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  Cajun food is connected to St. Louis in a couple of ways. St. Louis has the Mississippi River and its French heritage linking it to Louisiana and Louisiana's love of Cajun fare. If, after a day in St. Louis' local parks or touring the original Budweiser brewery, you find yourself craving gumbo or jambalaya, St. Louis has dining options for you.
  
  

Graham's Grill and Bayou Bar

• Located in the Kirkwood neighborhood of St. Louis, Graham's Grill and Bayou Bar mixes Cajun flavoring with Creole, Southern and Caribbean cuisine. This casual atmosphere bar and grill has indoor and outdoor seating as well as live music and dartboards. As for the live music, budding musicians can perform at open-mike nights on Thursday evenings and the first Saturday of every month. Graham's is also family-friendly with a children's menu and game room for the kids. The restaurant is open for lunch and dinner Tuesday through Sunday, but the bar is open seven nights a week.
  
  Graham's Grill and Bayou Bar
  612 W. Woodbine Ave.
  St. Louis, MO 63122
  314-965-2003
  saucemagazine.com/grahamsgrill
  
  

Broadway Oyster Bar

• The Broadway Oyster Bar is a 150-year-old building located in downtown St. Louis by the Gateway Arch, Busch Stadium and Mississippi River Bike Trail. Broadway Oyster Bar serves lunch and dinner seven days a week with live music, such as jazz and blues, and the bar is open until late night. The menu includes the likes of raw oysters, spicy shrimp parmesan, gumbo, jambalaya, red beans and rice, crawfish and Broadway's specialty, Gumbo Ya-Ya.
  
  Broadway Oyster Bar
  736 S. Broadway
  St. Louis, MO 63102
  314-621-8811
  broadwayoysterbar.com
  
  

Boogaloo

• Boogaloo, located in the Maplewood neighborhood of St. Louis, is a Cajun, Creole and Cuban restaurant. The bar portion of this restaurant serves daily drink specials and a tapas-styled menu meant to be shared. The Cajun-inspired tapas include dishes such as barbecue shrimp, sweet potato biscuits, alligator etouffee, toasted pecan rice, mustard-crusted tuna and cucumber mango salsa.
  
  Boogaloo
  7344 Manchester Road
  Maplewood, MO 63143
  314-645-4803
  boogaloostl.com
  
  

BB's Jazz, Blues and Soups

• BB's Cajun restaurant is in downtown St. Louis. It includes a bar, club, music venue, art house and large dining area and serves appetizers, soups, salads, beans and rice, vegetarian dishes, burgers and pizzas. Sandwich specials include the muffaletta--smoked ham, Vopi salami, provolone and Swiss cheese, and the Cajun chicken club, which includes whole chicken breast grilled with Cajun spices and topped with Swiss cheese and bacon.
  
  BB's Jazz, Blues and Soups
  700 S Broadway
  Saint Louis, MO 63102
  314-436-0084
  bbsjazzbluessoups.com