20 street food rooms in St. Louis we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in St. Louis | Street Food across every city.
La Vallesana ★ 4.2
cherokee-street · 2801 Cherokee St, St. Louis, MO 63118
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.
Taqueria Durango ★ 4.2
overland · 10238 Page Ave, St. Louis, MO 63132
A family-run Overland taqueria, Durango is famous for the torta ahogada, a pork sandwich drowned in spicy red chile, with big portions for cheap.
Steve's Hot Dogs ★ 4.1
tower-grove-south · 3145 S Grand Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63118
Founded by musician Steve Ewing, Steve's loads creative toppings onto griddled dogs on South Grand and has been voted the city's best, a cult counter spot.
Gus' Pretzels ★ 4.3
benton-park · 1820 Arsenal St, St. Louis, MO 63118
Opened in 1920 near the Anheuser-Busch brewery, Gus' Pretzels hand-twists soft pretzels and pretzel-wrapped sausages, a Benton Park snack-counter institution.
Woofie's Hot Dogs ★ 3.9
overland · 1919 Woodson Rd, St. Louis, MO 63114
A drive-in near the airport, Woofie's has sold Chicago-style hot dogs since the 1970s, billing itself the home of the hotdog with dignity. A retro counter.
Carl's Drive-In ★ 4.2
brentwood · 9033 Manchester Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144
A 16-stool roadside drive-in of six decades, Carl's griddles crispy-edged burgers and pours house-made root beer, a Route-66-era St. Louis time capsule.
Crown Candy Kitchen ★ 4.4
old-north · 1401 St Louis Ave, St. Louis, MO 63106
Open since 1913, Crown Candy is the metro's oldest soda fountain, slinging hand-made malts, a towering BLT and chili in an Old North parlour frozen in time.
Fleur STL ★ 4.0
soulard · 622 Chouteau Ave, St. Louis, MO 63102
In the old Eat-Rite Diner building, Fleur STL plates an elevated slinger of prime patty, hash, chili, cheese and onion, carrying on a Route 66 legacy.
Snarf's Sandwiches ★ 3.8
tower-grove-south · 374 S Grand Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63103
Snarf's toasts its sub rolls and piles on classic deli fillings at a South Grand counter, a fast and cheap sandwich stop near SLU and Grand Center.
Cocina Latina ★ 4.1
central-west-end · 508 N Euclid Ave, St. Louis, MO 63108
Maritza Rios runs a Peruvian-leaning Latin kitchen on Euclid, plating aji de gallina, ropa vieja and rotisserie chicken at quick-counter prices.
Grand Bistro ★ 4.1
tower-grove-south · 3195 S Grand Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63118
Grand Bistro relaunches the Trinh family's South Grand Vietnamese in the former Pho Grand room, ladling pho and com tam at counter-style prices.
Seoul Taco ★ 4.0
the-grove · 4099 Chouteau Ave, St. Louis, MO 63110
David Choi's Korean-Mexican counter griddles bulgogi tacos and kimchi-fried-rice gogi bowls, the brick-and-mortar original of a food-truck-born local chain.
The Fountain on Locust ★ 4.1
grand-center · 3037 Locust St, St. Louis, MO 63103
An Art Deco soda fountain in Grand Center, The Fountain on Locust pours ice-cream martinis and plates retro sandwiches and over-the-top sundaes.
Baileys' Range ★ 4.0
botanical-heights · 4175 Shaw Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63110
Baileys' Range griddles grass-fed burgers and churns house ice cream for boozy shakes, a build-your-own burger counter that moved to the Shaw area.
Ted Drewes Frozen Custard ★ 4.6
st-louis-hills · 6726 Chippewa St, St. Louis, MO 63109
Serving since 1941 on old Route 66, Ted Drewes is the St. Louis frozen-custard landmark, famous for the concrete, a shake handed over upside down.
Imo's Pizza ★ 3.8
downtown · 904 S 4th St, St. Louis, MO 63102
The chain that made St. Louis-style pizza a city standard, Imo's tops cracker-thin crust with Provel cheese, cut in squares. A handy first taste.
LaPez Mod Mex ★ 4.0
central-west-end · 398 N Euclid Ave, St. Louis, MO 63108
Adam and Jason Tilford's CWE taco room turns out wood-fired tacos and coastal-Mexican plates in the old Session Taco space, a quick festive corner of Euclid.
Blues City Deli ★ 4.4
benton-park · 2438 McNair Ave, St. Louis, MO 63104
A Benton Park sandwich counter, Blues City turns out New Orleans-style po-boys and muffulettas with live blues some afternoons, a lunch institution.
Mom's Deli ★ 4.1
st-louis-hills · 5425 Hampton Ave, St. Louis, MO 63109
A St. Louis Hills deli, Mom's stacks the locally famous Mom's Special and made-to-order subs, reopened in 2025 to hour-long lines of regulars.
Adriana's On The Hill ★ 4.2
the-hill · 5101 Shaw Ave, St. Louis, MO 63110
Mama Adriana Fazio's Shaw Avenue shop, run by her daughters, builds foot-long Sicilian subs and Sicilian soups, a Hill lunch counter going more than 30 years.