The best things we ate in St. Louis in 2021

To go along with our Best New Restaurants of 2021 list, here are some of the local dishes we're still thinking about long after we ate them.

Meera Nagarajan, executive editor Roasted pumpkin with green curry - Indo Cauliflower tacos - Fresh Gatherings Vegetable kebab – Sultan Mediterranean Restaurant Aloo gobi - Copper Chimney

 Liz Wolfson,  managing editor Spring vegetable soup - Root Food + Wine Baklava with pistachios - Afandi Sweets & Cafe Prosciutto di parma with peaches – Louie

Lauren Healey, digital editor
Charred cabbage salad - Elmwood
Burrata pizza - Noto Italian Restaurant
Kale salad with chicken thigh and sauteed mushrooms - Planter’s House

Adam Rothbarth, staff writer
Squash blossom machete - Fonda La Poblanita
Onion rings - Perennial on Lockwood
Sampler platter - Chez Ali

Michelle Volansky, senior designer
Kanafeh - Afandi Sweets & Cafe
Roasted sawara - Indo