Expecting weekend house guests? Shop local stores to welcome out-of-town visitors

Fill a basket or arrange a tray of enticing treats for your guest bedroom. Here are a few favorites.

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The Big Squeal Bacon pecan brittle by Kakao, Kakao Chocolate

2-ounce bag, $6

This buttery brittle combines Missouri pecans and bacon for a salty-sweet treat.

Dad’s Original Scotch Oatmeal Cookies, Parker’s Table

10-ounce bag $5.99

A cookie just right for dunking in milk, this hometown favorite has been continuously made in St. Louis since 1927.

Gooey Butter Bars or seasonal fruit Pie Bars, Russell’s on Macklind

4 bars, $14 to $17

A local favorite, buttery and gooey, or delicious Missouri fruit baked into pie bars. Both work for a late-night nosh with wine or whiskey or an early morning treat with coffee.

Louise’s Granola, Local Harvest

10-ounce bag $9.29

Gluten-free Louise’s Granola, made from a prized St. Louis family recipe, can be eaten out of hand, mixed into yogurt, or sprinkled on ice cream.

Chocolate candy bars, Crown Candy

1.5 ounces; $2.75

These bars, embossed with the iconic Gateway Arch, are sold at an old-fashioned St. Louis candy store and soda fountain that’s nearly as famous.

Popcorn, made fresh each day in loads of flavors, Kirkwood Popcorn Co.

large 12-cup bag $12

Choose the classic St. Louis flavors: gooey butter cake, Old Vienna Red Hot Riplets, and Amigo Joe’s taco flavor.

Assortment of candies with historical ties to St. Louis, Charm Me Sweet

priced by the pound.

Choose licorice, SweeTarts, Pixy Stix, Spree, Fun dips, Jelly Belly jelly beans, and peanut butter- filled Mary Janes.

With Love from St. Louis

Stationery is a unique addition to the guest bedroom.

The next time you host out-of-town visitors for an overnight stay, make it easy for them to mail a postcard home by setting out a selection of locally designed stationery and stamps.

Three St. Louis–themed postcards from Jillian Kaye Art, by artist Jillian Kaye Schoettle, available online at Jillian Kaye Art, $2 each.

Thanks for Everything from Howdy Stranger Studio, by artist Zoë Schaeffer, available online at Howdy Stranger Studio, $5 each.

The Menu collection of note cards, eight favorite foodie cards from Annabelle Says Hello, by artist Charlotte Fressilli, $20, available through Etsy. 

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