Fun little place with a lot of different flavors to choose from. Not too loud, but still very lively and full of energy. We got a hookahs and drinks and had a great time :) read more

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If i could give zero stars i would! Their menu connects to a spam website and yep, i got scammed. But there's nothing they can do about it. When paying the bill, they automatically charge you a 20% gratuity fee even though the drink and service is TERRIBLE!!! Definitely should have left as soon as we stepped in. Not worth it at all! read more

Went here once it's was weird at first, me and my two friends walked in just for a drink, and 2 girls walking out said something about not knowing they let white people in here. Which was weird but whatever we're buzzed don't care some people are just asses. So we sit up at the bar pulled out money to buy a beer, the bartender just looks at us turns around and fiddles with something goes to the other end of the bar helps a different customer and never comes back or acknowledge we're there with money in hand to buy a beer. Like I said were buzzed so we were patient and just waited my friend even used the bathroom and came back. We even tried to call out to the bartender and waved at her to get a beer, she ignored us. She even served another person at bar. So we left. Not sure what their issue was this night or if they always provide this level customer service but it apparently our money wasn't good enough. I wouldn't return, or recommend to anybody. read more

Went to this place with a group of friends. Seriously the worst service I've ever had! I try to give everyone the benefit of doubt, but this was uncalled for....none of us were mean, needy, rude, nothing. They stood around in a circle (as I pictured) and we could hear them complaining about us [group was at the table, and 4 of us were at the bar.] Instead of waiting on us and doing their job they just gave us faces, attitude, and stood with their backs to us. Obviously a large group with separate tickets are going to tip you rather well, why wouldn't you be nice!? I, and my friends, will never go back, and suggest you avoid this place. The owner needs to care a bit more and fix the problem, because he's going to start losing a lot of business...with service like this, it's inevitable. read more

Nara Cafe & Hookah Lounge - Here's a few of them just standing in a group b#tching about their customers that are directly in front of them. Really? We were so nice! - Hookah Bars Near Me - Saint Louis, Missouri

Cool place nice layout wish they sold food, drinks are a reasonable price aswell as the hookah. Felt rushed by the sever in finishing but it was a good time! read more

A decent place to hookah on Washington Avenue if you want to change up your nightly activity. I will warn you that it definitely gets super crowded on the weekends. Some things I took note of: -Friendly, cool staff. The servers are super nice and they give you quick service. Also when you order hookah, there's a guy that comes by to change the goal from time to time. -They have a great selection of flavors for hookah. -i love the belly dancer -Horrible speakers that will blow out your eardrum. -The DJ plays music from the top 40's and likes to switch it up with some Middle Eastern music which is pretty cool -The whole place is small and they have gross bathrooms (i guess the gross bathrooms aren't their faults because it's usually the drunk idiots who keeps peeing all over the toilet seats) -Unique crowd with a mix of decent people and douchebags It could be better or it could be worse. read more

The Nara Cafe & Hookah Lounge provides a unique experience outside the usual bar fare on Washington. For me, that experience has always been fantastic! The shisha menu is lengthy and diverse with excellent house blends picked out by the wait staff. The hookahs themselves are of the very large Egyptian style with one hose. They might have hookahs with additional hoses but I have not seen them as of yet, maybe if I was there with a larger group they would bust them out. The staff will continually swing by and switch out the old coals with new ones so you never have to worry about doing anything, just smoking! Another great thing about the Hookah Lounge is the live belly dancer that usually shows up for the late night. The dancers are very skilled and add a enjoyable ambiance to the place. It is around this time that the place gets pretty loud so if you have issues with raising your voice then try the evening rather than late night. Nara Cafes drink selection is actually one of the most affordable on Washington. Bottles of Pabst run around $2.75 while Bud products are about a dollar more. They also provide some tasty looking food of the gyros, pita & hummus, etc variety. I haven't personally tried the food yet but friends have said it is quite tasty. The moral of the story is that if you ever want something different from your usual bar hopping fare, give Nara Cafe & Hookah Lounge a try. It is also an excellent place to take friends who are new to the city or have never really experienced the joy that is smoking shisha! I know I will be back many times in the near future! read more

Great spot on a busy Washington ave street to begin or end your night. Unlike places in Chicago this places has a full bar and serves hookah till 3am. On busy nights the wait can be bad and prepare to share booths with others. Thy have drink specials and that are pretty good compared to the other wash ave places. Ps Missy's mix and missy th read more

