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Explore our curated restaurants, hotels, bars, and wineries in St Louis.

Accolades in St Louis

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In our guide, the Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence appears five times in St Louis, and the Award of Excellence appears three times. Nine venues carry exceptional wine programs, citywide. The Best of Award of Excellence names we publish are Blood & Sand in Downtown West, Annie Gunn's in Chesterfield, Casa Don Alfonso in Clayton, and Truflles in Acme Heights. Those rooms pair the awards with steakhouse cooking, house-smoked seafood, Southern Italian cooking, or a global menu that also runs as a tasting menu. The Central West End has the highest neighborhood total in our guide, with 17 venues, and The Hill is next with 11. Prix-fixe and omakase formats appear in Maplewood, on The Hill, and in Clayton as well as in the Central West End. Robin in Maplewood serves a four-course Midwestern menu. Sado on The Hill offers omakase with sushi. ACHI in Clayton is a Japanese omakase counter inside The Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis. Dominic's on The Hill keeps an extensive Italian-heavy wine list with traditional Italian fine dining.

Wine Spectator awards and extensive lists

Five Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence awards appear in our St Louis guide, citywide. Four of the rooms below hold that 2026 award, and Dominic's on The Hill keeps an exceptional program with an extensive Italian-heavy list.

  • Blood & Sand

    Blood & Sand in Downtown West holds a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence for 2026 and an exceptional wine program, called one of the most diverse wine programs in St Louis. The kitchen works in modern American cooking with global influences, and the formats include a tasting menu, a la carte plates, and small plates. Craft cocktails sit alongside the list.

  • Annie Gunn's

    Annie Gunn's in Chesterfield holds a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence for 2026 and a Star Wine List for 2026. The program is exceptional and sommelier-led, with an extensive wine list, and the list is one of the country's best, led by an award-winning sommelier. The kitchen serves hand-cut steaks and house-smoked seafood in a steakhouse and seafood format.

  • Casa Don Alfonso

    Casa Don Alfonso in Clayton holds a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence for 2026. The program is curated and sommelier-led, with an extensive wine list and craft cocktails. The restaurant sits in a Ritz-Carlton setting and serves Southern Italian and Mediterranean cooking from the Iaccarino family's Don Alfonso 1890 and Sorrento Coast tradition, including handmade pastas, Neapolitan pizza, and a tasting menu alongside a la carte service.

  • Truflles

    Truflles in Acme Heights holds a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence for 2026 and a Star Wine List for 2026. The wine program is exceptional, with an extensive wine list, set next to modern American steakhouse cooking and an adjacent butchery market. Service is a la carte.

  • Dominic's

    Dominic's on The Hill runs an exceptional wine program with an extensive Italian-heavy wine list. The dining room is traditional Italian fine dining, and Conde Nast Traveler voted it one of the two best Italian restaurants in the country. The menu features veal, and the format is a la carte.

Prix-fixe, tasting menus, and omakase

These five rooms run prix-fixe, omakase, or tasting-menu formats in Maplewood, The Hill, Clayton, the Central West End, and Ellendale.

  • Robin

    Robin in Maplewood serves a prix-fixe four-course menu built on seasonal Midwestern ingredients, with playful twists, and optional snacks. The wine program is curated, and craft cocktails are part of the drinks. The New York Times included it in America's Best Restaurants for 2025, and it is a James Beard Award nominee and semifinalist for 2026 in the Best New Restaurant category.

  • Sado

    Sado on The Hill is a sushi restaurant from James Beard-nominated chef Nick Bognar, with dry-aged fish, a binchotan grill, and Southeast Asian influences. Omakase sits alongside a la carte service and small plates. The wine program is curated, with sake and craft cocktails. It made Esquire's Best New Restaurants list in 2023 and holds James Beard Award nominee and semifinalist recognition for 2026.

  • ACHI – The Omakase Experience

    ACHI – The Omakase Experience in Clayton is a six-seat counter inside The Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis, serving a 10-course Japanese tasting menu with chefs preparing each course in front of guests. Formats are omakase, tasting menu, and prix fixe. The wine program is curated and sommelier-led, with a sake program.

  • MAINLANDER

    MAINLANDER in the Central West End is an intimate supper club reviving mid-century tiki culture, with a monthly-changing menu built entirely around Missouri-grown ingredients and Asian fusion techniques. Formats are prix fixe and tasting menu. The wine program is curated and sommelier-led, with craft cocktails. Esquire named it among Best New Restaurants in 2025.

  • Farmhaus

    Farmhaus in Ellendale is a farm-to-table restaurant using seasonal local ingredients and house-made pastas, with a culinary approach rooted in German heritage and Midwestern traditions. A tasting menu sits with a la carte service and small plates. The wine program is curated.

Central West End

The Central West End has 17 venues in our guide, the highest neighborhood total we publish for St Louis. The rooms below cover a French brasserie, vegetable-forward small plates, a historic steakhouse, and a mezcal-focused cocktail bar.

