's Sub
5114 Old Lohman Road     761-7437

Warehouse BBQ
3422 Bray Road   (573) 760-1600

JOPLIN

The Red Onion Cafe
203 E. 4th     417 623-1004
Restaurant and cafe. This is my favorite restaurant in too smoky Joplin, Missouri. Great food and great environment.
Thanks ZeroFrog!

KANSAS CITY

The Blue Room
1600 East 18th     (816) 474 - 2929
A jazz museum by day; a bar and Kansas City style jazz joint at night.
Mon 5pm-11pm (jam sessions) / Thurs 5pm-midnight / Fri 5pm-1am / Sat 7pm-1am

Thanks to Bob Daniel. See his page on the Kansas City jazz scene for detailed information on these and more venues!

Broadway Cafe
4106 Broadway Street    (816) 531-2432
coffeehouse

Cafe Casbah
8609 College Blvd (Shawnee Mission)    (913) 469-9999

Fritz's Railroad Restaurant
2450 Grand Blvd     (816) 474-4004

Panera's
Chain, all smokefree in Kansas City. Bagels, coffee, soup and sandwiches. I've eaten in Panera's in a bunch of locations, they're all fairly cheery and bright.

Westport Coffeehouse
4010 Pennsylvania Avenue     (816) 756-3222
Progressive theatre, and live jazz.

Comedysportz
15 East 5th Street     (816) 842-2744
Smoke free *competitive* (!) improvisational comedy. Family friendly. Bar and food, smoke-free.
Thur-Sun.

Sarah's Cafe
651 East 59th Street     (816) 333-9973
Very nice lunch spot. Family-friendly. Prices are modest to moderate, depending on the dish.

KIRKSVILLE

Il Spazio
215 W. Washington Street
Brewery, Pub, Restaurant
Thanks to Mark Laughlin!

Washington Street Java Co.
215 W. Washington Street
Coffee shop
Thanks to Mark Laughlin!

LADUE

Wild Oats Community Market
8823 Ladue Road     (314) 721-8004
Chain of organic food markets.

MARYVILLE

La Bonita Mexican Restaurant
2727 South Main Street     (660) 562-2229

Country Chicken
2805 South Main Street     (660) 562-2545

Main Street Coffee
314 North Main Street     (660) 562-8170

Mandarin Restaurant
964 South Main Street     (660) 582-2997

Third Street Diner
210 East Third Street     (660) 582-2039

SPRINGFIELD

Acambaro Mexican Restaurant
1779 South Glenstone     417-886-1444

Amigos Mexican Restaurant
2118 South Campbell    (417)-887-1401

Argentina Steakhouse
1410 East Republic Road (417) 886-8010
Steak and chops, wine, interesting South American hors d'oeuvres and other dishes. Started by a family from Buenos Aires. Warning :) nice music on their web site (soft jazz) - stops after a bit.

Bob Evans Restaurant 2651 North Glenstone Avenue    (417) 864-8184

Cafe Roswitha
2640 South Glenstone Avenue (Brentwood shopping center)    (417) 881-2003
German and American food, most of it fresh-cooked not just reheated.
Mon-Sat

Denny's Restaurant
2823 North Glenstone Avenue     417-866-1921
Denny's is a national chain. Their specialty is the big, overfed American comfort food meal - breakfast all day - with a retro decor.

Fazoli's
Chain of Italian restaurants, smokefree in Springfield.

Gallery Bistro
221 East Walnut    (417) 866-0440

Krystal Aire Inn
2745 North Glenstone Avenue     417-869-0001
"Since Our 1 Million Dollar Renovations We Are Now a 100 Percent Non Smoking Hotel." High Speed Wireless Internet Access

Panera's
Chain, all smokefree in Springfield. Bagels, coffee, soup and sandwiches. I've eaten in Panera's in a bunch of locations, they're all fairly cheery and bright.

Qdoba
Mexican restaurant chain, all smokefree in Springfield.

ST. LOUIS

One source of local smokefree dining information is Missouri GASP.

Le Petit Paris
3210 South Grand Boulevard     (314) 865-0111
French/Mediterranean restaurant.

Whole Foods Market
1601 South Brentwood Boulevard     (314) 968-7744

ST. PETERS

VAN BUREN

Mercantile Coffeehouse
2 John Street, HCR1, Box 153     (573) 323-8518
Restaurant and music venue. Lunch entrees in $4-5 range; dinner entrees $6-18. Specials daily. Great variety of live acoustic music: jazz, country, classic rock, contemporary pop, blues, bluegrass, folk, traditional Ozark music.
Open 9 - 9 Mon-Sat. Live music from 7-9 pm Fri & Sat.

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