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OUR CRITICS AND READERS PICK ST. LOUIS’ BEST

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Best venue ambiance 16 Best acoustics at a classical music venue 16 Best St. Louis opera singer 16 Best choral ensemble 17 Best place to hang in the Grove 4 Best place to hang in the Cherokee Street district 4 Best concert club 4 Best concert venue 4 Best venue name 4 Best place to hear blues 4 Best place to hear jazz 4 Best place to hear EDM 5 Best local singer 5 Best local band 5 Best music festival 6 Best jazz festival 6 Best record store 6 Best 24-hour hangout 6

EVENTS, ART AND INSTITUTIONS 8 Valerie Dorsey and Peter Balfe admire Ellsworth Kelly’s “Spectrum II” in the St. Louis Art Museum’s new East Building.

Best ethnic festival 8 Best festival food 8 Best parade 8 Cutest St. Louis Zoo baby 8 Zoo animal we most want as a pet 9 Most fun animal to feed 9

EDITOR’S NOTE

Playing favorites OUR CRITICS AND READERS PICK ST. LOUIS’ BEST

To aid in the process — and to recognize as many deserving people and places as possible — we invited you to select your favorites, and your picks are featured along with ours in this issue.

I hope you enjoy this special issue of Go! magazine. Let me know your thoughts, including categories you’d like us to consider next year.

Gabe Hartwig, Go! magazine editor ➙ ghartwig@post-dispatch.com

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Best scripted TV series set in St. Louis 18 Best unscripted TV series set in St. Louis 18 Best movie set in St. Louis 19 Best movie actor or actress from St. Louis 19 Best movie theater 20 Most luxurious luxury movie theater 20 Best drive-in theater 21 Best film festival or series 21 Best book by a local author 21 Best local author 21 Best local bookstore 21 Best improvement at Central Library 21

Best restaurant to pop the question 22 Best restaurant for people-watching 22

Best free cultural attraction 11

Best buffet 22

Best local artist 11

Best restaurant patio 22

Best place for kids that isn’t overrun by kids 11

Best local restaurant chain 22

Scariest ride at Six Flags 11

Best food truck 24

Best place to see a musical 13

We invited the Go! List honorees for a congratulatory celebration July 26, hosted by Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark’s Three Sixty (our pick for “best rooftop”). You can browse photos from the event at stltoday.com/iparty.

Best St. Louisan on an unscripted TV series 18

Best museum restaurant 11

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Best St. Louisan on a scripted TV series 18

Best restaurant for impressing out-of-towners 22

Best place to see a play 13 $2.50

TV, MOVIES AND BOOKS 18

Best piece at the St. Louis Art Museum 10

THEATER, DANCE AND CLASSICAL MUSIC 13

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Best dance festival or series 17

EATING AND DRINKING 22

Best place to take a New York art snob 11

When our team of critics set out to compile a list of the best in St. Louis arts and entertainment, we knew it wouldn’t be easy. Our city is fortunate to be filled with great venues, institutions, artists, actors, musicians, chefs and brewers, and highlighting just a few called for some tough choices. Narrowing the list of categories and honorees turned out to be downright daunting.

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Best local dance company 17

Strangest artifact at City Museum 9

Best work of public art 10

Welcome to our inaugural Go! List.

Best free classical music series 17

Best St. Louis actor 13 Best St. Louis actress 13

Best local chef/restaurateur 24 Best place for a shot and a beer 24 Best cocktail wizard 24 Best rooftop 24 Best winery patio 25 Best biergarten 25 Best single local craft beer 25

Most comfortable venue 14

Best local craft brewery 25

Best place to showcase what makes St. Louis theater distinctive 14

Best beer selection 26 Best brewery tour 26

Best theater to also grab a bite to eat 14

Best new bakery 27

Best venue bar 14 Best place to introduce children to theater 14

Best coffee shop 27 Best farmers market 27 Best local farm 27 Best local cheesemaker 27

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“Best restaurant for impressing outof-towners was tricky. So many great chefs with so many great dining concepts make it hard enough to choose a restaurant for myself, much less guests.”

Here are the categories that were hardest for us to decide.

“Zoo animal we would like as a pet: I vote for the capybara.”

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“Best book is almost impossible!”

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“The ones with human, rather than institutional, winners — best actor and actress. There are so many, and they are so different from one another!”

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Best venue name FOAM WHERE 3359 South Jefferson Avenue • MORE INFO facebook.com/foamcoffeeandbeer, 314-772-2100 • HOURS 4 p.m.-midnight

Tuesday-Friday, 9 a.m.-midnight Saturday Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy at the Pageant in June

As a concert venue, Foam stays way under the radar. But its name is just so undeniably hip. KCJ Readers’ choice ➙ The Pageant

Best concert club WHERE 6161 Delmar Boulevard • MORE INFO thepageant.com, 314-726-6161

The Pageant, a staple of the Delmar Loop, isn’t regularly listed as one of the top concert clubs in the country year after year for nothing. KCJ Readers’ choice ➙ The Pageant The Bel Airs at BB’s in 2009

The Peabody Atomic Cowboy

Best place to hear blues BB’S JAZZ, BLUES & SOUPS WHERE 700 South Broadway • MORE INFO

Music and clubs Best place to hang in the Grove ATOMIC COWBOY WHERE 4140 Manchester Avenue • MORE INFO atomiccowboystl.com, 314-775-0775 • HOURS 9 a.m.-3 a.m. Monday-Friday,

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Best place to hang in the Cherokee Street district 2720 CHEROKEE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

5 p.m.-3 a.m. Saturday-Sunday

WHERE 2720 Cherokee Street • MORE INFO

The Grove’s most satisfying attraction is the sprawling Atomic Cowboy complex, which includes a restaurant, lounge, a connected-but-separate venue in the Demo (formerly the Foxhole) and a great patio space for outdoor concerts, as well. BY KEVIN C. JOHNSON Readers’ choice ➙ Sanctuaria Wild Tapas

Some may see this eclectic venue as being junky, but we think that’s part of its appeal. 2720 Cherokee (conveniently named for its address) has seen acts like the Foreign Exchange, the Schwag, Ghostface Killah and a number of DJ-driven events. KCJ Readers’ choice ➙ The Mud House

