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Niche Restaurant Review

1831 Sidney St. (Lemp Ave.) Send to Phone
St. LouisMO 63104
314-773-7755 | Make Restaurant Reservations | Menu
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Don’t let the tucked-away location fool you---Niche is a star on the St. Louis dining scene. Niche Restaurant is one of our 2012 Hot 10 St. Louis Restaurants | Top 10 St. Louis Food Rating Restaurants | Top 10 St. Louis Romantic Restaurants |

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Valet parking attendants have become just another part of the neighborhood on the quiet South City street where Niche makes its home---and they’re jogging further afield to retrieve cars as demand for seats at chef Gerard Craft’s spot continues to grow. This spurred the sale of the popular craft cocktail bar next door to make room for more dinnertime seating. The seasonal cuisine is based on products from nearby farms, and Craft---who says his favorite dish to prepare is fried pig’s head---startles and impresses those not usually attracted to ingredients such as corned beef tongue and smoked pork loin with hickory honey and sorghum. Craft uses high-quality suppliers for his meat and fish, and it shows. Desserts keep pace with the savory whimsy of Craft’s dishes, resulting in flavors like caramel-pine nut brittle ice cream alongside a liquid chocolate cake.

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