Seating at Busch Stadium
In some stadiums, the view beyond the field significantly enhances the overall ambiance. Iconic sights such as Pittsburgh’s Roberto Clemente Bridge and San Francisco’s McCovey Cove are integral to the atmosphere. Busch Stadium exemplifies this, where the view of the Arch, Ballpark Village, and skyline are an essential part of the experience. With this in mind, infield seats are preferable to outfield seats – more so than at most stadiums – with even 400 level seats getting our recommendation as long as they’re behind home plate.
Premium Seating
AYCE Seating
Reserved Seating
Enhanced Seating
SRO Areas
Ballpark Village
Party Suites / Legends Club
Table of Contents
- General Seating Areas
- 100 Level Infield Boxes (Section 141-159)
- 100 Level Baseline Boxes – Lower (127-140, 160-172 – lettered rows and numbered rows up to 19)
- 100 Level Baseline Boxes – Upper (128-140, 160-167 – rows 20+)
- Bleachers (101-111, 189-197)
- 200 Level Outfield (228-240, 261-272)
- 300/400 Level Infield (341-360, 441-454)
- 300/400 Level Outfield (331-340, 431-440, 361-372)
- Enhanced Seating Areas
- Standing Areas
- All-Inclusive Areas
Our favorite seats
Best Premium Seats:
Cardinals Club
“The Green Seats” behind home plate are the undisputed best way to experience a game at Busch. They include a pregame meal and unlimited in-seat food/drink.
Best Value Seats:
300/400 Level Infield
These seats, while high up, provide the best value as well as “the view” – the field, Arch, and skyline – and an authentic St. Louis baseball experience.
Best Hangout Area:
Budweiser Terrace
Get a cheap standing room ticket and head to the Budweiser Terrace for $5.25 pregame beers and general admission seating/drink rails, with a decent view to boot.
Our least favorite seats
Worst Overall Seats:
300/400 Level Outfield
Without the great view they’re just plain ‘ol upper deck seats – leaving plenty of better options.
Worst Value: Bleachers
Uncomfortable, often scorching hot metal seats with no shade, skyline or scoreboard view.
Worst All-Inclusive:
Freese’s Landing
A dark seating area with a low overhang and a walkway in your line of sight.
General Seating Areas
First, a quick note. The Cardinals seating chart is one of the most confusing things you’ll see for a major league ballpark. They split this thing into more pieces than a jigsaw puzzle. But it doesn’t need to be so confusing. Our goal is to clean this up and explain what the actual unique seating zones are, so you can make a good decision when it comes to where to sit.
TSI TIP: Once you find some seats that are in the area and price range you’re looking for, check the Busch Stadium 3D Seat Map for a virtual view from that exact seat before buying. Seats that look good on paper sometimes aren’t ideal, such as a lot of row 1’s that have a rail that you have to lean forward to see over.
100 Level Infield Boxes (Sections 141-159)
The best seats available that aren’t all-inclusive. These check all the boxes: close to the field and dugouts with good views of the game, scoreboard, and skyline. The only downsides are the price and the potential lack of shade on a hot summer day.
Sun factor: Likely full sun for day games.
100 Level Baseline Boxes – Lower (127-140, 160-172 – lettered rows and numbered rows up to 19)
These are close to the field and offer many of the advantages of the 100 Level Infield seats except that you may lose the Arch view. These are in front of the primary walkway so they are close to the field and have few distractions. If seat angle is important to you, you may prefer the first couple sections of this tier (139-140, 161-162) over the neighboring infield sections (141, 160), since these sections are where the seats are reoriented towards the action.
Sun factor: Likely full sun for day games.
100 Level Baseline Boxes – Upper (128-140, 160-167 – Rows 20+)
Rows 20 and above in these sections are deceiving, as they are behind a major walkway and elevated noticeably above the seats in the same numbered sections below them. They should not be considered field level despite being “100 Level”.
