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How ranking the top 100 restaurants became a local food critics’ 10-year mission

How ranking the top 100 restaurants became a local food critics’ 10-year mission

St. Louis on the Air · St. Louis Public Radio

April 14, 202537m 50s

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Show Notes

Ten years ago, an intrepid restaurant critic at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch decided to put a hefty meal on his food-writing plate: Listing, and ranking, the top 100 restaurants in St. Louis. That effort is still running a decade later. Food critic Ian Froeb discusses this year’s picks and shares his insight and reflections on the St. Louis food and restaurant industry in 2025.