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GEORGE MAHE, SARAH KLOEPPLE, DAVE LOWRY, JARRETT MEDLIN | April 13, 2023 | Read about U City local Diego's Cantina, Rooftop Terrace Bar at the Moonrise Hotel, Taco Buddha, Winslow's Table and more. UNIVERSITY CITY & THE DELMAR LOOP Diego's Cantina: The tile-accented interior here is just as vibrant as the…

Jessica BuelerApril 13, 2023

U City in The News

Bonito Bar, from the owner of Frida’s and Diego’s, coming to University City

GEORGE MAHE | April 14, 2022Frida’s and Diego’s Cantina will soon be united—perhaps fitting, given the restaurants' namesakes.Bonito Bar, named after artists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera’s pet parrot, will soon fill the space between Natasha Kwan and Rick Roloff's two University City restaurants, which previously housed an alterations business.…

Jessica BuelerApril 14, 2022

U City in The News

Owners of Frida’s and Diego’s will open Bonito Bar this summer in University City

ADAM ROTHBARTH | April 13, 2022Later this year, fans of Frida’s will get to enjoy a whole new experience when Bonito Bar opens inside the restaurant. “It’s really Frida’s bar,” explained co-owner Natasha Kwan. “We’ve been serving liquor for almost 10 years. Still, no one knows we have alcohol! Oh…

Jessica BuelerApril 13, 2022

U City in The News

Dining at Diego’s Is Transcendent

Cheryl Baehr | June 17, 2021Natasha Kwan was utterly shocked when she heard the news of her friend Chuck Pener's passing. Even before she opened her debut restaurant, Frida's, just a couple of storefronts down from Pener's Mediterranean gathering place, Momo's Taverna, Kwan considered Pener a pal. That friendship only…

Jessica BuelerJune 17, 2021

U City in The News

3 new St. Louis restaurants to try this month – Diego’s

SAUCE Staff | Jan 05, 2021We’re happy to report that Diego’s, the long-anticipated Mexican cantina from the team behind neighboring Frida’s, was worth the wait. Co-owner and chef Natasha Kwan won us over with well-executed classics like creamy esquites (Mexican corn salad) and an incredible shrimp tostada with avocado mash,…

Jessica BuelerJanuary 5, 2021

U City in The News

Diego’s, From the Team Behind Frida’s, Now Serving Mexican Fare in University City

Mabel Suen | Oct 28, 2020A new Mexican cantina recently debuted in University City. Diego’s, from the owners of Frida’s, opened on October 13, featuring elevated street food with an emphasis on small plates and craft cocktails. The concept comes from Frida’s owners Natasha Kwan and Rick Roloff. As previously reported by Feast, the…

Jessica BuelerOctober 30, 2020

U City in The News

Diego’s, a husband restaurant to Frida’s, opens tomorrow in University City

George Mahe | Oct 12, 2020“The day has finally come,” quips Natasha Kwan, co-owner of Diego’s Mexican restaurant which opens tomorrow, “It only took 22 months.”Planning a restaurant, especially retrofitting an exciting one, is never easy because of the unknowns, “and there were a lot of them,” says Kwan regarding…

Jessica BuelerOctober 12, 2020