On the plus side, the rear half of these sections are under overhangs, so you have a good chance at having shade for a day game. You may lose some or all of the scoreboard and skyline views but it’s definitely an upgrade over the bleachers, both in view and comfort.
Sun factor: Mostly shaded for day games, especially in higher rows.
Bleachers (101-111, 189-197)
The only time you’re likely to find me in the bleachers is during batting practice, when homers are flying and there’s plenty of room to move around. While not the worst bleachers in MLB (they do have seat backs, at least), they are hot, unshaded, have a bad view, and don’t have cup holders. Unless you’re able to get a very low row or a seat next to one of the bullpens, there are better options in the same price bracket.
Sun factor: Full sun and potentially bad glare for day games.
200 Level Outfield (228-240, 261-272)
While most of the 200 Level is taken up by restricted ticketed areas – the enormous Redbird Club, Legends Club / Party Suites, 703 Club, Red Jacket Club, and UMB Champions Club – there are a few standard reserved seating sections as well. But it’s a confusing level to navigate because of all these clubs. There are a couple basic concession stands and some sparsely placed bathrooms, but you’ll mostly just be weaving around walled-off areas that you’re not allowed into. You’re better off just picking another area on one of the two main concourses (level 100 or 300/400).
Part of this area is Big Mac Land (271-272). At the old Busch Stadium, Big Mac Land was a lively section in the upper deck named after Mark McGwire, who frequently crushed balls there. It had yellow seats and they gave fans hard hats and yellow balloons to wave, and if a Cardinal hit a home run there, every fan in the stadium could present their ticket at McDonald’s the next day for a free Big Mac. But the current Big Mac Land is little more than a standard section with some McDonald’s advertising across the front of it. It expanded in 2020 from one clear section to what looks like 1½ sections but is really two. Long story short, it’s nothing special and does not offer a great view.
Sun factor: Mostly shaded for day games.
300/400 Level Infield (341-360, 441-454)
If you want the best experience for the least amount of money, this is where you want to be. Sure, it’s high up, but you’ll have one of the best views in all of St. Louis, with the Arch, skyline, and Ballpark Village beyond the outfield walls. The concourses are open air and easy to navigate with all the amenities you’ll need, including easy access to the best hangout area – the Budweiser Terrace – and its pregame happy hour with $5.25 beers. While all the sections up here offer great views, our favorites are the ones behind home plate with a straight-on view of the field (345-354/450-453).
TSI TIP: the last 2-3 rows of the 400 level can get very breezy. If you’re going to a game early or late in the season and it’s a little chilly, plan on it being even colder up there.
Sun factor: Mostly shaded for day games.
300/400 Level Outfield (331-340, 431-440, 361-372)
How can the “Best Value” and “Worst Overall” sections be so close to each other? Simply put, the view. While the amenities are identical – the proximity to the Budweiser Terrace, the sunny concourse, the happy hour – the view changes dramatically. Parts of the field become obscured. You lose some or all of the Arch, skyline, and Ballpark Village views. It’s why the Budweiser Terrace exists, because those sections were originally seats that nobody wanted to sit in. Spend the extra couple of dollars to get a 300/400 Level Infield seat instead.
Sun factor: Partly shaded for day games. In right field, the sun will be in your eyes at the beginning of a night game.
Enhanced Seating Areas
Redbird Club (241-257)
Not to be confused with the premium Cardinals Club, the Redbird Club is a ticket-only area that offers a climate-controlled food court and lounge area as well as seats with excellent views. This massive club, spanning 16 sections from shallow left to shallow right, offers perhaps the best overall view in the whole park, but at an oddly high price. Even though it doesn’t include any food or drink, it’s often a more expensive ticket than many of the all-inclusive sections throughout the ballpark, and almost all of the food is the same as is offered in the rest of the ballpark. There are drink rails that line the inside area of the club, so you can watch the game from inside if you would like. However, the view is mostly obscured by the people sitting in the seating bowl, so the inside section is more of a casual hangout area than a nice way to watch the game from the air conditioning.
