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Jalea
Peruvian
Roasted corn lands on the table before you've even opened the menu, which is a good sign at this Peruvian restaurant tucked into Old St. Charles. Chef Andrew Cisneros runs a menu built around ceviche, fried seafood, and slow-cooked pork, with shortbread alfajores from a local bakeshop closing things out. The room draws a crowd that looks genuinely happy to be there, which in St. Charles on a weeknight is its own kind of achievement.
The awards strongest first
- Eater The 38 Best Restaurants in St. Louis, Missouri
- St. Louis Magazine Best restaurants in St. Louis
One number, weighted & current 74
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
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Carretillero
“Start with the must-try carretillero, which combines ceviche clasico, various fried seafoods, plantain chips, and aji lime mayo.”
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Pork belly
“For the main event, go for the pork belly, which comes with a serving of the traditional potato-bacon stew carapulcra and fragrant garlic rice.”
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Alfajores
“For dessert, the alfajores by Esther’s Bakeshop are shortbread cookies sandwiched around a decadent dulce de leche filling, a sweet yet light finish.”
Eater
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