Diners' Choice: Hot spot restaurants in Downtown

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Updated December 05, 2024

Looking for restaurants that are the best hot spots in Downtown? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyzes nearly 2 million global diner reviews from the past four months. We sort the results by location and category to help you discover new favorite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

O+O Pizza

4.8

4.8 (543)

$30 and under

Pizzeria

Webster Groves

About the restaurant

We are an Italian inspired, neighborhood restaurant bringing you food that is fresh, casual, and simple yet sophisticated. A place where the service is efficient and the hospitality is heartfelt.

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Heather

Dined 1 day ago

As always, the food, service and ambiance was outstanding. I just love this neighborhood restaurant. Lots of fond memories are made here.

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4.8

4.8 (1347)

$31 to $50

American

St. Louis

About the restaurant

VIEW TODAY'S MENU HERE https://indd.adobe.com/view/4f193613-6d68-4eef-9d3c-177c76a63667. We set out to create a fun, lively, and approachable restaurant and bar in our own back yard — a friendly, bustling neighborhood spot where the very best in food and drink would be served in a welcoming setting. We are looking at every single detail to make sure that Olive+Oak will be the perfect place to enjoy great wine, craft beer, well made drinks and thoughtful, ingredient driven food with friends and family.

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Francisco

Dined 1 day ago

Great place with great food, awesome cocktails and a great wine selection

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Frazer's Restaurant & Lounge

4.7

4.7 (1851)

$30 and under

American

Soulard / Benton Park

About the restaurant

Frazer Cameron, executive chef and owner of Frazer’s restaurant, opened the doors to his now iconic restaurant in 1992 in historic Benton Park. Entrees at Frazer’s are inspired by tastes from around the globe, including French, Moroccan, Italian, Mexican, and Cajun. Frazer’s also features an award winning wine & cocktail program, featuring over 50 classic & specialty craft cocktails.

Located down the street from the Anheuser Busch Brewery, Frazer’s is perfect for appetizers and drinks with friends or for an entertaining dinner. We feature many different dining options such as a bar & lounge area, our main dining room, our upper level dining area, takeout. Frazer’s also features street side & patio dining (Outside dining is first come first serve). Please call for any inquiries.

info@frazersgoodeats.com

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Kristy

Dined 6 days ago

Service was wonderful bbq shrimp amazing! The piece of bread under the shrimp was the perfect surprised

Rated Test Kitchen

4.7

4.7 (63)

$30 and under

Unspecified

St. Louis

About the restaurant

Rated Test Kitchen is an intimate Dinner Club. Our intent is to give our guests a unique dining experience like no other. Our evolving Menu, prepared by award-winning Culinary Creatives, features seven courses, and you (our Guests) will get to Rate each course. It’s time to channel your inner food critic and enjoy our innovative cuisine.

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Brad

Dined on Nov 24, 2024

Let me just say, I was very anxious about this brunch meal because I could not find a menu. However It was not needed. While I may not have chosen the dishes on a traditional menu, Rated TK doesn’t give you a chance to decide. And I like that. They sit you down and take your worries away. Best brunch I have ever had. 4 courses and every portion felt like full size. I did forgot names (I’m a week late) but the staff was very nice and worked very well together. Thank you!! Not pictured Brioche bread pudding. 2nd best dish.

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Experience

Rated Test Kitchen - Chapter 8

Experience

Rated Test Kitchen - Chapter 9

Eleven Eleven Mississippi

4.6

4.6 (4536)

$30 and under

Italian

St. Louis

About the restaurant

Eleven Eleven Mississippi blends old and new world culinary tradition to create signature Tuscan & Northern California cuisine in a one of a kind atmosphere. Eleven Eleven Mississippi is located in the heart of the beautiful Lafayette Square neighborhood & situated in a restored historic brick warehouse. Their reputation for exceptional cuisine & wine delivered with unprecedented style has made Eleven Eleven Mississippi St. Louis' most exciting destination restaurant.

Just minutes from downtown St. Louis, Eleven Eleven Mississippi offers a casual rustic yet upscale & trendy atmosphere. The creative use of space is accentuated by an open display kitchen where the oak fired brick oven takes center stage as well as a glass enclosed wine cellar designed to double as a private dining area. The natural elements of hardwoods, brick, & copper along with two fireplaces situated in the main dining room & loft lounge create a cozy inviting atmosphere suitable for any occasion.

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Mark

Dined 2 days ago

Outstanding food and service! Mo was the best server, followed her suggestions with the nightly specials and had a wonderful meal. Keep up the great work, we definitely will be back again soon!

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Gallagher's - Waterloo

4.6

4.6 (546)

$31 to $50

Steakhouse

St. Louis

About the restaurant

Located in historic downtown Waterloo, Illinois, and just minutes from St. Louis, Gallagher's has served award-winning food and drink for over a decade. After an extensive two-year renovation, our doors reopened in January 2023. Come explore our new food, drink, and atmosphere.

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Weston

Dined 1 day ago

requested a second story window seating ahead of time which was promised. sadly did not receive it. only downside of the place. everything was great otherwise.