2720cherokee.com, 314-875-0233

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bbsjazzbluessoups.com, 314-436-5222 • HOURS 6 p.m.-3 a.m. Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.-3 a.m. Saturday-Sunday

Best concert venue PEABODY OPERA HOUSE WHERE 1400 Market Street • MORE INFO

peabodyoperahouse.com, 314-499-7600

This comeback venue of the decade effectively meshes the past with the here-and-now — and a dash of the future. Formerly the longshuttered Kiel Opera House, the space was spectacularly rehabbed for a 2011 grand reopening. KCJ Readers’ choice ➙ The Pageant

Downtown has a wealth of worthy blues spots, but BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups narrowly nails the pick here. KCJ Readers’ choice ➙ BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups

Best place to hear jazz JAZZ AT THE BISTRO WHERE 3536 Washington Boulevard • MORE INFO jazzstl.com, 314-289-4030

Jazz at the Bistro has attracted national attention, and with good reason. The series brings in major artists — such as saxophonist Joshua Redman and guitarist John Scofield — and its policy of limiting table chatter ensures that listeners are able to hear, and appreciate, every note. BY CALVIN WILSON Readers’ choice ➙ Jazz at the Bistro Joshua Redman

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P H O T O S : P O S T- D I S PAT C H F I L E ( AT O M I C C O W B O Y ) ; J O N G I T C H O F F ( FA L L O U T B O Y ) ; P O S T- D I S PAT C H F I L E ( P E A B O D Y ) ; K AT H E R I N E B I S H / F I L E ( B B ’ S J A Z Z , B L U E S & S O U P S ) ; H A N D O U T ( R E D M A N )

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Paul van Dyk at Europe Nightclub in January

Best place to hear EDM

Coultrain (right) with Black Spade as part of Hawthorne Headhunters

P H O T O S : J O N G I T C H O F F/ F I L E ( VA N D Y K ) ; H A N D O U T ( C O U LT R A I N ) ; S A R A H C O N A R D / F I L E ( S O M A N Y D Y N A M O S )

EUROPE NIGHTCLUB WHERE 710 North 15th Street • MORE INFO

europenightclub.com, 314-621-5111 • HOURS 10 p.m.-3 a.m. Friday-Saturday

Europe Nightclub downtown caters to glowstick-loving crowds and regularly features a hot array of top electronic dance music acts from around the world. German DJ Paul van Dyk played the club in January, and England’s Paul Oakenfold returns in September. KCJ

Best local singer COULTRAIN MORE INFO facebook.com/coultrainseymourliberty

Coultrain (aka Aaron Michael Frison) is young in spirit but old in soul, whether he’s singing as part of Hawthorne Headhunters or doing his solo thing. KCJ Readers’ choice ➙ Erin Bode

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So Many Dynamos

Best local band SO MANY DYNAMOS MORE INFO dynamos-music.com

St. Louis band So Many Dynamos — which includes Aaron Stovall, Clayton “Norm” Kunstel, Travis Lewis and Nathan Bernaix — turned 10 this year.

The Cherokee Street-friendly crew puts up a wall of sound unlike any other with its far-left-of-center music. KCJ Readers’ choice ➙ Superjam

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Best music festival LOUFEST WHEN Sept. 7-8 • WHERE Forest Park’s Central Field • MORE INFO loufest.com

St. Louis’ indie-rock festival practically rose to the top when it launched in 2010. It solidified its rock-star status by teaming with C3 Presents, organizer of Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits, to bring even bigger names to town. KCJ Readers’ choice ➙ LouFest

Best jazz festival GREATER ST. LOUIS JAZZ FESTIVAL WHERE Touhill Performing Arts Center,

University of Missouri-St. Louis, One University Boulevard • MORE INFO gsljazzfest.com

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Presented at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center, the Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival has evolved impressively, attracting top artists who make the most of the venue’s friendly acoustics. Last April’s concert

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with the Monterey Jazz Festival band featuring singer Dee Dee Bridgewater was as good as the music gets. CW Readers’ choice ➙ Whitaker Music Festival, Missouri Botanical Garden

Best record store

Fans in line for Bruno Mars’ 2010 show at Pop’s

VINTAGE VINYL WHERE 6610 Delmar Boulevard • MORE INFO vintagevinyl.com, 314-721-4096 • HOURS 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday-Thursday,

10 a.m.-midnight Friday-Saturday

One of the many joys of Vintage Vinyl: Record lovers can go there and be completely knocked out by rare, outof-print gems waiting to be plucked. KCJ Readers’ choice ➙ Vintage Vinyl

Dee Dee Bridgewater

Best 24-hour hangout POP’S NIGHTCLUB & CONCERT VENUE WHERE 401 Monsanto Avenue, Sauget • MORE INFO popsrocks.com, 618-274-6720 • HOURS 24 hours daily

When last call comes at other bars, Pop’s Nightclub is there to fill the void. The long-running Sauget club and music venue serves drinks round-the-clock — with an often-impressive lineup of music acts. Bruno Mars’ last visit to St. Louis was a 2010 show at Pop’s, and Limp Bizkit played the club in June. KCJ Readers’ choice ➙ Pop’s

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Playwright Neil LaBute, who’ll be at the opening nights of the festival

Pierre Olaf (left) and Cyril Ritchard soar over the Muny stage in “Around the World in 80 Days” in 1962.

LaBute New Theater Festival at St. Louis Actors’ Studio gives aspiring playwrights …

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Actors have flown onstage before, but Mary Poppins’ adventurous flight pattern next week will be a real test of Muny magic.

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Phylis Malamas makes cookies in 2011 at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church.

