Here are 50 (ish) restaurants, cafes and bars that opened in 2021 in southwest Illinois
This year has been a busy one for restaurants in the area. (At least, they’ve kept me busy in my reporting all year.)
Knowing how much our readers enjoy hearing about new restaurants in our communities, we wanted to provide you with a list of the restaurants, bars and other sources of some good times and tasty vittles that opened this year.
You know, in case you missed any the first time around.
Or if some of you wanted to use this as a checklist of new places to try.
Or before that New Year’s resolution diet goes into effect (which I was never good at and quit trying ages ago).
Or if, like me, you just enjoy good food.
Restaurants
▪ Agavero Grill & Cantina, 604 N. Bluff Road, Collinsville. 618-855-9200. facebook.com/Agavero-Grill-Cantina-107644208181153
▪ AJ’s Smashed & Smoked, 6980 W. Main St., Belleville. smashedandsmoked.com
▪ Bennie’s Pizza Pub, 113 E. Main St., Belleville. 618-416-0019. benniespizzapub.com
▪ Chicken Salad Chick, 1128 Merchants Way, Suite 310, O’Fallon. 618-323-3854. chickensaladchick.com/ofallon-il
▪ Crafty Crab, 51 Ludwig Drive, Fairview Heights. 618-489-1153. facebook.com/CraftycrabIL
▪ Edley’s Bar-B-Que, 2392 S. State Route 157, Glen Carbon. 618-307-9111. edleysbbq.com
▪ El Indio Mexican Restaurant, 515 N. Bellwood Drive, Suite B, Bethalto. 618-216-2729 or 618-792-3178. facebook.com/elindiobethalto
▪ FlamentCo’s The Place, 813 Seibert Road, Scott AFB. 618-801-2275. flamentcopizzasafb.com
▪ Gears Bar & Café, 201 E. State St., O’Fallon. 618-622-1693. bikesurgeon.com/gears-bar-and-cafe
▪ Golden Oak Pancake House, 6663 Edwardsville Crossing Drive, Suite A, Edwardsville. 618-307-9966. goldenoakpancakehouse.com
▪ Jet’s Pizza, 5200 N. Illinois St., Suite 103, Fairview Heights. 618-892-9900. jetspizza.com
▪ Joe & Onie’s: The Art of Carryout, 18 E. Main St., Belleville. 618-416-4555. joeandonies.com
▪ Miss Jay’s Cafeteria, 601 James R. Thompson Blvd., East St. Louis. 618-874-8711. facebook.com/Miss-Jays-Cafeteria-110029357391148
▪ O’bar Café, 1063 S. State Route 157 #12, Edwardsville. 618-307-9008. obarcafe.com
▪ Pappo’s Pizzeria & Pub, 15 Ludwig Drive, Fairview Heights. 618-213-6160. pappospizzeria.com
▪ Pop’s Fish & Chicken Market, 10616 Lincoln Trail, Fairview Heights. 618-489-1149.
▪ Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers, 6565 N. Illinois St., Fairview Heights. 618-394-7412. raisingcanes.com
▪ The Quarter Restaurant, 126 E. Main St., Belleville. 618-416-1000. quarterrestaurant.com
▪ Schlafly Highland Square, 907 Main St., Highland. 314-241-2337. schlafly.com
▪ Soulcial Kitchen Food Truck Park and Restaurant & Bar, 127 North Belt East, Swansea. 618-825-9100. soulcialkitchen.com
▪ Spike’s Public House, 4 E. Washington St., Millstadt. 618-476-6276. spikepub.com
▪ Stir Hibachi, 1048 Collinsville Crossing Blvd., Collinsville. 618-223-1164. stirhibachi.com
▪ Sunrise Pancake House, 548 E. Washington St., Millstadt. 618-476-6260. facebook.com/sunrisemillstadt
▪ Tito’s Fresh Mex & Cantina, 7157 IL-158, Millstadt. 618-476-6189.
▪ Toastiez, SMART Center, 102 N. 2nd St., Greenville. 618-664-6544. facebook.com/toastiezgreenville
▪ Twisted Biscuit Brunch Co., 1071 S. State Highway157, Edwardsville. 618-800-5001. twistedbiscuitbc.com
▪ Wings & Things, 318 E. Highway 50, O’Fallon. 618-589-3894. wings-things.com
Bars, coffee shops & other establishments
▪ Champ’s Snack Shack, 4003 North Belt West, Belleville. 618-825-9109. Closed for the winter. Will reopen May 1.
▪ Grafted Wine Bar & Lounge, 310 E. Washington St., Belleville. grafted.wine
▪ The Perfect Pop Gourmet Popcorn, 5112 North Belt West, Belleville. 618-560-3328. theperfectpopgourmetpopcorn.com
▪ Scooter’s Coffee, 4208 S. State Route 159, Glen Carbon. 618-205-3344. scooterscoffee.com
▪ Scooter’s Coffee, 12571 State Route 143, Highland. 618-651-4070. scooterscoffee.com
▪ Smoothie King, 1128 Merchants Way, Suite 300, O’Fallon. 618-589-9112. smoothieking.com
▪ Soul Burgers (food truck), locations vary. soulburgersandshakes.com
▪ Spot On Nutrition, 109 E. Main St., Collinsville. 618-491-5215. facebook.com/spotoncollinsville
▪ Sweet Treats from the Hart, 1300 Schaefer Road, Suite E, Granite City. 618-823-5005. sweettreatsfromthehart.com
▪ Wooden Mouth, 423 W. Hanover St., New Baden. 618-588-5181. facebook.com/Woodenmouth
Fast food chains
▪ Burger King, 1751 Frank Scott Parkway East, O’Fallon. 618-726-2074. bk.com
▪ Chipotle Mexican Grill, 2200 Troy Road, Edwardsville. 618-307-6010. chipotle.com
▪ Five Guys Burgers and Fries, 1900 Troy Road, Edwardsville. 618-307-5988. fiveguys.com
▪ Five Guys Burgers and Fries, 1118 Merchants Way, Suite 120, O’Fallon. 618-206-6153. fiveguys.com
▪ KFC, 2736 Progress Ave., Caseyville. 618-484-9555. kfc.com
▪ Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, North Green Mount Road and Central Park Drive, O’Fallon. 618-636-0180. popeyes.com
▪ Taco Bell, 1141 Central Park Drive, O’Fallon. 618-681-5300. tacobell.com
▪ Wingstop, 1075 Collinsville Crossing Blvd., Collinsville. 618-551-9464. wingstop.com
▪ Wingstop, 1118 Merchants Way, Suite 110, O’Fallon. 618-505-9464. wingstop.com
