Food & Drink Marketing in St. Louis
Toasted ravioli, a city-owned public market in Soulard and the flagship Budweiser brewery on Lynch Street give St. Louis a food identity visitors seek out. For restaurants, cafes, bakeries, caterers and packaged food brands around the region, we offer map and search visibility, social and paid campaigns that fill seats, and email and text that bring guests back.
Eating out here
Counts by county
The Census Bureau counted 335 full-service restaurants in the city in 2023, 708 in St. Louis County and 305 in St. Charles County, with 322, 876 and 333 limited-service places on top. Accommodation and food services sales reached about $1.54 billion in the city and $3.68 billion in St. Louis County in 2022. Diners have a lot of choice within a short drive.
Neighborhood food traditions
Explore St. Louis calls toasted ravioli the city's quintessential appetizer and points visitors to The Hill for the original recipes. Soulard Market traces its start to 1838, when Julia Soulard gave the land to the city on the condition it remain a public market forever, and its current hall dates from 1928. Restaurants near those landmarks see a steady mix of tourists and regulars.
Restaurant marketing realities
Maps decide dinner
Most diners pick from a phone map. Correct hours, a current menu, good photos and fresh reviews on Google carry as much weight as the website does.
Tourists and regulars both
Visitors search for toasted ravioli and gooey butter cake while regulars want this week's special. Content and ads have to speak to each group.
Plans for slow nights
An email and text list turns a quiet Tuesday into a promotion, without handing a delivery app a cut of every order.
Services for food businesses
Areas we serve
Our food and drink campaigns can reach guests across neighborhoods and suburbs including:
- Downtown St. Louis
- Clayton
- Central West End
- Soulard
- The Hill
- Kirkwood
- Webster Groves
- Chesterfield
- St. Charles
- University City
Questions and answers
Fill out every field of the Google Business Profile, add new photos often, keep the menu and hours right, answer reviews, and make sure the website loads quickly on phones. With 335 full-service restaurants inside the city in 2023, those basics separate the places that appear from those that do not.
Yes. Food trucks need location updates and social schedules, bakeries need pre-order and holiday campaigns, and caterers need inquiry forms and quick follow-up. The tactics change, but the goal stays the same: more orders from nearby customers.
Usually both, weighted by where you are. A spot near Soulard Market or on The Hill sees plenty of visitors, while a suburban cafe in Chesterfield lives on regulars. We split campaigns and content so each audience hears the message meant for it.
Sources
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 County Business Patterns: St. Louis city, St. Louis County and St. Charles County, MO (restaurants, bars, breweries, fitness centers)
- U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: St. Louis city, St. Louis County and St. Charles County, MO
- Explore St. Louis: The Hill
- City of St. Louis Cultural Resources Office: Soulard Market (City Landmark)
- Anheuser-Busch: St. Louis brewery, home of Budweiser
Checked 2026-10-31.