An Ignoble Experiment: Cheryl Baehr's Best New Restaurants of the Past Two Years

2021/12/31

Cheryl Baehr's Best New Restaurants of the Past Two Years

Plus now in Clayton, Tony's still reigns supreme

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Cheryl Baehr's Best New Restaurants of the Past Two Years

By Cheryl Baehr

St. Louis Standards: Now in Clayton, Tony's Still Reigns Supreme

When James Bommarito ticks off the list of things his dad, Vince, pioneered in the St. Louis restaurant scene, it stops you in your tracks. Tableside service, wine lists, valet parking, crumbers, wine glasses preset on tables, closing on Mondays — so many facets of the way St. Louisans dine out that are taken for granted as "just the way it is" can be traced back to his father's innovations. Even the baked potato.

Copper Pig Has Closed

By Cheryl Baehr

Copper Pig (4611 Macklind Avenue; 314-499-7166), a beloved Southampton gathering place, has served its last guests. The restaurant, which opened six years ago, announced the closure on Facebook Monday evening after service, citing simply "Thank you.

City Foundry to Open Toasted Ravioli Eatery in New Year

By Jenna Jones

A love of toasted ravioli arguably runs in the blood of every St. Louisan and now, t-ravs will be honored with an eatery at City Foundry (3730 Foundry Way) dedicated to nothing but the unofficial official food of The Lou.

New St. Louis LGBTQ Bar Finds Home in the Grove, Opens in Early 2022

By Jenna Jones

Prominent St. Louis gay bars, like Attitudes Nightclub, have closed over the past year, but four people are hoping to create a new space for the LGBTQ community when Prism STL opens in early 2022.