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Best of St. Louis
2004
Food & Drink
Best Mall Dining
:
Zodiac at Neiman Marcus
Best Burger
:
Grandpa Mischeaux's Real Deal Barbecue & Grill
Best New Bar
:
Pin-Up Bowl
Best New Restaurant
:
Moxy
Best 3 a.m. Bar
:
The Rocket Bar
Best Burger (Non-Beef Division)
:
Cajun crab cake sandwich
Best Service in a Restaurant
:
George
Best Desserts
:
Cyrano's
Best French Fries
:
O'Connell's Pub
Best Lounge
:
The Delmar Restaurant & Lounge
Best Restaurant When Someone Else Pays
:
King Louie's
Best Roast Beef Sandwich
:
O'Connell's Pub
Best Rock Club
:
Off Broadway
Best All-Ages Venue
:
The Pageant
Best Hot Dog
:
The Monte Cristo
Best Power Lunch
:
Anthony's Bar
Best BLT
:
Nik's Wine Bar & Bistro
Best Local Chef
:
Michael Roberts
Best Punk-Rock Venue
:
Infierno
Best Fish Sandwich
:
Grilled wild salmon sandwich
Best Local Chef Without a Restaurant
:
David Gilbert
Best Underground Club
:
Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center
Best Cheese Counter
:
Whole Foods Market
Best Hip-Hop Club
:
The Spotlight
Best Wine List in a Restaurant
:
Riddle's Penultimate Café and Wine Bar
Best Bread
:
Breadsmith
Best Dance Club
:
Velvet
Best Décor
:
Monarch
Best Bouncer
:
Big Dan Telle
Best Bagels
:
Bagel Factory
Best New Chef
:
Kevin Nashan
Best Chain Restaurant
:
Sekisui
Best Club to Die in the Past 12 Months
:
Lo
Best Grocery Store
:
Global Foods Market
Best Farmer's Market
:
Clayton Farmer's Market
Best Italian Restaurant (Not Cheap)
:
Trattoria Marcella
Best Place to Slow-Dance
:
The Casa Loma Ballroom
Best Fresh Seafood Counter
:
Bob's Seafood
Best Italian Restaurant (Cheap)
:
Mangia Italiano
Best Jazz Club
:
Jazz at the Bistro
Best Tapas
:
Modesto Tapas Bar & Restaurant
Best Blues Club
:
BB's Jazz, Blues & Soups
Best Meat Counter
:
LeGrand's St. Louis Hills Tom-Boy Market
Best Asian Market
:
Seafood City
Best Mexican Restaurant
:
Lily's Mexican Restaurant
Best Neighborhood Bar (City)
:
Gary's Fine Dining
Best Chicken Wings
:
Billy Goat Restaurant and Bar
Best Guacamole
:
Pueblo Solis
Best Neighborhood Bar (Mid-County)
:
Krueger's
Best Bosnian Restaurant
:
Taft Street Restaurant
Best Neighborhood Bar (North County)
:
Whalen's Restaurant and Irish Pub
Best Takeout Counter (Gourmet Division)
:
I Fratellini
Best Fried Chicken
:
Romine's
Best Greek Restaurant
:
Olympia Kebob House & Taverna
Best Neighborhood Bar (South County)
:
Schottzie's Bar and Grill
Best Mexican Market
:
Tienda El Ranchito
Best Neighborhood Bar (East Side)
:
Javon's Restaurant
Best Place to Get Fatter
:
The Cheesecake Factory
Best Happy Hour
:
Fridays at Harry's Restaurant & Bar
Best Takeout Counter (Grocery Division)
:
Straub's
Best Way to Blow Your Low-Carb Diet
:
The Pointersaurus Challenge
Best Lunch Counter
:
Tiffany's Original Diner
Best Open-Mic Night
:
The Stagger Inn...Again
Best Whole Roast Chicken
:
Schnucks
Best Beer Glass
:
The Chalice
Best Diner
:
Olivette Diner
Best Low-Carb Snack
:
Uncle Jerry's Snacks
Best Bar Patio
:
Yemanja Brasil
Best Buttermilk Pie
:
Mama's Coal Pot
Best Potato Chips
:
Red Hot Riplets
Best Burrito
:
El Burrito Loco
Best Open-Mic Night (Comedy Division)
