Private Food Tasting Walking Tour in Saint Louis Downtown
Satisfy your culinary curiosity with a private tour that takes you on a flavorful journey through some of the city's most beloved dining spots.
What to order at Blues City Deli
- The dish to know
- Po-boys and muffulettas
- Editor tip
- The muffuletta and po-boys are the value picks; arrive before the lunch rush. Live blues plays some afternoons.
CuisineCajun & Creole
Price$
Neighborhoodbenton-park
HoursMon-Sat 10:30-15:00, closed Sun
Phone+1-314-773-8225
The dishPo-boys and muffulettas
Last verified
Tip: The muffuletta and po-boys are the value picks; arrive before the lunch rush. Live blues plays some afternoons.
Book food experiences in St. Louis
St. Louis: Beignet Cooking Class at a Trendy Local Café
Learn to make melt-in-your-mouth beignets from scratch in this interactive cooking class with Chef Legina. Create a rich chocolate filling and a tangy lemon glaze.
Haunted Lemp Brewery Bottle Works Paranormal Tour
Tour the haunted Lemp Brewery Bottle Works as you pass through tunnels and massive spaces you will learn of the horrific events that occurred in these dark and forgott...
Location
Address: 2438 McNair Ave, St. Louis, MO 63104
Also in benton-park
Hodak's Restaurant & Bar ★ 4.1
Hodak's has won reader polls for best fried chicken since the 1990s, plating a generous bird-and-sides dinner at a fair price in a no-frills room.
Try: Fried chicken dinner
Tip: The fried chicken dinner with sides is the value order. Expect a wait on Friday nights for the bird.
More budget eats in St. Louis
Carl's Drive-In ★ 4.2
A 16-stool roadside drive-in of six decades, Carl's griddles cheap crispy-edged burgers and pours house-made root beer, a Route-66-era bargain.
Try: Crispy-edged burgers and root beer
Tip: A double burger and root beer is the order for a few dollars. Only 16 stools, so expect a short wait at peak.
Hodak's Restaurant & Bar ★ 4.1
Hodak's has won reader polls for best fried chicken since the 1990s, plating a generous bird-and-sides dinner at a fair price in a no-frills room.
Try: Fried chicken dinner
Tip: The fried chicken dinner with sides is the value order. Expect a wait on Friday nights for the bird.
Sameem Afghan Restaurant ★ 4.0
Sameem plates affordable Afghan kabuli palaw, aushak dumplings and kabobs in The Grove, a generous-portion kitchen of Afghan classics for years.
Try: Kabuli palaw and aushak
Tip: The aushak leek dumplings are the order to lead with. Plenty of cheap vegetarian dishes round out the menu.
Cocina Latina ★ 4.1
Maritza Rios's CWE kitchen plates Peruvian, Cuban and Colombian home cooking, with aji de gallina, ropa vieja and rotisserie chicken in the low double digits.
Try: Aji de gallina and pollo a la brasa
Tip: Aji de gallina or the ropa vieja are the value orders. Mains land in the ten-to-sixteen-dollar range, with sides extra.
Woofie's Hot Dogs ★ 3.9
A drive-in near the airport, Woofie's has sold cheap Chicago-style hot dogs since the 1970s, billing itself the home of the hotdog with dignity.
Try: Chicago-style hot dogs
Tip: Order it Chicago-style, dragged through the garden. It is a quick, cheap roadside stop near the airport.
Crown Candy Kitchen ★ 4.4
Open since 1913, Crown Candy is the metro's oldest soda fountain, slinging affordable malts, a towering BLT and chili in an Old North parlour frozen in time.
Try: Soda-fountain malts and BLTs
Tip: A malt and the bacon-heavy BLT make a cheap, classic lunch. Expect a weekend line at one of the city's oldest counters.