In honor of Pride Month this June, businesses around town are celebrating with special offerings with a portion of proceeds benefiting organizations that advocate for the LGBTQIA+ community. Come out this month and show your support for our local queer community.
4 Hands Brewing Co.’s City Wide Pride One of St. Louis’ favorite philanthropic beers, 4 Hands Brewing Co.’s City Wide, does a City Wide Pride can every June. From the purchase of every case, 4 Hands will donate $1 to Promo, an organization that “confronts systemic inequities to liberate the full spectrum of the LGBTQIA+ community from discrimination and oppression,” according to a release. Multiple locations, 4handsbrewery.com
Art Bar at Angad Arts Hotel At Art Bar, you can purchase a specialty cocktail created in collaboration with MTUG called the Magic Mule with a portion of proceeds benefiting MTUG’s efforts in education for the transgender community. 3550 Samuel Shepard Drive, St. Louis, 314.561.0033, angadartshotel.com
Hello Juice & Smoothie Hello Juice has teamed up with local drag queen Maxi Glamour to create the Maxi Smoothie with a portion of proceeds benefiting Trans Housing Initiative St. Louis, a trans-led organization committed to tackling systemic injustices in housing that transgender people face in the area. The smoothie features cold-pressed orange juice, coconut milk, blue spirulina, banana, cranberry, mango and passion fruit topped with edible glitter. 1000 S. Newstead Ave., St. Louis, 314.376.4135; 10463 Manchester Road, Suite F, Kirkwood, 314.394.0236, hellojuiceandsmoothie.com
Mission Taco Joint Try the Key Lime Pride cocktail made with Don Q Cristal and Reserva 7, fresh lime juice, and coconut syrup with a rainbow sprinkle rim at any of Mission Taco Joint’s locations this month with a portion of proceeds benefiting Pride St. Louis. Multiple locations, missiontacojoint.com
Neon Greens Check out the Queer Food Fest from noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday, June 23, on the front patio of Neon Greens in the Grove. You can purchase tickets on-site that day to be redeemed for food and drink from local vendors – including Meredith Barry of Platypus and New Society, Mainlander, Fennel Cooking Studio and more – with a portion of proceeds benefiting SQSH. 4176 Manchester Ave., St. Louis, neongreens.com
Steve’s Hot Dogs
For the month of June, Steve’s Hot Dogs is offering a special menu of three Pride-themed cocktails with $2 from each cocktail sold benefiting Promo. “PROMO Missouri is doing incredible legislative work locally and nationally to help protect the rights and freedoms of the LGTBQ population in Missouri,” ” Danni Eickenhorst, co-owner of Steve’s Hot Dogs, said in a release. “As an inclusive safe space employer, we believe there is no better way to support our staff and the LGBTQ+ community than by supporting their work.” 3145 S. Grand Blvd., St. Louis, 314.932.5953, steveshotdogsstl.com
Sqwires SqWires in Lafayette Square is selling a Pride Paloma (available as a cocktail or mocktail) with half of all proceeds benefiting SQSH, a local collective dedicated to providing support for queer St. Louisans. 1415 S. 18th St., St. Louis, 314.865.3522, sqwires.com
This article appears in June 2024.
