Central Cafe and Bakery

Central Cafe and Bakery "brings the exciting flavors of Lebanon to the Central West End" and serves appetizers, salads, entrees, breads, and desserts. This Monday, they're even offering 20% off on falafel!

Central Cafe and Bakery
331 N. Euclid
St. Louis, MO 63108
(314)875-0657
http://www.centralcafestl.com/

Omar's Italian & Mediterranean Cuisine

Omar's serves up a curious blend of Mediterranean and Italian cuisine - pizza with Greek lamb is a prime example of this fusion. For the purists out there, Omar's has unfused items, too.

Omar's Italian & Mediterranean Cuisine
10111 St. Charles Rock Rd.
St. Ann, MO 63074
(314)429-6881
http://www.omarsstl.com

The Vine Mediterranean Cafe and Market

The Vine serves up fresh, delicious food from the Mediterranean - classics like shawarma, hummus, falagel, and delicious pastries called mana-ish. The service is friendly and the smell and taste are not to be missed!

The Vine Mediterranean Cafe and Market
3171 S. Grand Blvd
St. Louis, MO 63118
(314)776-0991
http://www.the-vine-cafe.com/

Sahara Restaurant

Hopefully, you've had a chance to recover from the holidays and are recharged and ready to eat again. Sahara's a Mediterranean restaurant that offers traditional food - take a look at their online menu. The food's gotten good reviews, so make sure you bring your appetite!

Sahara Restaurant
12283 Natural Bridge Road
Bridgeton, MO 63044
(314)298-2795
http://saharastl.com/index.html

Bici Cafe

Bici's a new Mediterranean place that opened up where La Piazza used to be at Jackson and Pershing. We went to La Piazza back in 2002, and it changed hands after that, and now it's obviously a new concept entirely. I'm looking forward to checking it out!

Bici Cafe
7401 Pershing Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63130
(314)721-8484
http://www.bicicafe.com/

Grand Mediterranean Kabob Café

Because of Labor Day, we're going to be going out on Tuesday rather than Monday. The review looks good, and none of us have ever been there. It's closed on Mondays, so this seems like an ideal opportunity to check it out. Join us!

Grand Mediterranean Kabob Café
4101 S. Grand Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63118
(314)752-5539
http://www.grandmediterraneankabobcafe.com/ http://www.riverfronttimes.com/2007-05-09/dining/grand-adventures/2

Apollonia Restaurant

This place was just reviewed in the Post-Dispatch and sounded fantastic. They've been cooking their "homestyle cooking" for 2,500 years! By now, they should have it perfected and ready for our palates. You'll have to put on your flame-retardant suits when the Saganaki rolls out.

Apollonia Restaurant
6836 Gravois Rd.
St. Louis, MO 63113
(314)353-1488
http://www.apolloniarestaurant.com/

St. Louis Coffee Oasis & Mediterranean Cafe

This place has what I think may be the best gyro in town, and the dessert
was fantastic too. Don't miss this once-in-a-dinner-club opportunity.

St. Louis Coffee Oasis & Mediterranean Cafe
8 South Euclid Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63108
(314)361-6666

Neither Stef nor I have been able to get in touch with the restaurant,
which could mean that their power's out. So let's meet up there and if
they are not open, we'll pick some place close and improvise.

Cafe Natasha's Kabob International

This place is really tasty, or so we've heard. Join us and enjoy "unusual quality, tasteful offerings, honest preparations and genuine value." Don't forget that while "Taste Is King, Garlic Is A Servant." I could just keep going on quoting their web site forever, but you can read it yourself.

Cafe Natasha's Kabob International
3200 South Grand Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63118
(314)771-3411
http://www.kabobinternational.com/