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Il Bel Lago is St. Louis’s #1 in Italian, from 1 local’s Top 5.

City Consensus
What St. Louis locals agree on · updated 2 months ago
1Il Bel Lago1 local

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  1. MattFounder@biznut1.Il Bel Lago2.Zia's on The HillMatt's Top 5

Editor’s picks

Sourced from the local food press. As seen in St. Louis Magazine. Updated June 2026.

Pastaria · Clayton
Gerard Craft's fresh-pasta flagship; pizza-and-pasta standard-bearer.
Charlie Gitto's On the Hill
Fine-dining Italian institution since 1981; claims original toasted ravioli.
Trattoria Marcella · Lindenwood Park
The Komorek family's 30+ year trattoria; lobster risotto is the signature.

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