Beggin’ Barkus Pet Parade

Best parade BEGGIN’ BARKUS PET PARADE

I don’t care how good your marching band sounds, how many clowns you’ve packed onto your float or how many Tootsie Rolls you toss to the crowd, your parade can never top the Soulard Mardi Gras spectacle of doggies dressed as ballerinas. DTK Readers’ choice ➙ Mardi Gras Grand Parade

Events, institutions and art Best ethnic festival FESTIVAL OF NATIONS WHEN 10 a.m.- 7 p.m. Aug. 24, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Aug. 25 • WHERE Tower Grove Park • MORE INFO festivalofnationsstl.org

Forget best ethnic festival — the Festival of Nations is the best festival in St. Louis, period. Reason No. 1: the location. Held in leafy Tower Grove Park instead of on a slab of asphalt, the Festival of Nations is literally cooler than its summertime rivals. The programming also is world-class: Spectators can learn the flamenco, watch East African drummers, listen to Argentinian

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guitarists and marvel as Scots toss cabers. And then there is the food — booth after booth of Bosnian sausages, Ethiopian stews, Mexican agua fresca, Bulgarian pastries and more. Years ago, a friend asked where they sold the funnel cakes, and I was like, “Dude, you don’t deserve to be here.” BY DIANE TOROIAN KEAGGY Readers’ choice ➙ Festival of Nations

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Best festival food COOKIES AT ST. NICHOLAS GREEK FESTIVAL WHEN 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Aug. 31-Sept. 1, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Sept. 2 • WHERE St. Nicholas

Greek Orthodox Church, 4967 Forest Park Boulevard • MORE INFO sngoc.org

Among a million assignments, one of my favorites took me to the kitchen of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in the Central West End. There I found devoted parishioners mixing, baking and boxing thousands of cookies for the annual Labor Day Greek Festival, a must-visit event for my family. After telling the cooks, some born in Greece, how I favor the festival’s version of koulourakia, Greece’s not-so-sweet dunking cookie, they taught me how to roll a batch and then sent me home with a box to share with my children. We could taste the love. DTK Readers’ choice ➙ Funnel cake

Babirusas

Cutest St. Louis Zoo baby BABIRUSA WHERE St. Louis Zoo, Forest Park • MORE INFO stlzoo.org • HOURS 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday-Sunday

Literally named “pig-deer,” babirusas are so ugly they’re cute. The St. Louis Zoo’s piglets have captured our hearts with their sausageshaped bodies and wrinkly, prickly haired skin. And soon they will sprout tusks through their stubby snouts. Jealous much, Priya? DTK Readers’ choice ➙ Priya, Asian elephant

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WHERE Soulard neighborhood • MORE INFO mardigrasinc.com

Shellye Solomon bottle-feeds a goat at Grant’s Farm in 2011.

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Zoo animal we would most like as a pet BABIRUSA WHERE St. Louis Zoo, Forest Park • MORE INFO stlzoo.org • HOURS

8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday-Sunday

Can I say the babirusa again? DTK Readers’ choice ➙ Penguin

Animal that is most fun to feed GOATS AT GRANT’S FARM WHERE 10501 Gravois Road between

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Grant Road and Musick Road, St. Louis County • MORE INFO 314-843-1700, grantsfarm.com • HOURS 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

Tuesday-Friday; 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Saturday; 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday

Nothing is more fun than feeding a baby bottle to the goats at Grant’s Farm. Wait, I take that back. Nothing is more fun than watching others feed a baby bottle to the goats at Grant’s Farm. Hungrier than frat

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boys and just as wild, these goats regularly bum-rush babies and topple toddlers. Is it so wrong to laugh? DTK Readers’ choice ➙ Goats at Grant’s Farm

Strangest artifact at City Museum FROG LAMPS WHERE 701 North 15th Street, St Louis • MORE INFO citymuseum.org, 314-231-2489 • HOURS 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-midnight Saturday

City Museum director Rick Erwin recently returned from a Chicago buying binge with three lamps featuring crouching frogs. Word is some Windy City historians are peeved that they were outbid for these artifacts, which once illuminated Navy Pier and now light City Museum’s entrance. Tough luck, Chicago. I love the frogs because they recall the whimsy and grotesque quality of the reptile sculptures by the museum’s founder, Bob Cassilly. DTK Readers’ choice ➙ Rooftop school bus

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Best piece at the St. Louis Art Museum ‘STONE SEA’ BY ANDY GOLDSWORTHY

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“Stone Sea” at the St. Louis Art Museum

British artist Andy Goldsworthy makes ephemeral sculptures of twigs, rocks and snow. But for this site-specific work, Goldsworthy used 325,000 pounds of Missouri limestone to build 25 self-supporting arches, a virtual heaving sea of ancient waves. The real genius of “Stone Sea” is its location, in a sunken courtyard at the St. Louis Art Museum’s south entrance. Experience it from above, at eye level through the frame of the concourse windows, or wade through it on the ground. DTK Readers’ choice ➙ Monet’s “Water Lilies”

Gateway Arch

Best work of public art GATEWAY ARCH WHERE St. Louis riverfront • MORE INFO

gatewayarch.com, 1-877-982-1410 • HOURS Memorial Day to Labor Day 8 a.m.-10 p.m. daily, Labor Day to Memorial Day 9 a.m.-6 p.m. daily

Duh — the Arch. How can it not be? I love the Arch, not just for its elegant design and grand scale, but for the way it reveals itself throughout the day: There it is on my way to work, to the kids’ school, to the dry cleaner.

Its presence is a perpetual source of both beauty and comfort. DTK Readers’ choice ➙ Gateway Arch

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WHERE One Fine Arts Drive, Forest Park • MORE INFO slam.org, 314-721-0072 • HOURS 10 a.m.-5

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Best place to take a New York Art Snob

Best free cultural attraction

CITY MUSEUM

CITYGARDEN

WHERE 701 North 15th Street • MORE INFO citymuseum.org, 314-231-2489 • HOURS 9 a.m.-5

WHERE Gateway Mall downtown, between

p.m. Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-midnight Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday

Yo, New Yorkers. So you’ve got the Met and MOMA and the Guggenheim. Well, la-di-da. We’ve got the City Museum, the wildest art museum ever built. And it gets better every day. The so-called Cassilly Crew continues to create new mosaics and sculptures, guaranteeing every visit is a literal and figurative thrill ride. DTK Readers’ choice ➙ St. Louis Art Museum

