ST. LOUIS 鈥 Opening any restaurant is risky under ideal circumstances, let alone during our current economic uncertainty. What unites the best of the new restaurants I reviewed in 2025 is that these chefs and owners took even greater chances within that overall risk.
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The Spring Chicken featuring sugar snap peas, ramps and morels at Robin Restaurant in Maplewood.
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Chef-owner Alec Schingel poses for a portrait at Robin Restaurant in Maplewood on June 5.
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Pesce (Arctic char) at Bormio.
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The interior of Bormio.
Laurie Skrivan photos, Post-Dispatch
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Mushroom toast with ozark forest mushrooms, pesto, arugula and pickled cranberries at Extra Wavy.
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Egusi and fufu, left, jallof rice and oxtail, top, beef stew and fufu, right, and goat and fufu, bottom, as prepared by Fufu N鈥 Sauce鈥檚 Chef Adjo Honsou on Sept. 3, 2025.
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Fufu n鈥 Sauce鈥檚 chef Adjo Honsou, photographed on Sept. 3, 2025, in the resturant鈥檚 storefront that opened in June of 2025.
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King trumpet mushroom with an herb aioli at Achi.
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The brisket-boar meatballs at Marconi Mercato.
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The market portion of Marconi Mercato is pictured here on Saturday, April 19, 2025, in 51黑料.
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Spicy beef noodle soup is photographed on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, at Noodle Story noodle house in the Delmar Loop in University City. Noodle Story is located at 6315 Delmar Blvd.
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Parmesan crusted lamb chops at Taste in Ferguson.
Laurie Skrivan, Post-Dispatch
Chef Jason Lamont at Taste poses for a portrait as photographed on Oct. 24, 2025, in Ferguson.
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A selection of tacos from Mestiza
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Partners Angel Jimenez-Gutierrez, left, and Alex Ayala stand in front of their sign at the counter of Mestiza in the Lindenwood Park neighborhood.The sign鈥檚 translation is 鈥淐ome in for tacos and cocktails!鈥.
Robert Cohen, Post-Dispatch
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The Pali Burger at Pali Grill in Olivette.
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Post-Dispatch restaurant critic Ian Froeb reflects on 10 years of doing the STL Top 100 and lists the top 5 restaurants on his 2025 list. Video by Allie Schallert, aschallert@post-dispatch.com
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