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2022 Best New Restaurants // No. 2 Jalea

If one aspect of “new” is the thrill of discovery, Jalea is genuinely a revelation.

December 21, 2022

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2022 Best New Restaurants // No. 3 Bistro La Floraison

Take Root Hospitality co-owners Tara and Michael Gallina know a lot about opening a restaurant.

December 16, 2022

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2022 Best New Restaurants // No. 4 Bar Moro

Restaurateur Ben Poremba’s latest establishment, Bar Moro, ferries us across the Strait of Gibraltar to Spain and Portugal.

December 14, 2022

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2022 Best New Restaurants // No. 5 Bowood by Niche

The challenge – and opportunity – of the restaurant space attached to aspirational garden store Bowood Farms​ is crafting a dining experience that matches the shop’s upscale-yet-cozy, au naturel vibe.

December 13, 2022

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2022 Best New Restaurants // No. 6 Taqueria Morita

Once you start eating at Take Root Hospitality’s Taqueria Morita, it is difficult to stop.

December 12, 2022

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2022 Best New Restaurants // No. 7 Fordo's Killer Pizza

For as much pizza as you can get in this town, Fordo's Killer Pizza​ has few rivals.

December 9, 2022

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2022 Best New Restaurants // No. 8 Tiger Soup Dumplings

The centerpiece of the bright, minimalist dining room at Tiger Soup Dumplings​ is the large glass window into the kitchen, giving guests a peak into the meditative process behind the menu’s star dumplings.

December 5, 2022

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St. Louis' Best New Restaurants of 2022

These are the 8 restaurants that won our hearts this year.

December 1, 2022

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2021 Best New Restaurants // No. 9 Chuck's Hot Chicken

When the name of the food you’re eating is in the name of the restaurant, it better be phenomenal. And at Chuck’s Hot Chicken​, it certainly is.

December 16, 2021

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2021 Best New Restaurants // No. 8 Clara B's Kitchen Table

With some of St. Louis’ best grits and biscuits already firmly under her belt, we can’t wait to see what Clara B's Kitchen Table chef-owner Jodie Ferguson does next.

December 15, 2021

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2021 Best New Restaurants // No. 7 Chicken Scratch

The simplicity of Chicken Scratch is its strength. It’s a place where Chef Nate Hereford has truly found his own niche.

December 14, 2021

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2021 Best New Restaurants // No. 6 Chez Ali

Chez Ali​’s brings a compact selection of Afro-Caribbean favorites to the City Foundry STL​’s food hall.

December 13, 2021

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Best New Restaurants // No. 5 Rockwell Beer Garden

We’re happy to say that Rockwell Beer Garden​ – one of the most anticipated openings in recent memory – is a more-than-worthy sophomore spot.

December 10, 2021

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2021 Best New Restaurants // No. 4 Pizzeria Da Gloria

Regardless of who you are, Da Gloria is a lighthearted, cool place with its own spirit and plenty of great ideas. And that should please anybody.

December 9, 2021

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2021 Best New Restaurants // No. 3 Songbird

St. Louis has long needed more places like Songbird​, a metropolitan but farm-to-table-leaning spot where you can stop through for top-notch coffee and a killer meal that satisfies on every level.

December 8, 2021

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2021 Best New Restaurants // No. 2 Tai Ke Shabu Shabu

With Tai Ke​’s relaunch this year as Tai Ke Shabu Shabu​, the beloved Taiwanese spot has fully realized the potential it’s been working toward for years.

December 7, 2021

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Best New Restaurants // No. 1 Root Food + Wine

Root Food + Wine is the most exciting kind of restaurant, one that’s always searching and changing, always trying to keep up with the environment around it.

December 1, 2021

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St. Louis' Best New Restaurants of 2021

These are the 9 restaurants that won our hearts this year.

November 30, 2021

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2020 Best New Restaurants // No. 10 Love at First Bite​

After a career of cooking in other people’s kitchens, Love at First Bite’s executive chef and co-owner Jason Lamont is putting his twist on dishes we love.

December 23, 2020