What to Eat in St. Louis 

I love Imo's pizza it's the best!

Red Hot Riplet potato chips by Old Vienna

I'm a native St. Louisan currently living in San Diego. The tacos are great here, but I miss all of the local cuisine you had just mentioned. I do get homesick.😢

I love the toasted raviolis.

I've said for years that St. Louis is one of the most underrated cities that there is - especially when it comes to food. I love. St. Louis!!

I love the Hill was in one of the stores you showed, I an Italian & love the restaurants, knew u were at Urban Chestnut in the Grove, Sanctuaries & Sauce on the Side, a Cakzone place are great. The best Slingers, especially at 3AM on a Saturday morning are at The Courtesy Diner. The one thing that u different mention that is native to St Louis is the St Paul Sandwich from some of the Chinese restaurants, it's egg foo young on white bread with mayonnaise, lettuce , tomato & pickle, it's delicious. Thank you for your wonderful review of St Louis, it has so many nice places.

The cheesecake in Little Italy on The Hill. Nothing ever came close for me & that’s 70 years. I’d pay in gold for the recipe.

Got to try out MAC'S Local Eats

Born and raised there and appreciate the reviews even though very superficial on all and downright wrong on a couple.

We have a great food scene here in stl. Thanks for showcasing it.

You should add Gus' Pretzels to your list. It's just across the highway from the AB Brewery and it's as iconic in St. Louis as they come. They are available frozen throughout the city and many convenience stores will have "fresh" ones for sale. But nothing like getting them fresh from where they are made. When I was a kid in the 70's, you could buy them in bags of 4 or 5 on many big intersections in the city. Vendors would come up to your car and you give them $1 and they give you a bag of pretzels. I remember going with my Dad to the original little place on Arsenal that they have since expanded significantly. I think they are on the 4th generation of this family owned business.

Great video.

I would definetely like one of those Ted Drewes Frozen Custard!

My goodness, I was visiting STL last month and didn't know about the STL style pizza. Now I feel like I have to go back :)

Zia's on The Hill is good. So is Gianino's in South County. Also for fast food, Lion's Choice is also good.

Fitz’s is one of the best root beers in the country.

Bissinger’s Chocolates has a good-sized location inside Plaza Frontenac in West County & their chocolate is THE BEST!👍

Like Mark Finley, Harriet and I have not been to St. Louis in a long time. We remember Fitz Root Beer and The Custard Ice Cream. Like you, we still like Mozzarella on our pizza. Jocelyn. We also remember eating at the ballpark (Busch Stadium). great food eats there. As always, great tips. Luv💖 ya you all. Jim and Harriet.

The Grove has come a Loooong way in the past 20 years! It used to be a poor scary area. Lots of drugs back in the day.

Yay! Jocelyn is back! Man that Slinger looks so good.

One thing I would add is pig snoots! Don't knock it til you try it...it is found at some BBQ places in STL. Also, in addition to Imo's, the best St. Louis-style pizza can be found at places like Frank and Helen's, Erio's and Pirrone's (however, these three are in St. Louis County but still!). Cool that you're from St. Louis! Had no idea

I went to st Louis there's a great rib place downtown they serve ribs on stolen hub caps !

Thanks for giving St. Louis some favorable press, Jocelyn. I am a fan of Wolter’s World, but I didn’t know that you were from near St. Louis. I am a long time resident, and I would offer a few caveats, with which others may or may not agree. Ted Drewes is all that they say it is, and it is always very crowded, but the service is very fast. Highly recommended. Imo’s pizza is very popular here, but not everyone likes provel cheese. There are a lot of other wonderful pizzerias that offer alternatives. We do have a significant Italian community, and many fine Italian restaurants, not all of which are on “The Hill” (which is not really that hilly, BTW.) Toasted ravioli and gooey butter cake are overrated, as are Anheuser-Busch products (although A-B has indeed done a lot for the community). And the best barbecue can be found on street corners during summer months, sold by local clubs and churches. I have lived here almost all my life, but we do not refer to our town as “The Lou.” It’s ‘Saint Louis’ with an ‘s.’ And baseball and where we went to high school really are serious topics for discussion.

I love the Dierbergs recipes! Forgot that I used to pick those up, frequently, but many of them have become family favorites.

Whoa, never heard of a Slinger! Looks deadly!

St. Louis provel cheese is a combination of cheddar, swiss and provolone cheeses developed as a super melty cheese without being stringy like mozzarella. It has a lot of flavor unlike moz

Dry rub is not St. Louis style ribs. The meat is tight to the bone, and the bbq sauce is caramelized on the grill.

Interesting video. Haven't visited St. Louis since 2014, but we had great food. It was during a week with Cardinals home games, so my son and I visited a few sports bars together with lots and lots of Cardinals fans dressed in red 😀

great video. I'm going to st Louis next week and I can't wait to try some of these.

I was just in St. Louis this past fall. One of the places I never miss is right outside of the city, and yes it's not specifically a St. Louis thing, but Cheeburger Cheeburger! I can only do the Serious burger, though my cardiologist wants me to try the Famous Pounder! They also have egg cream which has been the only place I've been able to find it outside of NYC. Oh, and when they're playing, even though they're our division rivals, I have to catch a Cards game and they have some pretty good chow at the ballpark as well! That being said: GO BREWERS!!! (Presuming we have a season this year.)

Actually the Ted Drew's Concrete inspired the DQ Blizzard.

