August was a fun month for St. Louis restaurant openings. Gerard Craft’s Niche Food Group opened its 11th restaurant at City Foundry STL, Soulard gained a Mizzou-themed sports bar, and Overland got the first location of a wild new all-you-can-eat Korean barbecue and hot pot chain.
As far as closings go, we lost some beloved watering holes from two great wine shops (although Cork & Rind will thankfully keep living through pop-up events) to a vegan coffee shop that was just finding its footing to an all-you-can-drink spot in The Grove. Did we miss anything? Email pr@saucemagazine.com with any updates to this list.
Openings 7 Brew Coffee, South City
Brew Bites, Delmar Loop
Crusoe’s Legacy, Bevo Expat BBQ, City Foundry STL in Midtown Farm Spirit at Blue Jay Brewing Co., Midtown The Fattened Caf, South City Kaldi’s Coffee, Ladue
KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot, Overland La Finca Coffee, Washington
Nate’s Kosher Deli, Creve Coeur Oak Street Lounge, Cottleville Ray’s Sports House, Soulard SmashEms’ Burger Bar, Tower Grove South South City Sports Bar, South City Taco Drip STL, Carr Square
Closings
Chateau Maplewood, Maplewood
The Cheesecake Factory, Chesterfield
Cork & Rind, St. Charles Looking Meadow Cafe, Maplewood Open Concept, The Grove
This article appears in September 2024.