Best museum restaurant BIXBY’S AT MISSOURI HISTORY MUSEUM WHERE Second floor of Missouri History Museum, 5700 Lindell Boulevard, Forest Park • MORE INFO bixbys-mohistory.com, 314-361-7313 • HOURS Lunch 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday-Saturday, P H O T O : J . B . F O R B E S / P O S T- D I S PAT C H F I L E ( C I T Y M U S E U M )

brunch 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday

Does the Dippin’ Dots stand at the zoo count? No? Then our second choice is Bixby’s at the Missouri History Museum. We love the deviled eggs and house-made pickles. Travel+Leisure also thinks Bixby’s is pretty special, naming it one of America’s top museum restaurants. Somehow, Dippin’ Dots didn’t make the list. DTK Readers’ choice ➙ Bixby’s at Missouri History Museum

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Eighth and 10th streets and Chestnut and Market streets • MORE INFO citygardenstl. org • HOURS Sunrise to 10 p.m. daily

There are just too many world-class attractions to pick among — the St. Louis Zoo, not just for its engaging exhibits but for the work it does conserving animals around the globe; the St. Louis Art Museum for its Max Beckmann collection and new David Chipperfield building; Laumeier Sculpture Park for its outdoor art and walking trails. The list goes on and on. But this summer, I’ve been spending a lot of time at Citygarden. I love how it has become a vibrant destination for tourists, downtown workers and kids looking to cool off in the fountains. DTK Readers’ choice ➙ St. Louis Zoo

Best local artist ALICIA LACHANCE MORE INFO alicialachance.net

Maybe I can’t afford an original Alicia LaChance, but I can step on one.

LaChance created the terrazzo floor medallion, “New Village,” located at Lambert St. Louis International Airport. Like that work, LaChance’s square paintings are a bold mix of colors and patterns — some graphic, some botanical, always beautiful. DTK Readers’ choice ➙ Art Towata

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Area open 8 a.m.-6 p.m. daily, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. during daylight saving time; building open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday

Fun at any age or season, Powder Valley offers scenic but short hikes and a wildlife museum.

My kids have spent hot days tromping through the creek

and cold days cuddling in front of the fire, watching for deer out the picture window. DTK Readers’ choice ➙ Missouri Botanical Garden

Scariest ride at Six Flags BOOMERANG WHERE 4900 Six Flags Road, Eureka • MORE INFO sixflags.com/stlouis • HOURS Daily through

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Six Flags’ biggest roller coaster, the Boss, hits speeds of 66 mph. Way scarier: the slow crawl backward up Boomerang’s 125-foot hill.

After stalling out at the top, riders drop into a series of loops and corkscrews. Bonus: Unlike bumpy wooden coasters, Boomerang won’t disconnect your brain from your spinal column. DTK Readers’ choice ➙ Mr. Freeze

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John Contini in “King Lear” in June at St. Louis Actors’ Studio

Best St. Louis actor JOHN CONTINI

P H O T O S : J E R R Y N A U N H E I M J R . ( “ S U N D AY I N T H E PA R K W I T H G E O R G E , ” “ C LY B O U R N E PA R K ” ) ; PAT R I C K H U B E R ( C O N T I N I ) ; S T E WA R T G O L D S T E I N ( K E N N E D Y )

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“Sunday in the Park with George” in 2012 on the Rep’s Mainstage

Theater, dance and classical music Best place to see a play EMERSON THEATRE WHERE Loretto-Hilton Center for the

Performing Arts, Webster University, 130 Edgar Road, Webster Groves • MORE INFO repstl.org, 314-968-4925

Head downstairs at the LorettoHilton Center to the extremely intimate Emerson Theatre, where the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis mounts its Studio Theatre series.

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“Clybourne Park” in 2012 in the Rep’s Studio Theatre

one show to the next that you were in the same place: It’s that versatile.

Plus, the Rep tends to stage its most adventurous work there. BY JUDITH NEWMARK Readers’ choice ➙ Fox Theatre

Best place to see a musical

How about actors who actually work here, not just those who grew up here? That’s probably harder, because there are so many wonderful ones. So I’ll go with a sentimental favorite, the man who also just gave a brilliant performance in one of the most challenging roles in the English theater, King Lear. In this category, could you do better than stage veteran John Contini? JN Readers’ choice ➙ Jon Hamm

BROWNING MAINSTAGE WHERE Loretto-Hilton Center for the

Performing Arts, Webster University, 130 Edgar Road, Webster Groves • MORE INFO repstl.org, 314-968-4925

The Browning, or Mainstage, Theatre at Webster University’s Loretto-Hilton Center, where the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis performs, has great sight lines and acoustics. Of course, the Rep stages straight plays more often than musicals, which benefit from the same assets, but they’re most conspicuous when the performers sing and dance. And guess what — the coming season opens with one of the most exciting musicals ever, Kander and Ebb’s “Cabaret.” JN Readers’ choice ➙ Fox Theatre

Linda Kennedy in “The Wiz” this summer at the Black Rep

Best St. Louis actress LINDA KENNEDY

Same problem as Best Actor: Too many fine actresses work here to limit yourself to only one. But for a body of work that spans years, I’d have to say Linda Kennedy, a leading lady at the Black Rep and other theaters here for decades. JN Readers’ choice ➙ Jenna Fischer

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Best venue bar TAVERN OF FINE ARTS tavern-of-fine-arts.com, 314-367-7549 • HOURS 5-11 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 5 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Friday, 11 a.m.-12:30 a.m. Saturday

Best venue bar is Tavern of Fine Arts: good food and drink, good acoustics, good music, and a great opportunity for performers. BY SARAH BRYAN MILLER Readers’ choice ➙ The Pageant From left: Ken Page (in white), Phyllis Smith and Lara Teeter in “Nunsense — Muny Style!” earlier this month at the Muny

Best place to introduce children to theater THE MUNY

Best place to showcase what makes St. Louis theater distinctive

WHERE 1 Theatre Drive, Forest Park • MORE INFO muny.org, 314-361-1900

THE MUNY WHERE 1 Theatre Drive, Forest Park • MORE INFO muny.org, 314-361-1900

Willena Vaughn and Dwelvan David in “Ain’t Misbehavin’ ” in 2012 at Stages St. Louis

