Westport Plaza

Westport Plaza is a 42-acre, commercial development, resort, and entertainment center [ [http://www.diningstl.com/WestPort.htm St. Louis Fine Restaurant Guide - West Port Plaza ] ] located in Maryland Heights. Westport opened in 1973 [ [http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2005/11/07/story4.html?from_rss=1 West Port Plaza for sale - St. Louis Business Journal: ] ] and since has grown to over 700,000 square feet of offices buildings, restaurants and entertainment venues, and hotels [ [http://www.slfp.com/West-Port-Plaza.html World of West Port Plaza ] ] . The property is owned jointly by Chicago-based real estate company Golub & Co. LLC and Boston-based Intercontinental Real Estate Corp. [ [http://stlouis.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2007/11/05/daily67.html Westport Plaza sold - St. Louis Business Journal: ] ] The entertainment complex hosts many popular events over the year including: St. Louis Beer and Brat Festival, lunchtime concerts, "Parties at the Plaza" events, and jazz concerts [ [http://www.westportstl.com/calendar.html Westport Plaza ] ] .

Restaurants and Entertainment Venues

* Backstreet Jazz & Blues- Jazz club featuring live music at night.
* Bradford's Pub- English-style pub
* Casa Gallardo- Mexican restaurant and cantina.
* Dierdorf & Hart's- Steakhouse owned by NFL stars Dan Dierdorf and Jim Hart.
* Drunken Fish- Sushi Lounge with live music and karaoke at night.
* Funny Bone- Popular St. Louis comedy club.
* Ice Vodka Bar and Eatery-Tapas style lounge, vodka bar and live music on weekends.
* Kobe Steakhouse- Japanese, Teppanyaki-style restaurant provides entertaining dinning.
* Nino's- Italian Steakhouse owned by Italian artist Nino Pippa.
* Ozzie's Restaurant & Sports Bar- Owned by retired St. Louis Cardinal and baseball Hall of Fame member Ozzie Smith, voted in the top-ten sports bars by ESPN in 2007 [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/travel/news/story?id=2974648 ESPN - Baseball's Top-10 Bars and Grills - Travel ] ] .
* Paul Mineo's Trattoria- Italian Restaurant
* Pujols 5- Sports themed restaurant owned by St. Louis Cardinal Albert Pujols [ [http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/entertainment/reviews.nsf/bar/story/5E3A1DD6C74B2A4B862572880082B611?OpenDocument STLtoday - Pujols 5 Westport Grill ] ] .
* PURE- Lounge and bistro by day, hot nightclub by night.
* Trainwreck Saloon- Tex-Mex-style restaurant and bar, live music and dancing at night.
* The Drunken Fish- Sushi bar and lounge with live music and karaoke at night.
* Westport also has fast-food chains of Starbucks, McDonalds, St. Louis Bread Company and Cold Stone Creamery

Theatre

* The Playhouse at Westport- hosts plays, musicals, and other live productions.

Hotels

* Sheraton Westport Plaza
* Sheraton Lakeside Chalet Resort
* "numerous other hotels surround the Westport property."

Government

* Maryland Heights chamber of Commerce
* Maryland Heights Convention and Visitors Bureau

Transportation

Westport is located on Westport Plaza Dr. with easy connections to Page Ave near the I-270 and Page Ave. interchange in Maryland Heights. Metro operates bus routes in the Westport Plaza area [ [http://tripfinder.metrostlouis.org/ntp/en/timetables/?#result_mark Timetables ] ] . Future plans to extend the Metrolink lightrail west from Clayton include a station at Westport [ [http://www.cmt-stl.org/metrolink/dboone.html Citizens for Modern Transit Working to Expand Metrolink St Louis ] ] .

External Links

[http://www.westportstl.com/ Westport Official Site]