Courtesy Holy Mole
Tuna Ceviche, a dish from the former Milagro Modern Mexican, is now on the menu at Holy Mole, a ghost kitchen operating out of Mission Taco Joint's commissary in Webster Groves.
The following list is accurate as of a late-January press date.
In January 2020, seven restaurants closed, compared to three in 2021—a positive note to start the new year. The month's openings are led by Tai Ke Shabu Shabu and include UKRAFT, which opened in Peabody Plaza. Several restaurants moved, including the flagship Pasta House, Nami Ramen, and Coma Coffee Roasters, which relocated across the office lobby to the former Blue Sky Tower Grill space. And two more ghost kitchens, Holy Mole and Bu-N-S, made their debuts this month as well.
CLOSINGS:
- The Stellar Hog: 5623 Leona, January 3 (temporary closure)
- Vegan Deli & Butcher: 524 S. Main, St. Charles, January 17
- The Wheelhouse: 1000 Spruce, January 19 (temporary closure)
- Start Bar: 1000 Spruce, January 19 (temporary closure)
- Lemmons Restaurant: 5800 Gravois, January 21 (closed for winter)
Courtesy Tai Ke Shabu Shabu
The bar at Shabu Shabu has built-in induction burners for heating the DIY cooking pots.
OPENINGS:
- Revival Meat & 3 (food truck): January 4
- The Pasta House Co: Moved to 8831 Ladue (Giovanni’s Kitchen), January 4
- Tai Ke Shabu Shabu: 9626 Olive (LuLu Asian Kitchen), January 4
- Holy Mole: 286 East (delivery-only ghost kitchen from Mission Taco Joint), January 5
Courtesy Nami Ramen
Char Kway Teow, a recent special at Nami Ramen
- Nami Ramen: Moved to 278 N. Skinker (Bobo Noodle House), January 7
- St. Louis Kolache: 5936 Southwest (additional location), January 9
- UKRAFT (6 North Café): 701 Market, January 17
- Have A Cow Cattle Company: 2742 Lafayette, January 20
- Old Bridgeview Brewing: 16 E. Front, Washington, Missouri, January 21
- Sulaiman's Cafe (Bombay Food Junkies): 3578 Adie, January 21
- Bu-N-S: 6997 Chippewa (pop-up inside River’s Edge Social), January 26
- Coma Coffee Roasters: Moved to 1034 S. Brentwood (Blue Sky Tower Grill), January 26
- Spike's Public House: 4 E. Washington, Millstadt, Il., January 27 (additional location)
COMING SOON:
- Boo Coo: 1031 Lynch (Oaked), early February
- Honey Bee's Biscuits + Good Eats: Food truck, early February
- Rec Hall: 800 S. Duchesne, St. Charles, early February
- The Stellar Hog: 40 Clarkson-Wilson Center (Subway), early February
- Loaded: Elevated Nachos: 1450 Beale, #130, St. Charles, mid-February
- Wineology: 3767 New Town, St. Charles, February
- Casa Don Alfonso: 100 Carondelet Plaza (The Restaurant), mid-March
- Terror Tacos: 3191 S. Grand (Baida Moroccan Restaurant), March
- Uncle Julio’s: 1701 S. Lindbergh, March
- Boardwalk Waffles & Ice Cream: 4348 Telegraph, April (additional location)
- City Foundry STL: 214 S. Vandeventer, late spring
- Amy's Cake Pop Shop and Boozy Bites: 7961 Big Bend, spring
- Beets & Bones: 8401 Maryland (Northwest Coffee), spring
- The Golden Hoosier: 3707 S. Kingshighway, spring
- Hi-Pointe Drive-In: 531 W. Hwy. 50, O’Fallon, Illinois, spring
- International Tap House: 6217 Delmar, spring
- The Patty Wagon: Food trailer from Mac’s Local Eats, spring
- Salt + Smoke: 1 Cardinal Way (Ballpark Village), spring
- Sauce on the Side: Streets of St. Charles, spring
- Super Smokers BBQ: 9525 Gravois, spring
- Boardwalk Waffles & Ice Cream: 465 Union, mid-May
- Boardwalk Waffles & Ice Cream: 1001 Russell, May
- Byrd & Barrel: 2652 Hampton (Bobby’s Place), early summer
- 801 Grill: 2012 S. Lindbergh, summer
- Boardwalk Waffles & Ice Cream (Miss M's Candy Boutique): 500 N. Grand, summer (additional location)
- Chicken Out: 10463 Manchester, summer
- Giovanni's on the Hill: 5201 Shaw (reopening after 2019 fire), summer
- Rec Hall: 3676 Market (at The Armory), summer
Photography by Kevin A. Roberts
Upstairs at Tony's, Anthony's Bar is anchored by a spirited painting by the late LeRoy Neiman. The 56-seat space features a curved bar top, oval ceiling with recessed lighting, and extensive use of cherry paneling and trim.
MOVING:
- Tony’s and Anthony’s Bar: From 410 Market to 105 Carondelet Plz., late winter
- Bennie's Pizza Pub: From 124 E. Main, Belleville, Illinois, to 113 E. Main (Panera), March
- Bolyard’s Meat & Provisions: From 2810 Sutton to 2733 Sutton, spring
- Kingside Diner: From 4651 Maryland Plaza to 236 N. Euclid, spring
Did we miss anything? Let us know in the comments section below.
Follow George on Twitter and Instagram, or email him at gmahe@stlmag.com. For more from St. Louis Magazine, subscribe or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