Most comfortable venue ROBERT G. REIM THEATRE WHERE Kirkwood Civic Center, 111 South Geyer Road, Kirkwood • MORE INFO stagesstlouis.org

The Robert G. Reim Theatre in the Kirkwood Civic Center, where Stages St. Louis performs, boasts comfortable seats, convenient parking in a pretty lot surrounded by trees, and a yummy snack bar at intermission. JN Readers’ choice ➙ Fox Theatre

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Why limit this to St. Louis? How about the most distinctive theater in the country? There is nothing, and I mean nothing, like the Muny. With more than 10,000 outdoor seats in the middle of a park that itself is a civic treasure, the Muny is the most democratic theater around — and the reason that other musical theaters, including edgy adventurers such as New Line and Stray Dog, can thrive here. The Muny turned St. Louisans into a sophisticated audience for musical theater, and it did it staging virtually everything itself, without tour shows that also play other cities. It’s the first theater most of us go to, and the one that defines summer in St. Louis all our lives. JN Readers’ choice ➙ Fox Theatre

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Best theater to also grab a bite to eat GASLIGHT THEATER WHERE Gaslight Theater, 358 North Boyle Avenue • MORE INFO stlas.org, 314-458-2978 WHERE West End Grill & Pub, 354 North Boyle Avenue • MORE INFO westendgrillandpub. com, 314-531-4607 • HOURS 11 a.m.-midnight

Where did your parents introduce you to theater? Where did their parents take them? Although the Muny designates a children’s show each season (this year it’s “Mary Poppins,” running now through Aug. 4), in fact most Muny shows are excellent family fare, bursting with color and music. If you think your kids can’t make it all the way to the final curtain, relax with them in the free seats until they doze off. It’s a tradition that builds great memories — and audiences for tomorrow. JN Readers’ choice ➙ The Muny

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No question, this has to be the Gaslight Theater, home to the St. Louis Actors’ Studio. Joined by an interior door to the West End Grill & Pub, the Gaslight solves the “food hunt” problem for St. Louis theatergoers with style and plenty of substance. JN Readers’ choice ➙ Fox Theatre

Stephen Wallem (left) and Michael James Scott in “Shrek” in June at the Muny

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Best venue ambiance OPERA THEATRE OF ST. LOUIS AT THE LORETTO-HILTON

REVOLUTION OR REVERENCE? WHEN YOU COME TO A FORK IN THE ROAD, TAKE IT.

WHERE Loretto-Hilton Center for the

Performing Arts, Webster University, 130 Edgar Road, Webster Groves • MORE INFO opera-stl.org, 314-961-0644

The preshow picnics and postshow parties under the tents on the lawn at Opera Theatre of St. Louis (which also performs at the Loretto-Hilton) underline the company’s overall welcoming tone: breezy, full of charm, and calculated to appeal to as many senses as you can rouse at once. JN Readers’ choice ➙ Fox Theatre

Best acoustics at a classical music venue POWELL SYMPHONY HALL WHERE 718 North Grand Boulevard • MORE INFO stlsymphony.org

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Powell Symphony Hall is one of the best in the country. Runners-up: The Sheldon is acoustically

perfect — and used far too little for classical music. Don’t overlook the resonant space of Christ Church Cathedral, home to all kinds of musical events. The Ethical Society is noteworthy, at least when its HVAC system isn’t running. SBM Readers’ choice ➙ Powell Symphony Hall

Best St. Louis opera singer CHRISTINE BREWER MORE INFO christinebrewer.com

Who but soprano Christine Brewer, who built her career here and still lives in Lebanon, Ill., when she’s not performing in venues around the world? Brewer, one of BBC Magazine’s “20 Greatest Sopranos of All (recorded) Time” list, regularly sells out the house in her annual outings with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, and makes a point of performing with other local groups as well. She’s a local treasure that the whole world claims. SBM

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and out-of-town, from early music to contemporary; every Thursday at noon during those months, Partridge gives an organ recital. Almost all of it is free and open to the public. It’s a tremendous gift to the region. SBM Readers’ choice ➙ St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

Best local dance company MADCO WHERE Touhill Performing Arts Center,

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University of Missouri-St. Louis, One University Boulevard • MORE INFO madcodance.com

In a field of imaginative and hardworking ensembles, MADCO (Modern American Dance Co.) gets the edge. The company is consistently entertaining but also takes envelope-pushing risks.

Runners-up: Big Muddy Dance Co. and St. Louis Ballet. BY CALVIN WILSON Readers’ choice ➙ Big Muddy Dance Co.

Shepley Concerts at Christ Church Cathedral

Best choral ensemble ST. LOUIS CHAMBER CHORUS MORE INFO chamberchorus.org

No contest: It’s the St. Louis Chamber Chorus. Artistic director Philip Barnes has a first-rate group of singers and gives them interesting, challenging music to perform.

Their recordings have received international acclaim, reflecting on the quality of the product. SBM

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Best free classical music series

Best dance festival or series

CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL

SPRING TO DANCE FESTIVAL

WHERE 1210 Locust Street • MORE INFO

WHERE Touhill Performing Arts Center,

Christ Church Cathedral has offered free musical programs downtown for more than 150 years. The Shepley Program of Music and Art is the modern manifestation of that commitment. On most Sunday afternoons from October through May, organist-choirmaster William “Pat” Partridge presents musicians local

Established in 2008 by Dance St. Louis, the Spring to Dance Festival held on Memorial Day weekend has incalculably enhanced the status of St. Louis in the dance world. And at just $15 a ticket, it’s also one of the biggest arts bargains in town. CW Readers’ choice ➙ Spring to Dance

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University of Missouri-St. Louis, One University Boulevard • MORE INFO dancestlouis.org

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TV, movies and books Best St. Louisan on a scripted TV series

Best St. Louisan on an unscripted TV series

JON HAMM, ‘MAD MEN’

JUDI DIAMOND AND KATE FRISINA-WHITE, ‘MFF: MOM FRIENDS FOREVER’

