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  • Alexander's

    Alexander's

    7730 Bonhomme Ave. Clayton

    314-863-0400

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    Alexander's Restaurant, tucked in the back corner of the Sheraton in downtown Clayton, is a spacious hotel dining option. Their menu includes familiar American fare, such as pasta, sandwiches, steaks and fish. Sunday dinner is served in the lounge instead of the main dining room, both located on the main floor of the hotel.
  • American Bounty

    American Bounty

    430 W. Front St., Washington Franklin County

    636-390-2150

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  • Araka

    Araka

    131 Carondelet Plaza Clayton

    314-725-6777

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    Steven Caravelli, formerly executive chef at Hubert Keller's steak house Sleek, now mans the kitchen at Araka. The menu retains a focus on the cuisines of Europe's Mediterranean coast, though Caravelli intends to home in on local produce and sustainable meat and seafood. New dishes include seared diver scallops with pork belly and a quail egg, a "duo" of local beef and a "tartare" made from beets. Standard and vegetarian tasting menus are available.
    3 articles
  • Atlas Restaurant & Lunch Room

    Atlas Restaurant & Lunch Room

    5513 Pershing Ave. St. Louis - Skinker/DeBaliviere

    314-367-6800

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    Like a fine Bordeaux, Atlas grows richer and more noble with each year. The menu is timeless, with attention paid to the quality of ingredients and meticulous preparation rather than pizzazz and the latest trends. Dishes change seasonally, but you'll certainly find excellent lamb and pork dishes as well as a fish of the day and vegetarian selections. The steak frites, a staple, is the best in town.
    8 articles
  • Balaban's

    Balaban's

    1772 Clarkson Rd Chesterfield

    636-449-6700

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    A homage to the late, iconic Central West End restaurant. Owner Steve McIntyre, a long-time owner of the original Balaban's, has fashioned this new edition as a more casual restaurant serving mostly small plates. These include both classic Balaban's dishes - cucumber bisque, beef Wellington - and familiar bistro fare. The best bet might be the flatbread pizza, especially the version with spinach, fontina cheese and caramelized onion. This Balaban's also sells retail wine and offers carryout meals.
    13 articles
  • BC's Kitchen

    BC's Kitchen

    11 Meadows Circle Drive, Lake St. Louis St. Charles County

    636-542-9090

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    Well-known local chef Bill Cardwell (Cardwell's at the Plaza) and his business partner and executive chef John Kennealy bring modern city dining to the exurbs. Handsome and smoothly run, BC's Kitchen offers generous portions of typical New American bistro fare - short ribs, pork chops, roasted chicken - all of it prepared with the utmost attention to detail. The St. Louis-cut spare ribs are a highlight, the meat more than flavorful enough to stand up to a smoky, tangy barbecue sauce. And Cardwell crafts one of the best burgers in town, with blue and cheddar cheese, bacon and a spicy-sweet tomato relish far superior to ketchup.
    3 articles
  • Bici Cafe

    Bici Cafe

    7401 Pershing Ave., University City Delmar/ The Loop

    314-721-8484

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    A neighborhood restaurant with a menu overseen by (very) prominent - and (very) busy - local chef Mike Johnson. Dishes draw inspiration from Mediterranean cuisines, not only European, but also North African and Middle Eastern. Crab cakes are spiced with za'atar and served with a harissa aioli; falafel is served in bite-size "popcorn" form. The menu is dominated by small plates, but there are also sandwiches, soups and flatbread pizzas, as well as a few pasta dishes and traditional entrées. Weather permitting, the patio is a popular seat.
    1 article
  • The Block

    The Block

    146 W. Lockwood Ave. Webster Groves

    314-918-7900

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    A neighborhood establishment in the contemporary vein, this Old Webster restaurant doubles as a butcher shop: the meats, cut in-house, are also available for retail sale. Even if you never avail yourself of (or even notice) the butcher component, you’ll find that the Block is a significant and refreshing step up from the ubiquitous lowest-common-denominator neighborhood joint. The menu is an appealing array of contemporary American favorites: steak, roast chicken, braised pork, housemaid charcuterie. The steaks (available cuts vary) are grass-fed and beautifully grilled. Pork is a standout, too, especially the “Potted Pi
    2 articles
  • Blood & Sand

