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Balkan Treat Box
Eastern European
The glowing copper-clad wood-fired oven at the center of the open kitchen tells you everything about priorities here. This lo-fi Balkan canteen in Webster Groves started as a food truck and kept the chaotic energy, with lines outside and regulars still debating what to order. Smoky kebabs, brown butter hummus, spectacular flatbreads. Chef Loryn Nalic holds a James Beard Award for Best Chef: Midwest.
The awards strongest first
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Winner · Best Chef: Midwest · Loryn Nalic
- The Infatuation The Best Burgers In America
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Nominee · Best Chef: Midwest · Loryn Nalic
- Bon Appétit America's Best New Restaurants
- Eater The 38 Best Restaurants in St. Louis, Missouri
- St. Louis Magazine Best restaurants in St. Louis
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Midwest · Loryn Nalic
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Midwest · Loryn Nalic
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
- The Infatuation The Best Restaurants in St. Louis
One number, weighted & current 93
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
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Pide
“First timers should get the pide, a flatbread topped with cheese, smoky ajvar, kajmak, and fresh herbs.”
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Lahmacun
“The lahmacun (Turkish rolled flatbread) alone is enough to justify the line that regularly stretches out the door.”
Eater -
Pljeskavica
“without them, you don’t get the wood-grilled pljeskavica.”
The Infatuation
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