Photo by Kevin A. Roberts
The Heritage Hog Ham offered at Annie Gunn's
This article is part of The Best Soups & Sandwiches in St. Louis feature included in St. Louis Magazine's December 2018 issue.
What ticks all the grilled cheese boxes—even the ones we didn’t know existed? The Sweet & Salty at The Wolf Cafe: mild Gouda, slightly sharp cheddar, and creamy goat cheese, grilled on sourdough, dusted with pink Himalayan sea salt, and drizzled with honey. 15480 Clayton.
Kingside Diner will make you any kind of grilled cheese you want. Resist the urge and order the caprese: mozzarella, tomato, and pesto with a balsamic reduction on country white bread, like a pizza in grilled cheese form. 4651 Maryland.
“Is one of these cheeses…” we started to inquire of the Ultimate Grilled Cheese at Piccadilly at Manhattan. “It’s Velveeta,” our server finished. With American, Swiss, and the aforementioned ingredient on crusty bread, it’s both basic and deliciously genius. 7201 Piccadilly.
“Burger Bar” might be in the name, but Stacked also turns out a complex grilled cheese doctored with spinach, tomato, a honey-thyme balsamic glaze, and two cheeses: gooey goat inside and Parmesan outside, crusted over sourdough. 7637 Ivory.
Annie Gunn’s grilled cheese (pictured above) boasts house-cured heritage hog ham, Comté Gruyère, and a show-stopping local pear mustard all piled on toasted rye. 16806 Chesterfield Airport.
