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1250 Strassner, St Louis, Missouri 63144
$$, Asian
3171 S. Grand, St Louis, Missouri
Pita is baked in this Lebanese restaurant’s attached bakery. Middle Eastern fare, from shawarma to kebabs, is authentic and generously portioned. The tabbouleh salad is famous.
$$, Food & Beverage, Greek, Mediterranean, Retail, South City, Vegetarian
Photograph by Kevin A. Roberts
3229 Washington Avenue, St Louis, Missouri
Arguably the best brewpub menu in the metro area is found at the brewery’s Grove location, where specials are written on the blackboard countertop.
$, American, Bar/Pub, Continental, South City, The Grove
1629 Tower Grove, St Louis, Missouri 63110
Using fresh bread as its foundation, this bakery/café in Botanical Heights blends sandwiches, salads, and soups with a lively space.
$$, 101 Best Restaurants 2016, American, Bakery, Best Restaurants 2018, South City
Photography by Kevin A. Roberts
10701 Watson Rd, St Louis, Missouri 63127
This in Sunset Hills serves old-school fare—family-style salads, long-aged steaks, and batter-fried lobster tails—at its finest.
$$$$, Best Restaurants 2018, South County, Steakhouse
Photo by Kevin A. Roberts
3177 S. Grand, St Louis, Missouri 63118
The lively patio, well-designed dining room, and quirky third-floor bar charms. The vegan and vegetarian fare—with such inspired dishes as “chorizo” tamales—even satisfies a carnivore.
$$, Outdoor Seating, Reservations Accepted, South City, South Grand, Vegan, Vegetarian
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3600 Watson Road, St Louis, Missouri 63109
This nationally recognized stalwart is known for its lobster risotto and a romantic but lively vibe.
$$, 101 Best Restaurants 2016, Best Restaurants 2018, Italian, Reservations Accepted, South City
6803 Southwest Avenue, St Louis, Missouri 63143
Simple, solid Southwestern fare is executed with precision and flair in a classic diner setting. Favorites include a New Mexico–style breakfast burrito and Jonathan’s Famous Fiery Scramble.
$, 101 Best Restaurants 2016, American, American Southern, Outdoor Seating, South City, Tex-Mex
4198 Manchester Avenue, St Louis, Missouri 63110
Peruse an unreal menu of cocktails and an uncommon “wild tapas” menu. And consider reserving the garden patio and its refurbished French conservatory.
$$, 101 Best Restaurants 2016, Best Restaurants 2018, Central American, Outdoor Seating, Reservations Accepted, South City, Tapas, The Grove
7201 Picadilly Avenue, St Louis, Missouri 63143
Served with sides like Grandma used to make, the fried chicken sports a crisp, salty crust that begs for hot sauce and honey.
$$, American, South City
2312 South Jefferson, St Louis, Missouri 63104
The 15-seat café features inventive toasts, melts, bread puddings, daily soups, weekend specials, and flavored nut milks. For the holidays, order the sauces, jams, preserves, pickles, salsas, and take-and-bake dressing.
$, 101 Best Restaurants 2016, Games, High Chairs/Boosters, South City
3467 Hampton, St Louis, Missouri 63139
A sausage breakfast sandwich will change your morning. The aioli-dabbed porchetta sandwich transforms your afternoon. KNEAD’s a bright, tiny place with communal seating that turns out painstakingly crafted breads. Plan to take home a sourdough loaf.
$, Bakery, South County, Tower Grove Park
1641 Tower Grove, St Louis, Missouri 63110
Familiar Chinese-American fare woks a different way, with salt cod Rangoon and kung pao fried chicken. It’s a culinary adventure on which your perceptions are challenged in delicious ways.
$$, Best Restaurants 2018, Chinese, South City
3173 Morgan Ford Rd, St Louis, Missouri 63116
Serving “slow food fast,” The Dam is ideal if you’re starving or if you just want a small batch of fries, served fresh from the oil with a choice of 10-plus sauces.
$, American, South City
4168 Juniata, St Louis, Missouri 63116
Potstickers here are outre. The familiar browned dumplings are loaded with distinctly offbeat, delicious fillings, from tikka masala to cherry pie.
$$, Asian, Best Restaurants 2018, South City
4611 Macklind Ave, St Louis, Missouri 63109
The eclectic menu reflects the worldly travels and imaginative tastes of owner Nhat Nguyen and his staff.
