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.
18 splurge places in St. Louis, editor-picked. tasting menus and the full big-night-out treatment in St. Louis. All St. Louis food.
Pavilion ★ 4.9
5201 Shaw Ave, St. Louis, MO 63110
Nick Bognar's 18-course omakase sits in a glass pavilion behind Sado on The Hill, ranked the best restaurant in St. Louis by the Post-Dispatch since 2024.
Tip: Chef-led nights run around $250 and the trained-team nights around $175; book through Sado. Eighteen small courses, so come hungry.
Vicia ★ 4.8
4260 Forest Park Ave, St. Louis, MO 63108
The Gallinas' vegetable-forward Central West End room is the most decorated restaurant in St. Louis, a 2026 James Beard Outstanding Restaurant finalist.
Tip: Book the tasting through OpenTable well ahead; the a la carte menu and wine garden are the easier ways in on short notice.
Indo ★ 4.7
1641 Tower Grove Ave, St. Louis, MO 63110
Nick Bognar marries Thai family cooking with serious sushi at this Botanical Heights room, the one that made him a James Beard Best Chef Midwest finalist.
Tip: If dinner is booked out, the hand-roll bar and cocktail counter take the overflow. Reserve on Resy ahead.
Sidney Street Cafe ★ 4.6
2000 Sidney St, St. Louis, MO 63104
James Beard Best Chef Midwest winner Kevin Nashan works a changing chalkboard menu in a century-old Benton Park storefront, the city's special-occasion table.
Tip: The menu is recited tableside from a chalkboard, so ask questions. Reserve on Resy or by phone a week or two ahead.
Sado ★ 4.6
5201 Shaw Ave, St. Louis, MO 63110
Nick Bognar's sushi-forward Japanese room on The Hill plates high-grade seafood flown in several times a week. It shares a building with his omakase Pavilion.
Tip: Order broadly off the sushi and sashimi list and let the counter steer. Reserve on Resy a week or two out.
Blood and Sand ★ 4.4
1500 Saint Charles St, St. Louis, MO 63103
Once members-only, Blood and Sand keeps an intimate downtown room built around culinary cocktails and seasonal tasting menus with a Wine Spectator list.
Tip: Request the 5- or 10-course tasting in your reservation at least 48 hours ahead; the cocktail program is a draw on its own.
Annie Gunn's ★ 4.4
16806 Chesterfield Airport Rd, Chesterfield, MO 63005
Chef Lou Rook's Chesterfield mainstay works as both a serious steakhouse and a market-driven kitchen, with a Wine Spectator award-winning cellar for years.
Tip: It is a drive west of the city but worth it for the wine; reserve a window table. The attached Smokehouse Market sells the meats.
Pastaria ★ 4.4
7734 Forsyth Blvd, Clayton, MO 63105
Gerard Craft's flagship Italian room in Clayton plates hand-rolled pastas and wood-fired pizzas across a long, ingredient-driven menu in a lively dining room.
Tip: The pasta-and-pizza tasting is the way to eat here; reserve on OpenTable. Pastaria Deli and Wine next door is the lighter, walk-in alternative.
Brasserie by Niche ★ 4.4
4580 Laclede Ave, St. Louis, MO 63108
Gerard Craft's Central West End brasserie has poured wine and plated steak frites for over a decade, the city's most dependable French room. Warm and unfussy.
Tip: Walk-ins fare well at the zinc bar; the patio fills first on warm nights. Reserve the dining room on Resy.
Wright's Tavern ★ 4.3
7624 Wydown Blvd, Clayton, MO 63105
Zoe Robinson's Clayton steakhouse plates dry-aged beef and polished seasonal cooking in a handsome Wydown room. The western-suburb special-occasion table.
Tip: Reserve on Resy and ask which steak the kitchen is proudest of that week. The bar pours a serious martini.
Le Champ De Fleurs ★ 4.3
5809 State Route N, Cottleville, MO 63304
The former Stone Soup Cottage in Cottleville reopened as Le Champ De Fleurs, a tiny destination serving a fixed monthly tasting menu by reservation only.
Tip: Seatings are limited and book a month ahead; the menu is a set monthly tasting, so there are no a la carte options.
Olive + Oak ★ 4.3
216 W Lockwood Ave, Webster Groves, MO 63119
From an Annie Gunn's alum, Olive + Oak grew into a polished Webster Groves restaurant with a smart American menu and a strong bar. A reliable suburban table.
Tip: The bar serves the full menu and is the best bet without a booking. The burger has a cult following at lunch.
Madrina ★ 4.3
101 W Lockwood Ave, Webster Groves, MO 63119
Chef Tim Adams's mid-century Italian-American room in Old Webster Groves pairs handmade pastas with a wine list run by sommelier Alisha Blackwell-Calvert.
Tip: Reserve on OpenTable; the family-style four-course tasting is the way to eat here. Trust the sommelier's by-the-glass picks.
801 Chophouse ★ 4.2
137 Carondelet Plz, Clayton, MO 63105
801 Chophouse plates USDA Prime beef, Wagyu and jet-fresh seafood in a clubby Clayton room with a Wine Spectator-awarded list. The expense-account steakhouse.
Tip: Reserve through OpenTable; the bone-in cuts and the seafood tower are the splurges. Jacket-optional but the room is dressy.
Commonwealth ★ 4.2
634 N Grand Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63103
Commonwealth fills the Angad Arts Hotel ground floor in Grand Center with a modern European menu that draws on more than 50 Commonwealth nations.
Tip: Pair dinner with a show across the street at the Fox or Powell Hall; reserve on OpenTable. The room runs 4-10pm Tue-Thu and 4-11pm Fri-Sat.
Edera Italian Eatery ★ 4.2
48 Maryland Plz, St. Louis, MO 63108
Edera plates modern Italian and house-made pasta on Maryland Plaza, a polished contemporary counterpoint to the red-sauce rooms of The Hill. A grown-up room.
Tip: Sit on the Maryland Plaza patio in warm months and ask which pasta was made that day. Reserve ahead at weekends.
The Tenderloin Room ★ 4.1
232 N Kingshighway Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63108
A clubby steakhouse inside the historic Chase Park Plaza, The Tenderloin Room has plated the pepperloin and tableside Caesar for generations of St. Louisans.
Tip: Dress up; this is a special-occasion room. The pepperloin is the signature, finished tableside.
Eclipse ★ 3.9
6117 Delmar Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63112
Eclipse plates modern American cooking inside the boutique Moonrise Hotel in the Delmar Loop, with a rooftop bar above. A polished pre-show Loop dinner.
Tip: Pair dinner with a rooftop drink at the Twilight Room upstairs. Reserve on OpenTable; the Loop fills on event nights.
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