Schneithorsts Restaurant & Bar, St. Louis

Schneithorst's, with its timbered walls and fairy-tale tower, looks like it might have been transported from 16th-century Germany, but it's really only about 50 years old. Inside this neighborhood staple, visitors find a feast of hearty German and American cuisine, from pork rouladen and wiener schnitzel to meatloaf and burgers. In the summer months, guests gather under the trestles of the open-air beer garden, while wintertime finds patrons cozied up to the full-service bar in the dining room.