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3 star because this place gives me the Ups & Downs. They're alright sometimes depending on who helps you and what kind of day they have been having. The hookahs aren't bad, but they're like $25. The drinks are pricey because the demand to be there is high. read more

Nara is, hands down, one of the best places to eat on Washington Ave. I waited until I'd gone 3 times before submitting my glowing review, and all three times were amazing. I know that some people like to talk about the hookah concept, but I'm only going to get into the food. Simply put, it's freakin' awesome. The prices are low, the tastes are delicious, and the service almost always comes with a smile. In a great twist of fortune, Geleteria Tavolini is right across the street, which means that after your scrumptious hummus, you can get dessert. Nara is a real treat, and you're doing yourself a disservice if you pass up the opportunity to go. read more

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder! This place has 0 beauty! The "beholder" has to be deaf,dumb, and blind to like this place!!! Can I give this place less than one star? The bouncer is RUDE! He acts as if he has some real type of authority outside of sitting on his overweight butt outside of Nara and dictating who he feels is fit to enter. On top of that CUSTOMER SERVICE IS AWFUL! They treat EVERYONE as if they are low life thugs opposed to patrons! I PROMISE I will never visit this establishment again during my stay in STL. I refuse to hand my money to a company that doesn't appreciate my patronage. On top of the rude service.. the tables are gross and the seats are gross and have rips all over them! GROSS! This place is gross all the way around. You're never treated as a human being from the service at the door to when you actually begin spending$$$! Oh, let's not forget that their voicemail stated they don't charge a cover... but their bouncers were 100% charging ( to pocket the $$$) at the door! DISGUSTING! read more

This place is dope! Went on a Thursday, so it wasn't too busy...music was good, drinks strong, and the hookah was on point! I'm hookah fiend and have gotten hookah EVERYWHERE! Should check this place out... read more

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A nice hookah lounge in the heart of Washington. When we first got there, the ambiance was perfect. Throughout the entire time we were constant checked on by a friendly waitress who got us anything we needed immediately after we asked. However, after a certain time the mood changed and it turned into a club-like atmosphere with those who came from the clubs nearby. The music changed accordingly and the mellow mood my group was in was kind of lost when they switched it to top 40 dance music. Hmf. read more

I've eaten here now. I went to lunch and had the gyro platter and it was delicious and *huge*. Still recommend this place. Work/live Downtown? Give it a try. read more

This place is bullshit I am visiting from California and was hoping to enjoy a drink music and some hookah as I got in there security looked at my ID and then saw that I had my Vape pen in my hand and tell me I can't bring any but it's a hookah lounge I'm there to spend money what is the problem so they turned me away or asked me to leave it with security or put it back in my car read more

Great place with a fantastic owner. Nara brings a twist to Washington Avenue that I really like. The food here is as basic as gyros and hummus plates, but it's all very tasty. I've seen other yelpers take digs at this place on the quick tips but I have to say two things: 1) I've never had a bad experience here. 2) There are always people in this place, so they're doing something right. read more

This place is terrible don't support this place they don't appreciate you as a customer and the charger gratuity for one person. This place will have you smoking on the same hookah for hours without changing the bowl. Security is very disrespectful at the door. The bathroom are messy and disgusting. And the crowd, I felt like if I accidentally stepped on someone's air Jordan that they were going to shoot me read more

Too be fair I went here a year ago.. had a great time! The had belly dancers and great wait staff feeding us drinks and keeping our hookah lit. Could be better or worse now. But I had a fun time. read more

Washington Avenue is becoming the hot spot downtown for party goers and is also popping up with a lot of cool eateries to liven up Downtown St louis. I stopped by Nara Cafe with friends to grab some dinner here and i ordered the Gyro Platter with lamb and beef. It was a sizable portion with rice pilaf and veggies and came in a decent gyro wrap. I couldnt really place it as to the origin since i have had gyros from several cultures but i can say its pretty safe and a good choice. After dinner we decided to people watch and grab a hookah. We ordered the Exotic Apple flavor and being outside and watching folks while doing the hookahs was fun. This place can serve as a restaurant and for extra entertainment the hookah definitely makes it stand out. read more

Staff isn't very fast or attentive to customers. Some even seem a little snobbish. Overall unimpressed.

