St. Louis's historic Italian-American quarter, lined with red-sauce rooms, salumerias and bakeries, and the birthplace of toasted ravioli.
Order Toasted ravioli, which the restaurant claims to have popularised.
A Hill institution tied to the toasted-ravioli origin story, Charlie Gitto's plates red-sauce Italian classics in a clubby room. The t-ravs draw first-timers.
Order Toasted ravioli and the chicken spiedini.
A family-run Hill room going since 1985, Zia's plates generous Italian-American spiedini and pasta. The everyday Hill table locals lean on over the big names.
Order Veal and pasta plates from chef-owner Tony Catarinicchia.
Open on The Hill since 1989, Gian-Tony's serves Southern Italian veal, chicken and seafood from a chef-owner who still runs the kitchen most nights.
Order Toasted ravioli, the dish the shop is built around.
STL Toasted took over the old Mama Toscano's space on The Hill and built a counter entirely around toasted ravioli, the breaded-and-fried dish born here.
Order The Sicilian sub and a cup of the day's soup.
Mama Adriana Fazio opened this Shaw Avenue sandwich shop over 30 years ago, and her daughters still run it. The foot-long subs are a Hill lunch institution.
Order Toasted ravioli and the Greek-Italian pastas.
A family taverna on The Hill, Anthonino's blends Italian and Greek cooking, from toasted ravioli to spanakopita, a casual room popular with families.
Order The Original Hot Salami sandwich.
A James Beard America's Classics winner on The Hill, Gioia's slices its house Hot Salami onto fresh-baked bread, a sandwich St. Louis treats as a rite.
Order Espresso and house-baked pastries
Comet pairs carefully pulled espresso with a serious in-house micro-bakery, so the pastry case is as much the draw as the cup. A small spot near the Garden.
Order House-roasted espresso
A privately owned cafe and roastery on The Hill, Shaw's roasts in house using green coffees from the major growing regions, among the Italian groceries.
Order Espresso and laminated pastries
The second Comet sits on Oakland near The Hill, pulling the same espresso and baking the same micro-bakery pastries. Handy near Forest Park's south edge.
Order Almond-paste gooey butter cake and cookies
A family-run Italian-American bakery on The Hill, Missouri Baking Company is famous for cookies by the pound and a dense, almond-paste gooey butter cake.
Order Cannoli, cookies and Italian bread
A small Italian bakery on The Hill, Marconi turns out cannoli, cookies and crusty Italian bread to a neighbourhood crowd, a no-frills Hill morning stop.
Order Kouign-amann and galettes
Comet's serious in-house micro-bakery turns out kouign-amann and seasonal galettes alongside the espresso, a pastry program that rivals the coffee here.
Also on this listGioia's DeliSTL Toasted
On this list, shown aboveComet CoffeeShaw's Coffee
Drink Draft beer from 101 taps
Nick's Irish Pub in Dogtown bills itself as St. Louis' favorite 3am bar, with 101 beers on tap, daily specials and an upstairs bar and game room.
On this list, shown aboveAdriana's On The Hill
A Hill grocery institution, DiGregorio's stocks imported Italian goods, fresh pasta, cheese and a deli counter, a market that anchors the neighbourhood.
A century-old salumeria on The Hill, Volpi Foods has cured artisan Italian meats for over 100 years, with a retail shop selling its salami and prosciutto.
The Japanese Festival at the Missouri Botanical Garden fills Labor Day weekend with taiko drumming, sumo wrestling and more in the Japanese Garden.
On this list, shown aboveAdriana's On The Hill
On this list, shown aboveNick's Pub
