St. Louis Restaurants
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Taste
Taste isn't – quite – a speakeasy, but it certainly comes close. From its unmarked door just west of Brasserie by Niche (with which it is no longer officially affiliated ), to the dark curtains on the windows, it looks that way from the streert. Inside it's dark and casual, but the noise level is
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Terrace View
Citygarden is like a beautiful dimple on the face of St. Louis. Nearly surrounded by tall buldings that act like a platinum setting for this downtown diamond, it brings style and grace to the city, smiles to visitors. It's the finest addition since the Arch and City Museum. If only it had welcomed and embraced
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Breakfast at White Castle
Yes, believe it or not. Probably the best drive-through option, although different opinions, as always, invited. Read about it here.
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15
Ever wonder what happens to Gotta-Go-There restaurants when things calm down? Sometimes it’s better not to know, but sometimes it can be extremely interesting. Hard to believe that 15, once spelled F15teen, has been around since 2007. Restaurants in the neighborhood just west of downtown seem to come and go like–well, like professional athletes. But
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McCormick & Schmick Brunch
Our friends – and that includes, we feel, our regular readers – know we're not much on chains, particularly national ones. But darn, that brunch menu at McCormick & Schmick's looked inviting, with lots of seafood, of course, and some interesting possibilities out of that great brunching town, New Orleans. We actually looked forward to
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Pearl Cafe
The arrival of spring usually means a pleasant touch of color. And it extends to the plates at the small, charming Pearl Cafe, where pink noodles, black rice pudding, bright red and green bell peppers bring an extra spark to extremely tasty dishes at a Florissant location, improved by recycling a fast-food spot to provide
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Schlafly Bottleworks
Don’t plan on wearing what used to be called your Sunday-go-to-meetin’ duds to the Schlafly Bottleworks. It’s as casual as a well-worn pair of sandals. Larger inside than it appears from the street, it’s the scene of farmers’ markets, private meetings, a bar, a restaurant and, oh, yes, a brewery, too. The imaginative and interesting
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The Piccadilly at Manhattan
Every time we visit The Piccadilly at Manhattan, we feel the time warp. Except for the automobiles, three of the four corners feel like Maplewood 1962. That’s fun, and the feeling is reinforced when entering the restaurant which, not so coincidentally, is at the corner of Piccadilly and Masnhattan. It’s not so much the décor,
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Diner’s Delight
Always happy to visit a new restaurant, we dropped by Diner's Delight, and wrote about it for St. Louis Magazine.We suspect more folks will be using Compton now that the Grand Avenue viaduct is closed, so keep your eye open for it, just south of Chouteau.
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Cardwell’s at the Plaza
Most of us don’t think of Cardwell’s at the Plaza in terms of snacking, but after a movie at the other end of the mall, it’s a real no-brainer for first-rate food and drink. Warning: Early in the week, which is their term, the kitchen closes at 9 p.m., or so the hostess told us