Went here for the first time about 2 weeks ago. It was pretty busy the night I was there, which was a Friday night. The group I was with was fairly large (12 people) and as the night wore on, we were told that we took up too many tables. We were using 3 tables and paid for each of them along with 2 hookahs going at all times. Outside of that bit of concern, the service wasn't too bad. We always had drinks at the table and the guy that brought the coals around was really fast and friendly. I also learned that you can buy one of their hookahs if you really like them. Overall, not bad but I would like to see what else there is to see in St Louis for a hookah lounge. I've seen better and I've seen worse. Prices were a little higher than I expected given the condition of the bar. read more

This place is simply not what it used to be and I'd be writing for days the many complaints I have.

Apparently we missed out on the dancers... but on this quiet night, Nara was just a chill, smoke-filled, divey hookah bar - and we loved it! Quite an extensive hookah menu, a comfortable atmosphere, and you and your closest friends light-headed and giggly... what more could you want? read more

It's a good place to come hookah at. I actually went in the afternoon, but something to take note of is that you need to be 21+ to enter after a certain hour at night. Decor: Dark and a grungy. They have a nicely sized place with booths/tables and a bar. It's not the cleanest of places, but that doesn't bother me too much. Service: Well, we were one of 2 tables there, hah, and while she did come by, we had to go to the bar to get the check, so service was a bit slow. Hookah: I liked their hookah! I had a good time just sitting there and relaxing. We weren't rushed or anything so that was great. Overall: I'd come back here if I wanted to hookah around the area. It's not my first choice place, but I'm not too picky at where I smoke at. read more

as a nearby-resident, i'm pleased when a new restaurant with late-night and weekend hours shows up on washington avenue, especially when it's west of 12th street. With it's fresh, reasonably priced menu, Nara is a welcome addition. i had a greek salad with gyro meat, and it was a very filling meal. lots of olives and feta. it was basically a deconstructed gyro, so is suspect those would be tasty as well. the baklava was dense and excellent. if you're not looking for a gyro, a salad, or grilled chicken, though, you're going to be out of luck. there's not much more on the menu besides some mediterranean appetizers, and that's where the cafe lost a star. the staff was friendly and eager, and the decor is the standard "washington ave loft" look mixed with the restaurant's theme. our daughter loved the music and videos playing on the flat-screen tv. with the full bar, i can see how easily this space transforms from friendly lunch-time cafe to a nice stop on a evening on washington ave. We didn't use the hookahs during a recent lunch-time trip, which is certainly the point of the restaurant and renders this review a bit incomplete. the hookah menu looked diverse (20+ flavors) and reasonably priced (granted, i'm not sure what "reasonably priced" means for hookah. it was under $10 a person). i'm sure the staff would have been more than willing to give us a quick lesson, but i think i'll save that for a return trip with someone who has previously partaken. read more

The hubsters and I went here after the City Museum last Saturday and had some great drinks (Oh how I loved the Melon Mint one!) and yummy Chocolate Strawberry Hookah. We chillaxed and sipped on a few drinks before heading home. I have no idea why smoking makes me so tired. I always suggest more than 2 people for a hookah because we never even come close to being done before my lungs are screaming. read more

The service here is so bad it's almost funny. It was slow, unfriendly, unprofessional, just really bad lol. The hookah is fine. They have lots of fun flavors, which is great but they don't pack the shush a very well and they never come around with fresh coals. I am a DC area native and I used to frequent authentic, middle-eastern owned, alcohol-free establishments so I know about hookah. This is neither good hookah, nor a good business. read more

Well, bad service can truly destroy a decent place. We had the worst experience here. We arrived just after 7, ordered a hookah and a few drinks from a scowling waitress who took forever to wait on us despite a nearly empty store, and tried our very best to enjoy our night. Drinks were eternally slow, service was always with a frown, and while our coals were stoked regularly, we still failed to experience the relaxation traditionally associated with hookahs. When the place started to get busy we squished together to invite new arrivals standing in the entry to sit nearby, and had fun chatting with them and making fun of the angry waitress. After finally flashing down our waitress to ask for the check, it was delivered 20 minutes later, and apparently 16 min after 10 pm, which meant we were automatically charged 18% gratuity. This extra fee also came with a few extra drinks tacked onto our bill, which, unsurprisingly were very painful to get removed. They do have delicious shisha flavors, and sweet tea vodka (my favorite alcohol), but beware the extra charges and the unfriendly faces! read more