  • Brasserie by Niche

    Brasserie by Niche in the Central West End is a classic French brasserie from James Beard Award-winning chef Gerard Craft, with an extensive wine list and a curated wine program. Formats include a la carte and prix fixe. It was a James Beard Award semifinalist in 2025 and is recommended in Opinionated About Dining's Casual in North America list for 2026.

  • Vicia

    Vicia in the Central West End cooks vegetable-forward, shareable small plates from Midwestern seasonal ingredients and local farmers. The format is small plates. The wine program is curated, with craft cocktails. It was a James Beard Award semifinalist in 2025 and is a James Beard Award nominee and semifinalist in 2026.

  • The Tenderloin Room

    The Tenderloin Room in the Central West End is a historic steakhouse known for its signature Pepperloin à la Tenderloin and tableside seafood cart service, set in 1920s-inspired dining rooms. The wine program is curated. The drinks include classic cocktails and whiskey.

  • Lazy Tiger

    Lazy Tiger in the Central West End of St Louis is a cocktail bar with a mezcal focus and craft cocktails. Its signature Lazy Tiger cocktail is smoky and mezcal-based, built with serrano pepper, Tajin, orange shrubb, honey, and lime.

Cocktails, whiskey, natural wine, and gin

The rooms below cover cocktail, whiskey, natural wine, and gin programs in Kings Oak, Forest Park Southeast, Compton Heights, Tower Grove East, and Midtown.

  • Platypus

    Platypus in Kings Oak is a cocktail and dive-bar hybrid with creative, rotating house cocktails, and a layout that includes a bar, a lounge, an event space, and a patio. The wine program is minimal. Food & Wine ranked it number 10 on its Top 10 US Bars list for 2026. Drinks cover craft cocktails and classic cocktails.

  • The Vandy

    The Vandy in Forest Park Southeast is a whiskey bar with a subtle speakeasy setting. It pairs expertly crafted cocktails with an extensive collection of over 290 whiskeys. Classic cocktails and zero-proof drinks are poured. The wine program is standard.

  • Little Fox

    Little Fox in Compton Heights is a cozy neighborhood bistro that pours flavor-forward signature cocktails and natural wines. The room has a Brooklyn-inspired style. The wine program is curated. Craft cocktails, natural wine, and zero-proof drinks are all served here.

  • The Gin Room

    The Gin Room in Tower Grove East holds the largest gin selection in St Louis and pairs it with Persian classics from Hamishe Bahrami. The format covers a la carte and small plates. The wine program is curated, with craft cocktails. It was a James Beard Award semifinalist in 2025.

  • None of the Above

    None of the Above in Midtown is a speakeasy-style cocktail lounge beneath City Foundry, set in historic tunnels, from Gerard Craft and Niche Food Group. Craft cocktails and zero-proof drinks are served. It was a James Beard Award semifinalist in 2025.

Planning FAQ

Which neighborhoods have the Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence rooms you name?

Blood & Sand in Downtown West, Annie Gunn's in Chesterfield, Casa Don Alfonso in Clayton, and Truflles in Acme Heights are the Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence holders we name in our guide, each for 2026. The citywide count for that award is five.

How many Michelin-starred restaurants does St Louis have in your guide?

St Louis has 0 Michelin-starred restaurants in our guide, and the citywide total of Michelin stars is 0. Those figures are citywide. The starred-restaurant count and the star total are the Michelin star figures our guide gives for the city as a whole.

Where are tasting menus and omakase in St Louis?

Tasting menus and omakase in our guide are at Sado on The Hill, Blood & Sand in Downtown West, Casa Don Alfonso in Clayton, MAINLANDER in the Central West End, Farmhaus in Ellendale, and ACHI – The Omakase Experience in Clayton. ACHI is a six-seat counter serving a 10-course Japanese menu.

Which neighborhood has the most venues in your guide?

The Central West End has 17 venues in our guide, the highest neighborhood total we publish for St Louis. The Hill follows with 11 venues in our guide. Downtown and Forest Park Southeast come next in the neighborhood ranking we publish for the city.

What wine list styles appear in the St Louis guide?

Extensive wine lists are a repeated style in our St Louis guide, and several are sommelier-led. Dominic's on The Hill keeps an extensive Italian-heavy wine list. Blood & Sand in Downtown West has one of the most diverse wine programs in St Louis. Sake is poured at Sado on The Hill and at ACHI in Clayton. Little Fox in Compton Heights pours natural wines.

By Emmett Haley · Updated October 8, 2026 · Editorial standards

St Louis

Restaurants

Selected entries from the current guide for St Louis.

BaiKu Sushi Lounge restaurant in St Louis

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BaiKu Sushi Lounge

BaiKu Sushi Lounge on Olive Street sits within St. Louis's broader wave of Japanese-inflected dining, bringing a sushi-lounge format to the Midtown corridor. The address places it at an intersection of neighbourhood renewal and culinary ambition, where casual accessibility and composed Japanese technique share the same room. For the city's sushi-going crowd, it represents a distinct option in a market that skews heavily toward steakhouses and Midwestern comfort food.

