× Expand Photo by Kevin A. Roberts Good Fortune's hen of the woods mushrooms bowl, a contender for one of the best new dishes of the year

The following list is accurate as of a late April press date. A condensed version will be published in SLM's June 2018 issue.

Editor's Note: The month of March 2018 set a record for restaurant openings and April's showing (12 openings, three reopenings) was respectable as well. Crispy Edge, the long-awaited pot sticker restaurant, officially opened this month. Chef Anthony DeVoti downshifted into casual, replacing his venerable Five Bistro with J. Devoti Trattoria & Grocery. Two stellar sub-30-seaters opened: The Benevolent King, serving "playful, home-style interpretations of traditional Moroccan food," and Good Fortune, dishing up "retooled Chinese" fare. And just in time for patio season and paddle boat rentals, The Boathouse in Forest Park reopened under the tutelage of chef Jack MacMurray and the Sugarfire Events team.

Additions and changes are in boldface.

Closings:

Miss Sheri’s Cafeteria: 9967 Manchester, April 1

DeMun Oyster Bar: 740 DeMun, April 8

SanSai Japanese Grill: 20 Allen, April 23

Robust: 635 Washington, April 28

× Expand After the ribbon cutting to The Benevolent King in Maplewood, mayor Barry Greenberg presented chef-owner Ben Poremba with the Key to the City.

Photography by Kevin A. Roberts The Bao, currently open for breakfast and lunch only, will begin happy hour service on May 7, from 3:00 - 6:30 Mon - Fri.

Openings:

J. Devoti Trattoria & Grocery (Five Bistro), 5100 Daggett, April 4

Eat-Rite Diner: 622 Chouteau, April 5 (reopened)

Kaldi’s Coffee Cafe: 40 N. Euclid, April 5

Crispy Edge: 4168 Juniata, April 6

Sweet EM's Coffee and Ice Cream: 6330 Clayton, April 7

The Benevolent King (Water Street): 7268 Manchester, April 7

St. Louis Kolache: 21 N. Bemiston, April 9

Rocket Fizz: 6372 Delmar, April 12 (reopened)

Wild Carrot (event space): 3901 Shaw, April 12

Barrio (DeMun Oyster Bar): 740 DeMun, April 13

Good Fortune: 1641 Tower Grove, April 13

The BAO (Coastal Bistro & Bar): 14 N. Central, April 16

The Cobblestone Eatery and Drinkery (1814 Eatery & Drinkery): 115 W. St. Louis, Lebanon, Il., April 16

Coffee with Christ: 6 Wade Sq., Belleville, Ill, April 17

Boathouse: 6101 Government, April 25 (reopened)

The Lost Whiskey: 142 N. Main, St. Charles, Mo, April 25

Dante’s Dulce (food truck): April 30

Sugarfire Smoke House: 1425 North Green Mount, O'Fallon, Ill., April 30

Copia (Morton’s): 7822 Bonhomme, May 1

Revel Kitchen (inside TruFusionSTL): 7447 Forsyth, May 1

The Shack (Shogun Japanese Restaurant): 12521 Olive, May 5 (announced)

Coming Soon:

Vero Pizza & Pasta (food truck): early May

311 Wine House & Beer Garden: 311 Main, St. Peters, Mo., mid-May

Living Room and Craft Beer Cellar Southampton: 5760 Chippewa, mid-May

Rise Coffee House (inside Contemporary Art Museum): 3750 Washington, mid-May

Tropical Liqueurs: 4104 Manchester, mid-May

Twisted Roots Brewing Company (PaPPo's Pizzeria): 3690 Forest Park, mid-May

'ZZA Pizza + Salad: 40 N. Euclid, mid-May

Three Kings Public House: St. Louis Lambert Int'l Airport Terminal 2, late May

Carnivore (Mona's): 5257 Shaw, May

Earthbound Satellite (inside Soulard Preservation Hall): 1921 S. 9 th , May

, May Johnny’s West (Dorsett Inn): 12068 Dorsett, May

Soulard Gyro (Tom + Chee): 1280 Highway K, O’Fallon, Mo., May

Freezing Moo: 42 THF, early June

Good Buddy’s Tasty Soups & Sandwiches: 1115 Pine, early June

Guerrilla Street Food: 4104 Manchester (inside Tropical Liqueurs), early June

Levant (Kopperman's Deli): 386 N. Euclid, early June

909 Public House (Hwy 40 Brews): 909 Main Plaza, Wentzville, Mo., mid-June

50/Fifty Kitchen (The Rustic Room): 3723 S. Kingshighway, mid-June

Mackenzie Brewing Co.: 932 Meramec Station, mid-June

Hamilton's Urban Steakhouse and Bourbon Bar: 2101 Chouteau (inside Charleville Tavern), late June

EdgeWild (Bull & Bear Grill & Bar ): 1071 Route 157, Edwardsville, Ill., late June

Dogtown Soul: 5760 West Park (inside Arena Bar), June

Thai Table: 7403 Manchester, June

Surge Coffee Co. (beverage truck): early July

Bakers & Hale (Rotten Apple): 7120 Montclair, Godfrey, Ill., mid-July

Kimchi Guys (Drunken Fish): 612 N. Second, July

Savage: 2655 Ann, July

Peel Wood-Fired Pizza: 2112 S. Meramec, mid-summer

Cinder House (Cielo): 999 N. Second, mid-August

A Fine Swine BBQ & Pizza (Papa John’s): 3106 Broadway, Mount Vernon, Ill., late summer

BEAST Butcher & Block: 4156 Manchester, late summer

Elmwood: 2704 Sutton, late summer

Kitchen House Coffee (Feraro’s Pizza): 7700 Ivory, late summer

Strange Donuts: 11477 Olive, late summer

Boardwalk Waffles & Ice Cream (Yo My Goodness): 2901 Dougherty Ferry, summer

Han Lao (Camille's Sidewalk Cafe): 1250 Strassner, summer

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