Beignets in STL - Bar 360 (Downtown)
What's a beignet?
"Beignet, synonymous with the English "fritter", is the French term for a pastry made from deep-fried choux pastry. Beignets can also be made from other types of dough, including yeast dough."- Wikipedia
Thanks, Wikipedia!
It's basically a fried little donut covered in powdered sugar. Sometimes they come with a dipping sauce that is chocolatey.
Bar 360 in Downtown STL has beignets and they are a great sharable treat. They are bite sized and airy, like little pillows.
These beignets tasted like they had cinnamon involved. They came out hot, but I almost liked them better cold.
For $7, they give you a lot of beignets! We had 6 friends trying to conquer this plate and could barely do it. We also ate pizza, though.
I read some Yelp complaints that the beignets weren't all cooked the same (some doughy, others crispy), but I didn't have this issue. They were good, but it was really all about the sauce, for me.
They came with a dipping sauce "Espresso Anglaise" - It was wonderful. I wanted to lick the bowl. But everyone there is so cool and not into licking the bowl that I would've felt weird.
Which brings me to the downside of this place - we went there on a Saturday night. We got dressed up. Lots of blazers & jeans kind of bros here. So basically, a lot of people that I wanted nothing to do with.
I'd suggest that if you're going for your love of beignets (which likely brought you to this blog post), go to 360 on a tranquil weekday afternoon.
The view is LOVELY. The outdoor patio is awesome and has fire heaters in case you're here in the winter. Really a great spot to enjoy STL. I just happen to hate the crowd & atmosphere this place attracts on weekend nights.
"Beignet, synonymous with the English "fritter", is the French term for a pastry made from deep-fried choux pastry. Beignets can also be made from other types of dough, including yeast dough."- Wikipedia
Thanks, Wikipedia!
It's basically a fried little donut covered in powdered sugar. Sometimes they come with a dipping sauce that is chocolatey.
Bar 360 in Downtown STL has beignets and they are a great sharable treat. They are bite sized and airy, like little pillows.
These beignets tasted like they had cinnamon involved. They came out hot, but I almost liked them better cold.
For $7, they give you a lot of beignets! We had 6 friends trying to conquer this plate and could barely do it. We also ate pizza, though.
I read some Yelp complaints that the beignets weren't all cooked the same (some doughy, others crispy), but I didn't have this issue. They were good, but it was really all about the sauce, for me.
They came with a dipping sauce "Espresso Anglaise" - It was wonderful. I wanted to lick the bowl. But everyone there is so cool and not into licking the bowl that I would've felt weird.
Which brings me to the downside of this place - we went there on a Saturday night. We got dressed up. Lots of blazers & jeans kind of bros here. So basically, a lot of people that I wanted nothing to do with.
Exhibit A
Though it made for some excellent people watching.
The view is LOVELY. The outdoor patio is awesome and has fire heaters in case you're here in the winter. Really a great spot to enjoy STL. I just happen to hate the crowd & atmosphere this place attracts on weekend nights.
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