WHERE AMC • MORE INFO amc.com/madmen

Jon Hamm isn’t just the best St. Louisan on a scripted show; he’s arguably the best actor in prime time, especially in the most recent season of “Mad Men.” Whether Don Draper is being brilliant, charming or a big jerk, Hamm hits every note perfectly. BY GAIL PENNINGTON Readers’ choice ➙ Jon Hamm

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“Defiance”

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Best scripted TV series set in St. Louis

Best unscripted TV series set in St. Louis

‘DEFIANCE’

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WHERE Syfy • MORE INFO syfy.com/defiance

WHERE OWN • MORE INFO oprah.com/sweetiepies

This one’s a twofer — Judi Diamond and Kate Frisina-White of Nick Jr.’s “MFF: Mom Friends Forever” make St. Louisans look like the nicest people ever. And their adorable families are the icing on the cake. GP

In case we were worried, Syfy’s “Defiance” assures us that even after an alien apocalypse, St. Louis (well, part of St. Louis) will still be standing, and the Arch will still hold its head up high. GP Readers’ choice ➙ “Defiance”

Who’d have thought St. Louis would become such a hot spot for reality shows? We have to credit the original, and most popular — OWN’s “Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s.” GP Readers’ choice ➙ “Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s”

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Best movie set in St. Louis

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‘MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS’

MARY WICKES

It’s often mistaken for an innocent musical, but “Meet Me in St. Louis” (1944) is a trolley ride into the dark heart of the American nightmare.

Its pint-size protagonist is one of the most adorably evil characters in American film: 5-year-old Tootie (Margaret O’Brien). She guzzles hootch with an old man in an ice wagon, ritually murders a German immigrant on Halloween and sabotages her own family with roller skates on the stairs. After her father announces that he is uprooting the family before they can experience the bacchanal of the 1904 World’s Fair, Tootie decapitates the snow effigy that represents him. The father is so intimidated by this ritual patricide that he cancels the move. Tootie’s

St. Louis has been a gateway to Hollywood since the silent era, when Missourian Wallace Reid was a matinee idol whose popularity rivaled Valentino’s. The list of stars with St. Louis connections ranges from Betty Grable and Shelly Winters to Kevin Kline and John Goodman.

But we hereby raise a local toast to Mary Wickes, a venerable character actress who often played nosy nurses and henny-penny housekeepers (like the one she played in “White Christmas”). As documented in Steve Taravella’s new bio “Mary Wickes: I Know I’ve Seen That Face Before,” she was Lucille Ball’s best friend — and comic equal. JW Readers’ choice ➙ John Goodman

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Mary Wickes with Laurence Guittard in 1980 in the Broadway revival of “Oklahoma!”

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Most luxurious luxury movie theater

THE TIVOLI WHERE 6350 Delmar Boulevard • MORE INFO landmarktheatres.com

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The Chesterfield Galaxy has the Mega Screen with an elevator option for reaching the upper seats, the AMC West Olive has 16 plush table-service auditoriums, and the Hi-Pointe has both the best marquee and the coolest lobby. But the renovated, three-screen Tivoli has a Loop location, cutting-edge indies and cinematic history inside and out. (Now if only owner Joe Edwards could wield his influence for a do-over of the new parking lot, which has a single defective meter to accommodate dozens of simultaneously arriving cars, it would be heaven on earth.) JW Readers’ choice ➙ Moolah Theatre & Lounge

WHERE 3821 Lindell Boulevard • MORE INFO

stlouiscinemas.com/moolah, 314-446-6868

With their customers defecting to television, the latest craze among theater owners is converting multiplex shoeboxes into “dine-in” facilities.

But at the Moolah in midtown you are literally entering a temple of cinema. The former Shriners complex contains a lobby bar, a massive movie screen, leather love seats — and no obstructive personnel serving noisy plates of food. Plus: There’s a downstairs bowling alley where you can channel your inner Lebowski. JW Readers’ choice ➙ MX Movies

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Best drive-in theater SKY VIEW IN LITCHFIELD, ILL.

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There are still about a half-dozen “ozoners” within a short drive of St. Louis, from the funplex Route 66 in Springfield, Ill., to the thriving Skyview in Belleville to the hilltop Starlite near Potosi to the indoor-outdoor Five and Drive in Moberly. A recent success story is the renovation of the pastoral 19 Drive-in in Cuba, Mo., which has a newfangled digital projector to complement the old speakers.

But the most idyllic drive-in in all of America is the Sky View in Litchfield, Ill. On Route 66, 50 miles north of the Arch, it has a white picket fence, a nearby railroad line to add nostalgic sound effects and a throwback admission price of only $3 per person. JW Readers’ choice ➙ Skyview in Belleville

Mo., has steadily grown into one of the most important documentary showcases in the entire world. With a captive college-town audience, an army of energetic volunteers and festive social events, it attracts acclaimed directors to middle America on the late-winter weekend after the Oscars. The focus of the fest is the blurry line between fiction and nonfiction film, as the entertaining movies may or may not be true in the traditional sense of what’s taught at the nearby journalism school. JW Readers’ choice ➙ St. Louis International Film Festival

Best book by a local author ‘KING OF THE HILL’

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While the venerable St. Louis International Film Festival seems to have plateaued, the 10-year-old True/False Film Festival in Columbia,

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St. Louisans have contributed to so many different genres. I’m not going to commit to this pick forever, but today I’m going with A.E. Hotchner’s “King of the Hill” because it’s a memoir that takes place in the city during the Great Depression and is by a native. BY JANE HENDERSON

Fantasy readers may prefer Laurell K. Hamilton or Sharon Shinn, and suspense lovers may like Ridley Pearson, John Lutz or Scott Phillips.

But I have to go with William H. Gass here: He’s this city’s literary lion.

Internationally known, Gass has influenced modern literary criticism and numerous contemporary authors.

