we are hiring for all positions
OLIO is open
Tuesday - Sunday
from 11am - 9pm
FOR OUTDOOR DINING
Outdoor greenhouse
reservations are available at
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BENGELINA GIFT CARDS
ISRAELI inspired FOOD
since 2012
"I have the simplest tastes.
I'm always satisfied with the best."
Oscar wilde
ABOUT
Located in a renovated 1930’s Standard Oil Filling Station,
Olio is an unusual and UNUSUALLY charming setting for a grown-up eatery and cocktail bar (kids are MOST welcome).
Olio opened in the fall of 2012. it is half of the story of chef/owner Ben Poremba’s ambitious culinary and urban renewal project. NEXT DOOR to Olio, and connected to it, is OLIO'S sister restaurant, ElaiA:A 30-seat fine dining chef-driven restaurant. Equally unusual setting for a restaurant, Elaia is situated in a renovated 1890’s house- the same house that was once occupied by the original owner/operator of the gas station, mr. kinsworhty.
the sister restaurants are located in the Historical Botanical Heights neighborhood in South St. Louis. Just a couple blocks north of tower grove park and the missouri botanical gardens.
TO READ MORE ABOUT how Ben cooked up a neighborhood, CHECK OUT Evan Benn's review of the restaurants in st. louis post-dispatch.
FOOD
The FOOD at olio is Rustic, bold, and comforting.
Poremba describes his cuisine as Middle-terranean
or Tel-Avivi: a colorful melange of Mediterranean and middle-eastern, traditional & contemporary, with nods to southern Europe and north Africa. The menu offers revolving selections of MEZZE, salads, spreads, pickles, charcuterie, slow-roasted meats, and tagines.
The motifs are bread and olive oil. STANDING TALL, OUTSIDE in olio's patio, is a beautiful, custom-made hearth oven. our baker, JOE STEIN, makes bread the way it was made centuries ago: mixed, shaped, and crafted by hand, naturally leavened, and baked in the wood-burning hearth. joe uses freshly-milled Missouri-grown wheat. read more about missouri grain project here.
DRINK
OUR bar program focuses on classical cocktails, re-invented by our bar crew. over the years, we have amassed an impressive list of vermouths, aperitifs, amari, and anissettes.
olio's list of wines-by-glass includes thoughtful selections of producers, varietals, and regions both familiar and esoteric.
elaia's award-winning BOTTLE list is alWAYS available.
OUR STORY IN PICTURES
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EVENTS



LOCATION & CONTACT
1634 tower grove ave, st louis, mo 63110
tel 314 932 1088