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.
Grand Bistro is a vietnamese restaurant in Tower Grove South, St. Louis.
Editorially verified May 30, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must order: A large bowl of pho dac biet with a side of summer rolls.
Tip: Order the pho dac biet; the Trinh family ran Pho Grand here for decades before relaunching the room as Grand Bistro.
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.
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.
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A Cherokee Street taqueria with a sheltered patio, La Vallesana serves tacos al pastor, tortas and aguas frescas, an anchor of the Mexican Cherokee strip.
Order: Tacos al pastor with a chicken chipotle torta.
Tip: The al pastor tacos and the chicken chipotle torta are the orders. The patio suits a warm afternoon.
An Art Deco soda fountain in Grand Center, The Fountain on Locust pairs retro sandwiches and salads with ice-cream martinis and over-the-top sundaes.
Order: An ice cream martini and a sandwich.
Tip: The ice cream martinis are the signature; pair one with a sandwich. A good pre-theatre stop.
Baileys' Range griddles grass-fed burgers and churns house ice cream for boozy shakes, a build-your-own burger spot that moved from downtown to the Shaw area.
Order: A grass-fed burger and a spiked shake.
Tip: Build a burger and chase it with a spiked milkshake. The house ice cream uses no artificial ingredients.
Sugarfire serves creative, award-winning barbecue across several metro spots, from brisket and burnt ends to daily specials, a casual counter-service chain.
Order: Brisket, burnt ends and a spiked shake.
Tip: Check the daily special board; the brisket and burnt ends are the staples. Save room for a spiked shake.
Bogart's smokes its signature apricot-bruleed ribs in historic Soulard, torching the sweet glaze to order, a counter-service BBQ joint that draws long.
Order: The apricot-bruleed ribs.
Tip: The bruleed ribs are the order to try. Come at off-peak hours to skip the line.
The Cali-style taco group formerly known as Mission Taco, Session Taco plates street tacos, margaritas and local beer at its Historic Soulard room.
Order: Cali-style street tacos and a margarita.
Tip: The street tacos and fresh margaritas are the order. A second branch runs on Delmar in the Loop.