    Blood & Sand

    1500 St. Charles St. St. Louis - Washington Avenue

    314-241-7263

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    Blood & Sand is a members-only restaurant and bar located in an otherwise unremarkable stretch just south of Washington Avenue’s loft district. If you can swing a membership or know someone who has one, you should go. Owners TJ Vytlacil and Adam Frager and chef Chris Bork have created a remarkable venue: not a snobby club, but a community of people who are passionate about good food and good drink. Bork’s menu is seasonal, sophisticated and also playful: a plate of heirloom tomatoes like an abstract-expressionist painting in three dimensions; earthy sweetbreads paired with kimchi made from apple. Vytlacil’s cocktail list nods at tradition while indulging the mixologist’s impressive creativity. Service throughout is topnotch.
    6 articles
  • Bossanova Restaurant & Martini Lounge

    Bossanova Restaurant & Martini Lounge

    112 W. Third Grafton/ Godfrey/ Alton

    618-462-1175

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    Bossanova Restaurant & Martini Lounge is a bar and restaurant located in Alton, Illinois. It serves contemporary cuisine with a focus on small plates and pizza.
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  • BrickTop's Restaurant

    BrickTop's Restaurant

    1701 S. Lindbergh Blvd., Frontenac Town & Country

    314-567-6300

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    BrickTop’s is a small Nashville-based chain specializing in slam-dunk high-end crowd pleasers: lobster bisque and beef carpaccio; crab cakes and meat loaf and steak frites; seared ahi tuna (as a steak, a sandwich or the main ingredient in a salad). The ambiance is Anywheresville, USA, and the cuisine isn’t ground-breaking, but the kitchen does a good job with most of it, and there’s a lot to be said for spot-on execution. Seafood dishes in particular stand out, especially the crab cakes and a skillfully grilled trout. Your server will undoubtedly ask if you’ve saved room for dessert. If you have, the key-lime pie with a macadamia-nut crust is the direction to take.
    1 article
  • Bridge Tap House & Wine Bar

    Bridge Tap House & Wine Bar

    1004 Locust St. St. Louis - Downtown

    314-241-8141

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    Restaurateur Dave Bailey's The Bridge offers a terrific casual-dining experience in a stylish downtown space. The two-story upscale hideaway in downtown St. Louis celebrates artisanal beers and wines and craft cocktails. Artsy lighting and a sumptuous wooden bar create a classically beautiful atmosphere you won’t soon want to leave. The menu intensely focuses on creative small plates, snacks, charcuterie and cheese, sandwiches, salads and small entrees. The decor, especially the giant bird's-nest light fixtures, is, frankly, awesome.
    5 articles
  • Bud’s Smokehouse & Grill

    Bud’s Smokehouse & Grill

    1135 S. Big Bend Blvd. Richmond Heights

    314-781-2345

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    Starrs has provided Richmond Heights with libations for more than 30 years. Now it serves prix-fixe dinners in its 60-seat dining room on Friday and Saturdays from 6 to 11 p.m. Stop by for Beef Tenderloin with Demi-Glaze Wine Port Sauce with Stuffed Tomato and pick up a few bottles of wine on the way out.
    6 articles

  • Cafe Bistro at Nordstrom's

    47 W. County Center Road Des Peres

    314-255-2000

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    Tucked away near the juniors' section of Nordstrom at West County Center lies Café Bistro, the department store's restaurant. Diners can place their orders with the cashier and then choose a seat in the contemporary dining room. The menu focuses on organic, local and sustainable foods, as well as environmentally friendly cups, bottles and napkins. The café highlights soups, salads and sandwiches alongside a few pizzas and specialties such as roast chicken pommes frites. Café Bistro also offers a brief wine and beer selection.
  • Chaumette Vineyards and Winery-Grapevine Grill Restaurant

