Restaurants, Food, Drink & Nightlife

Argosy Casino Alton
#1 Front St.
Alton, IL 62002
618-474-7400 or 1-800-711-4263
Choose either full service dining at Outfitter's Grill or eat to your heart's content at the Captain's Table Buffet.

Aunt Sam's Uptown Eatery
2512 College Ave.
Alton, IL 62002
618-433-9322
Breakfast sandwiches, platters, five flavored coffees, soups salads, sandwiches, and desserts.

Big Muddy Pub
204 State St.
Alton, IL 62002
618-463-1095
Laid back atmosphere. Live band most Saturday nights.

Bossanova Restaurant & Martini Lounge
112 West 3rd St.
Alton, IL 62002
618-462-1175
Martinis, shots, over 30 wines, 50 craft beers, and fine food featuring flavors from around the world. Specialties include Beef Tender Teepee—marinated beef tenders skewered over a round of garlic roasted potatoes , Mediterranean Salad—mixed greens with feta, olives, radishes, roasted tomatoes, pepperoni served with focaccia wedges and red pepper feta dressing, and Pizzettes—specialty pizzas including Thai barbeque, philly cheese, and white clam. Sidewalk cafe' dining available in season.

Carver's Southern Style BBQ
2716 Grovelin Ave
Godfrey, IL
618-467-9999
Voted best BBQ in Madison County 2 Years in a row. Each delectable morsel is seasoned with a dry rub, then slow-cooked over a sweet hickory fire in a rotisserie wood burning pit. Enjoy it as it is when it comes out of the pit or “sauce it up” with any of a variety of different sauces.

Castelli's “Moonlight” Restaurant at 255
3400 Fosterburg Road
Alton, IL 62002
618-462-4620
“A Castelli Family Dining Tradition Since 1937.” Featuring a wide selection of chicken, steak, veal, chops, seafood and Italian specialties and their ever famous Roman Salad.

Chez Marilyn
119 W. 3rd St.
Alton, IL 62002
618-465-8071
Named cocktail lounge of the year by the Riverfront Times. Favorites include pesto-encrusted chicken served over creamy risotto topped with fresh basil pesto, kabobs, and pasta specialties. Sidewalk cafe' dining available in season.

ChillOut Frozen Creations
2833 Homer Adams Pkwy.
Alton, IL 62002
(in front of Alton Schnucks)
What better way to finish off your evening than building your own dessert? ChillOut features 18 flavors of frozen yogurt and 60 toppings from fruit and granola to cereal and candy. Best of all, because it is completely self-serve you get to create and eat exactly what you want. Open year round.

Chubby's Warehouse Bar & Grille
1022 E. Broadway
Alton, IL 62002
618-462-8005
You're never too old or never too young for Chubby's. In addition to specials throughout the week crowd pleasing favorites include hand-battered comfort food, homemade chili, and Chubby's secret recipe hot wings.

Cultured Table Bistro 
20 LaSalle St.
Elsah, IL 62037  
618-616-9804
Experience the multi cultural flavors of chef Heather Strathern. Breakfast, sandwiches, Cuban, Thai.

Don & Penny's
306 State St.
Alton, IL 62002
618-465-9823
The world's first and only combination Mexican, Italian, Cajun Restaurant. Sidewalk cafe dining available in season.

Duke Bakery
819 Henry St.
Alton, IL 62002
618-462-2922
Treat yourself to freshly baked pastries, doughnuts, bread, cakes, piesand cookies. A neighborhood Alton, ILicon for over 50 years.

El Mezcal
2704 Corner Court
Alton, IL 62002
618-463-9850?
Feeling like Mexican? Generous portions of traditional Mexican favorites.

Fast Eddie's Bon Air
1530 E. 4th St.
Alton, IL 62002
618-462-5532
“Beer, burgers and boogie.” An Alton, IL phenomenon. Featured on Alton Brown's Food Network program, “Feasting on Asphalt”. According to Alton Brown Fast Eddies makes the only chicken wings he's ever had that are worth eating (that's the Chick on a Stick, by the way.) Live entertainment, “the world's coldest beer,” and an assortment of grilled burgers, shish kabobs, bratwurst and boiled shrimp at incredibly low prices has made Fast Eddie's arguably the number one volume bar in the world. Standing room only many weekends.

Finn Inn
1000 West Main St.
Grafton, IL 62037
618-786-2030
A family dining establishment with four 2000 gallon table side aquariums featuring many Mississippi River native species. Menu includes fish, steak, chicken and the ever popular turtle soup.

Frank’s
2611 College Ave.
Alton, IL 62002
618-433-1911
Home style cooking. Menu includes appetizers, hot and cold sandwiches, salads, burgers, steaks, pasta, chicken, fish, meatloaf, desserts, and breakfast all day long.

G-B Grill
1858 E Broadway
Alton, IL 62002
618-465-9896
A real diner serving breakfast all day, plate lunches including chicken fried steak, and great gyros (did we mention the owners are Greek?) Yes, there is even a juke box. Comfort food at cheap prices.

