Best of St Louis!

I look forward to St Louis Magazine's best restaurants edition every year.  We really enjoy going out and trying new places, and the culinary scene in the area has been getting better and better in recent years.  Right before I moved here, a friend of mine complained that St Louis had no good places to eat, and I don't think the comment could be further from the truth!

On a budget:

Cafe Osage

Local Harvest Cafe

The Fountain on Locust

Try the dill pickle soup!

Taqueria Durango

Shu Feng

Pearl Cafe

On a first date:

Santuaria

Pi

Mosaic Modern Fusion

Mai Lee

Siete Luminarias

Robust

Milagro Modern Mexican

Salt

Bridge Tap House and Wine Bar

Winslow's Home

Trattoria Marcella

Farmhaus

amazing local food!

 One 19 North Tapas and Wine Bar

Coastal Bistro

Three Sixty

Cleveland-Health

Vino Nadoz

Pappy's

On a third date:

Dressel's Pub

Vin de Set

the best view and some of the best martinis in town

 The Tavern Kitchen and Bar

Harvest

Scape

Brasserie by Niche

Oceano Bistro

Balaban's Wine Cellar and Tapas Bar

Paul Manno's

random location, excellent Italian

 Peel Wood Fired Pizzas

I Fratellini

Five Bistro/

Riverbend Restaurant and Bar

On a Special Occasion:

Cielo

Perfect for a post-wedding mini-moon

 Truffles

The Crossing

Niche

Atlas Restaurant

Herbie's Vintage 72

Sidney Street Cafe

Tony's

Stone Soup Cottage

Annie Gunn's

Water Street

Top Sandwich Shops:

Carl's Drive In

Fozzie's Sandwich Emporium

Blues City Deli

Woofies

Adrianna's

Restaurant of the Year:
Home Wine Kitchen

Once again, the list has made me realize how few of these places we have tried!  We have some dining out to do!

{all photos via google images}