St. Louis, Missouri, is known for its river views and breathtaking architecture. Not so commonly known is the fact that within the city you’ll find numerous first-rate restaurants serving up international and diverse dishes. From vegan to barbeque, Peruvian to Italian, there truly is something for everyone, even the pickiest of eaters. Here are the ten best restaurants in St. Louis.
10. Death in the Afternoon
You’ll want to eat at Death in the Afternoon three times a day, and technically you can, seeing as how the restaurant is open for brunch, lunch, and dinner. The food ranges from steamed buns with fish sauce pickles, daikon carrot slaw, kimchi, and pork belly, to cornmeal pancakes with apple butter and fried pig tails.
9. Tree House
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Vegetarian restaurant Tree House serves up healthy, ethical, and eclectic cuisine from all over the world. The menu features vegan crabcakes, wild mushroom stuffed ravioli, mung bean noodles with raw vegetables and a kaffir-lime peanut sauce, dim sum dumplings, and fair trade organic coffee.
8. Iron Barley Eating Establishment
Iron Barley Eating Establishment has everything you could hope for in a restaurant; late-night music, craft beer, and a menu featuring some of the best comfort food in Missouri. Think jalapeno stuffed shrimp wrapped in bacon, an oak roasted chicken sandwich, schnitzel, pulled pork ravioli, and a bacon bourbon brownie.
7. Mango
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You’ll find Peruvian food made modern at restaurant Mango. The Solterito dish contains quinoa, cherry tomatoes, fava beans, avocado, potato, choclo, queso fresco, red pepper, and parsley, with a citrus vinaigrette. If you’re looking for something different for dinner tonight, look no further.
6. Broadway Oyster Bar
Craving Cajun grub? Broadway Oyster Bar is the real deal, whipping up dishes like alligator tacos, fried crawfish tails, crab dip, Prince Edward Island mussels, jambalaya, gumbo ya ya, shrimp and grits, blackened tuna fajitas, crawfish mac and cheese, and a lobster and wild mushroom pasta.
5. Blood & Sand
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Blood & Sand is a members-only restaurant that allows you to dine on a trial basis your first visit. While it may sound odd, this is a club worth joining. Not only is it beautifully decorated and boasts a stellar staff, their menu features the likes of Japanese cuttlefish, oxtail gratin, grilled rack of lamb, and truffled tater tots.
4. Farmhaus
Farmhaus’ farm-to-table approach supports local agriculture, always utilizing fresh ingredients. Their menu is ever-changing yet continually delicious. Past dishes have included a carbonara with garlic-thyme cream and house bacon, dry-aged ribeye, and grilled grouper fish with horseradish potato puree and onion raisin chutney.
3. The Shaved Duck
Let’s do Monday right with some delicious smoked-meats at The Shaved Duck. Open at 11am. #cuisine
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The Shaved Duck makes Southern food their specialty, serving up duck confit, smoked chicken wings with a mango, ginger, and habanero bbq sauce, tri-tip sandwiches, buttermilk cornbread with honey butter, smoked tomato and pepper chilli, cherrywood baby back ribs, and a brisket burger.
2. Pappy’s Smokehouse
The Memphis-style St. Louis barbeque at Pappy’s Smokehouse is a meat-lover’s dream come true. You’ll find all of your favourite barbeque staples; pulled pork, pulled chicken, beef brisket, turkey breast, spicy sausage, and burnt ends. With sides like sweet potato fries, fried corn on the cob, green beams, and applesauce.
1. Tony’s
linguine with shrimp and lobster
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The menu at upscale Italian restaurant Tony’s is top-notch, no wonder the restaurant is a local favourite. Dishes include seared sea scallops with black truffles, fresh clam linguine with pancetta, spinach salad with avocado, chicken with blood oranges, black olives, and fennel, beef tenderloin with foie gras, and roasted salmon.
