-
Vegetables get top billing here, not as an afterthought but as the whole argument, with meat from the wood-fired grill playing a supporting role. This is fine dining from a team with Blue Hill at Stone Barns roots, and it shows in the precision without the stiffness. The airy, linen-white room suits the cooking's restraint. A James Beard Outstanding Restaurant nominee, Vicia has been a reason to fly into St. Louis for years.
The awards strongest first
- AAA Four Diamonds
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Nominee · Outstanding Restaurant
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Nominee · Emerging Chef · Jane Sacro Chatham
- Eater The Best New Restaurants in America
- Eater The 38 Best Restaurants in St. Louis, Missouri
- St. Louis Magazine Best restaurants in St. Louis
- James Beard Awards 2022 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Bar Program
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Restaurateur · Michael and Tara Gallina and Aaron Martinez - Take Root Hospitality
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Restaurateur · Michael Gallina, Tara Gallina, and Aaron Martinez - Take Root Hospitality
- James Beard Awards 2022 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program
One number, weighted & current 92
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
-
Carrots cooked in beef fat
“Inside the formal dining room, the Gallinas put avant-garde preparations of vegetables center stage, like carrots cooked in beef fat or chicken-fried oyster mushrooms with lovage, buttermilk, and kohlrabi.”
Eater -
Chicken-fried oyster mushrooms
“Inside the formal dining room, the Gallinas put avant-garde preparations of vegetables center stage, like carrots cooked in beef fat or chicken-fried oyster mushrooms with lovage, buttermilk, and kohlrabi.”
Eater -
Peekytoe crab bucatini
“Supporting acts come from meats cooked on the wood-fired grill and items like peekytoe crab bucatini.”
Eater
Reviews
Sign in to write a review.
No reviews yet
Reviews never count toward the Eat Score.
The neighbors closest first
- Aloft by Marriott St. Louis Cortex Stay · 78
- Retreat Gastropub Eat · 61
- Home2 Suites by Hilton St. Louis/Forest Park Stay · 78
- Little Lucy Eat · 61
- DoubleTree by Hilton St. Louis Forest Park Stay · 78
- Chao Baan Eat · 52
- Neon Greens Eat · 52
- Brasserie by Niche Bistro Eat · 82
Something wrong with this entry? Tell us. Closed, moved, miscategorized: we want to know.