But if you want fantastic views and shaded seats with easy access to air-conditioned amenities and don’t mind paying a premium, the Redbird Club is a good option.
Sun factor: Mostly shaded for day games.
Standing Areas
Standing Room Only (SRO)
Busch has a surprising number of excellent SRO areas throughout the entire stadium. As previously mentioned, the Budweiser Terrace in right field (past 331/431) is the most popular hangout spot as it has pregame beer specials ($5.25 Budweiser and Busch Light), several good food options, and lots of fun seating – everything from couches and picnic tables to drink rails and sectionals, all of which are first come, first get. However, there are also some designated SRO sections that are legitimately great places to watch a game. Look for the yellow lines on the ground for designated SRO areas. Favorite SRO areas include:
- 300 Level in front of the press box, from 348-352, for that classic “Best view in STL”
- 100 Level, starting at sections 140/160 and going toward the outfield for a spot close to the action
- Left field and right field light towers, for a view of the field with absolutely no one in your way
- Budweiser Terrace, whether watching the game from a couch or letting your kids run around the wide open concourse
There’s also the Budweiser Brewhouse Deck on top of Ballpark Village across the street. We don’t love this as an SRO area because, well, you came to St. Louis to check out Busch Stadium, and this area isn’t even in the stadium! We say skip this — this is more for locals who are just looking to hang out.
Sun factor: Easy! If the sun is bothering you, move to a different spot.
All-Inclusive Areas
Busch Stadium may have the most all-you-can-eat (AYCE) areas in all of professional sports. It’s ridiculous. With so many areas, many of which change names as sponsorships come and go, it’s hard to keep them all straight. But we’re here to help!
In general, there are 4 tiers of all-inclusives:
- Green Seats (Cardinals Club and Commissioner’s Box)
- 703 Club
- Premium Clubs (Champions Club, National Club, Red Jacket Club, Legends Club, Cardinals Nation Rooftop/Balcony)
- Budget Clubs (Coca-Cola Areas, MVP Deck, Freese’s Landing, Left field Landing)
Prices will vary quite a bit depending on the game, and the Cardinals often have flash sales for upcoming games (typically within 3-4 weeks). If you’re hoping to score a deal on some all-inclusive seating, sign up for the Cardinals email newsletter to ensure that you’re the first to hear about these deals.
Keep in mind that a major reason there are so many clubs is to get people to sit in suboptimal locations. Aside from the Green Seats, none of the clubs are in areas we would typically recommend sitting. If having a good view to watch the game is your top priority, you’ll probably want to skip the all-inclusives and go the a la carte route. But if you want the full experience – perhaps if you’re in town for a couple of games – then an all-inclusive is a great way to get your fill of ballpark food and local beer.
CommunityAmerica Cardinals Club (Sections 1-8, Rows A-H)
This is the Cardinals’ flagship premium club, located in the first eight rows right behind home plate in Sections 1-8. These are unquestionably the best seats in the house, with wide cushioned chairs, in-seat wait service, and access to the club lounge, which is behind these seats, underneath the 100 Level concourse.
These seats include a full buffet inside the club, as well as free foods from a separate in-seat menu that can be ordered from the waitstaff. That menu includes a specialty item that rotates for each home opponent (for example, cheesesteaks when Philly is in town, Skyline chili cheese dogs when the Reds are in town, etc). Plus, all beer, wine, and liquor is included (although, interestingly, they are not allowed to serve spirits to the seats: in order to get a cocktail/mixed drink/hard liquor, you need to go to the bar inside of the club, but you can bring it back to your seats. But they are allowed to serve you unlimited beer and wine to the seats.)
