RFT vs. Our Readers: Best Restaurant When Someone Else Pays

By Ian Froeb on Wed, Oct 3, 2012 at 1:30 pm

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As we celebrate the Riverfront Times Best of St. Louis 2012, Gut Check is asking you, dear readers, to settle the disagreements between our picks and our readers' poll.

Ian Froeb

Applewood-smoked duck at Sidney Street Cafe

Here's a category where our and our readers' picks are both pretty much unimpeachable. The only real loser is whoever gets stuck with the bill. Our pick for "Best Restaurant When Someone Else Pays" is Sidney Street Cafe (2000 Sidney Street Cafe; 314-771-5777). Our readers selected Niche (1831 Sidney Street; 314-773-7755).

Whose cuisine should reign supreme?

Click here to view the Riverfront Times Best of St. Louis 2012 "Food & Drink" winners.