1. Taqueria El Bronco
8.3
2817 Cherokee St (btwn Oregon Ave. & California Ave.), St Louis, MO
Mexican Restaurant · 26 tips and reviews
A Name: Get the Alambre with tongue.
Dianne Carty: This place has the best tacos, delicious beef tongue and steak, everything fresh! Atmosphere is fun to people watch, and you know its good cuz the locals eat here with the gringos.
Dianne Carty: first week home from vacation, and I go for my fav... beef tongue tacos!
4. Olio
8.8
1634 Tower Grove Ave (at McRee Ave), St Louis, MO
Wine Bar · 32 tips and reviews
Riverfront Times: Olio is big on vegetarian options, with dishes such as lentils and goat cheese, caponata (eggplant, raisins, capers and olives) and fava bean and sweet pea puree. http://bit.ly/12YQRKj
Go! Magazine: Olio’s wine program, and service in general, is phenomenal. (Evan S. Benn) Read more.
First We Feast: Hidden on the second floor of a connected, 120-year-old family home is sister restaurant Elaia, where contemporary haute cuisine is served in an elegant dining room for 30. Read more.
7. The London Tea Room
8.4
3128 Morganford Rd (at Hartford St), St Louis, MO
Tea Room · Downtown West · 42 tips and reviews
Shelley: The teas and pastries are fabulous, but you must get the cream tea -- a softball-sized scone w/Devonshire cream and your own pot of tea. Amazing salads and soups, too.
Gardiner Allen: They have Lapsang Suchong (sp?), a tasty smoked tea and Winston Churchill's favorite. Drink one for England!
Meghan: This is the best tea room I've ever been too! Loved the cream tea and the breakfast sandwich. Casual atmosphere with delicious yet affordable food!
11. Carl's Deli
7.8
6401 Clayton Rd (at DeMun Ave.), St Louis, MO
Deli · 15 tips and reviews
Hafiz Huda: The best pastrami in St. Louis! Get it on an onion roll since the rye can barely stand up to the 8 ounces of meat. Or, just get a fork and forget a side, you won't have room.
Riverfront Times: Giant, meaty, overstuffed sandwiches (the pastrami!) are the foundation of any deli worth its salt, and Carl's does not disappoint.http://bit.ly/1a46fqM
Jordan Zwagerman: Try the pastrami on rye. Single greatest sandwich I have ever eaten.