    Chaumette Vineyards and Winery-Grapevine Grill Restaurant

    24345 State Route WW, Ste. Genevieve Outstate MO

    573-747-1000

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  • Cielo

    Cielo

    999 N. 2nd St. St. Louis - Riverfront

    314-881-2105

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    Cielo, in Laclede's Landing, is several steps above the usual St. Louis restaurant. Literally: The restaurant is on the eighth floor of the Four Seasons hotel, and the view of the Arch from its floor-to-ceiling windows is certainly one of the city's most striking. The food, too, is impressive. The contemporary Italian menu includes housemade pasta with such uncommon touches as veal cheek and oxtail ravioli. Entrees succeed on balance: A grilled Berkshire pork chop is paired with crisp Bosc pair and wilted chicory, a fantastic blend of sweet, savory and bitter. An excellent destination, provided you just hit it big at Lumiere Place next door.
    8 articles
  • Clark Street Grill

    Clark Street Grill

    811 Spruce St. St. Louis - Riverfront

    314-552-5850

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    Located on the first floor of the Westin downtown and a stone's throw from Busch Stadium, Clark Street Grill offers breakfast, lunch and dinner. Breakfast includes the standard options -- French toast, a build-your-own omelet -- and a "SuperFoods" menu, which highlights healthy ingredients, including blueberry orange granola pancakes. Lunch offers a simple selection of salads, sandwiches and pizzas, while dinner brings upscale options such as duck confit-and-pear salad, with entrées including pasta, Chilean sea bass and beef tenderloin. Clark Street Grill also offers a bar menu with appetizers and a small selection of casual fare.
    5 articles
  • Copia Urban Winery

    Copia Urban Winery

    1122 Washington Ave. St. Louis - Downtown

    314-241-9463

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    Copia beat the odds, reopening two and a half years after a fire gutted the stylish and popular Washington Avenue restaurant. The look and the menu didn't change much in the hiatus. The space is outsize, with a spacious main dining room and an even bigger "wine garden" (with a retractable roof!). The menu caters to the tastes of St. Louis diners before the economy collapsed. Standout dishes include the smoked spare ribs and duck breast in a sauce of its own pan juices with candied dates and green peppercorns. If a dish sounds too 1990s-early 2000s-ish to be good - like, say, tuna with wasabi-infused mashed potatoes - trust your gut.
    6 articles
  • Cork Wine Bar

    Cork Wine Bar

    423 S. Florissant Road Ferguson

    314-521-9463

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    Sophisticated Cork Wine Bar offers diners in historic downtown Ferguson a selection of elegant wines and equally elegant food to accompany it. The area’s undisputed date-night spot, Cork serves a thoughtful menu of sharable dishes and larger entrees that go beyond the usual cheese and charcuterie you find at most wine bars — although, of course, it has those too. Not to miss are the bar’s thrilling wine flights, curated around a theme like sparkling, full-bodied reds or sweeter style whites. Don’t worry if you are intimidated about pairing cactus tacos or char sui glazed chicken with something to drink. The approachable wait staff has the know-how to guide you in whatever direction you want to go. $$. Patio. Closed Mondays.
    2 articles
  • The Corner Pub & Grill

    The Corner Pub & Grill

    13645 Big Bend Road, 101, St. Louis Kirkwood

    636-225-1300

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    The Corner Pub and Grill in Valley Park -- specifically, the intersection of Big Bend and Dougherty Ferry roads -- is owned by the same team who opened the Tavern Kitchen and Bar, a higher-end restaurant whose contemporary take on American comfort foods. Food at the Corner Pub and Grill includes casual American fare including burgers, sandwiches, wings and fries with an emphasis on gluten-free options.
    1 article

