Located in the heart of The Hill, DiGregorio’s is the quintessential Italian market, stocked with a variety of handmade dried and frozen pastas. While there, you can also pick up some of the delectable house-made sauces, or a few links of the famous salsiccia to make a complete meal. 5200 Daggett.
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For nearly four decades, D’Italia has been the St. Louis area’s authority on important Italian cuisine, carrying a variety of goods that are often difficult to find outside of the Old Country. The dried pasta selection is unrivaled in its quality and comprehensiveness. Although there’s no retail storefront per se (orders are placed through D’Italia’s website), D’Italia does offer free local pickup at its warehouse with 24-hour notice. 1401 S. Boyle.
A Hill neighborhood mainstay, J. Viviano & Sons is not simply an Italian market; it’s an immersive trip to the sort of corner grocery store that you’d find in Italy, complete with wine, cheese, oils, vinegars, meats, and a fantastic selection of dried imported pastas, as well as handmade ones that are made onsite under the Viviano brand. 5139 Shaw.
Katie’s started as a humble pizzeria, but over the years, it has morphed into a powerhouse brand that includes three locations and a growing consumer packaged goods brand with nationwide reach. You can get Katie’s frozen pasta bakes and dried pastas at area grocery stores or pop into the Ballpark Village restaurant to get pasta fresh off the presses. (You can even watch it being made.) Although the sheer volume of production that the team churns out is impressive, owner Katie Lee insists the brand will never stray from its commitment to doing everything by hand—a difference you can taste. See website for location information.
Midwest Pasta Co. was founded with the mission to do things the Old World way, which means small-batch laminated and extruded pastas made with cage-free eggs, high-quality flour, and natural ingredients. You can find wares at restaurants around town, or you can purchase its fresh products from the Cherokee Street storefront. There’s seemingly no end to the variety of shapes and styles that you can try. 2023 Cherokee.
This gem of a boutique market and wine shop is an embarrassment of culinary riches, including its gourmet dried pasta selection. Laid out bulk-style, the pasta stand features more than a dozen imported and regional varieties that can be packaged to order in any quantity. 7118 Oakland.
Gerard Craft’s deli and provisions arm of his wildly popular Italian restaurant, Pastaria, offers fresh bucatini, canestri, chiitarra, garganelli, and strozzapreti macaroni in 1-pound portions. It’s a great base for your own homemade sauces, but if you’re wanting an easier option, then let Craft and his team do the heavy lifting for you with a jar of one of Craft and company’s delicious pomodoro and some freshly grated cheese. Easier still is duplicating at home Pastaria’s cacio e pepe, a dish that’s brilliant in its simplicity. 7734 Forsyth.
People flock to this quaint Hill area gourmet market for the fresh salsiccia. (The secret for the cult following? It’s made with both beef and pork.) But the shop also offers a nice selection of dried pastas, alongside an impressive spice selection that adds some serious firepower to your pantry. 5430 Southwest.
Owner Dawn Wilson honed her pasta-making craft while working in Tuscany, so her freshly made offerings are a truly authentic taste of the Old Country. She offers a rotating range of shapes, but her specialty is the pici, a hand-rolled noodle akin to a thick spaghetti. 1916 Park.
