In June, storms and a heat wave rolled through the city, and more than two dozen restaurants opened their doors. Chef Juwan Rice's Rated Cafe debuted Downtown on June 10, sharing the same space as Rated Test Kitchen. In Shaw, farmers' market darling Damn Fine Hand Pies opened a brick-and-mortar location, and Chef Ben Poremba launched Florentin in the Delmar Maker's District.
In unfortunate news, James Beard-nominated chef Rob Connoley announced on Instagram that he has decided to close Bulrush. The restaurant was renowned for its historical exploration of Ozark foodways and its reparative restauranting business model, which Connoley described as an effort to "attempt to right the wrongs of the past within my own business." In his farewell statement, Connoley added: "I don't know what will be next for me personally, but my belief in creating an equitable world for all is surely going to be a part of that decision." Read the full post here.
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Catch up on all of June's restaurant openings and closings below.
Openings
Peacemaker Lobster & Crab Co. at 4 Hands Brewing Co., 150 W. Argonne, Kirkwood, Missouri, peacemakerlobstercrab.com
Bar Down Sports Bar (inside All American Sports Mall), 11133 Lindbergh Business Ct., St. Louis, Missouri, 314-599-4580
Brew Tulum Specialty Coffee Experience (reopening inside The Cobblestone STL), 701 N. 1st St., Laclede's Landing, St. Louis, Missouri
Britt's Bakehouse (taking over the Center for Plant-Based Living space), 131 W. Jefferson Ave., Kirkwood, Missouri, 314-858-1117, brittsbakehouse.com
Bud's Pizza & Beer, 3805 South Kingshighway Blvd., Northampton, St. Louis, Missouri, instagram.com/budspizzabeer
Chaos Sushi Bar & Grill, 126 E. Main St., Belleville, Illinois, 618-416-1000, chaossushi.com
Constantino’s, 4200 S. Grand Blvd, Dutchtown, St. Louis, Missouri, 314-571-9606, constantinosstlouis.com
Crumbl Cookies (additional location), 1997 Zumbehl Road, St. Charles, Missouri, 636-206-4694, crumblcookies.com/mostcharles
Damn Fine Hand Pies, 4000 Shaw Blvd., Shaw, St. Louis, Missouri, instagram.com/damnfinehandpies
Donut Drive-In (additional location), 8950 Manchester Road, Brentwood, Missouri, 314-645-7714, driveup.donutdrivein.com
Fielder’s Choice (inside Ballpark Village), One Cardinal Way Unit A, Downtown, St. Louis, Missouri, 314-256-1775, fielderschoicebpv.com
The Food Gallery, 2812 N. Grand Blvd., Jeff-Vander-Lou, St. Louis, Missouri, 314-260-9407
Florentin, 5090 Delmar Blvd., Academy/Sherman Park, St. Louis, Missouri, 314-348-1111, bengelina.com/florentin
Flower Child, 10336 Clayton Road Ste. 5, St. Louis, Missouri, 314-818-1110, iamaflowerchild.com
Harvey's Coffee and Cocktails, 2706 Olive St., Midtown, St. Louis, Missouri, 314-571-9921, harveysstl.com
Honey Bee Tea (additional location), 2425 State Hwy K, O'Fallon, Missouri, 636-339-2800, honeybt.com
Napoli Bros. Pizza and Pasta, 17081 N. Outer 40 Road Ste. 205, Chesterfield, Missouri, 636-200-6300, napolistl.com
Poke Munch (additional location), 9 S. Vandeventer Ave., Central West End, St. Louis, Missouri, 314-302-9645, pokemunchstl.com
Prioritized Pastries, 2719 Sutton Blvd., Maplewood, Missouri, 314-858-0333, prioritizedpastries.com
Ramsay's Kitchen St. Louis (inside the Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis), 999 N. 2nd St., Downtown, St. Louis, Missouri, 314-881-5800, fourseasons.com
Rated Cafe, 313 N. 11th St., Downtown, St. Louis, Missouri, 314-200-5866, rated-tk.com
Sauci Pasta, 1990 1st Capitol Drive, St. Charles, Missouri, 636-757-3307 saucipasta.com
Smoke & Kettle (additional location), 3535 S. IL-159, Smithton, Illinois, 618-972-5749, smokeandkettle.com
Sylvie Dee’s, 8721 Big Bend Blvd., Webster Groves, Missouri, 314-918-5472, sylviedees.com
Vicia Wine Garden, 4260 Forest Park Ave., Central West End, St. Louis, Missouri, 314-553-9239, viciarestaurant.com
Closings
Boogaloo, 7344 Manchester Road, St. Louis, Missouri
Bulrush, 3307 Washington Ave., St. Louis, Missouri
Burger Champ, 2704 Sutton Blvd., Maplewood, Missouri
Eatwell Market, 220 THF Blvd., Chesterfield, Missouri
The Fattened Caf (temporary closing at Earthbound Beer location), multiple locations, thefattenedcaf.com
Spencer's Grill, 223 S. Kirkwood Road, Kirkwood, Missouri
Sunday Best (inside The Hill Food Co.; the location at CITYPARK remains open), 2360 Hampton Ave., St. Louis, Missouri
Teatopia, 2606 Cherokee St., St. Louis, Missouri