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St Louis

Hotels

Selected entries from the current guide for St Louis.

Hotel Saint Louis, Autograph Collection hotel in St Louis

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Hotel Saint Louis, Autograph Collection

Hotel Saint Louis, Autograph Collection occupies a restored historic building at 705 Olive St in downtown St. Louis, positioning itself within Marriott's independently minded collection tier. The property sits in a city centre corridor that connects the Gateway Arch riverfront to the central business district, making it a practical base for both leisure and corporate travellers seeking character over chain uniformity.

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St Louis

Bars

Selected entries from the current guide for St Louis.

Anheuser-Busch St. Louis Brewery bar in St Louis

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Anheuser-Busch St. Louis Brewery

The Anheuser-Busch brewery complex in St. Louis's Soulard neighborhood is among the more frequently visited production brewery sites in the United States, anchoring the city's identity as a historical center of American lager brewing. The site at 1200 Lynch Street spans several city blocks and traces its operational roots to the mid-19th century, placing it inside a tradition that shaped how mass-market beer developed across North America.

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Beffa's Bar & Restaurant bar in St Louis

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Beffa's Bar & Restaurant

Beffa's Bar & Restaurant occupies a storied address on Olive Street in St. Louis, representing the kind of neighbourhood institution that midwestern cities built before hospitality became a design exercise. Positioned between the earnest craft-beer bars of the local scene and the polished dining rooms further downtown, it offers a physical and historical grounding that newer venues in the city actively reference but rarely replicate.

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Blackthorn Pub and Pizza bar in St Louis

St Louis, United States

Blackthorn Pub and Pizza

Blackthorn Pub and Pizza has held its position on Wyoming Street in St. Louis's Tower Grove South neighbourhood long enough to become part of the fabric of the city's casual dining scene. The format is direct: pub atmosphere, pizza as the centrepiece, and a local crowd that returns for the combination of both. For visitors piecing together a picture of neighbourhood St. Louis beyond the tourist corridor, it sits on a short list of places worth the detour.

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Budweiser Brewery Experience bar in St Louis

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Budweiser Brewery Experience

The Budweiser Brewery Experience at 1200 Lynch St puts visitors inside one of American brewing's most recognizable industrial sites, with guided tours tracing the full production process across the historic Anheuser-Busch complex in south St. Louis. For groups marking a milestone or visitors wanting a grounded introduction to American lager heritage, it delivers context and scale that a taproom visit alone cannot replicate.

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Civil Life Brewing Co. bar in St Louis

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Civil Life Brewing Co.

Civil Life Brewing Co. occupies a converted building on Holt Avenue in St. Louis's Tower Grove South neighborhood, operating within a local craft beer scene that has grown considerably more competitive over the past decade. The brewery sits alongside a cohort of independent production houses that have collectively shifted St. Louis drinking culture away from its macro-beer heritage and toward small-batch, community-rooted production.

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Cunetto House of Pasta bar in St Louis

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Cunetto House of Pasta

Cunetto House of Pasta has anchored the Hill, St. Louis's Italian-American neighbourhood, long enough to function as a reference point for the district's dining character. The kitchen works within the red-sauce tradition that defines the Hill's reputation, and the address on Magnolia Avenue places it at the centre of the neighbourhood's densest concentration of Italian restaurants. For visitors building a St. Louis itinerary, it belongs in any honest account of the city's comfort-food canon.

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Form Skybar bar in St Louis

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Form Skybar

Form Skybar occupies the upper floors of 705 Olive Street in downtown St. Louis, positioning itself in the city's small but growing tier of rooftop cocktail destinations. The bar operates above the street-level noise of the central business district, offering sightlines across a downtown grid that few other venues in the city match at this altitude. For visitors orienting themselves across St. Louis's bar scene, Form represents the refined-perch format that competes directly with the city's other rooftop operations.

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International Tap House, Delmar bar in St Louis

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International Tap House, Delmar

On Delmar Boulevard in St. Louis's University City loop, International Tap House occupies the kind of position that neighbourhood beer bars earn over time: a reliable, well-stocked stop where rotating taps and a broad bottle selection pull in a cross-section of locals from students to long-term residents. It functions less as a destination and more as a community anchor on one of St. Louis's most-trafficked commercial strips.

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Mac's Local Eats bar in St Louis

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Mac's Local Eats

Mac's Local Eats on Oakland Avenue puts a neighbourhood-casual spin on St. Louis dining, drawing from the city's working-class food traditions in a format that reads as approachable rather than aspirational. The menu architecture signals local sourcing and familiar formats reinterpreted with care. For visitors already exploring the city's broader dining scene, it offers a grounded counterpoint to the more polished entries on the St. Louis restaurant circuit.

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St Louis

Wineries

Selected entries from the current guide for St Louis.

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