The Best Places to Eat and Stay in Saint Louis
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Wood-burning oven margherita pizza and tortellini en brodo share a menu at this family-friendly pizza and pasta osteria, the kind of place that makes you wonder why anyone ever chose between a slice shop and an Italian trattoria. The chef collective behind it, a genuine collaboration rather than a celebrity vanity project, has serious fine-dining pedigree, and the result is crowd-pleasing food that doesn't talk down to anyone. Easy parking, which in St. Louis is half the battle.
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Rank 89. Lona's Lil Eats
Yunnan
Yunnan province cooking, where the flavor map runs spicy and sour rather than rich and savory, is the whole point at this fast-casual spot. The chef grew up near the borders of Thailand and Vietnam, and her handmade dumplings, chile eggplant, and lime-ginger peanut salad taste like it. A veggie sampler lets you graze across most of the menu in one go, which is lucky, because narrowing it down is hard.
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Rank 89. Mayo Ketchup By Plantain Girl
Caribbean
The mini cheese empanadas arrive flaky outside and molten within, and the sampler plate is basically the menu's argument for ordering one of everything. Mayo Ketchup is a casual Puerto Rican and Dominican spot on Olive Street where the tostones come topped with avocado and pickled onion, the taquenos are cheese pulled through pastry dough, and the sauces range from guava to herbaceous cilantro. A good place to lose track of time deciding what to eat next.
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Rank 89. Nudo House
Ramen Shop
The broth in the tonkotsu is described as the color of the inside of a cloud, which is the kind of detail that earns its place. This ramen and pho shop was built with serious intent: the team behind Vietnamese institution Mai Lee brought in a renowned ramen consultant and worked with Sun Noodle on the recipe. Seven ramen styles anchor the menu, with pho, banh mi, and crab rangoon filling out the rest. A thorough lunch.
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Rank 89. Peppe's Apt 2
Italian
The main dining room of this old-school red-sauce Italian spot is encrusted in crystals, which tells you everything about the vibe before you've ordered a drink. Leo at the bar will talk you into a sambuca shot, Isabella will remember your order from last time, and the owner himself is probably seating you. The menu hasn't changed in years, and nobody's complaining.
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Rank 89. Sidney Street Cafe
Contemporary American Bistro
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- AAA AAA: Three Diamonds
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Rank 89. Songbird
Bakery
The breakfast sandwich here is finished with sea salt that catches in the griddled sourdough's crags, keeping the salty and sweet separate rather than letting them blur together. That level of attention is what drew crowds at Tower Grove Farmers Market before this bakery-cafe had walls. Bialys and sprouted-grain English muffins, milled from local grain, come out of the kitchen the same way: unhurried and precise.
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Rank 89. Yellowbelly
Tropical Cocktail Bar
The piña colada here is not the one you've been avoiding. Yellowbelly is a tropical cocktail bar and restaurant on Lindell where mezcal, rum, passionfruit, and coconut show up balanced and thought-through rather than sticky-sweet. A jungle mural and serious plant situation set the mood, and the food, fish tacos and salmon tostadas and the like, holds its own alongside the drinks. It's the kind of place that makes a Tuesday feel like a decent idea.
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- Eater Eater: The 38 Best Restaurants in St. Louis, Missouri
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Rank 109. Mai Lee
Vietnamese
Mai Lee is a family-run Vietnamese restaurant in a Brentwood strip, and it has been around forever. The menu runs past 300 numbered, made-to-order dishes, so ordering feels like a long-form exam you can't fail. Regulars will point you to the St. Paul sandwich, a St. Louis oddity involving egg foo young and white bread. Casual, unfussy, and priced so you can try several numbers.
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Rank 111. Carl's Drive In
Burger Joint
Carl's is a two-sided counter with sixteen stools, a griddle, and staff who treat small talk as a clerical error. The burgers are lacy, paper-thin things, so you order a double the way you'd order a second coffee, and the housemade root beer comes along without discussion. The tamales under chili are a pleasant surprise. Bring cash, and if anyone asks about the Shake Shack rumor, you didn't hear it from me.
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- St. Louis Magazine St. Louis Magazine: The best burgers in St. Louis
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Rank 113. Café Napoli
Italian
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Rank 113. Dominic's on the Hill
Italian
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Rank 113. Kreis' Steakhouse
Steakhouse
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Rank 113. Mainlander
Taiwanese
Mainlander is a Taiwanese tasting-menu spot dressed like a midcentury tiki den, all orange-tinted light, Polynesian-style art, and vintage furniture that clearly cost someone a lot of weekends. The menu changes monthly and borrows freely from German, Sichuan, and Missouri pantries. Esquire put it on its best new restaurants list, and reservations open on the first of the month at noon, so set an alarm.
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- Esquire Esquire: The Best New Restaurants in America
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Rank 119. Akar
Modern Malaysian
Akar is a Malaysian fine dining room in Clayton with concrete walls, sparse decor, and the lighting of a place that expects you to lean in. There's no menu online and reservations happen by phone, which in this economy counts as an aggressive commitment to mystery. The curries run rich and layered, the roti arrives in flaky sheets, and the plates cost real money, so dress like you made the call on purpose.
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Mestiza is a counter-service taqueria with orange booths and blue walls, and the angular windows make lunch feel like a slightly cheerful boat trip. It grew out of the taco nights at sister restaurant Malinche. You order at the register, get a free potato taco, and then spend a while negotiating with the tray of salsas. Spit-roasted pork and a cheesy alambre are on the menu, and so is a cactus option for vegetarians.
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- James Beard Awards James Beard Awards: 2025 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Bakery
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The Stellar Hog is a small South City barbecue joint with a hand-painted celestial ceiling, which gives you something to look at between ribs. It feels like a neighborhood bar where the Budweiser flows freely, then got a psychedelic makeover and let the kids in. The chipotle-honey ribs and brisket come out glossy and well barked. Sunday on the patio is beef rib territory, so clear your afternoon.
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Rank 128. Broadway Oyster Bar
Cajun & Creole Seafood
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Rank 128. La Bonne Bouchée
French Coffee Shop
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Rank 128. Twisted Ranch
American
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Rank 132. ‘ssippi
Wine Bar
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Rank 132. Fufu n’ Sauce
African
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Rank 132. Nicky Slices Pizza Club
Detroit-style Pizzeria
Detroit-style pan pizza in a small fast-casual shop on Edwards, where the menu started life on Instagram during the pandemic and somehow held together well enough to become a brick-and-mortar. You can grab a hot slice in house or take a par-baked pie home to finish yourself, which is either charming or suspicious depending on your mood. Toppings lean creative, hot honey buffalo chicken nuggets and fried Brussels sprouts, but the plain pepperoni holds its own too.
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Rank 132. Sugarwitch
Ice Cream Shop
An ice cream sandwich shop in Carondelet where every flavor is named after a literary villain or witch, which is either the most charming concept you've heard all week or proof that a Yale degree can go anywhere. The owners built the place around equitable food systems, so the ethos runs deeper than the frosting. Come for something cold and cleverly named, leave having thought about regional food economies more than you expected.
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- James Beard Awards James Beard Awards: 2023 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Restaurateur · Michael and Tara Gallina and Aaron Martinez - Take Root Hospitality
- James Beard Awards James Beard Awards: 2024 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Restaurateur · Michael Gallina, Tara Gallina, and Aaron Martinez - Take Root Hospitality
- 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
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