Photos: Recent restaurant openings, closings and future projects


It has been a busy time for the local restaurant scene.

From new concepts like LemonShark Poke in Clayton, coming later this year, to the closing of Porano Pasta in downtown St. Louis, a lot has happened in the last two months.

Gerard Craft announced July 23 that he would close the doors at month's end to the beloved Porano Pasta location at the Mercantile Exchange building in downtown St. Louis, after just two and a half years in business. Craft cited the lack of convention business in downtown…

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