:
The Red Sea
Best Soul Food Restaurant
:
Diner's Delight
Best Drag Show
:
The Complex
Best Steak House
:
Annie Gunn's
Best Taco
:
La Monarca
Best Fish Taco
:
Salina's Mexican Café
Best Place to Play Pool
:
Winfield's Bar
Best Vegetarian Restaurant
:
Everest Café
Best Ceviche
:
Mirasol
Best Place for Cocktails
:
King Louie's
Best Seafood Restaurant
:
Arthur Clay's
Best Bartender
:
Fred Friction
Best Outdoor Dining
:
King Louie's L'Etoile d'Or Grille
Best Rarebit
:
Dressel's Pub
Best Karaoke
:
Mike Talayna's Juke Box Restaurant
Best Macaroni and Cheese
:
Big Sky Café
Best Sushi
:
Wasabi Sushi Bar
Best Caesar Salad
:
Frazer's Brown Bag
Best Place to Play Pinball
:
Pink Galleon Billiards & Games
Best Vietnamese Restaurant
:
Four Seasons
Best Barbecue
:
Smokin' Al's
Best Bloody Mary
:
The Famous Bar
Best Spring Rolls
:
Miss Saigon
Best Bar Food
:
John D. McGurk's Irish Pub
Best Beer
:
Stag
Best Indian Restaurant
:
House of India
Best Chinese Restaurant
:
Yen Ching
Best Drink Special
:
Dollar Bin
Best Pizza (Thick Crust)
:
Black Thorn Pub
Best Crêpes
:
City Coffeehouse & Creperie
Best Dim Sum
:
Lu Lu Seafood Restaurant
Best Place to Play Darts
:
The Rec Room
Best Coffee
:
Goshen Coffee Company
Best Jukebox
:
Tiffany's Original Diner
Best Thai Restaurant
:
Thai Bu-ree
Best Ethnic Restaurant Row
:
South Grand Boulevard between Arsenal and Utah streets
Best Margarita
:
Pueblo Solis
Best Pizza (Thin Crust)
:
La Pizza
Best Coffeehouse
:
The Grind
Best Evidence that Hoosiers Exist on the North Side
:
Broadway Bistro
Best Use of the Worst Cheese
:
Tomato sandwich
Best Coffeehouse (Up-and-Coming)
:
Rhythm & Brews
Best Doughnuts
:
Donut Drive-In
Best Gay Bar
:
Freddie's Bar
Best Fast Food
:
SanSai
Best Place to Eat Out Alone
:
DB's Sports Bar
Best Place to Pick Up Fortysomethings
:
Brio Tuscan Grille
Best Delicatessen
:
Posh Nosh
Best Martini
:
Pin-Up Bowl
Best Sunday Brunch
:
Marty's Baking
Best Bakery
:
La Dolce Via
Best Place to Order Off-Menu
:
Tony's
Best Place to Drown Your Sorrows
:
The Way Out Club
Best Lesbian Bar
:
Novak's
Best Milkshake
:
Crown Candy Kitchen
Best Place to Pretend You're in a Big City at 3 a.m.
:
Coffee Cartel
Best Beer Selection in a Bar
:
Growlers Pub
Best Place for Late-Night Dining
:
Cusumano's Pizza
Best Smoothie
:
Sushi and Smoothies
Best Ice Cream Parlor
:
Serendipity
Best Restaurant Trend
:
Wakin' up the neighbors
Best Concrete
:
The Great Pumpkin
Best Restaurant to Die in the Past Year
:
Kirk's American Bistro
Best Chocolate
:
Bissinger's
Best Burger
:
Grandpa Mischeaux's Real Deal Barbecue & Grill
Best Burger (Non-Beef Division)
:
Cajun crab cake sandwich
Best French Fries
:
O'Connell's Pub
Best Roast Beef Sandwich
:
O'Connell's Pub
Best Hot Dog
:
The Monte Cristo
Best BLT
:
Nik's Wine Bar & Bistro
Best Fish Sandwich
:
Grilled wild salmon sandwich
Best Cheese Counter
:
Whole Foods Market
Best Bread
:
Breadsmith
Best Bagels
:
Bagel Factory
Best Grocery Store
:
Global Foods Market
Best Farmer's Market
:
Clayton Farmer's Market
Best Fresh Seafood Counter
:
Bob's Seafood
Best Meat Counter
:
LeGrand's St. Louis Hills Tom-Boy Market
Best Asian Market
:
