FAVORITE RESTAURANT
Hi-Pointe Drive-In
Multiple locations, hipointdrivein.com
2nd: Olive + Oak
3rd: Grace Meat + Three (tie) Balkan Treat Box
Honorable Mentions: Katie’s Pizza & Pasta Osteria, Indo
CHEF OF THE YEAR
Evy Swoboda, Brasserie by Niche
St. Louis, 314.454.0600, brasseriebyniche.com
2nd: Tyler Layton, Twisted Tree Steakhouse
3rd: Rick Lewis, Grace Meat + Three
Honorable Mentions: Jesse Mendica, Olive + Oak; Nick Bognar, Indo
BARTENDER OF THE YEAR
Madelyn Adams, Blood & Sand (Note: Following the poll’s close, Adams is no longer at Blood & Sand.)
1500 Saint Charles St., St. Louis, 314.241.7263, bloodandsandstl.com
2nd: Sam Linehan, Yellowbelly
3rd: Ted Kilgore, Planter’s House
Honorable Mention: Randy Boyce, The Blue Duck
FAVORITE HAPPY HOUR
Mission Taco Joint
Multiple locations, missiontacojoint.com
2nd: Billy G’s Kirkwood
3rd: The Crow’s Nest
Honorable Mentions: Basso, Yellowbelly
FAVORITE PATIO
McGurk’s Irish Pub & Garden
1200 Russell Blvd, St. Louis, 314.776.8309, mcgurks.com
2nd: Rockwell Beer Co.
3rd: Billy G’s Kirkwood
Honorable Mentions: Vin De Set, Cinder House
FAVORITE CHICKEN WINGS
Syberg’s
Multiple locations, sybergs.com
2nd: Salt + Smoke
3rd: Grace Meat + Three
Honorable Mentions: Sugarfire Smoke House, Three Kings Public House
FAVORITE COCKTAILS
Planter's House
1000 Mississippi Ave, St. Louis, 314.696.2603, plantershousestl.com
2nd: Olive + Oak
3rd: Blood & Sand
Honorable Mentions: Frazer’s, Platypus
FAVORITE ROMANTIC SPOT
Brasserie by Niche
4580 Laclede Ave, St. Louis, 314.454.0600, brasseriebyniche.com
2nd: Sidney Street Cafe
3rd: Vin De Set
Honorable Mentions: Louie, Olive + Oak
NEW RESTAURANT
Bowood by Niche
4605 Olive St., St. Louis, 314.454.6868, bowoodbyniche.com
2nd: Twisted Tree Steakhouse
3rd: Songbird
Honorable Mentions: Terror Tacos, Root Food + Wine
FAVORITE DINER
Southwest Diner
6803 Southwest Ave., St. Louis, 314.260.7244, southwestdinerstl.com
2nd: Uncle Bill’s Pancake and Dining
3rd: Courtesy Diner
Honorable Mentions: Benton Park Café, Kingside Diner
FAVORITE FOOD TRUCK
Seoul Taco
Multiple locations, seoultaco.com
2nd: Balkan Treat Box
3rd: Mission Taco Truck
Honorable Mentions: Cajun Seduction, Farmtruk
FAVORITE BUTCHER SHOP
Bolyard’s Meat & Provisions
2733 Sutton Blvd., Maplewood, 314.647.2526, bolyardsmeat.com
2nd: Kenrick’s Meats and Catering
3rd: G&W Meats
Honorable Mentions: Mannino’s Market, Beast Butcher & Block
FAVORITE BREAD
Union Loafers Café and Bread Bakery
1629 Tower Grove Ave., St. Louis, 314.833.6111, unionloafers.com
2nd: Companion Bakery
3rd: Vitale’s Bakery (tie) Missouri Baking Co.
Honorable Mentions: Knead Bakehouse, Federhofer’s Bakery
FAVORITE CAKES/PASTRIES
Nathaniel Reid Bakery
11243 Manchester Road, Kirkwood, 314.858.1019, nrbakery.com
2nd: Jilly’s Cupcake Bar
3rd: La Patisserie Chouquette
Honorable Mentions: SweetArt, Russell’s on Macklind
FAVORITE FARMERS MARKET
Tower Grove Farmers’ Market
Tower Grove Park, Center Cross Drive, St. Louis, tgfarmersmarket.com
2nd: Soulard Farmers Market
3rd: Kirkwood Farmers’ Market
Honorable Mentions: Ferguson Farmers’ Market, Lake Saint Louis Farmers and Artist Market
FAVORITE LOCAL GROCERY
Dierbergs
Multiple locations, dierbergs.com
2nd: Schnucks
3rd: Jay International Food Co.
