Places to Eat in St Louis.

Puggy33

I'm a sucker for great Italian food and BBQ, i'm just not sure I will be able to wait long enough or soon enough to get the BBQ you guys are suggesting, I really think I'm gonna try to get up to "The hill" and get a plate or two up that way. Also someone mentioned burger bar, the one I had at Mandalay Bay in Vegas was awesome so i'm always down for a good burger, Love the suggestions!

carrieous

Café Natasha on South Grand (Middle Eastern),
Pho Grand on South Grand (Vietnamese),
Gelateria Del Leone on South Grand (Desserts/Ice Cream),
City Diner on South Grand (Late night food),
Olympia Kebob House & Taverna in Dogtown (Greek),
McGurk's Irish Pub
Schlafly Tap Room
Dressel's Public House
Chris' Pancake House
Mango (Tapas)
Also check out The Grove area and City Museum (Which is not what you think of as a museum)

This guy knows what he's talking about!

psych0kitty

Ok. Don't listen to most of these people. Imo's SUCKS. The Hill SUCKS, unless you can afford to go to Giovanni's. Believe me, I used to live there.

Here's where you go:
O'Connels for a burger
Pizza-A-Go-Go or La Pizza for pizza, duh
Mangia for Italian
MoMo's for Greek
Mango - definitely second vote for Mango, try their chicken soup OMG
Banh Mi So Number 1 for Vietnamese - the neighborhood sucks, but it's way better than Pho Grand, which is still good
Uncle Bills for breakfast - much better than Chris' seriously
Sub Zero for vodka, sushi, and fancy burgers - the celebs go there when in town (like Sting was just there)
Bar Italia if you want something different - it's Eritrean Italian
Companion for baked goods
Ted Drewes for frozen custard
Donut Drive-In if you like that sort of thing (LOL)

Edit: You can still get ribs at Pappy's around dinner time on a weekday. If you go at 11-ish on a weekend, you may have to wait in line, but not for nearly as long as if you go later. It's WORTH IT. GET RIBS.

RunReadEat

St. Louis native here.

Neighborhoods:
The Loop in University City (affectionately, "U City") for cool independent shops
The Central West End for more upscale cool.
Clayton, upscale, urban professional. I use the term "urban" loosely. Generally good food and nice central location if you're choosing a hotel. (If you can stay at the Seven Gables, they have freshly baked chocolate chip cookies.)
The Hill for Italian, but sorry, I can't remember the name of the best restaurant.
Pass on Laclede's Landing. Nothing too special there.

Food:
Ted Drewes frozen custard, a must. Seek it out.
Toasted ravioli, a must. Not sure why you can't find this everywhere in the world. It's so good.
Bar Italia, I second the vote for this
Blueberry Hill, great rock and roll themed bar in U City. Go for the ambiance and decor. (Plus they serve the aforementioned toasted ravioli) They card everyone. Everyone.
Fitz's Rootbeer, across the street from Blueberry Hill
Schafly's Tap Room, the sticky toffee pudding is to die for. I hear the beer is pretty good too.
Imo's is a tough one. I think you might need to be raised on it to appreciate the crispy gooeyness. Cracker-thin crust and provel is not for everyone.
Crown Candy, good old fashioned ice cream joint, but a bit out of the way.
Steak and Shake for fast food, outstanding french fries, crispy-thin burger patties.
Lion's Choice, more tasty fast food, paper-thin shaved roast beef.
Amaghetti's for their "special" sandwich.

I could go on and on. Clearly not the healthiest options, but oh so tasty. Worth the extra 10 mile run. :happy:

I almost forgot! Tis the season for fish fries! Find yourself a neighborhood church and order a basket of freshly fried fish made by the parish.

Have fun!

psych0kitty

Speaking of toasted ravioli (aka T-Ravs), the best place for those is Rich & Charlies. You can get them as a dinner with unlimited salad... good stuff... terrible for the waistline hahaha.

hampstenj

yeah gotta be honest, especially as of late I'd avoid the Landing... ESPECIALLY after dark (2 murders in 2 weekends... yeah thanks but no thanks) Pappys is WELL worth the wait you'll have for it, Second on Crown Candy (go for the BLT, it's LOADDDDEDDDDD in Bacon). Depending on where your staying (downtown, West county, Clayton, etc... Mike Shannons would be great as well, also if you looking for more fresher foods, the Soulard Farmers Market, and YES if your going to be there over Friday you have got to enjoy one of the dozens, no more like hundreds of local fish fries going on across the metro.

raeleek

Café Natasha on South Grand (Middle Eastern),
Pho Grand on South Grand (Vietnamese),
Gelateria Del Leone on South Grand (Desserts/Ice Cream),
City Diner on South Grand (Late night food),
Olympia Kebob House & Taverna in Dogtown (Greek),
McGurk's Irish Pub
Schlafly Tap Room
Dressel's Public House
Chris' Pancake House
Mango (Tapas)
Also check out The Grove area and City Museum (Which is not what you think of as a museum)

My neck of the woods, South Grand, South Grand, South Grand. Had many many meals at the City Diner!

CaffeinatedConfectionist

I definitely second (of sixth at this point...) Pappy's. Last time I was there was on a Sunday mid afternoon and there was hardly any wait.

I really suggest Baileys' Range, partly for the burgers, but primarily for their alcoholic milkshakes. They make their own ice cream in house, and it's delicious. And, perhaps most importantly, they come in pint glasses. Who's gonna turn down a pint of maker's mark, candied bacon, and salted caramel ice cream? Or tequila and three chili chocolate ice cream?

And then go to City Museum and work off the calories by playing on all the awesome structures and go down the ten-story slide.

Ok, I clearly need to hit up St. Louis again soon.

Lmezz11

Originally from the area and everyone's suggestions I would have to agree with.

You all are making me miss home!

tuckerrj

Went to Momoyama's for sushi this week. It was really good. But that's on the outskirts, in Chesterfield.

ActiveGuy81

Hi everyone,

Any suggestions on where to eat around the Busch Stadium area? Not fast food, actual sit down restaurants with healthy options.

Thanks,