History
Beffa's began in 1898 when Anselmo (Sam) Beffa came over from Switzerland and opened a saloon on the Southeast corner of Olive and Beaumont Streets. Sam was joined by his brother Attilio (Till) in 1900. When the hard times of Prohibition came along in 1929 the brothers began serving sandwiches. Eventually Attilio's two sons Robert and Francis and their sister Marie took over and moved Beffa's to its current lcoation at 2700 Olive in 1966. Today, Michael Beffa, the 3rd Generation is still proudly serving Saint Louis.