Last month St. Louis Magazine did a report on the best dish to order at certain St. Louis Restaurants. Not to be confused with the best restaurants for a category of food, this concept lists restaurants and then picks items off of their menu that are the best. Jessie and I always try to choose items on the menu that we've either heard the restaurant is known for, or dishes that we think sound the most interesting, so we decided to make our own list based on our experiences. Feel free to use this as a guide on what to order when trying a new place.
APPETIZERS & SIDES:
Adriana's (the Hill): Special Side of Pasta Salad
Three Kings Public House (the Loop): Winged Nut Ale Fondue
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| Winged Nut Ale Fondue @ Three Kings Public House |
The Shaved Duck: Loaded Smoked Potato Wedges
Remy's Kitchen and Wine Bar (Clayton): Hummus
Sidney Street Cafe: Mashed Potatoes
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| Duck Fat Frites @ SALT |
Pappy's Smokehouse (Mid Town): Side of Green Beans
The Block (Webster Groves): Jalapeño Corn Bread Muffins
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| Jalapeño Corn Muffins @ The Block |
Chava's (Soulard): Fajita Nachos Appetizer (we usually order this as an entree)
Sweetie Pies (the Grove): Mac n' Cheese
The Tavern Kitchen & Bar (West County): "Bacon and Eggs" Appetizer (Pork Belly, Brioche, 1 Hour Egg)
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| "Bacon and Eggs" @ Tavern Kitchen & Bar |
Cafe Napoli 2 (West County): Stacked Salad (stacked layers of tomato, flashed fried eggplant and buffalo mozzarella then topped with roasted bell peppers and a balsamic reduction )
Katie's Pizzeria (Clayton): Baked Zucchini Rolls with Marinara
Peel Wood Fired Pizza (Edwardsville, IL): Spinach Involtini with Dipping Sauces
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| Spinach Involtini with Dipping Sauces @ Peel Wood Fired Pizza |
Lester's (Chesterfield, Clayton & Central West End): Sweet Potato Fries
BREAKFAST:
City Coffeehouse & Creperie (Clayton): Egg, Havarti and Bacon Crepe
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| Egg Havarti and Bacon Crepe @ City Coffeehouse & Creperie |
Winslow's Home (University City): Rolled Omelet
Uncle Bill's (Kingshighway): 4-D (two eggs, two sausages, two strips of bacon, two pancakes)
Mud house (Cherokee Street): Breakfast Burrito add Bacon
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| Breakfast Burrito @ Mud House |
Soulard Coffee House (Soulard): Biscuits and Gravy with Eggs
LUNCH:
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| Lunch Special @ Nora's |
Araka (Clayton): Lobster BLT
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| Soft Cheddar Burger @ Fatted Calf |
Adriana's (the Hill): 1/2 Sandwich (either Mary's or Theresa)
Gioia's Deli (the Hill): Hot Salami Sandwich
Mom's Deli (South City): Mom's Special
Nachomama's: Nachos Supreme with Chicken
La Vallesana (Cherokee Street): Chicken Torta
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| Chicken Torta @ La Vallesana |
Cafe Manhattan (Clayton): Meatball Sub
Papa Tom's Gateway Doghouse (Food Truck): The Bavarian Brat (Beer Braised sour kraut, spicy brown mustard, and dill pickle spear on a warm pretzel bun)
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| Bavarian Dog (Top) form Papa Tom's Gateway Doghouse |
Flaco's Cocina (University City): Fish tacos (Talapia)
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| Rueben with Sweet Potato Fries @ Lester's |
DINNER:
Riverbend (Soulard): Combination (shrimp & crawfish) Étouffée
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| Combination Étouffée @ Riverbend |
Acero (Maplewood): Egg Raviolo
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| Egg Raviolo @ Acero's |
Braisserie (Central West End): Roasted chicken with Mushrooms, Bread, Jus in a cast iron skillet
Picadilly's: Meatloaf with Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans and Gravy
Sugo's/ Babbo's (Frontenac/Chesterfield Valley): Lasagna
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| Lasagna @ Sugo's |
Mai Lee (Brentwood): #24 - Hoanh Thanh Mi (Egg Noodles w/ BBQ Pork and Shrimp Wontons Soup)
Bocci Bar (Clayton): Lobster Spaghetti or Lobster Pizza
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| Lobster Pizza @ Bocci Bar |
Peel Wood Fired Pizza (Edwardsville, IL): Buffalo Chicken Pizza
Francos (Soulard): Seafood Stew
DESSERT:
Harvest (Richmond Heights): Bread pudding
Ted Drewes Frozen Custard (South City): Mini Oreo Concrete
Lions's Choice: Ice cream Mini-Cone
Cafe Manhattan (Clayton): Chocolate Shake
LATE NIGHT:
Broadway Oyster Bar (Downtown): Broadway Shooters (oyster shots)
Uncle Bill's (Kingshighway): 4-D (Two eggs, two sausages, two strips of bacon, two pancakes)
DRINKS:
La Vallesana (Cherokee Street): Mexican coke
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| Mexican Coke @ La Vallesana |
BARcelona (Clayton): Sangria
Boogaloo (Maplewood): Mojito
Robust (Webster Groves): Wine flights
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| Red Wine Flight @ Robust |
Sub Zero Vodka Bar (Central West End): Frozen Blueberry (Smirnoff Blueberry Vodka, white grape juice and champagne garnished with frozen blueberries)
Chava's (Soulard): Margarita with salt
Farmhaus (South City): House made infused vodka cocktail
Riverbend (Soulard): Abita Beer
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| Abita Beer @ Riverbend |
GROCERY:
Di Gregorios Market (the Hill): Frozen ravioli and frozen "Mom's" pasta sauce
Dierbergs: Dill dip and Rye bread bowl
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| Dill Dip in Rye Bread Bowl from Dierbergs |
Schnucks: Companion pretzel bread bites
Do you have any favorite dishes that you keep going back for?
