Diners' Choice: Best Overall restaurants in St. Louis

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Updated April 05, 2025

Looking for the best overall restaurants in St. Louis? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyzes nearly 2 million global diner reviews from the past four months. We sort the results by location and category to help you discover new favorite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

The Crossing

4.9

4.9 (2614)

$50 and over

French

Clayton

About the restaurant

Featuring local "farm to table" cuisine using a breadth of farmers in the Missouri and Illinois communities. When asked to define of The Crossing, Owner/Executive Chef Jim Fiala often says that he is a chef that buys locally whenever possible and cooks as any French and/or Italian chef would given the ingredients sourced. Joining Jim is Chef Thu Rein Oo who brings passion and years of experience to the kitchen. Our food is fresh, organic (whenever possible), seasonal and by design very simple. The Crossing stays true to classic techniques and the chefs love showing off their skills and passion for elegant food.

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BevVIP

Dined 7 days ago

We had an excellent meal and fun time with our waiter who provided great service. The rabbit pasta dish was superb!!

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Acero

4.9

4.9 (2823)

$31 to $50

Italian

Maplewood

About the restaurant

Rustic Italian cuisine in the heart of Maplewood that features fresh ingredients from local farmers as well as an all Italian wine list.

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Coleman

Dined 6 days ago

Amazing place to celebrate! The tasting courses with the wine pairing were perfect!

Piazza Messina

4.9

4.9 (357)

$30 and under

Italian

Cottleville

About the restaurant

Piazza Messina is a premier lakeside event venue in cozy Cottleville, Missouri that also offers unique dining options for small groups throughout the week. "Sips" is open on Wed, Thurs, and Sundays, offering casual dining and drinks - the perfect way to unwind with family and friends. An exciting bistro menu features hearty sandwiches, flatbreads, unique salads, and shareables along with weekly chef's specials from 4-8 pm. Our Brunch menu is offered Sundays from 10 am - 1 pm - there's something for everyone! And don't let our Italian name fool you - we love to explore cuisines which you'll see in our weekly specials. Check our website and follow us on social media for live entertainment, food specials, and our bartenders' latest creations!

Brunch Menu: 10:00 - 1:00 Sunday
Sunday Sips: 11:30 - 4:00 p.m. with live music, Bistro Menu, and weekly food/drink specials
Sunset Sips: Wednesday and Thursday 4-8 p.m. (bar/food specials, wine features, theme nights, and live entertainment)

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Mandy

Dined on Apr 20, 2025

This was the best Easter Brunch by far!! Great food, great scenery, kind and attentive staff! Highly recommend.

Peppe's Apt 2

4.9

4.9 (85)

$50 and over

Italian

Kirkwood

About the restaurant

An Exquisite Way Of Dining Italian Cuisine With a Mediterranean Flair; PLEASE NOTE: Garden Seating is Available Upon Request - Weather Permitting

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SusanM

Dined on Apr 22, 2025

Always fantastic food and service. Lovely ambiance.

Guido's Pizza and Tapas

4.8

4.8 (685)

$30 and under

Italian

The Hill

About the restaurant

Serving a "Taste of Spain in The Middle of Italy" Family owned and operated Guido"s has both Spanish and Italian cuisine. We offer everything from Homemade Sangria to tapas and paella as well as the areas best thin crust pizza. Open seven days a week for both lunch and dinner. We also have carry out, delivery and catering available.

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Dick

Dined on Apr 9, 2025

Always a great experience, especially with an out of town guest, who was very impressed.

Napoli 2

4.9

4.9 (2843)

$30 and under

Italian

Chesterfield

About the restaurant

Café Napoli is a family owned restaurant, established in 1989 by Tony and Kathy Pietoso. Quickly becoming a success, they moved the small basement restaurant to a larger location at the corner of Forsyth and Bemiston in the heart of Clayton. In 2003, sons Ande and Kye expanded their family restaurant by adding Bar Napoli, a swank cocktail lounge. A few years later, Napoli Reserve was added onto Bar Napoli allowing for private event space and an additional bar and lounge for the weekends. After years of a flourishing business, Kathy and Tony decided to take their ventures West to Town and Country where they opened their second location, Napoli2, managed by Ande. Kye has taken the reigns from his father and is now the front man for the 8,000 square foot establishment in Clayton. Café Napoli and Bar Napoli have recently undergone a face lift inside and out. Inside the kitchen, Executive Chef from Napoli2 Jon Berger was recently added to the team, bringing fresh ideas and innovation to the regional Italian specialties.

