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Nico Marchetti

Nico Marchetti

Editorial Team · Top of St. Louis

The Hill and Heritage Editor. Third-generation Hill family who grew up bagging hot salami on Saturday shifts. Covers the red-sauce canon, St. Louis-style pizza, and the kitchens of Cherokee Street, South Grand, and the Olive Boulevard corridor. His standard: the regulars would notice.

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Best Upscale Restaurants in St. Louis
Upscale

Best Upscale Restaurants in St. Louis

8 rooms
 Best Vietnamese Restaurants in St. Louis (2026)
Vietnamese

Best Vietnamese Restaurants in St. Louis (2026)

6 rooms
 Best Pizza in St. Louis: Local Favorites (2026)
Pizza

Best Pizza in St. Louis: Local Favorites (2026)

12 rooms
 Best Hot Salami in St. Louis (2026)
Hot Salami

Best Hot Salami in St. Louis (2026)

8 rooms
 Best Restaurants in Cherokee Street (2026)
Restaurants in Cherokee Street

Best Restaurants in Cherokee Street (2026)

4 rooms
 Best Tacos in St. Louis (2026)
Tacos

Best Tacos in St. Louis (2026)

12 rooms
 Best Restaurants in The Hill (2026)
Restaurants in The Hill

Best Restaurants in The Hill (2026)

8 rooms
 12 Best Mexican Restaurants in St. Louis (2026)
Mexican

12 Best Mexican Restaurants in St. Louis (2026)

12 rooms
 Best Italian Subs in St. Louis (2026)
Italian Subs

Best Italian Subs in St. Louis (2026)

12 rooms
 12 Best Italian Restaurants in St. Louis (2026)
Italian

12 Best Italian Restaurants in St. Louis (2026)

12 rooms
 Best Birria Tacos in St. Louis (2026)
Birria Tacos

Best Birria Tacos in St. Louis (2026)

12 rooms
 Best Restaurants in the Olive Boulevard Corridor (2026)
Restaurants in the Olive Boulevard Corridor

Best Restaurants in the Olive Boulevard Corridor (2026)

4 rooms

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The new opening, the sleeper the score just flagged, and the one room worth booking this week. Free.