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Located next door to Yellowbelly, The Hideout (210 N. Euclid) offers a new oasis in the Central West End.
Photo by Andrew Trinh Photography
“It ties in a little bit to the overall theme of being connected to the ocean,” says co-owner Travis Howard. “We didn't want this place to just feel like a carbon copy of Yellowbelly, but to have that connection. We couldn't really dedicate any of the real footprint of the space to cool architectural details, so this was our way of bringing that in without breaking up the space.”
Photo by Iain Shaw
There are also floor-to-ceiling windows, light wood tables, and seating along two walls. Events manager Lauren Wiggins designed the interior furnishings, including creating some of the artwork. Wiggins insists that she doesn’t think of herself as an artist, but her work is key to the cozy contemporary feeling that The Hideout exudes.
Two projectors can beam visuals onto screens along one wall, giving guests the opportunity to display their own slideshows or presentations. The venue will have its own repertoire of “wall art” that can be dropped in to shape a mood as the event demands.
Photo by Iain Shaw
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The Hideout is slated to seat up to 45 guests across 1,000 square feet, though the capacity is pending city approval. For banquets, a single table can be arranged to seat up to 20 diners. A number of events are already in the books. “I’m really excited about hosting people for those celebratory moments in life, whether its graduation parties, birthday parties, bridal showers, even company holiday parties,” says co-owner Tim Wiggins.
In terms of catering offerings, The Hideout allows event planners to choose from four tiers of food and drink package. Packages include the buffet-style “Heavy Small Plates,” featuring Yellowbelly dishes like Spam & Crab Fried Rice, Tuna Poke, and Charred Carrots with Chimichurri. A Hawaiian-style family meal called the St. Luau features bread, poke, sides, and salads. The drink packages include a happy-hour option that can run from 3–6 p.m., as well as packages that showcase the cocktail-making talents of Wiggins and his bar teams.
If guests prefer, they can also create their own customized packages. The Hideout will allow customers to tweak packages to include items not only from the Yellowbelly menu but also from the duo's first restaurant, Retreat Gastropub. The Hideout has a dedicated space for plating and staging dishes for service, but the cooking itself will take place in the Yellowbelly and Retreat kitchens.
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Howard and Wiggins have talked about The Hideout’s additional potential as a space where their existing venues can host one-off events, experiment, and collaborate with others in the industry.
“We're looking at doing some pop-up style bars,” says Howard. “Different theme things. Say we want to do something that's authentic to Mexico City, for instance. We would do a pop-up event featuring those sorts of ingredients and flavors. There are also a number of different holidays or seasons that we could do.”
Visit thehideoutstl.com for more information, or email Wiggins at events@thehideoutstl.com.
Photo by Iain Shaw
The low-key entrance to The Hideout at 210 N. Euclid in the CWE around the corner from Yellowbelly.