We found the club to be a very good experience. The club area itself is huge, with plenty of seating for all guests. The host will bring you to a table, and you’ll have a waiter there who will bring you drinks. The buffet area has a wide variety of foods, and we found the food quality to be perfectly good. They had two carving stations, an assortment of appetizers, entrees, side dishes, plus a very, very impressive dessert display. When you add the buffet to the selection of in-seat food items, it would be hard to think that a) everyone can’t find something they’ll like, and b) that everyone won’t be outrageously full. Did we mention the desserts? Oh yeah… we did. Well, let’s mention them again, because they were really impressive.
The club area itself is definitely on the dated side – it could certainly use a refresher, as it looks like it’s a bit stuck in the ‘90s. But does that matter? No… not at all. Your enjoyment of the club won’t be affected by some outdated decor. But while the general decor might be dated, the bar area closest to the seats is often quite full and happening, and there’s a good energy to it.
Of course these tickets aren’t cheap: face value from the Cardinals averages $575/ticket, with the most expensive being the front row on Opening Day (an insane $4,000), and the cheapest being Row H for $320 for games against lesser opponents. You should usually be able to find tickets for less than those prices on resale sites, but they’ll still often be north of $250 or $300 – more for prime weekend opponents, and maybe less for non-prime weekday opponents.
Do we think it’s worth it? As a splurge, why not! No, we wouldn’t pay $600, but if you’re someone who can eat their fair share and throw down some drinks, the Cardinals Club is a good time. Just be sure to get there early so you can take full advantage of your eating/drinking window. The club opens when the ballpark gates open: 90 minutes prior to first pitch Monday-Thursday, and two hours before the game on Friday-Sunday. And then it stays open for an hour after the game.
The Commissioner’s Box
The Commissioner’s Box is a tiny, exclusive group of green seats right by the home dugout. The first two rows actually look directly into the dugout! It’s only five rows of six seats, and they must be purchased in pairs. Prices tend to be cheaper than the Cardinals Club, but still far higher than the other all-inclusive areas.
So what do you get for this pricey ticket? Besides getting to feel like you’re in an extension of the dugout, you also get in-seat food and drink service, including all alcohol, and ballpark fare. If that’s not enough, your wristband also grants you access to the UMB Champions Club (which is very inconvenient to this seat location, so is really just a benefit for before or after the game).
The Commissioner’s Box (specifically the first two rows) is the best way in the entire ballpark to interact with Cardinals players and to see the inner workings of an MLB dugout during a game.
Budweiser 703 Club
Busch’s newest club, named after Albert Pujols’ 703 career homers, opened in 2024 and is an entirely new concept. Instead of a buffet, it’s an all-inclusive food hall concept. There are food stations set up throughout the indoor space where you can help yourself to gourmet pizzas and pastas as well as typical ballpark fare. It also features a premium full bar, and your ticket includes all beer, wine, and spirits, plus frozen drinks and hard seltzers.
It’s located in left field in the area of the former Bowtie Bar. Like the other premium clubs, the food and bar are inside while the assigned seats are outside. The seats themselves are unique in that they are the first in the stadium to have mesh backs, which should help keep you cool on hot summer days. Instead of cupholders, they feature a small side table for your food and drinks.
Stay tuned for a full review of the 703 Club this summer.
UMB Champions Club
If the CommunityAmerica Cardinals Club is Busch Stadium’s flagship premium club, then next up is the UMB Champions Club. Wedged between the 100 and 200 Levels in left field, the club’s location isn’t anything like the Cardinals Club seats behind home plate. But the club space itself, in our opinion, is nicer and more interesting. It’s more updated, the buffet area is much bigger and easier to navigate, there are several bars inside of the club, and, just in terms of feel, it’s got more energy on a busy night than the Cardinals Club.
On the flip side, the ceilings are a bit low, and because the club is wedged under the 200 level above, it feels pretty dark, both inside the club and outside in the seats (especially for a night game). Whether it’s a good choice for you depends on what you’re looking for. Do you want to be basking in the sunshine on a sunny weekend day? If so, the UMB Club isn’t for you. But if you like the shade and want to keep cool, then this may be your spot.