  • The Dining Room

    140 N. Main St. St. Charles

    636-724-8732

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  • Eclipse

    Eclipse

    6177 Delmar Blvd., University City St. Louis - Forest Park

    314-726-2222

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    As you might expect from the man who brought St. Louis Blueberry Hill and the Pin-Up Bowl, the restaurant inside the Moonrise Hotel features plenty of retro kitsch: paintings of ray guns and rockets, moon- and space-related tchotchkes behind glass. The menu veers toward contemporary bistro cuisine, including steak frites, roasted chicken and trout grilled on a plank. Appetizers include a topnotch (and spicy!) calamari starter in jalapeno-garlic butter and a lobster beignet (basically, lobster in a doughnut). Breakfast and lunch are served daily. The cocktail menu is excellent. For a change, try the Blood & Sand, a Scotch-based creation infused with citrus and herbs. In addition, the rooftop offers unmatched views of “one of the 10 Great Streets in America” (dubbed by the American Planning Association) all the way to the arch underneath a rotating moon, said to be the world’s largest. The newly opened New Moon Room offers an additional all-season indoor/outdoor space with bottle service.
    3 articles
  • EdgeWild Restaurant & Winery

    EdgeWild Restaurant & Winery

    550 Chesterfield Center Chesterfield

    636-532-0550

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    No grapes grow here on the outskirts of Chesterfield Mall, just around a bend in the looping drive from the new American Girl store, behind the Dillard's parking lot, in the building that once housed a restaurant called Bahama Breeze. But by law, if not by obvious outward appearance, EdgeWild Restaurant & Winery truly is a winery as well as restaurant. Steak Bruschetta - rosemary flank steak, blue cheese, arugula, chianti braised shallots, grilled baguette, shaved Parmesan and balsamic reduction. Here's how it's done: EdgeWild buys unfinished wines from wineries in California, Oregon and Washington, brings them to the restaurant and ages them there in oak barrels. The restaurant then bottles the wine under the EdgeWild label, which bears the same sleek logo that adorns the restaurant signage: the gray silhouette of a tree whose trunk turns into a mirrored reflection of itself in red.
    1 article
  • Elaia

    Elaia

    1634 Tower Grove Ave. St. Louis - Tower Grove

    314-932-1088

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    Elaia brings elegant modern dining to the city's up-and-coming Botanical Heights neighborhood. The cooking of owner Ben Poremba is Mediterranean in the broadest possible sense: His mother hails from Morocco; he himself is a native of Israel who studied in France and Italy. He is confident enough to combine any or all of his influences in a single dish, and he shifts with ease from sophisticated compositions (a parfait of foie gras so delicate you spread it on toast as carefully as you'd polish your great-grandparents' china) to rustic fare (a salad with slivers of pressure-cooked pigs' ears). An à la carte menu is available, but ambitious diners should consider the tasting menu: a dozen or so courses that showcase the full range of Poremba's skills and talents. Elaia isn't cheap (the tasting menu costs $100 per person), but it belongs on the very short list of St. Louis' very best restaurants. Diners seeking a more casual experience can visit the adjoining wine bar, Olio.
    4 articles
  • Erato

    Erato

    126 N. Main St. Collinsville/ Edwardsville

    618-307-3203

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    What began as a wine bar has become one of the more intriguing establishments in the metro east, with a topnotch wine list and beer selection and a tiny kitchen that has been home to such talented chefs as Kevin Willmann (now of Farmhaus) and Jonathan Olson. The menu features thoughtful, often inventive, preparations that utilize as much local product as possible.
    7 articles
  • Ernesto's Wine Bar

    Ernesto's Wine Bar

    2730 McNair Ave. St. Louis - South Grand

    314-664-4511

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    A clean, well-lighted homage to Ernest Hemingway. The great author is represented by numerous photographs throughout the cozy, beautifully appointed bar. The menu features small plates, with a few dishes - chorizo among the charcuterie, for example - nodding to the author's beloved Spain. The shrimp rouille, plump specimens in a garlic and roasted red pepper sauce, is excellent. The wine selection is organized by "body" type, which is ideal for the casual fan. The bottles can be pricey, but most are in the $30-to-$50 range.
    1 article

