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And has been that way for a long time, I lived there in the mid to late 80s, the beginning of the current scene was happening then.
There was an outstanding restaurant on Bardstown called the Magnolia Grill, fabulous French/Asian fusion.
It's even better now. The restuarant scene has spread to many areas of Downtown and 6th street vicinity. Prices are reasonable with lots of independents.
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St. Louis in my opinion is second to Chicago because it is every bit as original in its food styles. St. Louis is the home of toasted ravioli, gooey butter cake, st. louis style pizza, The Hill, The Central West End, Dogtown, Soulard, and of course, st. louis style barbeque. Forgot the Loop as well. Detroit might be number 3, Kansas City number 4, Omaha number 5, maybe Milwaukee, I dunno..those I would think would be the top 6. Cleveland might be in this list because of all the great delis it has. I don't know enough about Minneapolis to make a call there, but I would imagine that has fairly good food...a metro area of 4 million had better. IF I were to name you all the good restaurants in St. Louis, I likely would need several sheets of paper.
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It's close to the Midwest, but Louisville takes high honors with the foodie distinction. Excellent restaurant scene.
In terms of Southern cities, I would say Louisville might make the top 5. Memphis, Nashville, Louisville, and New Orleans are all very good. New Orleans easily I think is the best. Dallas and Houston and Atlanta would all be great...Miami I can tell you is spectacular.
In terms of Southern cities, I would say Louisville might make the top 5. Memphis, Nashville, Louisville, and New Orleans are all very good. New Orleans easily I think is the best. Dallas and Houston and Atlanta would all be great...Miami I can tell you is spectacular.
Actually, New Orleans should be in a class all by itself.
The only way to have a bad meal there is to eat fast food.
I've had hundreds of memorable meals there over the years.
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Actually, New Orleans should be in a class all by itself.
The only way to have a bad meal there is to eat fast food.
I've had hundreds of memorable meals there over the years.
Same here. Nothing quite like their seafood, and ESPECIALLY their binets....those hot sugary donut puffs taste like heaven.
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You've got to say New York City. We have the customers to support high-end restaurants and chefs from all over the world. Charlotte is a great chef town, but there aren't enough millionaires to support niche restaurants. There are pockets of greatness everywhere, though. Minneapolisis a great food town; Austin, Portland and Seattle are amazing. Chicago is a great food town, high end to low end, and a great beer city, too. Clevelandis great - it's a quirky town with quirky people and somehow that atmosphere attracts great cooks.
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From all the things I'm seeing on here, it seems as though St. Louis is quite underrated. Food/TV travel needs more exposure to here. I have rarely ever been disappointed by a restaurant in the St. Louis area. I have a hard time believing that either Cleveland or Minneapolis could top us. Especially since half of my family lives in Cleveland...I've been going there fairly regularly for over 20 years. I know Cleveland is good, but better than St. Louis? I'm not so sure I agree. St. Louis has restaurants like Crown Candy Kitchen, Blues City Deli, Pappy's, The Hill, etc...to be really honest I always thought the only cities that could really challenger us for food was Chicago or New York, in terms of originality. Iced tea, the ice cream cone, and the hot dog are all rumored to have been invented at the 1904 World's Fair. St. Louis' food scene is extremely diverse.
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