Honorable Mentions: Straub’s, DiGregorio’s Italian Market
FAVORITE SPECIALTY SHOP
Crown Candy Kitchen
1401 St. Louis Ave., St. Louis, 314.621.9650, crowncandykitchen.net
2nd: Parker’s Table
3rd: Volpi Foods
Honorable Mentions: AO&Co, Bob’s Seafood
FAVORITE BOTTLE SHOP
Randall’s Wines & Spirits
1910 S. Jefferson Ave., St. Louis, 314.865.0199, shoprandalls.com
2nd: Intoxicology
3rd: The Wine and Cheese Place
Honorable Mentions: Parker’s Table, Civil Alchemy
FAVORITE DELI/SANDWICH SHOP
Gioia’s Deli
Multiple locations, gioiasdeli.com
2nd: The Gramophone
3rd: Blues City Deli
Honorable Mentions: Union Loafers Café and Bread Bakery, Mom’s Deli
FAVORITE COFFEE SHOP
Kaldi’s Coffee
Multiple locations, kaldiscoffee.com
2nd: Blueprint Coffee
3rd: The Mud House
Honorable Mentions: Picasso’s Coffee House, Park Avenue Coffee
FAVORITE DOUGHNUT SHOP
Old Town Donut Shop
508 New Florissant Road, Florissant, 314.831.0907, oldtowndonuts.com
2nd: Donut Drive-In
3rd: Vincent Van Doughnut
Honorable Mentions: Strange Donuts, World’s Fair Donuts
FAVORITE BEER BAR
Side Project Brewing
7458 Manchester Road, Maplewood, sideprojectbrewing.com
2nd: Three Kings Public House
3rd: International Tap House
Honorable Mentions: Amsterdam Tavern, Gezellig
FAVORITE BREWERY
4 Hands Brewing Co.
1220 S. Eighth St., St. Louis, 314.436.1559, 4handsbrewery.com
2nd: Urban Chestnut Brewing Co.
3rd: Schlafly
Honorable Mentions: Rockwell Beer Co., Perennial Artisan Ales
FAVORITE GAMES BAR
Pieces
1535 S. 8th St., St. Louis, 314.230.5184, stlpieces.com
2nd: The Silver Ballroom
3rd: 4 Hands Brewing Co.
Honorable Mentions: Westport Social, Blueberry Hill
FAVORITE PUB
John D. McGurk’s Irish Pub & Garden
1200 Russell Blvd., St. Louis, 314.766.8309, mcgurks.com
2nd: The Scottish Arms
3rd: O’Connell’s Pub
Honorable Mentions: Llywelyn’s Pub, Helen Fitzgerald’s
FAVORITE SPORTS BAR
Amsterdam Tavern
3175 Morgan Ford Road, St. Louis, 314.772.8224, amsterdamtavern.com
2nd: Syberg's
3rd: The Post Sports Bar & Grill
Honorable Mentions: Joey B’s, Tamm Avenue Bar
FAVORITE WINE BAR
Sasha’s Wine Bars
706 DeMun Ave., St. Louis, 314.863.7274; 4069 Shaw Blvd., St. Louis, 314.771.7274, sashaswinebar.com
2nd: Robust Wine Bar
3rd: EdgeWild Restaurant & Winery
Honorable Mentions: Brennan's, 33 Wine Shop & Bar
FAVORITE LOCAL WINERY
Noboleis Vineyards
100 Hemsath Road, Augusta, 636.482.4500, noboleisvineyards.com
2nd: Chandler Hill Vineyards
3rd: Wild Sun Winery (tie) Cedar Lake Cellars Winery
Honorable Mentions: Stone Hill Winery, Montelle Winery
FAVORITE BARBECUE
Salt + Smoke
Multiple locations, saltandsmokebbq.com
2nd: Sugarfire Smokehouse
3rd: Pappy’s Smokehouse
Honorable Mentions: Beast Craft BBQ Co., Adam's Smokehouse
FAVORITE SUSHI
Sushi Ai
Multiple locations, sushiaistlouis.com
2nd: Indo
3rd: Nippon Tei
Honorable Mentions: Café Mochi, Drunken Fish
FAVORITE STEAKHOUSE
Tucker’s Place
Multiple locations, tuckersplacestl.com
2nd: Annie Gunn’s (tie) Twisted Tree Steakhouse
3rd: Citizen Kane’s Steakhouse
Honorable Mentions: Kreis’ Restaurant, Hamilton’s Urban Steakhouse & Bourbon Bar
