Best New Restaurants

Reviews

SHARE

Critic Michael Renner picks his top 3 dishes of 2019

Michael Renner's top three dishes in St. Louis are at Elmwood, Indo and Beast Butcher & Block.

December 10, 2019

Places

SHARE

2019 Best New Restaurants // No. 1 Indo

Indo, the Best New Restaurant of 2019, sources some of the highest quality seafood available in St. Louis, product that can be served barely touched, but it also creates value by taking low-cost ingredients and turning them into magic.

December 1, 2019

Places

SHARE

2019 Best New Restaurants // No. 2 Elmwood

Co-owners Chris Kelling and Adam Altnether come together to create a menu that marries rustic, ancient cooking methods with modern European and Asian ideas.

December 1, 2019

Places

SHARE

2019 Best New Restaurants // No. 3 Bulrush

Bulrush brings a radically fresh and contemporary spin on historic Ozark Cuisine.

December 1, 2019

Places

SHARE

2019 Best New Restaurants // No. 4 Bait

Executive chef Ceaira Jackson explores flavors from different cuisines as she provides a one-of-a-kind seafood menu at Bait.

December 1, 2019

Places

SHARE

2019 Best New Restaurants // No. 5 Rockwell Beer Co.

It might be surprising to see Rockwell Beer Co. on this list. Not because of the beer or the food, obviously, but because Rockwell is an institution.

December 1, 2019

Places

SHARE

2019 Best New Restaurants // No. 6 Akar

When Bernie Lee is cooking what he loves, you’ll love it too. We learned that by eating the Malaysian dishes at his now-shuttered Hiro Asian Kitchen – and we’re reminded again at Akar.

December 1, 2019

Places

SHARE

2019 Best New Restaurants // No. 7 Alta Calle

Alta Calle leaves no stone unturned when looking for smart ways to update traditional Mexican dishes.

December 1, 2019

Places

SHARE

2019 Best New Restaurants // No. 8 Morning Glory Diner

Morning Glory isn’t anything fancy – chef-owner Ari Jo Ellis doesn’t try to “elevate” diner fare or put her chef-y spin on anything. She just makes damn good food.

December 1, 2019

Places

SHARE

2019 Best New Restaurants // No. 9 The Last Kitchen

Executive chef Evy Swoboda’s flawless fare attracts local diners and out-of-towners alike to the midcentury modern dream of The Last Kitchen.

December 1, 2019

Places

SHARE

2019 Best New Restaurants // No. 10 The Midwestern

With food from esteemed chef Ben Welch,The Midwestern is an elegant oasis in the middle of an often chaotic grid of downtown St. Louis.

December 1, 2019

Places

SHARE

2019 Best New Restaurants // No. 11 Sultan Mediterranean Restaurant

Jenar Mohammed and Akram Saeed’s first restaurant, Sultan Mediterranean Restaurant, flawlessly executes Mediterranean classics.

December 1, 2019

Places

SHARE

St. Louis' Best New Restaurants of 2019

These are the 11 new St. Louis restaurants that blew our minds in 2019.

December 1, 2019

Places

SHARE

2018 Best New Restaurants // No. 1 Louie

Louie's impeccable service and food make it the Best New Restaurant of 2018.

December 1, 2018

Places

SHARE

2018 Best New Restaurants // No. 2 Billie-Jean

The moment Billie-Jean opened, it was clear restaurateur Zoe Robinson had another hit.

December 1, 2018

Places

SHARE

2018 Best New Restaurants // No. 3 Yellowbelly

Yellowbelly brings something new to St. Louis’ short supply of seafood restaurants.

December 1, 2018

Places

SHARE

2018 Best New Restaurants // No. 4 Savage Restaurant

Chef-owner Logan Ely’s Savage Restaurant pushes the boundaries of St. Louis dining.

December 1, 2018

Places

SHARE

2018 Best New Restaurants // No. 5 The Clover and the Bee

One of Sauce's Best New Restaurants of 2018, The Clover and the Bee serves fresh and creative American fare.

December 1, 2018

Places

SHARE

2018 Best New Restaurants // No. 6 Frankly on Cherokee

Chef-owner Bill Cawthon perfects sausages, fries, and burgers at Frankly on Cherokee, one of Sauce's Best New Restaurants 2018.

December 1, 2018