Your Guide to The Best Asian Restaurants In St. Louis

Lucky for people living in University City and neighboring communities, the area offers an incredible variety of authentic Asian cuisine. These restaurants serve delectable dishes from different parts of Asia, including Korea, Japan, China, Thailand, the Philippines, India, and Southeast Asia. Each eatery has its own unique character, but the menus are all developed using fresh, locally sourced ingredients.

Here at The District Apartment Homes, we love to help our residents discover top-tier local restaurants, which is why weve compiled this list of our favorite Asian restaurants in St. Louis. Lets explore all the wonderful options!

Kain Tayo Filipino Cuisine

Located at 2700 Locust Street in St. Louis, Kain Tayo Filipino Cuisine offers traditional favorites, including the unofficial national dishes of the Philippines:

Chicken Adobo (tangy chicken marinated in soy sauce and vinegar and served over rice).
Lumpia (egg rolls filled with pork, onions, carrots, and celery with sweet chile sauce on the side), and
Pancit (stir-fried rice noodles with pork and various fresh vegetables).
Pinakbet, another traditional dish, is a pork and shrimp stew with squash, okra, eggplant, and tomato.

A take-out menu is available.

Corner 17

This restaurant is located in St. Louis at 6631 Delmar Blvd. Corner 17 was voted one of the best Chinese restaurants in St Louis. It was established by a Chinese family that immigrated to the US in the late 1990s. Specialities include:

handmade wontons,
eggplant with brown sauce,
Sweet and sour flounder.

They also make their own noodles. The restaurant also has a variety of noodle dishes. Take-out is available with the online menu.

Sado

This is a top Japanese restaurant located at 5201 Shaw Ave. in St. Louis in Pavilion and 1641 Tower Grove in Indo. Sado has received numerous awards from Food and Wine magazine. The restaurant features:

Tempura and A5 Wagyu beef.
The specialty is fish, dry-aged through a unique in-house process.
The robata yaki section of the menu offers dry-aged fish selections, including Japanese seabream and Atlantic salmon.

The fish are grilled to crisp perfection on the binchotan grill using only Japanese oak charcoal.

Tai Ke Shabu Shabu

This restaurant features unique cuisine from Taiwan at 9626 Olive Blvd. in Olivette. Diners can sit at a bar with induction cooktops and cook their meat or seafood from the restaurant's menu in a spicy broth. The menu includes:

a selection of seafood,
vegetables,
beef, pork, clams, noodles,
Hot pot dumplings.

The Tai Ke Shabu Shabu menu also offers popcorn chicken made with Chinese spices.

Chiang Mai

This Thai restaurant is located at 8158 Big Bend Blvd. in Webster Groves. Chiang Mai offers cuisine from Northern Thailand. Signature dishes include:

Gaeng Hung Lay, a braised pork with curry spices,
Sai iuaa fried pork sausage
A chicken curry dish with noodles.

The restaurant offers a take-out menu online.

Asian Arch

This restaurant, located at 412 Tucker Ave in St. Louis, is known for its fusion cuisine. Asian Arch serves Chinese, Japanese, and Thai dishes. Their specialty is sushi made with fresh ingredients and served with an artistic flair that includes heart-shaped rolls. The restaurant also offers

Thai curries
Traditional Chinese cuisine

A take-out menu is available online.

Mai Lee

Mai Lee at 8396 Musick Memorial Drive offers both Vietnamese and Chinese cuisine. Restaurant founder Lee Tran left war-torn Vietnam in 1978. She opened her restaurant in 1985 with an emphasis on Chinese food. She eventually added dishes from Vietnam, including the popular Pho soups cooked in beef broth. Several versions of Pho are offered with:

Meatballs
Chicken breast
Brisket
Tripe
Other traditional Vietnamese dishes include HoTieu Bo Kho, a traditional beef stew.

Mai Lee is open Tuesday through Sunday, 11:am to 9:00 pm. The restaurant offers a take-out menu that can be ordered online.

Turmeric

This Indian restaurant is located in the University City area at 6679 Delmar Blvd. Turmeric offers a modern approach to classic Indian dishes. The restaurant has a lunch and dinner menu that includes:

Masala Dosa dishes cooked in truffle oil
Classic vegetarian entrees
Breads from the Tandoor oven

Where St. Louis Gathers

There you have it— these are some of the city’s tastiest Asian restaurants. We hope you find flavors and dishes worth bragging about! If you’re looking for your next home in St. Louis, please give us a visit at The District Apartment Homes in University City. We offer 1, 2, and 3 bedroom floor plans that are designed with the ideal blend of comfort, style, and breathability.

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