Well done. As a life-long resident I will attest you hit most people's 'to do' lists. Tommy Lasorda (RIP) when he came to town when he was the Dodger's manager, ALWAYS hit the hill. You know he knew where the good food was. Riggazi's (on the hill) had pics and jerseys of visiting players who stopped by. Pre-Covid Bissinger's used to let you do free tours at their production facility. Anheuser-Busch used to have free tours but since InBev took over, I don't think that's the case anymore sadly. Also, I agree there are small independent shops in the city limits, but you need to be careful and pay attention to your surroundings. You were in a group and many of your followers won't be. The city of St. Louis is no where near as safe as it was not that long ago.

But square pizza doesn't always have crust on each piece! Must be reeeeeeally good to make up for that :) :)

Wow! I wish my wife and I would've watched this before we went a few months ago. Love it!

Great list! Haven't been to STL since 2013, but we actually tried a few things on your list. I remember liking the pizza and the custard

This video made me hungry 😋

I was born and raised in stl. You are spot on! Watching this makes we want to hop in the car and head back to eat myself silly. 😄 And oh, the pork steaks. Living in other parts of the country through the years, I think I missed those the most. And yes, Dierberg’s! It was my go-to grocery. Thanks for the smiles Jocelyn!

So cool to see you guys do stuff in Missouri! I'm from Springfield, MO and love a good trip to St Louis or Kansas City. I would highly suggest a trip to the Springfield area or the Ozarks if your family hasn't checked it out!

Nice video Jocelyn. The pizza looked wonderful and the Oweey gwewwy dessert looked fabulous. I did have some of the best ribs in downtown St.Louis myself and I am licking my chops now :).

Hey thanks for this!! I was planning on doing a KC-STL road-trip next year and I knew the best foods to eat in KC, but I wasn’t sure about St. Louis

Pretty good list. I saw the writing about pork steaks but didn’t hear about it, and definitely didn’t hear about snoots which are amazing. I love Crown Candy! I used to take all my new guys there. Such a great place. I love the mention of the great chef culture here. There is never a need to eat chain food. We have such great food here! U-city has amazing dumplings and Chinese food in general. Manchester has amazing Indian and general Asian food. Sedara Bakery just opened a new spot with savory options that’s AMAZING! We also have fantastic Balkan food here. When Alton Brown visited this year, he and his wife were shocked by the Balkan food. In a great way. We have a decent number of places to get really good cevapi, though the Balkan Treat Box is the most acclaimed. Usually I go the the Balkan Store and Bakery because I grab some groceries there as well. We also have a very decent Latin American food scene here. I’m not talking about mission taco. That’s ok, but there is no authenticity to it. Tasty. Well presented. I’m not going to say over expensive because they do work presenting premium ingredients. But I’d rather have an authentic cheap taco available from various places around here. Still, STL is a really fantastic food city. I’ve lived on four continents and been to a lot of places, and while I’d rather be in the mountains and the coast, the great food culture is one of the main redeeming qualities of St Louis.

I love pizza and have lived in some of the country’s best places for it. I haven’t yet tried St. Louis-style pizza, though, and I’ve never heard of Provel, but I’d like to try it first with Provel to get a real sense of the local style.

I know it's nothing fancy and looks pretty underwhelming but nobody seems to talk about the St. Paul sandwich. It's not bad honestly but I think more importantly it's truly a St. Louis dish. Maybe it's still too Asian for most people lol

The flavor of Provel isn't terrible, but I hated the texture. It stuck to my teeth with every bite! (Like a squeaky coating.) In high school when they had Imo's at every party and community function, I just walked on by. The toasted ravioli on the other hand, THAT has my heart. I learned how to make it just so I could eat it when I moved away.

Looking forward to try some of these. The food looks pretty awesome. My girlfriend and I might go to St Louis in October for Canadian Thanksgiving/ Columbus Day weekend. Neither one of us have been to St Louis or the state of Missouri. We have to admit, we are a bit concerned about the horror story crime issues we have heard about. Do you have any tips or suggestions regarding that? Did you feel unsafe at all? or does the media play alot of drama to once again make a good story which is what they do best? We are thinking of getting around most places by Uber or Lyft since we will only be in town for 2 or 3 days.

can't go to the brewery and not stop at Gus's Pretzesl

4:04 what song is playing in the background? It sounds like REM or The Pixies.

Don't forget Bailey's Range babe:)

Hey jos? I would enjoy working with you... Tell ya boss I can be dat extra clean up and food stock man.....

Next time you need to hit up Clementine's Ice Cream

As a Missourian, i will say that if you're going to try St Louis pizza, don't go to Imo's; it's overrated. Go to a more local pizzeria, even the pizzerias in my home town of Jefferson City do better St. Louis pizza than Imo's. Seriously tho, there are numerous pizza restaurants that make good St. Louis pizza, just avoid Imo's.

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Provel: You either think it's a gift from the gods or an abomination unto them!!!! No in-between, no exceptions!!!!

Imo's pizza is overrated. So many other choices outside of the city: Farotto's, Nick & Elena's, Serra's, Farraci's, Pirrone's, and I really miss Luigi's.

the hill is overrated

Why are people so squeamish about provel?

There is no such thing as St Louis pizza!!!! It is a chemically produced cheese product, not cheese, on a saltine cracker. The recipe for the crust is available on line and it is an exact match to the recipe for saltine crackers. I wish all of the youtubers would stop promoting that stuff, it is terrible!!!

*Whispering*...I don't like provel cheese either. But I'm from the Metro East in Illinois so they can't kick me out for saying it. I'm close enough that I can still see the Gateway Arch from my town though. Where are my fellow Kahoks at? 💜🤍💜🤍💜 But about the provel...I'm just not a fan. First of all, when it is hot, it is like liquid magma and say adios to the skin on the roof of your mouth. But most notably, and excuse my crassness, but it is a major gut-bomb. Your gallbladder will not be happy with you. And if you've already had it removed? Forget it. Do not even attempt IMO's pizza if you are gallbladderless.