The food in the club is also very good. We felt that the variety of foods was pretty much on par with the Cardinals Club, except for one thing: they didn’t have nearly the selection of desserts. Whereas the Cardinals Club had a massive collection of cakes and pies, the Champions Club was limited to cookies and brownies.
In terms of beverages, the club includes all soft drink, beer, wine, and liquor in your ticket price. There’s also in-seat wait service available, so you never have to miss a minute of the game if you don’t want to. Just be sure to tip your servers – “all-inclusive” doesn’t mean that it includes tips.
Overall, the pros of this club are that the food is relatively on par with the Cardinals Club, but at a dramatically lower price point. The seats are fair – there are certainly better seats in the ballpark, so really what you’re paying for is the food, beverage, and club access. If you want something other than typical ballpark fare, then this is a better option than the National Car Rental Club, and definitely a better option than the other all-inclusive areas in the stadium.
We will say this: on a lot of nights, the face price from the Cardinals is less than $150, and we think that’s a very appropriate price for what you’re getting. So we do consider the value proposition to be pretty good on these seats.
National Car Rental Club
Unlike the premium Cardinals Club and UMB Champions Club, the National Car Rental Club falls in between the “premium” label and the “all you can eat” seating at the ballpark.
The reason it falls beneath the “premium clubs” is primarily because of the food choices. While those first two clubs have expansive spreads that include carving stations, a variety of entrees, salads, etc., the National Car Rental Club focuses more on ballpark standards: hot dogs, chicken, nachos, pretzels, etc. There’s often one specialty rotating item being served as well, but it’s just not the “fancy buffet” that is in the other clubs.
But the reason it falls above the all-inclusive seats is because it also includes liquor with your ticket, whereas the all-you-can-eat products only include beer and wine. And one more thing: it also has an indoor club, whereas the all-you-can-eat areas are all exclusively outdoors.
What also sets this club apart is that it offers indoor seating with a view of the game, which neither the Cardinals or UMB Clubs have. There are three rows of indoor seats, as well as two outside seating areas in sections 258 and 259. On a cold day, the indoor seats are great. On a summer day, it’s more about personal preference whether you want to be outside or inside. The outdoor seats are covered, so you’ve got both shade and protection from any weather.
The face value price for the National Car Rental Club ranges from $69 to $275 if you buy tickets from the Cardinals, but resale prices can often be lower. Early in the season the Cardinals will also sometimes discount these tickets via their weekly newsletter, so be sure to sign up for that to get those promotions.
If you can grab tickets here for less than $125, we think it’s a solid value. And if you’re a big drinker, you can up that price a bit.
Legends Club
The Legends Club isn’t a single “club” but a set of party suites on the 200 Level in right field. The suites are sometimes bought out by entire parties, but they’re otherwise sold as individual tickets. Each individual suite features its own bar that includes mixed drinks, wine, beer, and soda. The buffet includes most of the same stuff as the other all-inclusive areas – smoked BBQ brisket, chicken, hot dogs, brats, nachos, desserts, etc. Each suite has an indoor, climate-controlled area and assigned outdoor seats under an awning.
There is also a pricier “Premium Legends Club” which is exactly the same except for some additional food. There is a one-time catering delivery of a chilled shrimp platter, a basket of warm pretzels, and a dessert cart.
Perficient Red Jacket Club
The Red Jacket Club, named after the red jackets that are bestowed unto Cardinals legends when they’re inducted into their Hall of Fame, is like a larger version of the Legends Club. Instead of a bunch of individual suites, it’s a single large section on the 200 Level in right field (next to the right field bleachers). It features a premium buffet and drinks selection very similar to the Legends Club but with the addition of an carving station which will typically have a chef with some fresh-cut meat. There’s an indoor section (with the bar and buffet) that has plenty of seating, but the dedicated seats are outside under an awning, so you shouldn’t be bothered by the sun regardless.