FAVORITE PIZZA PLACE
Imo’s
Multiple locations, imospizza.com
2nd: Katie’s Pizza & Pasta Osteria
3rd: Blackthorn Pizza and Pub
Honorable Mentions: Union Loafers Café and Bread Bakery, Sauce on the Side
FAVORITE BRUNCH
The Shack
Multiple locations, eatatshack.com
2nd: Rooster
3rd: Southwest Diner
Honorable Mentions: Brasserie By Niche, Egg
FAVORITE ITALIAN
Pastaria
7734 Forsyth Blvd, Clayton, 314.862.6603, eatpastaria.com
2nd: Trattoria Marcella (tie) Katie’s Pizza & Pasta Osteria
3rd: Zia's
Honorable Mention: Cunetto House of Pasta
FAVORITE CHINESE
Corner 17
6623 Delmar Blvd, St. Louis, 314.727.2402, corner17usa.com
2nd: Mai Lee
3rd: Lona’s Lil Eats
Honorable Mentions: Lu Lu Seafood Restaurant, China King
FAVORITE FRIED CHICKEN
Grace Meat + Three
4270 Manchester Ave., St. Louis, 314.533.2700, stlgrace.com
2nd: Hodak's Restaurant
3rd: Juniper
Honorable Mentions: Southern, Porter’s Fried Chicken
FAVORITE FINE DINING
Brasserie by Niche
St. Louis, 314.454.0600, brasseriebyniche.com
2nd: Olive + Oak
3rd: Annie Gunn’s (tie) Louie
Honorable Mentions: Sidney Street Cafe, Tony’s
FAVORITE BURGER
Mac’s Local Eats
5656 Oakland Ave., St. Louis, 314.393.7713, macslocaleats.com
2nd: Brasswell
3rd: O’Connell’s Pub
Honorable Mentions: Stacked STL Burger Bar, Carl’s Drive-In
FAVORITE FROZEN DESSERT
Clementine's Naughty and Nice Creamery
Multiple locations, clementinescreamery.com
2nd: Ted Drewes Frozen Custard
3rd: Boardwalk Waffles (tie) The Fountain on Locust
Honorable Mentions: Ices Plain & Fancy, Serendipity Homemade Ice Cream
FAVORITE CAJUN/CREOLE
Broadway Oyster Bar
736 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314.621.8811, broadwayoysterbar.com
2nd: Gulf Shores Restaurant
3rd: Sister Cities Cajun (tie) Cajun Seduction
Honorable Mentions: Boogaloo, Graffiti Grub
FAVORITE INDIAN
Himalayan Yeti
3515 S Kingshighway Blvd, St. Louis, 314.354.8338, himalayanyetimo.com
2nd: Everest Cafe and Bar
3rd: House of India (tie) Rasoi
Honorable Mentions: Turmeric, India Palace
FAVORITE KOREAN
Seoul Taco
Multiple locations, seoultaco.com
2nd: Tiny Chef
3rd: Kimchi Guys
Honorable Mentions: K-Bop, Kalbi Taco Shack
FAVORITE TACOS
Mission Taco Joint
Multiple locations, missiontacojoint.com
2nd: Taco Buddha
3rd: Tacos La Jefa
Honorable Mentions: Terror Tacos, Seoul Taco
FAVORITE MEXICAN
Mission Taco Joint
Multiple locations, missiontacojoint.com
2nd: Rosalita’s Cantina
3rd: Hacienda (tie) Mi Ranchito
Honorable Mentions: Taqueria El Bronco, Tacos La Jefa
FAVORITE GREEK
Olympia Kebob House
1543 McCausland Ave., St. Louis, 314.781.1299, olympiakebobandtavern.com
2nd: Spiro’s Restaurant
3rd: Anthonino’s Taverna
Honorable Mentions: Michael’s Bar & Grill, The Greek Kitchen
FAVORITE THAI
King and I
3155 S. Grand Ave., St. Louis, 314.771.1777, kingandistl.com
2nd: Fork & Stix
3rd: Chao Baan
Honorable Mentions: Pad Thai St. Louis, Pearl Cafe
FAVORITE VIETNAMESE
Mai Lee
8396 Musick Memorial Drive, Brentwood, 314.645.2835, maileestl.com
2nd: Pho Grand (Note: Following the poll’s close, Pho Grand announced plans to close June 13.)
