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Ask proprietress, bartender extraordinaire and little old lady (named [what else?] Doris) where the best place in Saint Louis is to play darts, and she'll give you a slightly cantankerous look and tell you that you're standin' in it -- the Black Derby Saloon. And Doris wouldn't even be embellishing. With ten pristine, well-lit dartboards fastidiously lined against the south wall, plus a healthy supply of sturdy, no-nonsense steel-tipped regulation darts, the accoutrements in this Kingshighway hole-in-the-wall are enough to make even the most hardened of dart enthusiasts pirouette with glee. Pair them with good company and cold beer, and you'll have yourself a bullseye.
One of three places left in the city where steel tip darts are the norm, Black Derby Saloon is the place to throw arrows regardless of your skill level. The bar has regular league play, sure, but it also has free house darts for those hoping to pass the time with a few domestics. The nine boards have been given their own space in the bar to ensure that no one stumbling their way to the bathroom gets poked. Buried in a strip in the Southampton neighborhood, Black Derby Saloon retains a good... More »
A good tavern should possess a certain time-warp quality. Trends come and go -- infused vodkas, cavity-inducing martinis, digital jukeboxes -- but a good bar should provide stability and continuity. That's why you won't find any of those electronic dartboards at the Black Derby Saloon. No sir: You'll have to keep track of your score by hand, employing good old-fashioned arithmetic. Plus, there are few things more satisfying than the sound of a dart sinking into the cork of a real... More »
Though the Black Derby Saloon offers more than just darts, a cursory glance at the off-kilter pool table and pinball machine-turned-plant holder shows that's not why people come. Run by a little old lady named Doris who decries plastic-tipped "wussy darts," the Black Derby exists because of the ten dartboards that command more than half of this tiny Kingshighway dive. Leagues roll through on weekday evenings (though boards are always left open for casual players) and Saturday night features... More »
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