4140 Manchester Avenue, St Louis, Missouri 63110
This eclectic landing spot for the post–1 a.m. crowd offers a deep roster of classic cocktails and eats that straddle the border between traditional Mexican and Tex-Mex.
$$, Mexican, South City, The Grove
5800 Southwest Ave., St Louis, Missouri 63139
Upscale neighborhood food is served without the upscale pretense in a two-story building resembling a house.
$$, American, South City, Vegan, Vegetarian
1727 Park Avenue, St Louis, Missouri
For pub staples like pot roast sandwiches and fish and (homemade) chips, the first distillery brewpub in Missouri is a solid choice.
$$, Bar/Pub, Lafayette Square, New American
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816 Geyer Avenue, St Louis, Missouri 63104
There’s a bustling patio scene, and the music is rocking on weekends. For Sunday brunch, consider the decadent bread pudding French toast. And dinner? Try a great gumbo with braised chicken and house-made cornbread.
Cajun & Creole, New American, Soulard
2101 Chouteau, St Louis, Missouri 63103
The beef is top-notch, exquisitely prepared, but don’t overlook such specialties as roasted bone marrow and cauliflower “steak.”
$$$, $$$$, Best Restaurants 2018, Lafayette Square, Steakhouse
1915 Park Avenue, St Louis, Missouri 63104
There’s a definite NOLA air here. Maybe it’s the aroma of jambalaya or blackened shrimp. Just as likely, it’s the laid back, Garden District vibe, combining linen napkin service and a relaxed charm.
$$, Best Restaurants 2018, Cajun & Creole, Lafayette Square, South City
3407 Olive, St Louis, Missouri 63103
Urbane lounge meets sushi joint. The interior is swank, cool; the menu is wrapped around good sushi, teriyaki, and other Japanese specialties.
$$$, Best Restaurants 2018, Japanese, Midtown, Sushi
3224 Locust, St Louis, Missouri 63103
Among the best breakfast places around, Turn serves such surprises as corncake arepas with chorizo and eggs. The “biscuit flight” with housemade jams is also phenomenal. The airy, comfortable place features groovy record album décor.
$$, American, Best Restaurants 2018, Grand Center, Midtown
1000 Spruce Street, St Louis, Missouri 63102
This sports bar offers a from-scratch menu of pub favorites, tons of TVs, and a great beer selection. It’s enough to keep any sports lover happy.
$$, American, Bar/Pub, Downtown
410 Market Street, St Louis, Missouri 63102
For many St. Louisans, this legendary place defines decorous dining. It’s a panoply of tableside presentations, genteel service, and a lavish atmosphere that’s just short of ostentatious.
$$$$, 101 Best Restaurants 2016, Best Restaurants 2018, Downtown, Italian
1 S. Broadway, St Louis, Missouri 63102
Famous for its wraparound vistas,Three Sixty has fire pits and cocktails that make for convivial gatherings.The menu’s a modern take on tapas, with fish tacos and individual pizzas. It’s hip, chic and often busy.
$$, 101 Best Restaurants 2016, American, Best Restaurants 2018, Downtown, Tapas
1511 Washington, St Louis, Missouri 63103
Those amazing pies with a toasted ravioli crust are acclaimed, but don’t overlook the delightful sandwiches, including one packed with house-made meatballs and a blanket of gooey mozzarella.
$$, Bar/Pub, Downtown, Pizza
1000 Washington Ave., St Louis, Missouri 63103
All of your favorite Thai dishes— noodles, curries, and soups—are served in an elegant setting.
$$, Asian, Downtown, Sushi
2100 Locust Street, St Louis, Missouri 63103
St. Louis’ first brewpub knew that in this town, it would have to get the food right, as well as the beer.
$$, Bar/Pub, Continental, Downtown
999 E. Second, St Louis, Missouri 63102
It has steaks. Surprised? No. You know what the place is: a famous chain with top-quality meat and a luxurious atmosphere.
$$$$, Downtown, Steakhouse
1234 Washington Avenue, St Louis, Missouri 63103
This is one of the few downtown eateries open into the wee hours, and many a night’s revelry concludes here.
$$, American, Downtown
1405 Washington, St Louis, Missouri 63103
Perhaps the city’s only restaurant to make “Asian fusion” worthwhile, Hiro serves up such imaginative dishes as the San-Pei Chicken Claypot. Ramen with pork belly is a must-try.