Seriously this place is awful. We had reservations for 15 and when we walked in with 16 ppl our server seemed annoyed. She frowned the whole time and only came around to check on us every 20 minutes. We frequently tried to get drinks at the bar with cash because all our drinks were empty but they refused us saying that we had to wait on our server. Once ms. Negative Nancy came around she shook her head in anger again and again as we ordered, we were ordering beer(very easy customers). Any more negativity and I feel like I'm bashing this place but seriously the manager of the place needs to reevaluate whether his staff would like to serve the paying customers or frown in the back room and complain about the opportunity to make more money read more

Me and 5 other friends went here on a Saturday night to hang out. When we got there we were told it would be an hour wait for a table which was fine with us but we were told we had to wait outside. It was a little cold outside and that was an odd request but my friends hesitantly agreed. One person in our party said she wanted to use the restroom and she was denied entry inside to use the restroom. At that point it felt personal. We have frequently this place plenty of times but whomever they had working the door on April 20 needs to be fired! He was unnecessarily rude and we will never patronize this place again. read more

Nara's is my favorite hookah bar in St. Louis. You always get good quality shush a, decent service, and excellent cocktails. I only smoke hookah once or twice a year so I want to make sure it is a top notch experience. On weekends, they have belly dancer performances. During the warmer weather months, you can sit outside on the sidewalk on Wash Ave which is fun for people watching. read more

Don't go here, unless you want horrible service. I was so disappointed with the server I had last Saturday night. It was a very busy place, but my group was still waiting much longer, even given the busy circumstances. 20 minutes after we finally got seated a couple was brought to our table to sit there too...without the server asking if that was alright. After we asked for the check we waited 15-20 minutes for the check. My friend was also told the wrong prices & got charged for more than what she was expecting. I'll never come back here again. read more

Is it wise to make a reservation for Nara Cafe? I plan on going on a Friday night when I'm in St. Louis on a Conference. Please let me know! Scott read more

She was sweet, but the most rhythemless belly dancer I've ever seen! Hookah was ok. Got double apple & it had a horrible licorice aftertaste, which the bartender says is true for most of their flavors. She then suggested we try the strawberry/lemon, much better! Its a cool place to chill out, but don't expect too much else. read more

Pretty chill place, plenty of drink options and specials everyday. I don't recommend that one should attend on Friday and Saturdays due to the fact that it is so crowded and therefore the service wasn't that great! Went yesterday with friends and had to share a booth with some random people. Sundays are much more laid back and wayyy less crowded. If you're looking for a more intimate night of hookah, definitely go on Sunday. read more

Good drink prices Leslie the bartender is awesome. I can not say that about everyone else . The place is relatively small so it reach capacity and then they have to limit the amount people who can enter read more

The hummus platter is amazing - the hummus is smooth, the pita is warm and soft, and the veggies (onion, carrot, celery, olives) are crispy fresh. I personally love the greek salad - huge serving and will fill you up quickly. The gyro is stuffed to the brim. Can't say anything about the hookah, but the food and the ambiance is most excellent! read more

As far as hookah bars go, this is the one. It is definitely one of my favorite places to go. The drinks are "priced to sell" and the hookahs are delicious. "Ree's mix" is the best hookah on the menu if you ask me. Their happy hour before 7 is great and hookahs are half price, so if you want to try it out for the first time, that would be the time to come. The staff are really laid back and not all phony like in mist bars, and if you take the time to actually talk to them you will find out they are really cool people. read more

We went for the happy hour special (4-7pm) cheap hookahs and beer. Also got a gyro which was excellent. We sat outside on the sidewalk. The music was played too loudly, but otherwise the experience was very enjoyable. read more

I have been going here every week, maybe even 3 times a week for the past 4 months. Just tried the food last night. It was simply divine. I had the grilled chicken panini, it could be a bit bigger but it was amazing! The traditional gyro was awesome all the way down to the lettuce. Man oh man. I simply love this place. They make great drinks too, the bartenders actually know what their doing. On fridays and Saturday nights the belly dancers is just the icing on the cake read more