Editorial Team · Top of St. Louis
Nico Marchetti
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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Guides by Nico Marchetti
Vietnamese
Best Vietnamese Restaurants in St. Louis (2026)
6 rooms
Pizza
Best Pizza in St. Louis: Local Favorites (2026)
12 rooms
Hot Salami
Best Hot Salami in St. Louis (2026)
8 rooms
Restaurants in Cherokee Street
Best Restaurants in Cherokee Street (2026)
4 rooms
Tacos
Best Tacos in St. Louis (2026)
12 rooms
Restaurants in The Hill
Best Restaurants in The Hill (2026)
8 rooms
Mexican
12 Best Mexican Restaurants in St. Louis (2026)
12 rooms
Italian Subs
Best Italian Subs in St. Louis (2026)
12 rooms
Italian
12 Best Italian Restaurants in St. Louis (2026)
12 rooms
Birria Tacos
Best Birria Tacos in St. Louis (2026)
12 rooms
Restaurants in the Olive Boulevard Corridor
Best Restaurants in the Olive Boulevard Corridor (2026)
4 rooms
Al Pastor
Best Al Pastor in St. Louis (2026)
12 rooms
Top reviews by Nico Marchetti
Blues City Deli
Sandwiches · Benton Park & Fox Park · $$
8.7
Adriana’s On The Hill
Deli · The Hill · $$
8.0
Louie
Italian · Clayton · $$$
8.0
Union Loafers Cafe and Bread Bakery
Pizza · Saint Louis · $$
7.4
Anthonino's Taverna
Italian · Saint Louis · $$
7.3
Paul Manno's Restaurant
Italian · Chesterfield · $$$
7.2
Trattoria Marcella
Italian · Saint Louis · $$$
7.1
Acero
Italian · Maplewood · $$$
6.9
Gioia's Deli
Deli · Creve Coeur · $$
6.9
Charlie Gitto's On the Hill
Italian · Saint Louis · $$
6.9
Grand Bistro Vietnamese Restaurant
Vietnamese · South Grand & Tower Grove · $$
6.7
Katie's Pizza & Pasta at Ballpark Village
Italian · Downtown St. Louis & Washington Avenue · $$
6.6
Five rooms, every Friday.
The new opening, the sleeper the score just flagged, and the one room worth booking this week. Free.