Gentelin's on Broadway
122 East Broadway
Alton, IL 62002
618-465-6080
Featuring the infused cuisine of award winning chef Ryan Gentelin—the best of different ethnic flavors including Italian, French, Asian, and Southwestern. Many tables provide a river view. Recommendations includes Maryland crab cakes and toasted wild mushroom ravioli appetizers, Caesar and goat cheese salads, filet mignon, oven roasted half duck and pan seared seal scallops. Voted "Best Toasted Ravioli" —Riverfront Times "Best of St. Louis Poll".

Grafton Winery & Brewhaus
300 W Main St.
Grafton, IL 62037
618-786-3001
Enjoy wines 7 days a week and microbrews on the weekends. Casual atmosphere with indoor and outdoor seating with a view of the Mississippi River. Order at the counter menu includes hamburgers, wings and wraps as well as pasta, salmon, and London Broil.

Jazz on Broadway
554 E. Broadway
Alton, IL 62002
618-465-5299
Enjoy hors d' ouevres and drinks “chillin listening to a lil jazz.”

Jimmy the Greek's Grecian Taverna
1856 E. Broadway
Alton, IL 62002
618-462-6600
Enjoy authentic Mediterranean fare. Customer favorites include dolmades (stuffed with ground sirloin and rice and wrapped in grape vine leaves), moussaka (eggplant, ground sirloin, zucchini, pan-fried potatoes, and bechamel cream sauce), center cut lamb chops and shanks, and baklava of course! Steaks feature 28 day aged Angus beef.

Joe K's Family Restaurant
2530 State St.
Alton, IL 62002
618-466-9796
Popular with locals. A family diner serving breakfast and lunch. Nice size portions at reasonable prices.

Johnson’s Corner Restaurant
2000 State St.
Alton, IL 62002
618-465-5640
Local restaurant with most meals under $9.

Josephine's Tea Room & Gift Shop
6109 Godfrey Road
Godfrey, IL 62035
618-466-7796
A destination gathering place for a comfortable, leisurely lunch. The delightful atmosphere features a skylight ceiling and cozy brick fireplace. A ladies favorite.

Ketchum's Corner Kreem
33 E. Elm St.
Alton, IL 62002
618-466-7047
Old fashioned ice cream stand. Take a trip back in time.

Loading Dock
400 Front St.
Grafton, IL
618-786-3494
Kick back on riverside decks and enjoy music and an affordable menu of sandwiches, salads, burgers, tropical drinks, beer, wine.

LuciAnna’s Pastries 
212 State St.
618- 433-9395
Alton, IL 62002
Decadent and elegant bakery items including baklava, chocolate chunk spice cookies, bran muffins, espresso tarts, chocolate mousse cheesecake, and pumpkin whoopee pie to name but a few.

Mac's Time Out Lounge
315 Belle St.
Alton, IL 62002
618-465-1006
Lunch and dinner seven days a week featuring soups, salads, sandwiches, seafood, pizzas, and Mac's signature smoked BBQ.

Mississippi Half Step
420 E Main St.
Grafton, IL 62037
618-786-2722
A short beautiful drive up the Great River Road, Mississippi Half Step features an excellent selection of salads, pastas seafood. steaks, sandwiches homemade desserts, beer and wine.

My Just Desserts Restaurant
31 E. Broadway
Alton, IL 62002
618-462-5881
Enjoy some of the best sandwiches, home made breads, and home made desserts anywhere while enjoying a view of the Mississippi River.

Olga's Kitchen
206 Alton Square
Alton, IL 62002
618-462-0642
Gyros, salads, soups, and sandwiches.

Princivalli's Cafe
602 E Third St.
Alton, IL 62002
618-465-3255
Casual dining. Salads, soups, sandwiches, pasta, and great pizza. Delivery usually available. Conveniently located one minute from The BEALL MANSION.

Ragin' Cajun Piano Bar & Restaurant
210 W 3rd St.
Alton, IL 62002
618-433-9119
The only restaurant of its kind in the Alton area—spice up your life with the tastes of New Orleans. Dueling pianos start at 8:00 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.

Riviera Maya
1702 Homer M. Adams Pkwy.
Alton, IL 62002
618-465-5000
Mexican food with a real Mexican flair. Be sure to offer their authentic fresh salsa. You will think you are in Mexico.

Tony's Restaurant & Third St. Cafe (Alton)
312 Piasa
Alton, IL 62002
618-462-8384
Named an AOL City's Best Top 10 St. Louis steak house and “Home of Tony's World Famous Pepper loin Steak.” The restaurant side features fine Italian dining specializing in steaks, seafood and pastas while The Third St. Cafe offers more causal fare including salads, hamburgers, pizza, and beef kabobs. Cafe features Patio dining weather permitting.

Tony's North (Jerseyville)
208 S. State St.
Jerseyville, IL 62052
618-639-4000
Featuring many of the flavors and favorites from Tony's Restaurant & Third St. Cafe Alton.