Our favorite restaurants of 2011
The Block is one of Our favorite restaurants of 2011.

1. The Block

8.9
146 W Lockwood Ave, Webster Groves, MO
Restaurante americano · 29 tips y reseñas

Go! MagazineGo! Magazine: Bacon ice cream is no longer innovative or shocking, but the Block pulls it off nicely, with bacon playing a role similar to the role salt plays for caramel. (Joe Bonwich)

Bogart's Smokehouse is one of Our favorite restaurants of 2011.

2. Bogart's Smokehouse

9.1
1627 S 9th St (at Lafayette Ave.), San Luis, MO
Parrilla · Soulard · 106 tips y reseñas

Go! MagazineGo! Magazine: Some of the best ribs you'll ever eat, but get 'em while you can: Bogart's hours are less than perfect. (Joe Bonwich)

Home Wine Kitchen is one of Our favorite restaurants of 2011.

3. Home Wine Kitchen

7322 Manchester Rd, Maplewood, MO
Restaurante americano · 25 tips y reseñas

Go! MagazineGo! Magazine: Try the tuna tartine, an open-face take on a tuna salad sandwich that reflects Home's stated goal of "elevated comfort food." (Joe Bonwich)

Mathew's Kitchen is one of Our favorite restaurants of 2011.

4. Mathew's Kitchen

5625 Hampton Ave, San Luis, MO
Restaurante americano · St. Louis Hills · 11 tips y reseñas

Go! MagazineGo! Magazine: Chef Mathew Unger takes over the old Del Pietro's space and makes it his own with lobster-and-Gruyere mac and cheese, drop-biscuit chicken pot pie and other elevations of comfort food. (Joe Bonwich)

Riverbend is one of Our favorite restaurants of 2011.

5. Riverbend

1059 S Big Bend Blvd, San Luis, MO
Restaurante de gastronomía cajún y criolla · Soulard · 30 tips y reseñas

Go! MagazineGo! Magazine: For a real taste of New Orleans, try the shrimp creole, similar to Riverbend's etouffee, but amplified. (Joe Bonwich)

Salt is one of Our favorite restaurants of 2011.

6. Salt

4356 Lindell Blvd (btwn. Newstead and Boyle), San Luis, MO
Restaurante de nueva cocina americana · Central West End · 20 tips y reseñas

Go! MagazineGo! Magazine: Salt's menu is always changing, but we like the seared scallop. Served in a small canning jar, it's a low-key attempt on molecular gastronomy. The scallop is large and well-caramelized. (Joe Bonwich)

Three Sixty Rooftop Bar is one of Our favorite restaurants of 2011.

7. Three Sixty Rooftop Bar

8.8
1 S Broadway (Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark), San Luis, MO
Bar de hotel · Downtown East · 93 tips y reseñas

Go! MagazineGo! Magazine: Try Three Sixty's signature dish, chopped house-smoked salmon served on elongated, crisp fresh potato chips, brought to the table on an elevated plank. (Joe Bonwich) Leer más.

Via Vino is one of Our favorite restaurants of 2011.

8. Via Vino

7.6
10427 Clayton Rd, Frontenac, MO
Restaurante italiano · 4 tips y reseñas

Go! MagazineGo! Magazine: Try the large pork chop, richly flavored with a mushroom-enhanced jus, with porcini mushrooms, spinach and coin-size slices of roasted fingerling potatoes. (Joe Bonwich) Leer más.