St. Louis restaurant openings, closings, and coming soons: January 2019

The "ins, outs, and almosts" in metro St. Louis for January 2019

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The following list is accurate as of a late January press date. A condensed version will be published in SLM's March 2019 issue.

Editor’s Note: After last month's wacky anomaly, a sense of normalcy returned to this page this month, with restaurant openings outpacing closings by roughly a 2:1 margin. While the closing of the venerable West End Grill & Pub was unfortunate, we were told that young, able operators would soon take over the space. Regarding openings, a new French restaurant, 808 Maison, opened stealthily, while Adam Altnether and Chris Kelling's highly-anticipated Elmwood opened to an expected chorus of trumpets and huzzahs. The biggest news of the month, however, occurred on its final day, when restaurateur Dave Bailey switched concepts — during dinner service! — transforming L'Acadiane into POP, a bubbles-themed restaurant that ventures well beyond champagne.

Changes and additions after publication date are in boldface.

Closings:

  • Beale on Broadway: 701 S Broadway, January 3
  • Shawarma King: 517 Melville, January 12
  • West End Grill & Pub: 5354 N. Boyle, January 12
  • Mandarin Lounge: 44 Maryland Plz, January 18
  • Bing Bing: 567-A Melville, January 26
  • Earthbound Satellite: 1921 S. Ninth (inside Soulard Preservation Hall), January 31 
  • Kemoll’s: 211 N. Broadway, January 31 (announced, moving)
  • L'Acadiane: 1915 Park, January 31
  • McArthur’s Bakery: 210 N. Kirkwood, January 31 (announced)
  • McArthur’s Bakery: 158 Long, January 31 (announced)

Openings:

  • 808 Maison (808 Lounge at Molly’s): 808 Geyer, January 3
  • Kitchen House Coffee (Feraro’s Pizza): 7700 Ivory, January 3
  • Old Herald Brewery & Distillery: 115 E. Clay, Collinsville, Ill, January 3
  • Firenza Pizza (SanSai Japanese Grill): 20 Allen, January 8
  • Kingside Diner: 8025 Bonhomme, January 8 (second location)
  • Sultān Mediterranean Cuisine (Erney’s 32 Degrees): 4200 Manchester, January 12
  • Chicken Salad Chick (Pie Five Pizza): 17215 Chesterfield Airport, January 15
  • Elmwood: 2704 Sutton, January 22
  • Guerrilla Street Food: 2236 First Capitol (inside Two Plumbers Brewery + Arcade), January 23
  • Copia (Elephant Bar): 1085 West County Center, January 24
  • Fitz’s South County: 5244 S. Lindbergh, January 25
  • P’sghetti’s: 932 Meramec Station, January 28
  • POP, Sparkling Bar & Restaurant (L'Acadiane): 1915 Park, February 1 (announced)

Coming Soon:

  • Breakaway Cafe: 8418 Natural Bridge, early February (reopening)
  • Kimchi Guys (Drunken Fish): 612 N. Second, early February
  • Layla (Milagro Modern Mexican): 20 Allen, early February
  • AO&Co.: 1641 Tower Grove, mid-February
  • Bait: 4239 Lindell, mid-February
  • Balkan Treat Box (Stratton's Cafe): 8103 Big Bend, mid-February
  • Café Coeur: 10477 Old Olive, late February
  • Craft (Big Bear Grill): 16524 Manchester, late February
  • Form Skybar: 705 Olive, late February
  • Fried (Red Oak Biscuits): 1330 Washington, late February
  • Good Bowl (Tropical Liqueurs): 1800 S. 10th (inside The DogHaus), late February
  • Il Palato (Remy's Kitchen & Wine Bar): 222 S. Bemiston, late February
  • The DogHaus (Tropical Liqueurs): 1800 S. 10th, late February
  • Clementine's Naughty and Nice Creamery: 4715 Macklind, February
  • Freezing Moo: 42 THF, February
  • Masala Indian & Pakistani Cuisine (Thai Café): 6170 Delmar, February
  • Mellow Mushroom: 4716 Mid Rivers Mall, February
  • Petrichor Brewing: 7434 Village Center, O’Fallon, Mo., February
  • Utah Station: 1956 Utah, February
  • Guerrilla Street Food (Big Baby Q and Smokehouse): 11658 Dorsett, early March
  • The Midwestern Meat & Drink (Flying Saucer): 900 Spruce, early March
  • Lemonshark Poke: 33 N. Central, mid-March
  • Cobalt Smoke & Sea (Gas House Grill): 12643 Olive, mid-March
  • Hi-Pointe Drive-In (Porano Pasta): 634 Washington, late March
  • Prime 55 Restaurant & Lounge (Vietnam Style): 6100 Delmar, late March
  • Garbanzo Mediterranean Fresh (Zoup!): 810 N. New Ballas, March
  • Bulrush: 3307 Washington, early April
  • BEAST Butcher & Block: 4156 Manchester, late April
  • Everest Café & Bar: West Port Plaza, April
  • Shark Bar (Howl at the Moon): 601 Clark, April
  • 1798 BBQ: 5210 Highway N, Cottleville, May
  • Chao Baan: 4089 Chouteau, spring
  • Duck Donuts: 1651 Clarkson, spring (first Missouri location)
  • Robata (Bradford’s Pub): 720 Westport Plaza, spring
  • Salt + Smoke (Little Hills Winery): 501 S. Main, St. Charles, Mo., spring
  • Smokee Mo’s: 110 Old Meramec Station, spring
  • Diego's (Momos Ouzaria Taverna): 630 North & South, late spring
  • Nudo House: 6105-A Delmar, late spring
  • The Last Kitchen & Bar: 1501 Washington (inside The Last Hotel), early June

Moving:

  • Kemoll’s: from 211 N. Broadway to Kemoll’s Chop House at 323 Westport Plaza (Dierdorf & Hart’s), mid-February

Did we miss anything?  Let us know in the comments section below.

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