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Idol Wolf - 21c Museum Hotel St. Louis

4.6

4.6 (370)

$31 to $50

Spanish

St. Louis

About the restaurant

Inspired by the rich culinary traditions of Spain, Chef Matt Daughaday's inspired cuisine at Idol Wolf takes a playful approach to tapas style dining by combining local and seasonal ingredients with classic Iberian sensibilities.
The menus seamlessly blend traditional takes on Spanish classics, with drinks and dishes that have a distinctly Midwestern point of view – the result is a shared drinking and dining experience that is uniquely craveable, and truly memorable.

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E MichaelVIP

Dined 3 days ago

I highly recommend this restaurant. It’s very different in terms of evening and sauces then most restaurant. A little heavy on the garlic for my taste but perfect in subtle seasonings that are tasty and making you wanna have more. I highly recommend Hen of the woods, cauliflower, and octopus

Robust

4.5

4.5 (1259)

$30 and under

Contemporary American

Webster Groves

About the restaurant

It is our desire to light a spark of adventure within you and encourage you to explore and rediscover a passion for life through truly experiencing what wine, food and hospitality are all about.

When you experience wine, you experience life. Wine encompasses a world of history, food, travel, culture, and romance. Whether a novice wine drinker or expert, Robust wants to create an enjoyable and enriching experience that educates each guest to the next level.

Sip wines, sample our tasting plates and shop our wines and gifts. Our menu of artisan cheeses, charcuterie and unique gourmet tasting plates are inspired by our wine selection.

Wines are listed by Robust Factor™ - a friendly format to help you navigate through the vast world of wines. With more than 40 wines by the glass, wine flights, and a full bottle list, choose your favorites or our onsite sommeliers will be happy to accommodate you with a selection.

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PeterVIP

Dined 3 days ago

Robust had their first ever Christmas Pop Up and it was absolutely amazing, wonderful, great, and fantastic! The owners, the staff, the music, the food, the drinks, the ambiance were all spectacular We had one of the best times out ever! Thank you Robust!!!

Broadway Oyster Bar

4.5

4.5 (815)

$30 and under

Seafood

St. Louis

About the restaurant

The Broadway Oyster Bar is a locally owned and operated establishment and has been for over 35 years. The Oyster Bar is widely regarded as the premier New Orleans' style restaurant, bar and music venue in the Midwest. BOB, as it is affectionately known by its many fans and friends, is housed in a building that was built in the mid 1840's and is one of the oldest buildings still in daily use within the city of St. Louis. During its colorful history, our building has had many functions including a family home, a boarding house, a Chinese laundry, a record store and a bordello to name a few. These walls have heard and seen it all. Some people feel that the building is haunted by spirits who, occasionally late at night, play good hearted jokes on the staff such as doors suddenly opening or closing or lights going on or off as if by magic. Then again, it just could be because the building is over 170 years old. However, our historic building has just gone through a renovation so we now have two outdoor patios that are covered and heated during cold or rainy weather and an expanded kitchen to better serve you. Our food has won numerous awards and readers' polls for excellence and features some of the most sustainable seafood available such as fresh Gulf and Blue Point oysters, Louisiana crawfish and shrimp, Prince Edward Island mussels, scallops and crabs. Our Cajun and Creole dishes are our versions of many of the traditional Louisiana favorites. If you love New Orleans, you will feel right at home at BOB. BOB offers live music twice a day every night of the week except on Friday when we feature one act for the evening. We present the best local and national touring acts representing a variety of musical genres such as rock, reggae, bluegrass, blues, funk, R&B, roots, and jam, and weshowcase a wide variety of bands visiting from New Orleans. The live music is free up to 8 times per a week. However, for some of the more popular and well known acts, we do charge a cover which typically goes to the bands in order to keep attracting them to the BOB. Broadway Oyster Bar has been referred to by many as a staple of St. Louis and was recently honored by the St. Louis Chapter of the Missouri Restaurant Association as the 2015 Restaurant of the Year. BOB is a great choice for a relaxing dinner, a celebratory party or an opportunity to dance to a great band. As well known food writer, the late Joe Pollack, once wrote, "There is, quite simply, nothing in St. Louis quite like the Broadway Oyster Bar". That line was written over 30 years ago, but it is as true today as it was then. Welcome to the Broadway Oyster Bar Family.

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Vincent

Dined 7 days ago

Great food and music . We got seated right away and the band was great

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4.5

4.5 (662)

$31 to $50

American

St. Louis

About the restaurant

The Ramsay’s Kitchen concept, inspired by Chef Ramsay’s travels, takes guests on a global culinary journey. Celebrating Chef Ramsay’s renowned dishes, the menu offers an array of elevated yet approachable plates, entrées and craft cocktails. The restaurant offers incredible views of the iconic Gateway Arch and majestic Mississippi River.

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Lindsey

Dined today

We had a wonderful experience the service was impeccable and The food was wonderful. We will be back to visit our server Ja’Niece, she was knowledgeable, attentive, and personable. Great experience!

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