My “broke bestie,” aka my tween, and I love trying new foods, and we also love supporting St. Louis immigrant-owned businesses. Below are three new places we’ve tried out recently that we would definitely go back to.
Sur Este
- Located inside City Foundry STL
- We love going to the Foundry and love Mexican food – so, of course, we had to try Sur Este. The Mexican food they serve is influenced by Yucatan cuisine – some of the words on the menu are the traditional Mayan terms! We both enjoyed the Cochinita Pibil tacos – the hint of citrus in the pulled pork was delicious. My daughter got the Horchata to drink and I tried the Agua de Jamaica – both were refreshing!
Flavors Indian Cuisine
- Located in Des Peres, off Manchester Rd – close to West County Mall
- This might be our new favorite place to get Indian food. For an appetizer we decided to try the Paneer Pakora (homemade cheese fried in garbanzo bean batter). It was cheesy and crispy and had great flavor. Then for our entree we split the Chicken Tikka Masala and an order of garlic naan. I wish I could recreate the tomato cream sauce at home – it was sooooo good!
Wonton King
- Located in University City, off Olive Blvd
- My tween and I decided to try the dim sum when we visited – we had never had dim sum before – and Wonton King did not disappoint. We loved how different dishes would come around on carts and trays and we could choose different things to try. Both of us decided that the BBQ Pork Buns were our favorite.
We’re hoping to try out a few more new places in the coming months – any recommendations for Vietnamese or African places we should try? Or maybe some Latin restaurants that aren’t Mexican?