He’s St. Louis’ best living author. JH

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Sunday); 321 North 10th Street (10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Tuesday, Friday-Saturday; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday; 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday) • MORE INFO left-bank.com

Not only has Left Bank Books survived the ever-changing book business for decades, it helps keep St. Louis on many authors’ book tours. This may be one of independent bookstores’ most important roles in the 21st century. JH Readers’ choice ➙ Left Bank Books

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CEILING RESTORATION WHERE 1301 Olive Street • MORE INFO slpl.org • HOURS 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sunday (first floor

only), 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday-Saturday

Although the whole library is beautiful, I love the restored ceilings on the main floor, especially the pastel painting on the entry’s ceiling. If it wouldn’t cause a crick in my neck, I could look up at them all day. JH Readers’ choice ➙ All of it

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Best buffet JOY LUCK BUFFET WHERE 8030 Manchester Road, Brentwood • MORE INFO 314-645-9982 • HOURS 11

a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday-Saturday

Joy Luck Buffet is the best of both worlds. The buffet itself satisfies the demands of the avid buffet-goer: Chinese-American and good ol’ American grub, and lots of it. But those in the know ask to see the menu of authentic Szechuan dishes, the restaurant’s true specialty. IF

Best restaurant patio LA VALLESANA WHERE 2801 Cherokee Street • MORE INFO

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SIDNEY STREET CAFE

WHERE 7637 Wydown Boulevard, Clayton • MORE INFO 314-725-8880 • HOURS 4:30

WHERE 2000 Sidney Street • MORE INFO

p.m.-1 a.m. Monday-Saturday

Sidney Street Cafe’s beautiful Benton Park building is a quintessential St. Louis structure. Yet the food from chef Kevin Nashan and crew can hold its own against slick restaurants in much bigger cities. It’s the best of what we offer: topnotch cuisine without sacrificing the city’s own distinct personality. BY IAN FROEB Readers’ choice ➙ Niche

How romantic is Bar Les Frères? You might depart Zoë Robinson Pidgeon’s tiny French restaurant in Clayton an engaged man or woman without even having plans to propose. The cozy atmosphere, the delicious food (especially the lobster bisque!), the way your beloved looks in the soft, dim lighting: The only way you could improve the scenario is to fly to Paris. Thankfully, Clayton is closer, even if the parking is a pain. IF Readers’ choice ➙ Tony’s

sidneystreetcafe.com, 314-771-5777 • HOURS 5-9 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 5-10:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday

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Best restaurant for people-watching LUCAS PARK GRILLE WHERE 1234 Washington Avenue • MORE INFO lucasparkgrille.com, 314-241-7770 • HOURS 10 a.m.-1:30 a.m. Sunday, 11

a.m.-1:30 a.m. Monday-Wednesday, 11 a.m.-3 a.m. Thursday-Saturday

Say what you will about Washington Avenue downtown, but it is never dull. On a weekend evening a spot at any restaurant with a view will do, but for maximum people-watching both on the street and inside the restaurant, go with Lucas Park Grille. IF Readers’ choice ➙ Blueberry Hill

Extensive renovations a few years ago greatly expanded the patio of the Cherokee Street taqueria La Vallesana.

Good thing: Even now, on a nice day there are rarely enough seats for everyone. The food is excellent, the shade extensive and the views of the vibrant Cherokee scene unparalleled. IF Readers’ choice ➙ McGurk’s Irish Pub

Best local restaurant chain CRUSHED RED WHERE 8007 Maryland Avenue, Clayton;

140 South Kirkwood Road, Kirkwood • MORE INFO crushed-red.com • HOURS 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday-Saturday

With the opening of a second location, Crushed Red is officially a chain.

Anyone who has eaten at the Clayton original — or, rather, waited in a long line to order and then eaten — has seen this coming. The simple combination of small pizzas and made-to-order salads is perfect for the fast-casual set who still demand good food. Expect many more Crushed Reds to come. IF Readers’ choice ➙ Imo’s

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Many chefs can’t run a business. Many successful restaurateurs can’t boil water. Gerard Craft is a great chef and a great businessman. His restaurant empire continues to thrive thanks to both top-notch food and top-notch hospitality. The past year has been especially impressive. Craft opened his latest venture, Pastaria, to critical and public acclaim. And not only did he not lose the magic at Niche by moving it from Benton Park to Clayton, he made his flagship restaurant even better. IF Readers’ choice ➙ Gerard Craft

serve Filipino fusion cuisine that is as delicious as it is inventive: duck poutine, fried chicken and the signature Flying Pig, long-cooked pork topped with an egg. Tracking down the truck might be a bit of work, but it’s more than worth the time. IF Readers’ choice ➙ Guerrilla Street Food

Best place for a shot and a beer SOUTHTOWN PUB WHERE 3707 South Kingshighway Boulevard • MORE INFO southtownpub.com, 314-832-9009 • HOURS 11 a.m.-1:30 a.m. Tuesday-Sunday

Southtown Pub is a great neighborhood joint, welcoming even if you don’t happen to live in the North Hampton ’hood of south city. Belly up to the bar for some bourbon or whiskey and a pint of a local craft brew. Feed your sudden hunger with an order of the terrific smoked chicken wings. IF

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If Guerrilla Street Food were a restaurant, it would be one of St. Louis’ most exciting destinations.

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Three Sixty

Best rooftop THREE SIXTY WHERE Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark, 1 South Broadway • MORE INFO 360-stl. com, 314-241-8439 • HOURS 4 p.m.-11 p.m.

Sunday, 4 p.m.-1 a.m. Monday-Thursday, 4 p.m.-2 a.m. Friday-Saturday; open two hours before home Cardinals games

Three Sixty, which sits atop the Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark, has everything you could possibly want in a rooftop hangout: inventive cocktails; a menu of fun, shareable food; and — this one may be most important — amazing views. Bring along a group of friends and claim one of the cozy, glassed-in seating areas, or grab a stool at the outside bar for a bird’s-eye view into Busch Stadium.

Wherever you decide to perch, there’s plenty to see. BY GABE HARTWIG Readers’ choice ➙ Vin de Set

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At Sanctuaria, Matt Seiter oversees a cocktail program as fun as it is “trendy.” You can work your way through the long Cocktail Club menu, or you can just enjoy a delicious drink. You can also take home the book he wrote, “The Dive Bar of Cocktail Bars,” which was a finalist for Best New Book at Tales of the Cocktail 2013. IF Readers’ choice ➙ Matt Seiter, Sanctuaria

Best single local craft beer URBAN CHESTNUT DAFT RYE WHISKEY BARREL-AGED BARLEYWINE WHERE 3229 Washington Boulevard • MORE INFO urbanchestnut.com, 314-222-0143 • HOURS Noon-10 p.m. Sunday, 11 a.m.-10 p.m.

