Westport Plaza
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Westport Plaza is a 42 acres (169,968.1 m²), commercial development, resort, and entertainment center located in Maryland Heights
Maryland Heights, Missouri
Maryland Heights is a second-ring west-central suburb of St. Louis, located in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 27,472 at the 2010 census. The city was incorporated in 1985. Edwin L. Dirck was elected the city's first mayor. Mark M. Levin has been City Administrator...

. Westport opened in 1973 and since has grown to over 700000 square feet (65,032.1 m²) of offices buildings, restaurants and entertainment venues, and hotels. The property is owned jointly by Chicago
Chicago
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-based real estate company Golub & Co. LLC and Boston
Boston
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-based Intercontinental Real Estate Corp.
The entertainment complex hosts many popular events over the year including: St. Louis Beer and Brat Festival, lunchtime concerts, "Parties at the Plaza" events, jazz concerts and Archon 34
Archon (convention)
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.

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
    Dan Dierdorf
    Daniel Lee "Dan" Dierdorf is a former American football player and current television sportscaster. He played 13 NFL seasons and has worked for ABC's Monday Night Football and CBS as a color commentator since retiring from football....

     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
    Tapas
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     style lounge, vodka bar and live music on weekends.
  • Kobe Steakhouse- Japanese, Teppanyaki
    Teppanyaki
    is a style of Japanese cuisine that uses an iron griddle to cook food. The word teppanyaki is derived from teppan , which means iron plate, and yaki , which means grilled, broiled or pan-fried...

    -style restaurant provides entertaining dining.
  • Nino's- Italian Steakhouse owned by Italian artist Nino Pippa.
  • Ozzie's Restaurant & Sports Bar- Owned by retired St. Louis Cardinal
    St. Louis Cardinals
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     and baseball Hall of Fame member Ozzie Smith
    Ozzie Smith
    Osborne Earl "Ozzie" Smith is an American former baseball shortstop who played in Major League Baseball for the San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals from 1978 to 1996...

    , voted in the top-ten sports bars by ESPN
    ESPN
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     in 2007. Closed October 16, 2009.
  • Paul Mineo's Trattoria- Italian Restaurant
  • Pujols 5- Sports themed restaurant owned by St. Louis Cardinal Albert Pujols
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    .
  • PURE- Lounge and bistro by day, hot nightclub by night.
  • Trainwreck Saloon- American style restaurant and bar, live music and dancing at night.
  • Westport also has fast-food chains of Starbucks
    Starbucks
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    , McDonalds, St. Louis Bread Company and Cold Stone Creamery
    Cold Stone Creamery
    Cold Stone Creamery is an American-based ice cream parlor chain. The company, based in Scottsdale, Arizona, is owned and operated by Kahala Franchising, L.L.C. The company's main product is premium ice cream, or ice cream made with approximately 12-14% butterfat, that is made on location and...


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
Interstate 270
Interstate 270 is the designation for several Interstate Highways in the United States, all of which are related to Interstate 70:*Interstate 270 , a connection in Denver*Interstate 270 , a partial beltway around St. Louis...

 and Page Ave. interchange in Maryland Heights. Metro operates bus routes in the Westport Plaza area. Future plans to extend the Metrolink
Metrolink
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lightrail west from Clayton include a station at Westport.
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