Missouri’s 10 Best Restaurants — theculturetrip.com

Don’t let its strip mall location fool you – Touch is one of the Ozark region’s top restaurants and the winner of awards including 417 Magazine’s 'Best Fine Dining' and 'Best Outdoor Dining' of 2014. Established by local restaurateur family the Jalilis, who came to southwest Missouri’s Springfield via their native Iran, Touch specializes in Mediterranean-influenced contemporary American fare in a space that combines a stylish dining room with its own mezzanine balcony, al fresco dining and a lively lounge serving tapas-style eats and tempting libations. Enjoy plates that include the much raved about Applewood bacon-wrapped dates with goat cheese and blackened swordfish with poblano lime puree and bean relish.

Read More