St. Louis, MO
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Tamales sold around St. Louis in December and beyond, from a plantain-leaf wrapper in Lemay to Honduran masa on Cherokee Street.
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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 Sauce Magazine. Updated September 2026.
La Oaxaqueña
At this Lemay Ferry Road counter, chicken-and-mole tamales come wrapped in plantain leaves rather than corn husks, lending a fresher, sweeter flavor to the rich masa. Call ahead because tamales can sell out.
Sueño Latino Restaurant · Cherokee Street
The Honduran-influenced tamale at this Cherokee Street dining room has a creamy, nearly custard-like masa wrapper. Order it before choosing the rest of the table.
Pueblo Solis · Lindenwood Park
This Hampton Avenue restaurant has offered a twelve-tamale platter: four with beans, four with pork and four with cheese and jalapeno. Share it to sample three fillings during the December run.
Sabroso Cocina Mexicana · St. Ann
This Maplewood kitchen stuffs tamales with cheese and poblano, then tops them with chicken tinga, birria or ground beef. Order the birria version as a plated dish rather than a tamale sold by the dozen.
Carl’s Drive-In · Brentwood
This sixteen-seat Manchester Road counter has changed little since its 1962 remodel. Tamales with Edmond's Chile Co. chili share the menu board with griddle-smashed burgers and housemade root beer. Order a chili-topped tamale and a double cheeseburger, with root beer in a frozen mug.