St Louis, Missouri has restaurants for everyone. You might associate this city with foods like barbecue, hamburgers, and hot dogs, but the St Louis restaurant scene has more to offer than just the traditional American fare.
As more and more Americans are choosing to eat healthier foods, restaurants that cater to vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free diets are opening up all around the country. St Louis is no exception. Most restaurants now offer menu items that cater to alternative diets, and some restaurants are committing completely to one specific diet.
100% vegetarian or vegan restaurants are the most common kind of restaurant that caters to a specific diet. They are becoming so common, in fact, that in large cities like St Louis there are some vegetarian and vegan restaurants that specialize in a particular culture’s cuisine.
Asian fare is a particularly popular cuisine for the meat-free crowd. Many dishes are traditionally made without meat, or are made with meat alternatives like tofu, tempeh, and seitan. This means that chefs do not need to alter time-honored recipes to become vegetarian or vegan.