Hoffman Brothers Rooftop (Cardinals Nation – Ballpark Village)
The Cardinals Nation Rooftop (officially the Hoffman Brothers Rooftop) at Ballpark Village is very similar to the National Car Rental Club except that it’s usually much cheaper and outside of the stadium. They have very similar food and drink offerings – hot dogs, nachos, chicken, pretzels, salad, beer, wine, and mixed drinks. It features an indoor buffet and general seating area as well as a large, multi-tier outdoor area. There are two bars, the main one on the lower level as you exit the buffet and a smaller one on the top level. If you’re on the top level, expect full sun for a day game, which is downright unbearable on a hot and humid Missouri summer day. The lower level is mostly shaded and, thankfully, there’s plenty of shaded space to take shelter from the sweltering heat, both indoors and outdoors. The drink rails in the indoor section have nice, unobstructed views, unlike many such sections inside the ballpark.
During the game, there are speakers that play the broadcast audio. Then, between innings, they play the stadium PA audio. It’s a seemingly small detail that adds a lot to creating an engaging experience.
The rooftop has a couple of nice perks that most other clubs don’t have. First, each seat has a QR code that you can scan to bring up a food and drink menu that you can have delivered directly to your seat. It’s a different menu than the buffet and features beer, soda, water, a few entrees including toasted ravioli, and one dessert. Another excellent perk is that it includes access to the excellent Cardinals Hall of Fame and Museum, located on the level below the rooftop. Even if you’re not a Cardinals fan, there’s bound to be something that piques your interest at the museum, which includes non-Cardinals exhibits such as the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League and Negro Leagues.
With tickets ranging from $60-185, this is right in line with the basic all-you-can-eat areas. It would be a shame to visit Busch Stadium and not even enter the stadium, so if this is your first visit, you shouldn’t get rooftop seats unless you’ll be going to multiple games. If that’s the case, the rooftop can be an excellent, cost-effective way to get the full Cardinals experience.
All-You-Can-Eat areas
You’ve probably run across “all-you-can-eat areas” at other ballparks, or just in your normal course of life. But the Cardinals have latched on to this idea with both talons and have squeezed it tight. Putting aside the more premium clubs that we’ve outlined, the Cardinals also have, by our count, eight other all-you-can-eat/drink areas at the ballpark, and the prices for these seats are way more affordable than you might think.
The locations are in various places around the park. The majority of them are in the outfield, including:
- Coca-Cola Scoreboard Patio: center field above Freese’s Landing
- Powerade Bridge: above the 107-111 bleachers in right field
- Coca-Cola Rooftop Deck: above the batters eye in center field
- Scott Credit Union MVP Deck: above section 197 in center field
- Freese’s Landing: underneath the Coca-Cola Scoreboard Patio in center field
A tiny yet similar area existing in left field:
- Left Field Landing: behind sections 168-169 in the left field corner
And then there’s two of them in Ballpark Village across the street:
- Branch Rickey Room
- Cardinals Nation Balcony
There’s definitely a difference between the premium clubs and these other all-you-can-eat areas. First, there’s the environment. The premium clubs all have indoor lounges that you can hang out in that are air conditioned and have seating space. The all you can eat areas are all exclusively outdoors. But some of them have covered seating, while others with exposed seating do have covered areas where you can sit down and eat.
Second, the premium lounges also include liquor, whereas the all-you-can-eat areas are limited to soft drinks and beer. And that’s fine, because those clubs also charge a higher price in order to include liquor. Most people are more than content to stick to beer at a ballgame, and if that’s you, then this seating product works.
