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The Gateway Foundation has chosen another artist to complement its new Citygarden sculpture garden downtown: restaurateur Jim Fiala.

Fiala — owner of The Crossing in Clayton, Acero in Maplewood and Liluma in the Central West End — will also run The Terrace View, a 3,000-square-foot indoor/outdoor restaurant at the northeast corner of Citygarden at 8th and Chestnut streets.

“The Gateway Foundation board sorted through a lot of different candidates, and they were thrilled to find one who was perfect,” said Paul Wagman of Fleishman-Hillard, spokesman for the Gateway Foundation. The Gateway Foundation is a private charitable organization that is funding Citygarden.

“The site is absolutely amazing,” Fiala said. “They took two whole city blocks and rebuilt it from the ground up.”

The restaurant space, he added, offers a panoramic perspective on the garden and its sculptures and waterfall.

“Three walls are all glass, and the building is eight to ten feet above the sidewalk,” Fiala said.

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Jim Fiala. Photo by Katherine Bish.

Fiala plans a menu consisting of Midwestern ingredients with a Mediterranean influence to the flavors.

“My Mediterranean is mostly French and Italian, but I’ll also be open to bringing in flavors of Morocco, Spain and Greece,” Fiala said. “I’ll be working with local farmers and ranchers for the ingredients.”

Fiala said he will offer appetizer and small-entree portions in a $10 to $15 price range. “I’m really trying to make it a place that’s accessible to everybody,” Fiala said.

Philip Durham of Studio Durham Architects in Soulard designed the building in a style he calls a “Miesian glass box” after the style of architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. MORE METRO
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Pending completion of lease negotiations, Fiala hopes to have the restaurant open some time between the July 1 official opening of Citygarden and the All-Star Game festivities in mid-July. The restaurant will initially be open for lunch and dinner Monday through Saturday, with the possible addition of daily breakfast and Sunday brunch at a later date.