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St. Louis airport bar named best in the nation by USA Today

The bar's "cozy atmosphere" and "gourmet pub fare" beat out every other airport bar in the United States for the top spot on the list.
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A woman walks towards her departing flight without a face mask, at St. Louis -Lambert International Airport in St. Louis on Tuesday, April 19, 2022. A ruling from U.S. District Court Judge Kathryn Kimball in Florida on April 18, 2022 has voided the Biden administration's mask mandate for travelers using public transportation. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

ST. LOUIS — A local restaurant that opened its doors in the Delmar Loop in 2011 just got ranked nationally for its St. Louis Lambert International Airport location.

Three Kings Public House was ranked as the top airport bar in the nation by USA Today readers and editors, beating out bars in Los Angeles, Phoenix and Atlanta.

"Three Kings in Terminal 2 of St. Louis Lambert International Airport serves local beers and a selection of wine and spirits alongside a menu of gourmet pub fare," USA Today reported. "The cozy atmosphere is sure to rejuvenate weary travelers."

It's not the first time Three Kings appeared on the yearly list. The Lambert location was ranked #2 on the same list in 2019, only being beaten by Whisky River at the Raleigh-Durham International Airport.

Click here to see the other airport bars that Three Kings beat.

Three Kings opened its location inside the St. Louis airport in 2018, offering a more streamlined version of its other locations in Des Peres and South County.

"Speed is the driver at an airport restaurant,” co-owner Derek Deaver told St. Louis Magazine after the airport location opening. “In this type of setting, food can never come too soon. Having fewer menu items is the starting point.”

The restaurant's airport location offers a variety of appetizers, salads, smash burgers and sandwiches, along with a selection of local beers.

Click here to see the airport location's full food and alcohol menu.

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