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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in St. Louis Magazine and St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Updated September 2026.
Sado · The Hill
Nick Bognar's Shaw Avenue dining room is shadowed and minimalist. Order nigiri, blowtorched red bream or Hokkaido uni. The kitchen also serves Southeast Asian plates such as salmon in aguachile cream, with cocktails at the bar.
Brasserie by Niche · Central West End
Gerard Craft's Central West End bistro serves mussels and steak frites in a Parisian-style room with sidewalk tables. Order both dishes, or start with a drink and cheese plate at the adjoining Brass Bar.
Trattoria Marcella · Lindenwood Park
Brothers Steve and Jamie Komorek run this Watson Road trattoria. Ask whether the lobster risotto special is available, then order house pasta in the warm, close-set dining room.
Polite Society Restaurant and Bar · Lafayette Square
This brick-walled Lafayette Square dining room offers cocktails and dinner. Start at the bar, then order bistro steak or confit chicken wings at a table.
Charlie Gitto's On the Hill
This Hill Italian dining room serves eggplant Napoleon and Nunzio, a veal dish named for Gitto. Order both with the restaurant's toasted ravioli.