$$$, 101 Best Restaurants 2016, Asian, Best Restaurants 2018, Downtown
635 Washington Ave, St Louis, Missouri 63101
Downtown’s Mercantile Exchange is home to the revival of Gringo, which once peddled street tacos and other Mexican fare in the CWE.
$$, Downtown, Kid Friendly, Mexican, Outdoor Seating, Tacos
999 North Second Street, St Louis, Missouri 63102
Dinner’s lovely at Gerard Craft’s classy addition to the Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis. Enjoy a leisurely drink and shareable nibbles on the airy, couch-comfortable rooftop.
$$$, Best Restaurants 2018, Breakfast, Dinner, Downtown, Lunch
5226 Shaw Ave., St Louis, Missouri 63110
Celeb photos line the walls of this iconic downtown spot where locals and tourists mix. The menu’s a textbook of Italian-American dishes: pastas, veal, steaks, chicken—and a stupendous seafood risotto.
$$$, Best Restaurants 2018, Chesterfield, Far West County, Italian, Maryland Heights, The Hill
20 South 4th Street, St Louis, Missouri 63102
Beef gets all the attention, though savvy diners at this splendidly formal eatery in the shadow of the Arch often opt for such specialties as chicken Gorgonzola and spinaci scallops.
736 S. Broadway Street, St Louis, Missouri 63102
Live music nightly makes les bon temps rouler, but those charbroiled oysters, jambalaya, and catfish don’t hurt. It’s not a dive but instead a dip; don’t be put off by the scruffy exterior.
$$, Cajun & Creole, Downtown, Outdoor Seating
Photographs by Kevin A. Roberts
1004 Locust Street, St Louis, Missouri 63101
Bridge is all about upscale noshing: cheese and charcuterie platters, along with offbeat but delicious snacks such as duck tacos.
$$, American, Best Restaurants 2018, Downtown, Outdoor Seating
10 South Broadway, St Louis, Missouri 63102
The glossy, sophisticated bar tucked into the ground floor of the Equitable Building shares both kitchen and ownership with Tony’s.
$$, American, Dinner, Downtown, Lunch
1200 North 1st Street, St Louis, Missouri 63102
This time portal back to the genteel era of dinner-jacketed waiters, swanky cocktails, and stockyards of beef manages to make “dated” a very good (if pricey) thing.
$$$$, American, Downtown, Steakhouse
2000 Washington, St Louis, Missouri 63103
Housed in a spacious vintage firehouse, St. Louis’ only cidery serves light eats and locally pressed ciders.
4601 State Highway K, St Louis, Missouri 63368
$$$, American, Steakhouse
5224 Columbia Avenue, St Louis, Missouri
Deli, Food & Beverage, Retail
4101 Laclede, St Louis, Missouri 63108
Juniper feels like a pop-up restaurant that (fortunately) decided to stick around long-term.
$$, 101 Best Restaurants 2016, American Southern, Best New Restaurants 2015, Best Restaurants 2018, Central West End
3524 Washington (inside KDHX community radio), St Louis, Missouri 63103
Chef Rob Connoley reinvents breakfast and lunch staples in colorful, whimsical ways.
$$, American, Best Restaurants 2018, Midtown
706 Demun, St Louis, Missouri 63105
An all-star kitchen crew executes renowned restaurateur Matt McGuire's vision of a neighborhood Italian restaurant, boasting items like wood-roasted black cod and tonnarelli with morels, favas, and asiago.
$$, Best Restaurants 2018, Clayton, Italian
Photo by Gregg Goldman
8600 Olive Blvd., St Louis, Missouri 63132
$$, Vietnamese
137 Carondelet, St Louis, Missouri 63105
This restaurant is a throwback to the days when green-coated servers pushed guéridon carts through fine dining rooms.
$$$$, 101 Best Restaurants 2016, American, Best New Restaurants 2015, Best Restaurants 2018, Dinner, Metro East
Photographer: Kevin A. Roberts
14 N. Central, St Louis, Missouri 63105
Steamed buns and cocktails don’t always go hand in hand, but that’s exactly what diners will find at this Clayton addition, where general manager Ben Bauer (formerly of the Libertine) pairs cocktails with Asian-inspired fare.
$$, Asian, Best Restaurants 2018, Clayton
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