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Last week I talked about my quick trip to St. Louis for Labor Day Weekend and even wrote a whole post about visiting the Gateway Arch up close and personal. Well hold on to your seats because today I am going to talk about a very yummy part of the trip…brunch!!
Rebekah and I both put out feelers on social media on where the best brunch in St. Louis was and got zero replies….booooo! So instead we had to rely on the one person who wouldn’t let us down, Sir Google himself. I am a Google loving fool. I literally Google everything (someone please erase my Google search history when I die…k? Thanks! WHEW!) and so when the number one hit when I Googled “best brunch in St. Louis” was Scape American Bistro (Scape) we knew we had to go.
Scape was named “Best Brunch in St. Louis” by the Riverfront Times and is located in Central west End’s Maryland Plaza. The restaurant itself was gorgeous and we had outdoor seating and luckily for us it was the perfect day to sit outside. We were surrounded by gorgeous ivy covered walls and sculptures, it was truly something out of a modern day fairytale!
To start with our waitress brought us the beignets of the day which were filled with french vanilla custard and holy moly they were melt in your mouth amazing!! Pretty sure I was covered in powder sugar but the time I finished mine but it was worth every single bite!
Everything on the menu looked and sounded amazing and I couldn’t just decide on one thing so I ordered both the Shrimp and Grits (with andouille sausage) and the Farmer’s Cheese pancakes. First of all let’s talk about these Shrimp and Grits…
…are those not the biggest shrimp you have ever seen in your whole entire life?? The grits were really smooth and super cheesy, just how I like them!! I really wanted to eat the whole thing but I and to save room for my pancakes…
…these are the Farmer’s Cheese Pancakes and are regular pancakes topped with ricotta, lemon curd and fresh blueberries. They were amazing and kind of reminded me of the bonuts from Biscuit Love?? I could literally only eat the top pancake but that’s ok, it was the best thing I have eaten in a long time!
I felt kind of weird ordering two entrees but in the end I didn’t even care because I got the best of both worlds, something salty and something sweet and it was one of the best meals I have ever eaten!!
So if you ever in St. Louis I would highly recommend brunch at Scape!!
Have you ever been to St. Louis??
What’s your favorite St. Louis brunch spot??
That looks absolutely amazing! I would love to have brunch there. Brunch should be an official daily thing in my opinion. If I could have brunch everyday, I’d never miss breakfast or lunch. OM nom nom.
Okay, I am not a fan of grits. But….that shrimp n’ grits looks absolutely mouth-watering. I would definitely try that if I would ever get there.
One thing I love about visiting new places is the local food joints. This all looks so tasty!
I’ve never been to St. Louis. I love to travel, and well…eating is a must! These all looked so delicious.
Wow oh wow. This sounds as though it is a great place to visit! Look at that food! Just mouthwatering. It all looks really tasty.
I have been here!! It is absolutely worth the visit!! If I could only eat at one place my entire time in St. Louis I would recommend this! So yummy! I want to go again!
The moment I saw ‘brunch’ in the title of your post, I was intrigued. Those pancakes look like sheer perfection!
Wow the food at Scape American Bistro looks delicious. I always try Google when I am looking for a new place to try.
I love brunch! Its a great time that you can mix sweet with savory! That restaurant look swanky! I would love to dine there!
Haha I am a Google phene too… seriously how did people live without Google? This restaurant looks AMAZING too btw, I’d love to wine and dine here!
Please take me here! Lol. I would love to check this place out, they have amazing food and I’m definitely going to order myself some of those beignets! It looks so good, I got really hungry looking at the pictures and reading the description of each order!
You had me at shrimp though both of your ordered entrees looks delish. Having the title best brunch in St. Louis certainly, their food would not disappoint you.
That looks like a great place to eat. The food looks amazing. I do love brunch, so this looks like a must place to go.
What a fun brunch! The food looks amazing, hope you enjoyed the day! I love doing Mimosas on Sunday Funday!
What an amazing meal! This place looks so good – if I’m ever there I will definitely be eating here! Yum! I love brunch too – it’s by FAR my favorite meal of the day haha!
YUM!!! I love brunches– hosting and attending! But I think I would’ve loved to have brunch with you in St. Louis! It looks yummy and fun!
Oh my goodness this all looks so good! I love a good breakfast!!
I’ve never been to St Louis, but I would love to visit and see the famous gateway arch in person one of these days with my boys. And I’ll keep this restaurant in mind. The food looks good!
I’ve not been to St Louis in a quite a few years, but I do have some friends that live within a few hours of there. I feel a roadie coming on.
I have always wanted to visit St. Louis, now even more! This looks like an incredible brunch and those shrimp are huge!
I literally google everything too haha. I find tons of recommendations via Google. This brunch spot sounds like a win. Those pancakes look delish’!