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.
20 street food places in St. Louis we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in St. Louis | Street Food across every city.
St. Louis street food is a catalog of local landmarks, from frozen custard to drowned tortas. Ted Drewes Frozen Custard has handed over its concretes upside down on old Route 66 since 1941, while La Vallesana serves tacos al pastor on Cherokee Street and Taqueria Durango in Overland is famous for its chile-drowned torta ahogada.
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.
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