The Best Restaurants in St. Louis

Niche

With a focus on fresh, locally sourced ingredients, it would be a sin to leave Niche off a list of the best restaurant in St. Louis. Niche restaurant effortlessly combines fine dining with affordable prices. The extensive menu includes fine dining favorites such as anchovies on toast, vermillion snapper in Thai sauce and seasonal summer specials like beet soup. The team at Niche includes three influential chefs including an in house pastry chef who whips up the most delectable desserts.

An American Place

Too many restaurants in St. Louis have forgotten that they are in the United States, An American Place, on the other hand has managed to take American cuisine to a new level incorporating American favorites into the menu, with a twist. Diners rave about things like Free Range Amish Chicken Breast, Missouri-bred beef burgers, Pheasant Terrine and Homegrown Tomatoes Salad.

Harvest

With an ever changing menu, this is one of few restaurants in St. Louis that could never become boring. All ingredients are local and seasonal and apparently the chef here decides what will be on the menu each day depending on what he manages to find at the local market and fish mongers. Expect to see off-beat things on the menu like scallop corndog with local honey and mustard dressing.

Stone Soup Cottage

Winning title of St. Louis restaurant of the year 2011, awarded by a national magazine, Stone Soup Cottage is praised for its cost interior and welcoming feel in an 18^th century farm house.  With only 24 places per service, getting a table booked can be tricky but persistence will be repaid. For those that can’t make dinner, Stone Soup Cottage opens for brunch on Sundays. Again, this ever changing menu that relies on what is in season and what looks right on the night.

Mike Shannon’s Steaks and Seafoods

An all-American steak house with hearty portions for big appetites, Shannon’s Steak is owned by ex-Cardinals player Mike Shannon. As restaurant in St. Louis go, this one is a must for sports fans and sports players who need to fuel up on juicy steaks, tasty sides and big screen sports events.

If you want to go even further off the beaten path, check out the hidden places to eat in St. Louis.