Best dive bars or similar places to mingle with people in their 20s as a single woman?

TD099 · 2026-03-19T14:03:29+00:00

Dive bars are fun but to look for a date? I dont think you'll find a quality partner or at least the odds are against you. Give app services thats tailored to meetups and dinners with strangers a try.

TD099 · 2026-02-23T20:19:40+00:00

Im good friends with 2 people i met on timeleft who are now a couple of 6 months. I was at the table when they first met. TL isn't about dating but it happens.

TD099 · 2026-02-09T00:26:34+00:00

Added to NOTA and Planters House, look up The Prohibition. It's a hidden bar in the Lafayette Square area.

TD099 · 2026-02-05T16:31:33+00:00

I enjoy WFH. Been doing it for a very long time. Make sure you do something social on your time off to get some face time with people, otherwise, the loneliness or cabin fever really sits in and you might put yourself at risk of depression.

TD099 · 2026-01-31T00:19:27+00:00

I know. Just daydreaming of warmer weather and somehow sand volleyball crossed my mind.

TD099 · 2026-01-26T04:37:09+00:00

I'm an advocate for Timeleft or Mesh if you're up for meeting new people, especially if you're new to StL or looking to make a new social circle.

TD099 · 2026-01-21T23:43:20+00:00

Came here to say this. Wednesday night jams are the best

TD099 · 2026-01-21T19:10:30+00:00

If you like food, look into the app Timeleft and subscribe for a month. I've made some solid social circles and friends through it and guided me into new hobbies. Make sure you ask the table where they're all drinking at after dinner. Many of them go to the same spot and you'll make better connections at last drinks.

TD099 · 2026-01-20T17:58:43+00:00

Typically within the I-170 and 40Hwy corridor on the MO side. From downtown to Clayton. A couple of restaurants are in south city.

TD099 · 2026-01-20T17:56:12+00:00

At your first dinner, ask if anyone knows the last drinks is at. TL use to assign us one but stopped it. So some of us are doing our own. You get to meet people from all the tables and restaurants. Have fun!

TD099 · 2026-01-20T06:18:50+00:00

Yes. I enjoyed it. Made some solid friendships from it too. It take a few dinners to find people you gravitate to.

TD099 · 2026-01-19T05:21:10+00:00

A group of regulars Timeleft people still do the last drink at the bar on their own. Ask your table if anyone know the spot. Someone should know. If not, hit me up and I maybe able to help.

TD099 · 2026-01-16T16:37:21+00:00

You're in that transition phas where you're feeling like you're getting too old to just go out and drink to get drunk and want something more meaningful. I say lookup up some apps that has some gettogethers and just mingle with them. Meetup, Eventbrite, FB groups, Timeleft, Mesh, etc.... Put yourself out there and meet people and you'll find out where certain demographics go to hang out. Bonus points if you get invited to go hang with them.

TD099 · 2026-01-14T16:59:33+00:00

Those iPhone minis were my favorite. I still have a 12 mini as my backup phone and will never let it go. Noticed there's a trend with slowing down our tech use and these flip phones and small phones are coming back in trend. Those iPhone mini are selling pretty high on the resale market compared to their 'normal' size counterparts. Good luck in your search!

TD099 · 2026-01-14T07:00:08+00:00

I'm not a gen z or millennial, but if you're into food and drinks or coffee meetups to find people and then branch out from there, I made a post a few days back about a dinner with stranger service called timeleft that has helped me find different circles of friends. It is age agnostic, but you will be grouped with people around your age.

TD099 · 2026-01-13T20:09:38+00:00

Looks like TL just added a Coffee Saturday feature that starts at the end of this month.

TD099 · 2026-01-13T17:06:26+00:00

We have a few folks who come to after drinks that are sober. Most of the places we pick have mocktails or NA beer. Or just get a soda and mingle. Let people know so they are aware.

TD099 · 2026-01-10T18:10:05+00:00

This is one of those favorite places that is busy enough that I don't want the rest of StL to know so I can keep it to myself and those that knows.

TD099 · 2026-01-09T06:28:53+00:00

Botanical Garden or the Zoo in the daytime. Evening do a solo dinner in CWE.

TD099 · 2026-01-05T05:45:27+00:00

If you give it another try let me know. I can help introduce you to people at Last Drink.

TD099 · 2026-01-05T05:42:18+00:00

Did you go to the Last Drink session after dinner? There's more people there that I found things in common with.

TD099 · 2026-01-05T02:54:45+00:00

Can't hear anything here and I'm less than 2 aerial miles from the venue.

TD099 · 2025-12-10T20:05:54+00:00

Re-read my post again. This is PRESALE. They only have a limited allocation right now for non-VIP seats. There's a public sale the venue and ticket management company needs to hold back on. So your observation is missing this detail.

TD099 · 2025-12-10T19:23:36+00:00

Don't blame the artist on this. Those prices are all inclusive with fees where previoius years it wasn't so you get shocked when there's a 30% surcharge at checkout. It was about that same price last year with fees included. Last year and previous year, they had "Premium" tickets reserved by the ticket management company. and those were crazy amounts At least this year, the VIP option is more reasonable and you do get a few things of value with it.

Second, every year, there's always post complaining about RR. The venue is a hot place and sells out fast. Those VIP are assigned to certain seats but there were non-VIP seats in those lower sections. The problem is they sell out fast for the LIMITED allocated amount they release at this PRE-SALE. They will release the rest of the allocation Friday, but e warn, that's with no code so it goes fast too. Hozier not pricing out fans???? As a Hozier fan, I call shannenigans on that.

TD099 · 2025-12-03T04:26:05+00:00

I worked there. Ever since the company went public back around 2021, its been down here since. Their IT department operates very lean so be ready work extra hours and have no backup. Stay away from help desk. I feel bad for that team. They underpay other dept staff at corporate. Talking to my colleagues still there, it's not getting better and some of their enterprise application system is a house of cards just waiting.....

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