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AllaVIP

Dined on Apr 21, 2025

We had a wonderful birthday celebration meal. The filet was perfectly done. The chicken marsala was our favorite variation of this dish! But keep in mind that it’s a very pricey restaurant with no salad or sides included.

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Veritas Gateway to Food & Wine

4.8

4.8 (33)

$31 to $50

Contemporary American

Winchester

About the restaurant

Veritas is a 20-year-old West County restaurant offering our community a relaxed, yet sophisticated place to enjoy innovative food and drink.
Chef / Owner Mathis Stitt’s open kitchen allows everyone to see exactly how he turns fresh, locally sourced provisions into enticing and delicious offerings. While these beautiful compositions are clearly the stars, our entire team takes pride in the relationships developed and nurtured around a Veritas table.
For 9 years, Ian Froebe of the Post Dispatch has published a list of the Top 100 Restaurants in St. Louis - Chef Mathis’ Veritas has been on all of them.
Please call us at 636-227-6800, email us at veritasgateway@gmail.com, or drop a note on your online reservation, for specific reservation requests. We look forward to serving you!

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JeffVIP

Dined on Mar 28, 2025

Veritas continues to be one of my wife’s and my favorite dining spots, and for good reason. Chef Mathis never disappoints—his menu always features a delightful balance of creative new dishes and beloved classics that keep us coming back. This time, we started with the Kale Salad, which was incredibly fresh and flavorful. My steak was cooked to perfection, seasoned just right, and bursting with flavor. My wife’s Shrimp and Grits were equally outstanding, with a perfect balance of richness and texture. The service was, as always, impeccable. The staff is consistently attentive and ensures that every detail enhances the overall experience. Veritas remains a must-visit for anyone looking for an exceptional dining experience. Highly recommended!

Annie Gunn's

4.8

4.8 (4894)

$31 to $50

American

Chesterfield

About the restaurant

Since 1937, once nestled in the middle of cornfields stands the Smokehouse Market. An unpretentious structure, reminiscent of its days as the market for the surrounding Chesterfield area. The store now houses one of St. Louis's most celebrated restaurants, Annie Gunn's. Within its walls, Chef Lou Rook, III works his magic, creating irresistible cuisine with a sophisticated country life accent. In keeping with the concept of "Foods and wines inspired by the richness of country life", Chef Rook uses the best ingredients and the traditions that are most appropriate to them and imbues them with his own talented creative spin within the rhythm of the seasons. Annie Gunn's boasts an award-winning wine list as well.

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Jack

Dined 4 days ago

Annie Gunn’s does an exceptional job! The wait staff was extremely professional and the food was excellent.

Napoli Sea

4.9

4.9 (676)

$31 to $50

Seafood

St. Charles

About the restaurant

Napoli Sea located at the Streets of St. Charles is family owned and operated by the Pietoso Family. You will quickly feel as if you are in a coastal city with the beautiful ambiance and nautical vibe. Selections include the freshest fish flown in daily amongst many other other selections.

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Robert

Dined 2 days ago

My wife and I enjoyed everything about our first time at Napoli Sea to celebrate her birthday. We were seated at a cozy quiet table (#23) upstairs, where we could sit side by side and observe nearly the whole restaurant. We went all out, with really good bourbon cocktails to start, appetizers of crab cakes and chargrilled oysters, then sea bass for her, and calamari steaks (no, I had never heard of them either) for me, and a complementary piece of cheesecake for dessert. Everything was simply outstanding; actually perfect I would say. Service was superb too, with Hayden as our waiter always near when we needed anything, and a really attentive assistant to help with the more routine things. All in all, this was a restaurant experience we will long remember with great joy!

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4.9

4.9 (1413)

$31 to $50

Contemporary American

Clayton

About the restaurant

"Truffles has always managed that elusive balance of refinement and relaxed casualness...” Sauce, 8/2011

“This is a top-tier eatery. The kitchen is reinvigorated and inventive…” STL Magazine, 5/2011.

Truffles strives to produce a menu that easily fuses rustic and contemporary American cooking. With simplicity and seasonality as our guide, house-made specialties such as pasta and salumi are prepared fresh every day and are complemented by choice selections of locally sourced and raised meats, seafood and inventive sides. The Truffles menu begins in the fields, rivers and farms of the Midwest and our award-winning wine list features wines from every corner of the earth. We bring the best flavors of the season direct to your plate.

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Diana

Dined 4 days ago

Amazing service, food was ok for price, beautiful restaurant.

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