Seafood City
Best Chicken Wings
:
Billy Goat Restaurant and Bar
Best Takeout Counter (Gourmet Division)
:
I Fratellini
Best Fried Chicken
:
Romine's
Best Mexican Market
:
Tienda El Ranchito
Best Takeout Counter (Grocery Division)
:
Straub's
Best Whole Roast Chicken
:
Schnucks
Best Low-Carb Snack
:
Uncle Jerry's Snacks
Best Potato Chips
:
Red Hot Riplets
Best Burrito
:
El Burrito Loco
Best Taco
:
La Monarca
Best Fish Taco
:
Salina's Mexican Café
Best Ceviche
:
Mirasol
Best Rarebit
:
Dressel's Pub
Best Macaroni and Cheese
:
Big Sky Café
Best Caesar Salad
:
Frazer's Brown Bag
Best Barbecue
:
Smokin' Al's
Best Beer
:
Stag
Best Pizza (Thick Crust)
:
Black Thorn Pub
Best Crêpes
:
City Coffeehouse & Creperie
Best Coffee
:
Goshen Coffee Company
Best Pizza (Thin Crust)
:
La Pizza
Best Use of the Worst Cheese
:
Tomato sandwich
Best Doughnuts
:
Donut Drive-In
Best Fast Food
:
SanSai
Best Delicatessen
:
Posh Nosh
Best Bakery
:
La Dolce Via
Best Milkshake
:
Crown Candy Kitchen
Best Smoothie
:
Sushi and Smoothies
Best Ice Cream Parlor
:
Serendipity
Best Concrete
:
The Great Pumpkin
Best Chocolate
:
Bissinger's
Best New Restaurant
:
Moxy
Best Service in a Restaurant
:
George
Best Desserts
:
Cyrano's
Best Restaurant When Someone Else Pays
:
King Louie's
Best Power Lunch
:
Anthony's Bar
Best Local Chef
:
Michael Roberts
Best Local Chef Without a Restaurant
:
David Gilbert
Best Wine List in a Restaurant
:
Riddle's Penultimate Café and Wine Bar
Best Décor
:
Monarch
Best New Chef
:
Kevin Nashan
Best Chain Restaurant
:
Sekisui
Best Italian Restaurant (Not Cheap)
:
Trattoria Marcella
Best Italian Restaurant (Cheap)
:
Mangia Italiano
Best Tapas
:
Modesto Tapas Bar & Restaurant
Best Mexican Restaurant
:
Lily's Mexican Restaurant
Best Guacamole
:
Pueblo Solis
Best Bosnian Restaurant
:
Taft Street Restaurant
and Bar
Best Greek Restaurant
:
Olympia Kebob House & Taverna
Best Place to Get Fatter
:
The Cheesecake Factory
Best Way to Blow Your Low-Carb Diet
:
The Pointersaurus Challenge
Best Lunch Counter
:
Tiffany's Original Diner
Best Diner
:
Olivette Diner
Best Buttermilk Pie
:
Mama's Coal Pot
Best Soul Food Restaurant
:
Diner's Delight
Best Steak House
:
Annie Gunn's
Best Vegetarian Restaurant
:
Everest Café
Best Seafood Restaurant
:
Arthur Clay's
Best Outdoor Dining
:
King Louie's L'Etoile d'Or Grille
Best Sushi
:
Wasabi Sushi Bar
Best Vietnamese Restaurant
:
Four Seasons
Best Spring Rolls
:
Miss Saigon
Best Indian Restaurant
:
House of India
Best Chinese Restaurant
:
Yen Ching
Best Dim Sum
:
Lu Lu Seafood Restaurant
Best Thai Restaurant
:
Thai Bu-ree
Best Ethnic Restaurant Row
:
South Grand Boulevard between Arsenal and Utah streets
Best Coffeehouse
:
The Grind
Best Coffeehouse (Up-and-Coming)
:
Rhythm & Brews
Best Place to Eat Out Alone
:
DB's Sports Bar
Best Sunday Brunch
:
Marty's Baking
Best Place to Order Off-Menu
:
Tony's
Best Place to Pretend You're in a Big City at 3 a.m.
:
Coffee Cartel
Best Place for Late-Night Dining
:
Cusumano's Pizza
Best Restaurant Trend
:
Wakin' up the neighbors
Best Restaurant to Die in the Past Year
:
Kirk's American Bistro
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