St. Louis, MO
Gourmet Soul Restaurant and Catering is St. Louis’s #1 in Soul Food, from 1 local’s ranking.
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Editor’s picks
Sourced from the local food press. As seen in St. Louis Magazine and Sauce Magazine. Updated September 2026.
Cathy's Kitchen · Ferguson
Cathy Jenkins and her family spent a year traveling the country, taking in dishes from New Mexican green chiles to Philadelphia cheesesteaks. Her Ferguson restaurant brings those influences to soul food classics and experiments with flavors beyond the familiar menu.
Mom's Soul Food Kitchen & Catering · Kingsway West
This bright-orange buffet-style room offers carryout and delivery. The menu includes tripe, oxtail, several kinds of wings and greens with chunks of pork. Order the greens with a meat special.
Gourmet Soul Restaurant and Catering · Downtown West
Look for the blue awning near City Museum. Lavinia McCoy's urban soul kitchen serves wings, smothered pork chops and fried catfish tenders with crisp cornmeal breading. Sides include mac and cheese, greens and moist cornbread.
Diner's Delight · Tiffany
Brothers Greg and Markeith Johnson carry on their parents' five-decade business at this South Compton Avenue room, cooking their mother's recipes. Order neck bones, pork chops or catfish.
Jaden's Diner · The Ville
This cafeteria-style room on Dr. Martin Luther King Drive has a President Obama shrine, glitter on the ceiling, banquet tables and a large television. Takeout is available, but there is plenty to see inside. Order tender neck bones with black-eyed peas and mashed potatoes.
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