Taqueria Durango is a taqueria room in Overland. Order the chile-drowned torta ahogada. It sits next to a grocery in a plaza most visitors never find.
Editorially verified May 28, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Why locals love it: Tucked in an Overland strip mall far from the tourist map, Durango plates a torta ahogada that locals drive across the metro for, under ten dollars.
Tip: Order the chile-drowned torta ahogada. It sits next to a grocery in a plaza most visitors never find.
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Balkan Treat Box on Big Bend Blvd in Webster Groves is the Bosnian wood-fired counter from Loryn and Edo Nalic, known for somun and cevapi platters.
Why locals goA suburban Webster Groves counter rather than a downtown name, Balkan Treat Box bakes wood-fired somun and cevapi worthy of a James Beard nod.
TipThe wood-fired somun-based plates are the way in; lines build at lunch. A short drive from the city centre.
Sump Coffee on S Jefferson Ave in Tower Grove South is the spare, no-frills roastery turning out precise light-roast filter coffee for serious drinkers.
Why locals goA spare, no-frills roastery far from the cafe circuit, Sump roasts some of the most precise light-roast coffee in the country for those who seek it out.
TipThis is a place to taste, not to camp; try the filter flight. Buy a bag of the single-origin light roasts to take home.
Gus' Pretzels on Arsenal St in Benton Park is the 1920 bakery hand-twisting soft pretzels and salami sticks in the shadow of the Anheuser-Busch brewery.
Why locals goA 1920 pretzel bakery in the brewery's shadow, Gus' hand-twists soft pretzels and salami sticks that locals grab but visitors rarely know to find.
TipGet a fresh hot pretzel or a salami-stuffed stick. It is a quick snack stop near the Anheuser-Busch brewery.
Adriana's On The Hill is a sicilian room in The Hill. Get the Sicilian sub and split it; it is huge. Lunch only, so plan a midday Hill visit.
Why locals goOvershadowed by the Hill's marquee restaurants, this family sandwich shop builds foot-long Sicilian subs that regulars rate above the famous names.
TipGet the Sicilian sub and split it; it is huge. Lunch only, so plan a midday Hill visit.
Lu Lu Seafood & Dim Sum (Chinese) in St Louis: Come for weekend dim sum before noon for the fullest carts. Salt-and-pepper dishes are the off-menu standouts.
Why locals goOff the Olive Boulevard Chinese strip far from downtown, Lu Lu runs cart-rolled weekend dim sum that draws Chinese-food regulars who know to drive out.
TipCome for weekend dim sum before noon for the fullest carts. Salt-and-pepper dishes are the off-menu standouts.
Cocina Latina (Peruvian) in St Louis: Order the aji de gallina or ropa vieja with a pisco sour; it is an easy, affordable CWE meal a block off the busy core.
Why locals goAround the corner from the Euclid restaurant strip, Maritza Rios's modest Peruvian-Cuban-Colombian kitchen turns out aji de gallina and ropa vieja most visitors never spot.
TipOrder the aji de gallina or ropa vieja with a pisco sour; it is an easy, affordable CWE meal a block off the busy core.
