Where to find the best pizza in St. Louis, from Ian Froeb's STL100
Looking for the best slices of pizza in St. Louis? Post-Dispatch food critic Ian Froeb has his picks from his STL 100, a list of the best restaurants in the St. Louis area.
"You will (still) find the best pizza in the metro area at Noto Italian Restaurant in St. Peters — and not just because Kendele and Wayne Sieve’s Neapolitan pies, fired at 1,000 degrees in a wood-burning oven, have received the official stamp of approval from the Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana. That stamp doesn’t hurt, but Noto had reached the summit of St. Louis pizza even before it arrived, and if it vanishes tomorrow, Noto will remain on top thanks to its puffy, tangy, gorgeously blistered crust and mad-genius creations like the Apricot and ‘Nduja pizza."
Where • 5105 Westwood Drive, St. Peters Hours • Dinner Wednesday-Saturday (closed Sunday-Tuesday) Pricing • $$-$$$ More info • 636-317-1143; notopizza.com
"Credit the anticipation partly to St. Louis’ hunger for good bagels from anywhere, but primarily to the reputation Union Loafers has built since 2015 for shaping dough into incredible whole loaves and the unique pizza crust that anchors the Botanical Heights restaurant’s dinner menu."
Where • 1629 Tower Grove Avenue Hours • Dinner Tuesday-Saturday, lunch Tuesday-Saturday (closed Monday) Pricing • $-$$ More info • 314-833-6111; unionloafers.com
"Pie Hard Pizzeria will convert the doubters. If you don’t believe in putting pineapple on pizza, try the Island here. Chef Michael Pastor inverts the classic sweet-savory formula by pickling the pineapple and candying the bacon. Jalapeño jolts the whole pie."
Where • 122 West Mill Street, Waterloo Hours • Lunch and dinner Tuesday-Saturday, brunch Sunday (closed Monday) Pricing • $-$$ More info • 618-939-4273; piehardpizza.com
"The combination of pizza and the Hill is a no-brainer, but Kurowski operates something different from both the old-school St. Louis Italian restaurant and the by-the-book Neapolitan pizzeria."
Where • 2024 Marconi Avenue Hours • Dinner Tuesday-Saturday (closed Sunday-Monday) Pricing • $$ More info • 314-833-3734; pizzeriadagloria.com
"O+O Pizza doesn’t stint on more straightforward fare, either, from a simple, beautiful piece of grilled swordfish to such house signatures as toasted ravioli and pizza."
Where • 102 West Lockwood Avenue, Webster Groves��Hours • Dinner daily Pricing • $$$ More info • 314-721-5422; oandopizza.oohosp.com
"At Pastaria, acclaimed chef Craft learned to meet diners where they are (often with kids in tow) and only then dazzle them with his wood-fired pizzas and big plates of bucatini, tagliatelle and pappardelle."
Where • 7734 Forsyth Boulevard, Clayton Hours • Dinner daily Pricing • $$-$$$ More info • 314-862-6603; eatpastaria.com
"You know St. Louis-style pizza, of course. Amy and Matt Herren want to introduce you to Wood River-style pies. The couple tend a wood-fired oven at 1929 Pizza & Wine, which they opened in late 2022 in downtown Wood River, but their pizza isn’t Neapolitan. The naturally leavened crust is wholly their own, blistered from the hearth, with a lovely chew and a firm structure."
Where • 7 North Wood River Avenue, Wood River Hours • Dinner Thursday-Saturday (closed Sunday-Wednesday) Pricing • $$ More info • 618-216-2258; 1929pizzaandwine.com
Ian Froeb
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