3rd: DD Mau
Honorable Mentions: Banh Mi So 1, Lemongrass
FAVORITE RAMEN
Nudo House
6105 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314.370.6970; 11423 Olive Blvd., Creve Coeur, 314.274.8046, nudohousestl.com
2nd: Ramen Tei
3rd: Robata Maplewood (tie) Nami Ramen
Honorable Mentions: Yummi Tummi, Blue Ocean
FAVORITE VEGETARIAN/VEGAN
Lona’s Lil Eats
2199 California Ave., St. Louis, 314.925.1888, lonaslileats.com
2nd: Lulu’s Local Eatery
3rd: Terror Tacos
Honorable Mentions: Tree House Restaurant, Frida's
Favorite Seafood
Peacemaker Lobster & Crab Co.
1831 Sidney St., St. Louis, 314.772.8858, peacemakerlobstercrab.com
2nd: Broadway Oyster Bar
3rd: Indo
Honorable Mentions: Gulf Shores Restaurant, Yellowbelly
FAVORITE DISTILLERY
1220 Artisan Spirits
1220spirits.com
2nd: Pinckney Bend Distillery (tie) Square One Brewery & Distillery
3rd: Switchgrass Spirits Distillery
Honorable Mentions: Still 630 Distillery, Stumpy’s Spirits Distillery
FAVORITE AFRICAN
Meskerem
3210 S. Grand Blvd., St. Louis, 314.772.4442, meskeremstl.com
2nd: Chez Ali
3rd: The Benevolent King
Honorable Mentions: House of Jollof, African Palace
FAVORITE ASIAN
Indo
1641D Tower Grove Ave, St. Louis, 314.899.9333, indo-stl.com
2nd: Corner 17
3rd: Seoul Taco
Honorable Mention: Cate Zone
FAVORITE BOSNIAN
Balkan Treat Box
8103 Big Bend Blvd., Webster Groves, 314.733.5700, balkantreatbox.com
2nd: Grbic Restaurant
3rd: J’s Pitaria
Honorable Mentions: Lemmons by Grbic, Berix Coffee Restaurant
FAVORITE LATIN AMERICAN
Mayo Ketchup by Plantain Girl
2001 Park Ave, St. Louis, 314.696.2699, plantaingirl.com
2nd: Yemanja Brasil
3rd: Fritanga
Honorable Mention: Asador Del Sur
FAVORITE MEDITERRANEAN
Balkan Treat Box
8013 Big Bend Blvd., Webster Groves, 314.733.5700, balkantreatbox.com
2nd: Anthonino’s Taverna
3rd: Aya Sofia
Honorable Mentions: The Vine Cafe, Layla
FAVORITE MIDDLE EASTERN
Layla
4317 Manchester Ave., St. Louis, 314.553.9252; 20 Allen Ave., Suite 130, Webster Groves, 314.395.6649, laylastl.com
2nd: Aya Sofia
3rd: Ranoush
Honorable Mentions: Sultan Mediterranean Cuisine, J’s Pitaria
FAVORITE SOUTHERN
Grace Meat + Three
4270 Manchester Ave., St. Louis, 314.533.2700, stlgrace.com
2nd: Juniper
3rd: Southern
Honorable Mentions: Sweetie Pie’s Upper Crust
FAVORITE SOUL FOOD
Sweetie Pie’s Upper Crust
3643 Delmar Blvd #3617, St. Louis, 314.932.5364
2nd: Cathy’s Kitchen
3rd: CC’s Vegan Spot Soul Veganlicious
Honorable Mentions: Creole With a Splash of Soul, Mom’s Soul Food
