26 Gifts to Delight Any St. Louis Lover

By Riverfront Times Staff on Sat, Dec 16, 2023 at 9:52 am

From top-notch musicians to next-level pizza, St. Louis has it all. So instead of heading out of our fair city to complete your holiday shopping, keep it local with our list of unique gifts.

They'll be perfect for the St. Louis lover in your life — and just about anyone else.

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PAUL HILCOFF

Mississippi Nights: A History of the Music Club in St. Louis
Order for $44.99 at online
The smash-hit coffee table book of the season is Garrett and Stacey Enloe’s tribute to Mississippi Nights, the late, great, much-lamented St. Louis club. Get your music-loving fan a copy today, signed by the authors for that added St. Louis music scene intimacy.

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MABEL SUEN

Chocolates from Crown Candy Kitchen
Order starting at $15 online
Sure, chocolates might seem vaguely cliched, but these aren’t just any chocolates — they’re chocolates from one of St. Louis’ most historic, and beloved, restaurants. Crown Candy Kitchen has been an Old North neighborhood mainstay since 1913, and old-timers and youngins alike will thrill to these confections. Stop by in person to get a classic Heart Attack Bacon sandwich along with your chocolate.

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SARA BANNOURA

Herbaria Soaps
Available online or at 2016 Marconi Avenue
Everyone needs to get clean eventually, and the Hill's iconic soap shop has such offerings a plenty. Pro tip: If you shop in store, ask to see the camera obscura upstairs.

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VIA FLICKR KEITH EWING

A St. Louis flag
Order for $44.995online
No local yard is complete without one of these babies hanging from the flagpole. The American flag may seem tainted by the country’s long history of imperialism and discrimination. The gay pride flag might not be your personal brand. But everyone can agree on the St. Louis flag, a banner to being an underdog city in a screwed-up state.

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Pizza passport on a table next to some pizzas.

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St. Louis Pizza Passport
Purchase for $30 online
Pizza is the gift that just keeps giving — especially if it's half off. The St. Louis Pizza Passport gives the holder just that on a whole host of top St. Louis pizzerias that extend all over the metro area and somewhat beyond. It's a meal and an adventure in one.

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COURTESY OF CIVIL STANDARD

A St. Louis flag hat
Order online
The only thing better than a St. Louis flag? A St. Louis flag hat! Pop this hat on your cranium with this hat from Civil Standard — and let your municipal pride fly!

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