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Chef Loryn Nalić's wood-fired kitchen in Webster Groves is one of the metro's most admired rooms, period. It is not a vegan restaurant, but the vegan build is real: breads, vegetable mezze, and grilled plates that do not feel like a compromise. Everyday 11 to 8.

• Wood-fired breads
• Vegan mezze
• Vegetable plates