Monday, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-1 a.m. Friday-Saturday

It’s a lot more drinkable in crisp fall or winter temperatures, but Urban Chestnut Daft Rye Whiskey Barrel-Aged Barleywine is the very definition of “complex.” JB Readers’ choice ➙ Urban Chestnut Zwickel

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WHERE 201 Montelle Drive, Augusta • MORE INFO montelle.com, 1-888-595-9463

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Give me a bottle of wine and a wedge of brie, and I will happily devour both on a bench of cinder blocks. The patio at Montelle Winery offers a more civilized option: shaded picnic benches, live music and a lovely view of Missouri’s hills. BY DIANE TOROIAN KEAGGY Readers’ choice ➙ Montelle Winery

Best biergarten INTERNATIONAL TAP HOUSE, SOULARD WHERE 1711 South Ninth Street • MORE INFO

internationaltaphouse.com/soulard, 314-621-4333 • HOURS Noon-midnight Sunday, 3 p.m.-1 a.m. Monday-Thursday, 1 p.m.-1 a.m. Friday, 11 a.m.-1 a.m. Saturday

The historic charm of Soulard, a nicely landscaped courtyard and a choice of a kazillion beers gives the Soulard location of the International Tap House (iTap) the nod for this category. BY JOE BONWICH Readers’ choice ➙ Urban Chestnut

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Best local craft brewery ST. LOUIS BREWERY (SCHLAFLY) WHERE Schlafly Tap Room, 2100 Locust Street • MORE INFO schlafly.com/tap-room, 314-241-2337, ext. 2 • HOURS Noon-10 p.m.

Sunday, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday-Tuesday, 11 a.m.-1 a.m. Wednesday-Saturday WHERE Schlafly Bottleworks, 7260 Southwest Avenue, Maplewood • MORE INFO schlafly.

com/bottleworks, 314-241-2337, ext.

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The St. Louis Brewery, aka Schlafly, started it all, and it’s evolved to offer a selection that runs from great retail beers to specialty brews to entice adventurous beer-drinkers. JB Readers’ choice ➙ St. Louis Brewery (Schlafly)

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For tickets, info, or the entire season lineup:

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Best beer selection

Best brewery tour

INTERNATIONAL TAP HOUSE

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WHERE 1711 South Ninth Street • MORE INFO

WHERE Tour center at 12th and Lynch streets • MORE INFO budweisertours.com, 314-577-2626 • HOURS 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

internationaltaphouse.com/soulard, 314-621-4333 • HOURS Noon-midnight Sunday, 3 p.m.-1 a.m. Monday-Thursday, 1 p.m.-1 a.m. Friday, 11 a.m.-1 a.m. Saturday WHERE 161 Long Road, Chesterfield • MORE INFO internationaltaphouse.com/chesterfield, 636-537-8787 • HOURS 1 p.m.-midnight

Sunday, 3 p.m.-1 a.m. Monday-Thursday, 1 p.m.-1 a.m. Friday, 11 a.m.-1 a.m. Saturday WHERE 16 South Euclid Avenue • MORE INFO internationaltaphouse.com/cwe, 314-367-4827 • HOURS Noon-midnight Sunday,

Sunday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday

Not to bypass any of our growing list of craft breweries, but there’s so much to see on the AnheuserBusch tour that it remains the king, the big No. 1. JB Readers’ choice ➙ A-B InBev

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With 40 beers on draft and another 500 in the bottle, it’s fair to say that no beer drinker will ever leave the International Tap House (with locations in Soulard, Chesterfield and now the Central West End) without finding what he or she was looking for. JB Readers’ choice ➙ International Tap House

Best farmers market TOWER GROVE FARMERS MARKET WHERE Tower Grove Park, west of the pool pavilion • MORE INFO tgmarket.org, 314-772-3899 • HOURS 8 a.m.-noon Saturdays

through Nov. 2 (until 2 p.m. Oct. 19)

This is a toughie, and I’d love to declare a tie among Tower Grove, Ferguson and Land of Goshen (Edwardsville). Forced to choose, I’ll go with the Tower Grove Farmers Market for its mix of specialty and affordable produce, interesting prepared food vendors, local meat purveyors, yoga and dog-friendliness. JB Readers’ choice ➙ Soulard Farmers Market

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Best coffee shop SUMP COFFEE WHERE 3700 South Jefferson Avenue • MORE INFO sumpcoffee.com, 917-412-5670 • HOURS 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday,

10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday

Sump isn’t a coffee shop. It’s more like a coffee salon, where owner Scott Carey allows only handbrewed-to-order cups in a variety of techniques. Or perhaps it could be called a coffee shrine, because Carey seeks to help his customers find the enlightenment of a perfect cup. JB Readers’ choice ➙ Kaldi’s

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WHERE 1626 Tower Grove Avenue • MORE INFO 314-932-7935, facebook.com/ chouquettestl • HOURS 8 a.m.-6 p.m.

Best local farm EARTHDANCE FARMS WHERE 233 South Dade Avenue, Ferguson • MORE INFO earthdancefarms.org, 314-521-1006

Molly Rockamann of EarthDance Farms is an “earth mother” in a couple of lovely figurative senses: She nurtured and protected Mueller Farm, perhaps the oldest organic-style farm in the area; and she’s given life to a succession of new farmers who have studied in EarthDance’s apprentice program. Equally important, EarthDance grows great veggies and often comes up with novelties, such as the “Aunt Molly’s ground cherry” that I’m pretty sure she raised in large part because of the name. JB Readers’ choice ➙ Eckert’s

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In just a few years, Steve and Veronica Baetje went from start-up to winning a stack of national and international awards for their goat’s (and sometimes sheep’s) milk cheeses. Their Miette is my favorite, but I’ve never had a Baetje cheese that I didn’t adore. JB Readers’ choice ➙ Baetje Farms

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