Bowood by Niche features a carefully conceived menu in a beautiful space in the Central West End

Sauce 75: the essential St. Louis restaurants right now

Niche Food Group’s breakfast and lunch spot operates out of the same Central West End space as horticultural boutique Bowood Farms and features a delicate, carefully conceived menu with executive chef Craig Corzine leading the kitchen. You’ll find soft cacio e pepe eggs here, and Maryland crab Benedict rich with Cajun hollandaise. The sun-splashed interior and the magical, leafy patio are among the most attractive spaces in town for a meal, not least when you pair your food with one of Bowood’s seasonal cocktails, perfumed with things like elderflower or stirred with dusky ingredients like espresso and amaretto.

4605 Olive St., St. Louis, 314.454.6868, bowoodbyniche.com

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The Sauce 75 is a photomosaic of the best in St. Louis dining in 2024. This list is a celebration of the diverse skills, techniques and culinary traditions that meet across our region. In sum, it tells a story about where St. Louis has been, where it is now and where it’s going next. Many great and good St. Louis restaurants have not made the cut. (Seventy-five is a lot fewer than you think!) Restaurants are constantly growing and evolving and go through ups and downs. Newly opened restaurants can take time to find their feet: There are a few exciting new places we’re cheering for, but which we feel haven’t yet fully hit their stride. Read the entire list here.