Best Fine Dining in Belleville

"The definitive place to enjoy and imbibe gin from around the world, The Gin Room is located inside Cafe Natasha, a Persian restaurant on South Grand. Masterfully run by Natasha Bahrami (yep, the restaurant is named after her too), it offers quite possibly the most complete, exhaustive, curated collection of over 100 gins to be found in the US and certainly the Midwest. “The Gin Girl,” as Bahrami is called, is a true ambassador of the spirit, and her enthusiasm over the history, distillation process, and particular qualities of the different gins she offers is infectious to anyone with a soul."

"Café Natasha’s serves incredible, authentic Persian cuisine with subtle international influences. Enjoy finely prepared dishes such as the Beef Shish Kabob & Koubideh Kabob, Gormeh Sabzie (classic Persian herb-based lamb stew), or Savory Tongue of Beef. Café Natasha’s story begins in 1983, when founders Executive Chef Behshid Bahrami and his wife Hamishe Bahrami opened a small restaurant called “The Little Kitchen."

"Craft cocktail whisperer, mixed drink maestro, exotic elixir captain Ted Kilgore has been sent fan mail, several times. After enjoying a libation or five at Planter's House, the craft cocktail bar and restaurant located in the Benton Park neighborhood, you may feel compelled to pen a letter of adoration yourself. The snappily dressed yet modestly reserved Kilgore and his magnetic wife, Jamie, opened Planter's House on repeal day, December 5th, four years ago."

"The interior’s magnificent, a step back in St. Louis history. $$, American, Best Restaurants 2018, Lafayette Square, South City. Photo by Kevin A. Roberts"

"Source: Photo by Flickr user Nathan Borror used under CC BY 2.0. Photo is only for illustrative purposes. Located atop the Four Seasons Hotel in downtown St. Louis, Cinder House offers cuisine and atmosphere that is literally elevated above everything else."

"Cinder House is now located on the eighth floor of the Four Seasons Hotel after closing the doors of the Cielo Restaurant it owned. It has been renovated since 2018. The chef has received many awards and arrived in St. Louis at only 25 years old."

"The bright decor, offset by the industrial setting, is the perfect scene for the wildly imaginative menu featured at this dynamic restaurant. Calamari salad is made with garbanzo beans and diced beans tossed with a lemon and oil dressing. Eggplant fettuccine is enlivened with a tangy blend of tomatoes, olives, onions and capers and topped with herbed ricotta cheese."

"Bar Italia brings a piece of Europe to the Central West End. Whether you are looking for a patio to sip wine and enjoy a cheese plate or sit down to a fine Italian dinner, Bar Italia is bound to have something for you. Pasta options range from fettuccine with fennel sausage, veal and chicken to rigatoni with an assortment of wild mushrooms."

"With its beautiful chandeliers and fine paintings, this elegant restaurant is the city's standard-bearer in Italian gourmet cuisine. Dine on shrimp vino blanco (plump shrimp cooked in white wine, garlic and lemon sauce and served with a peppery capellini) or the tender ossobuco with a tomato-based sauce prepared with bay leaf, garlic, and wine and served with risotto Milanese. Reservations are accepted."

"When you want to impress, make plans to dine at Dominic's on The Hill. Dominic's has been serving gourmet Italian fare since 1971. It was even voted one of the two best Italian restaurants in the country by Conde Nast Traveler."

"Dive under Union Station’s historic train shed for fresh shrimp, snapper, catfish, and seafood-y delights at Landry’s. Outdoor seating is available, so dress for the weather!"

"Landry’s is located under the train shed and just behind the lake. They serve fresh Gulf seafood, fish and steaks. You can see their menu here."

"Named after a Kansas City, Missouri resident and lifelong patron of the arts the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum is part of Washington University’s Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts. The museum, which dates back to 1881, has exhibited the work of accomplished artists including New York City-based Rashid Johnson whose art – a mixture of painting, photography, sculpture and video – challenges perceptions of the black experience in America today, and gave the British collage artist John Stezaker his first US museum exhibition. The museum strives to expand its own collection, one of the most impressive university art collections in the country, which features a number of works produced in the 21st century including art from German painter and installation artist Franz Ackerman and Moroccan artist Yto Barrada."

"Washington University’s Kemper art museum has a large collection of contemporary and modern art. You can see works by major artists including Willem de Kooning, Berenice Abbott, Matisse, Max Beckmann and Picasso."

"The City Museum is a one-of-a-kind experience for adults and children alike!. With four floors of interactive exhibits, tunnels and slides, an outdoor climbing space, an architecture museum, and a cave system to explore, there's plenty to keep everyone occupied all day. If you hit a mid-day slump, head over to the on-site historic Cabin Inn where those over 21 can enjoy a refreshing cocktail or craft brew while the little ones devour a hand-scooped ice cream cone."

"Possibly the wildest highlight to any visit to St Louis is this frivolous, frilly fun house in a vast old shoe factory. The Museum of Mirth, Mystery & Mayhem sets the tone. Run, jump and explore all manner of exhibits, including a seven-story slide. The summer-only rooftop Ferris wheel offers grand views of the city."

"This is the most unique place that I have found in Saint Louis!. Made in an old shoe factory, City museum is nothing like your ordinary museum. It’s basically a giant playground for kids and adults alike!"

"Loaded with a fully-fledged line-up of eating and drinking establishments, the area’s got it all. There’s the Al-tarboush deli, touting cumin-scented staples from the Middle East. There’s Blueprint Coffee, with their artisan brews."

"Grand Slam Market Place is knowingly placed in the North County section just minutes from the Airport, Downtown, or Illinois forming your shopping experience easy and handy. If you are looking for the unique or the average, the exotic or the worldly, household goods or furniture, gift items, or individual items you will find them at the Grand Slam Market Place. Shop rain or shine at St. Louis’ only indoor climate-controlled flea marketplace."

"A drunkard is a person who drinks alcohol in excess and that is what the French word ‘soulard’ translates into. Ironically, the Soulard Weekend Market is far from being a gathering of drunks, on the contrary the weekend market is comprised of men and women dedicated to growing fresh, delicious produce in the most organic manner possible and selling their wares to those who crave nat...Read more"

"We are the oldest farmer's market west of the Mississippi, founded in 1779. Our vendor's include, local farmers, produce vendors, hot food vendors, an award winning spice shop, world class cheese vendors, olive oils and pasta vendors, a full service florist, crafts and other general merchandise."

"When you mention farmers markets in St. Louis, Soulard Market is likely the first to come to mind. The Market, located just south of downtown St. Louis, was founded in 1838 and is the oldest farmers market west of the Mississippi. It has just about everything you could want."

"Baby Kakez will satisfy your sweet tooth most days of the week with their cupcakes, brownie pops and chocolate-dipped strawberries, but they can also satisfy your barbecue cravings on Saturdays. That is when the shop sells barbecue from Gary Jones, the husband of baker Michelle Jones. The barbecue on Saturday allows the couple to each chase one of their passions."