Diners' Choice: Best Overall restaurants in Midtown

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Updated October 05, 2024

Looking for the best overall restaurants in Midtown? 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 (2506)

$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.

Top review

Johnvip

Dined 7 days ago

It’s always a special occasion to dine at the Crossing. Everything about the experience is “5 stars” but the food is above and beyond that rating - creative, beautiful, delicious, incredible.

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Popular dish

Tagliolini

Acero

4.9

4.9 (2700)

$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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Ramvip

Dined 6 days ago

Delicious trout and egg raviolo! Delicious wines! Delicious desserts! Beautiful warm ambience! Outstanding attentive loving service! Our friends loved it all! Looking forward to our next visit!

Del Pietro's

4.9

4.9 (1044)

$30 and under

Italian

Richmond Heights

About the restaurant

Del Pietro's is a casual affordable Italian restaurant serving fresh pastas, pizza, salads, antipasti, entrees, local beers, and a diverse wine list.

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AmyCvip

Dined 5 days ago

Delicious pasta Attentive service Comfortable atmosphere So welcoming Great value Always great!

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Popular dish

Lasagna

IL Bel Lago - From the Hill

4.9

4.9 (1586)

$30 and under

Italian

Creve Coeur

About the restaurant

Il Bel Lago From The Hill. A fixture in St. Louis for 15 years now! Food is what makes an authentic restaurant great, and with its 50 years of experience from their Hill location Il Bel Lago has all the ingredients for excellence. You enter via the fountain plaza to find an open, airy lounge. Il Bel Lago is both elegant and comfortable with floor to ceiling wine racks and private dining spaces.
The Food here is as stunning as the décor. The Italian Cuisine is equal to the very best anywhere in St. Louis. Il Bel Lago's menu rates among the top Italian restaurants in St. Louis, as does the service. Come visit us and see for yourself.
Buon Appetito!

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TracyPvip

Dined 4 days ago

Lobster ravioli appetizer was incredible! Service was on point! Our lamb chop and sea bass was delicious, couldn’t have been happier w quality and richness.

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Russell's on Macklind

4.8

4.8 (1180)

$30 and under

American

St. Louis Hills

About the restaurant

Russells on Macklind is a neighborhood restaurant that serves seasonal farm to table dinner and weekend brunch. We are well known for our extensive bakery offerings as well as a bar that features seasonal cocktails, local craft beers, and wine. Russells is located in a renovated 100 year old building at the corner of Murdoch and Macklind in the Southampton neighborhood of St. Louis. We pride ourselves on serving exceptional food in a warm and inviting neighborhood atmosphere.

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Berkley vip

Dined 3 days ago

Delicious meal all around and very good cocktails. We really enjoyed our first time at Russel's. We look forward to going back.

The Capital Grille - St. Louis - Clayton

4.8

4.8 (2025)

$50 and over

Steakhouse

Clayton

About the restaurant

Make it a day to remember. From birthdays and anniversaries to professional milestones, we aim to make every gathering special at The Capital Grille. Open seven days a week, The Capital Grille is best known for our expertly prepared steaks, which are dry aged in house for 18 to 24 days and then hand-cut by our restaurant's on-premise butcher. The Capital Grille's wine list features more than 350 selections, and its floor-to-ceiling wine kiosk regularly houses 3,500 - 5,000 bottles. Reservations are recommended but not required. For more information, please visit our website. We look forward to delighting you.

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Darlene

Dined 3 days ago

Excellent service, food and ambience. Our waiter was the best. He may sure our special day was very special.

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Experience

Wagyu & Wine Fall Lounge Event

Café Napoli

4.8

4.8 (2217)

$30 and under

Italian

Clayton

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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E.Robert

Dined 5 days ago

Our small family gathering of four adults was delightful.Service was prompt, the food and wine excellent.

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4.8

4.8 (1370)

$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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Michael

Dined 3 days ago

Great place for a dinner out on a special occasion. Our server was very personable and the food was fantastic.

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4.8

4.8 (615)

$30 and under

Italian

Clayton

About the restaurant

Southern Italian Restaurant and wine bar. Luxurious craft cocktails, worldly wine list. A chic, seen or be seen up-scale eatery in an uncharted area of Clayton's business district.

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Jessicavip

Dined 3 days ago

The food and service there is amazing. Highly recommend going!

801 Chophouse - St. Louis

4.7

4.7 (3438)

$50 and over

Steakhouse

Clayton

About the restaurant

801 Chophouse at The Crescent is just minutes away from the heart of the Clayton business district in the heart of St. Louis. We combine the upscale atmosphere of intimate 1920s New York steakhouses with the vibrant downtown atmosphere of St. Louis. We are proud to offer a variety of different unique menu combinations for you to enjoy; using only the finest USDA prime steak, an award-winning wine list, exclusive bourbons and scotches, and a daily fresh sheet, you're sure to have an experience you won't forget. 801 Chophouse offers private dining rooms and an exceptional wine list. Book your reservation online today!

Top review

Kennethvip

Dined 4 days ago

This is a fairly expensive restaurant but well worth the price. Our meals were absolutely excellent, the ambiance was very nice, and the service was first-rate.

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