Top 5 Avocado Toasts in St. Louis, Chosen by Our Critic

Anita Cafe
Anita Cafe (2700 Locust Street, 314-669-7700) owner Anita Abdul-Karim draws upon both her Lebanese heritage and background in nutrition to create outstanding dishes, including dazzling avocado toast topped with beets, feta and fresh herbs and accented with zesty garlic dressing.

Milque Toast Bar
Milque Toast Bar (2212 South Jefferson Avenue, 314-833-0085) has been doing daytime toasts since well before daytime toasts were a thing, so it makes sense it has perfected its version — a mouthwatering concoction of smashed avocado on rustic wheat toast topped with a zesty crunch mix that's like a savory granola.

Ivy Cafe
Ivy Cafe (14 North Meramec Avenue, Clayton; 314-776-9377) is an embarrassment of toast riches thanks to its tartine-focused menu, but its avocado toast, called the Buckingham, stands out from the crowd thanks to its sweet and savory combination of feta, pomegranate arils, sunflower seeds, fresh dill and a drizzle of honey.

Fiddlehead Fern Cafe
Much more than a Shaw neighborhood gathering place, Fiddlehead Fern Cafe (4066 Russell Boulevard, 314-300-8111) is also one of the area's most exciting purveyors of avocado toast, thanks to its eye to seasonality. Its current version is made with vegan herb butter, roasted kale, pickled red cabbage, hemp seeds and maple syrup.

Colleen's
A stunning display of small details — chili flakes, Maldon salt, a squeeze of lemon, a drizzle of olive oil, piquant pickled onions, peppery arugula, a perfectly cooked over-easy egg — the avocado toast at Colleen's (7337 Forsyth Boulevard, University City; 314-727-8427) is the embodiment of the form.