  • EurOrleans Bistro

    14 S. Jackson St., Millstadt Dupo/ Columbia

    618-476-3759

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  • Farmhaus

    Farmhaus

    3257 Ivanhoe Ave. St. Louis - South City

    314-647-3800

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    Kevin Willmann gained a following for his work at Erato on Main in Edwardsville, Illinois. At Farmhaus he takes his approach - smaller portions, intensely flavored, beautifully constructed - to the next level. The menu changes frequently, but you can't go wrong with seafood: An avid fisherman, Willmann cut his teeth as a chef on the Gulf Coast. Standouts have included escolar poached in butter and wine with grilled blue prawns and a Cajun mahi-mahi dish. An other highlight: the aptly named "Breakfast" dish, featuring a poached egg, housemade sausage and pork belly. An unpretentious but utterly delicious experience.
    8 articles
  • Felix's

    Felix's

    6335 Clayton St. Louis - Dogtown

    314-645-6565

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    This chic Dogtown restaurant and watering hole could easily overwhelm the senses: Everything here - from the décor (muted gray-purple walls clashing with paintings reminiscent of Magic Eye stereograms) to the eclectic crowd, which includes both college students and 40somethings - has a slightly precarious vibe. But it's that playful quirkiness that makes Felix's worth a visit. With a menu of burgers, pizza, quesadillas and "Saint Louis' best ribs," Felix's has good eats and an that ambiance strikes the perfect first-date balance of "casual hang" and "potential romance," but it's also accessible enough to serve as a good jumping-off point for a wild night of bar-hopping. Or, what the heck, maybe Felix's jukebox, which favors the edgier side of the top 40, might inspire patrons to stay put and dance all night. You just never know -- at Felix's, it's always an adventure.
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  • Firefly Grill

    Firefly Grill

    1810 Avenue Of Mid America, Effingham Outstate IL

    217-342-2002

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    Niall Campbell has cooked in New England, Puerto Rico and California, but he and his wife, Kristie, decided to open Firefly Grill in wee Effingham, Illinois. The result is worth the nearly two-hour drive from St. Louis: a beautiful, eco-friendly restaurant serving classic American bistro fare, much of it grown in the restaurant's own garden or sourced locally. Steaks and pork chops are grilled over oak, and pizzas are baked in a wood-fired oven. Unusual dishes like elk and upscale takes on crab rangoon fill out the lengthy, oft-changing menu.
    4 articles
  • Flying Saucer Draught Emporium

    Flying Saucer Draught Emporium

    900 Spruce St. St. Louis - Downtown

    314-932-1456

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    The Texas-based chain Flying Saucer Draught Emporium has opened its first St. Louis location a mere pop fly away from Busch Stadium. As the name suggests, the beer selection is the primary draw: 80 craft brews on tap, another 150 in bottles. You will find big names from the craft-beer world, but St Louis’ booming scene is well represented among the selections. The food is standard-issue bar grub: burgers, sandwiches, wings, pizza. The appetizers are the most reliable pleasure, especially the oversize soft pretzels. Several dishes featuring bratwurst are the best bets for your full meal.
    2 articles
  • Fond

    Fond

    106 N. Main St. Collinsville/ Edwardsville

    618-656-9001

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    A veteran of Gerard Craft's kitchen at Niche, chef Amy Zupanci cut her teeth at Savoy and several other New York City restaurants. Now, in a lovely space in downtown Edwardsville, she serves forth exquisite seasonal cuisine. The menu changes frequently, often from day to day, but Zupanci is especially adept with meats. Braised "Italian" beef, if available, is a comforting delight. Seafood dishes, especially scallops, are also excellent. A five-course tasting menu is an ideal way to experience Zupanci's talents and the day's bounty - at $50 per person, it won't set you back much more than any combination of appetizer, entrée and dessert.
    2 articles
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