But the third difference is the food. While those premium clubs have more expansive spreads and a lot of higher end choices, these areas stick to more of the basics of ballpark fare. But we’re not going to undersell how much the Cardinals include into that list. We’ve done these areas multiple times, and the menu almost always included the following:
- Hot dogs
- Brats/sausages
- Chicken
- Brisket
- Garden salads
- Make your own nachos
- Cookies and brownies
And the quality of all of this is very, very, very decent. No, I’m not going to say that this is the best ballpark food I’ve ever eaten. But I want to make this clear: of all the all-you-can-eat tickets we’ve tried in MLB ballparks, we find that the Cardinals are the most consistent, and, honestly, the most consistently not cheap with their offerings. It’s so easy to get all excited about all-you-can-eat, just to be disappointed with how crappy the food was. But the Cardinals do it properly, and it’s important to us to point out when a team/ballpark treats its fans well. The food is very decent, the selection is wider than we find in a lot of places, and when you’re leaving it doesn’t feel like the team was just out to squeeze a few more bucks out of fans while making a barely passing effort. Nice job, Cardinals!
As for cost, on the cheapest nights, these areas can cost as little as $56, and if you sign up for the Cardinals weekly newsletter, you’ll sometimes see some early and late season specials for even less than that.
Area Type of seats Are seats covered? Other available areas to sit? Lowest vs. Average Price Notes
Coca-Cola Scoreboard Patio Railings with standard chairs No Yes, covered $56 / $96 Largest section, biggest food display, seating area is closest to field and home plate
Powerade Bridge High top chairs w/railings Row A no, Row B yes No $56 / $106 Only two rows, easy to get in/out
Coca-Cola Rooftop Deck High top and standard chairs w/railings Row A yes, Rows B&C no No $56 / $108 Front row is uncovered, other rows are covered
Scott Credit Union MVP Deck High top chairs w/railings Yes No $56 / $106 Only two rows, feels very private
Freese’s Landing High top chairs w/railings Yes No $56 / $107 Buried underneath overhang, dark, distant, poor depth perspective
Left Field Landing High top and standard chairs w/railings Some No $56 / $106 Decent view, closest to concourse, but most cramped
How to pick an all-you-can-eat seat
With so many different all-you-can-eat areas available to you, trying to pick one can be a little confusing.
It’s absolutely important to know that the food in all of the all-you-can-eat areas is exactly the same. When you’re trying to choose between them, you’re choosing based on price and view – that’s it.
In our opinion, here’s how you’d pick between them (and how we’d rank them):
- Closest seats to the field: Coca-Cola Scoreboard Patio
For night games, we like these the best because the seats are closest to the field. It also has the biggest buffet space, and they tend to pay more attention to refilling and cleaning this area than any of the others.
- Best for people who can’t sit still: Powerade Bridge
If you’re the type of person who likes to stand, sit, stand, sit, you can do it here without bothering your neighbors. Easiest to get in/out of your seat and get to the food.
- Best for being in the shade: Scott Credit Union MVP Deck
There’s only two rows, both under cover, and it feels sort of private. If you had a bigger group, we’d say this would be the way to go. Best for day games if you want shade.
And then there’s the rest:
- Coca-Cola Rooftop: it’s fine, but it just feels like there’s more navigation to get from your seats to the food. First row is uncovered, second row is iffy, third row is full shade.
- Left Field Landing: it’s just too jammed into a corner. You’re right on top of your neighbors.
- Freese’s Landing: we’d rather not. Buried under the concourse, it’s dark, too far from the field, and there’s a walkway in front of it. This is not recommended.
Bottom Line
Busch Stadium may be one of the more difficult places to pick a seat. There are views to consider, food options to consider, shade issues to consider – it’s a little puzzling.
We say: if you’re just coming for one game, get a seat with a great view, whether that’s downstairs, in the 200-Level Redbird Club, or upstairs behind home plate. If you’re here for multiple games, then consider adding an all-you-can-eat or premium club ticket to your cart. And if you’ve got a third day and want to keep costs down, either head to the Budweiser Terrace, or find yourself a value ticket somewhere in the lower bowl.
