© 2024 University of Missouri - KBIA
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Sauce Magazine Names Its Picks For St. Louis' Best New Restaurants Of 2019

Clockwise from top: enchiladas, shrimp taocs, guacamole and queso at Alta Calle located on South Grand.
Izaiah Johnson | Sauce Magazine
Clockwise from top: enchiladas, shrimp taocs, guacamole and queso at Alta Calle located on South Grand.

As the end of the year approaches, our partners at Sauce Magazine joined St. Louis on the Air to reflect on the best new local restaurants serving up deliciousness in 2019.

On Monday’s program, host Sarah Fenske talked with the magazine’s managing editors, Catherine Klene and Heather Hughes, and art director Meera Nagarajan about their selections —  including fine dining, featuring various eclectic offerings, as well as classic diners. 

Here are the restaurants that made the list: 

  1. Indo, 1641D Tower Grove Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110
  2. Elmwood, 2704 Sutton Blvd., Maplewood, MO 63143
  3. Bulrush, 3307 Washington Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63103
  4. Bait, 4239 Lindell Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63108
  5. Rockwell, 1320 S Vandeventer Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110
  6. Akar, 7641 Wydown Blvd., Clayton, MO 63105
  7. Alta Calle,  3131 S Grand Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63118
  8. Morning Glory Diner, 2609 Cherokee St., St. Louis, MO 63118
  9. The Last Kitchen, 1501 Washington Ave., St. Louis MO Restaurant, St. Louis, MO 63103
  10. The Midwestern,  900 Spruce St., St. Louis, MO 63102
  11. Sultan, 4200 Manchester Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110


Listen to the full discussion: 

St. Louis on the Air” brings you the stories of St. Louis and the people who live, work and create in our region. The show is hosted by Sarah Fenske and produced by Alex Heuer, Emily Woodbury, Evie Hemphill, Lara Hamdan and Tonina Saputo. The engineer is Aaron Doerr, and production assistance is provided by Charlie McDonald.

Send questions and comments about this story to feedback@stlpublicradio.org.

Copyright 2021 St. Louis Public Radio. To see more, visit St. Louis Public Radio.