3037 Locust St. Louis, Missouri 63103

314-535-7800

”Attention nostalgic ice cream lovers: We’ve found the best chocolate ice cream to hit St. Louis since the much-mourned Gold Coast Chocolate”

-  Joe and Ann Pollack

“Visiting The Fountain is like taking a trip to the Roaring Twenties when America was on a roll ... “

-  Johnny Rabbitt

“A lot of us have fantasized about opening a restaurant that served only our favorite dishes — a random assortment of foods not bound by any trend, theme or cuisine — but we never had the guts to test such a wacky idea.”

-  St. Louis Magazine

Photograph by Katherine Bish

Of All The Gin Joints I'm Glad I Walked Into The Fountain on Locust

by Melody Meiners in "Food & Drink"

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Stepping into The Fountain on Locust the first thing you are struck by is the beautiful, hand-painted Art Deco walls. You could marvel at the paintings and antique lighting for hours, but eventually they are going to put a menu in front of you, then you will have a chance to marvel at that for a while. Unique dishes like their special recipe Polish Dill Pickle soup, grilled cheese with Fuji apples, and orange onion salad tempt you to order one of everything on the menu just to try a bite. Luckily you can keep going back, which makes choosing a little easier because one stop at The Fountain and I dare you to not want to go back.

“Stepping into The Fountain On Locust is like walking into a millionaire’s mansion and tasting the good life.”

-  Metromix St. Louis

If you haven't had the pleasure of visiting this vibrant Art Deco environment, do your inner child a favor and go.

-  Debra D. Bass, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Ice cream is simply one of the best connections ever invented. Lucky for St Louis some of the best is available at the Fountain on Locust.

-  Suzanne Corbett, St. Louis Globe-Democrat

When you think of The Fountain on Locust, you probably start dreaming of the luscious ice cream desserts – and that’s fine, they’re pretty amazing. But there are other reasons – excellent reasons, in fact – to explore the Midtown restaurant.

-  Sauce Magazine

“After some deliberation, I decided on the Hot Roast Beef Melt, with a Stutz salad on the side.  People.  It was quite literally THE BEST SANDWICH I have ever eaten.  EVER.”

- Celia

Photo by Celia