Best Bar
TASTE

A mainstay of STL’s cocktail culture, Taste never fails to impress, thanks to its top-notch cocktail menu, speakeasy decor and innovative fare. In the hands of the talented bar staff, carefully curated spirits and housemade ingredients become crisp renditions of cocktail classics. Sip on a Southside (Broker’s gin, sugar, lemon and mint) while snacking on an order of the addictive spiced cashews, and there won’t be any question why Taste was a James Beard nominee for Best Bar Program. Central West End, 314.361.1200.

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Lemon Pickled Cauliflower

Fried Baby Artichokes

Curry Aioli

Tuesday, May 14 Taste will launch its spring cocktail menu!

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BRINGING MIXOLOGY CRED TO STL

Kyle Mathis, Taste

Mathis made his bones working for Ted Kilgore at Taste, and took over the bar program when Kilgore left to start Planter’s House. He obviously learned his lessons well—Taste was recently nominated for a James Beard Award for Best Bar Program. Mathis has also represented St. Louis nationally at cocktail competitions sponsored by Beefeater and Bombay Sapphire, competing against some of the country’s best mixologists. Find him at 4584 Laclede Ave., 314.361.1200.