ST. LOUIS — The former home of The London Tea Room is getting a new, heavy metal tenant.
Located at 3128 Morgan Ford Road in Tower Grove South, The Headless Bat plans to open in late summer as a bar and pizzeria offering guests a “lowbrow, upscale experience,” owner Rick Giordano said.
Giordano said the idea came to him amid pandemic lockdowns, where he envisioned a “hip” pizza carryout spot where visitors could listen to music.
The idea stuck with him for a few years and evolved into more of a restaurant. The Headless Bat will pair high-quality pizza and bar drinks with “cool” and “crazy” decorations and heavy metal music. (But the music won’t be played loud enough to disrupt conversation, he assured.)
Giordano said that — like how his music doesn’t fit one specific genre — The Headless Bat won’t neatly fit into a specific restaurant category.