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5401 Finkman St. St. Louis, MO 63109

314-802-8883

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Best Outdoor Dining
Award Winner 2010

Cuisine(s): Italian, Pizza

Hours: Sun 3pm-9pm, Mon-Thu 11am-10pm, Fri-Sat 11am-10:30pm

Price: $$

Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards, cash, ATM/Debit
Attire: Casual

Features: Catering, Delivery, Kid Friendly, Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Vegetarian Friendly, Wheelchair Accessible

Serving: Dinner, Evening, Lunch

Alcohol: Beer/Wine
Reservations: Accepted, Not Accepted

Parking: Free, Street

Description

A neighborhood restaurant in the best sense: appealing not just because it's there but because it compels you to return to see your neighbors and friends and what Vito Racanelli Jr. and his staff are dishing up. The pizzas are of the New York school: thin (but not too thin) crust, and lots of sour-tangy mozzarella. Especially tasty is a pizza with chicken smoked in-house, a rich, tangy barbecue sauce, roasted jalapeños, bacon, caramelized onion and cheddar and mozzarella cheeses. The menu includes hearty pasta favorites like spaghetti and meatballs, but consider the daily specials, where Racanelli really shows off his fine-dining chops.

2010 | Best Outdoor Dining

Tucked away in a sea of one-way streets, brick houses and manicured lawns of the Southampton neighborhood lies a taste of Italian café fare. Onesto, which opened in 2008 and is owned and operated by mainstay restaurateurs the Racanellis, is an unassuming corner joint with no obvious flash or flair. But the simple patio, with its flickering strings of lights and roughly ten four-tops, provides an escape from the hustle and bustle of other St. Louis restaurant patios. Here nobody will... More »
2009 | Best Kid-Friendly Restaurant

Look, you can let the kids drag you to another grim fast-food joint or one of those arcade-type restaurants where pot-addled teens in rodent costumes redolent of 30 years of b.o. try to distract the tykes from the fact that the pizza they are eating has a crust made out of industrial-grade cardboard. Or you can introduce them to what a restaurant should be. No, you don't have to dress them up in their ill-fitting Easter suits and give them the Glare of Imminent Death whenever they say the... More »
2008 | Best Place to Wait for a Table

Onesto has been open for barely half a year, and already it's well on its way to becoming a St. Louis favorite for tasty pizzas, pastas and sandwiches. Word quickly got out that the restaurant, tucked away in a residential area of the Southampton neighborhood, was a gem. On a weeknight a table is fairly easy to snag, but on a Friday or Saturday, you'll have to wait. Here's the thing: Onesto makes this usually frustrating experience enjoyable. The friendly hostess will take your name, and... More »

The Ten Best Outdoor Dining Spots in St. Louis

By Gut Check | Tue, April 24, 2012

Selecting Riverfront Times' Best of St. Louis 2011 was no picnic. Choosing the winner meant several worthy candidates would go unmentioned -- until now. In this Gut Check series, we are chewing our wa... More »
Vito Racanelli Jr. Announces Split from Onesto

By Ian Froeb | Tue, January 31, 2012

Four years after opening Onesto Pizza and Trattoria (5401 Finkman Avenue; 314-802-8883) in the city's Princeton Heights neighborhood, chef Vito Racanelli Jr. announced this morning that he has split f... More »
#32: The Smoked Chicken Pizza at Onesto Pizza & Trattoria

By Ian Froeb | Mon, December 13, 2010

Barbecue chicken pizza is an affront to pizza and barbecue sauce alike -- assuming, of course, the barbecue sauce is any good to begin with, which it rarely is. And of all the tasty meats you can put ... More »
Booyah!: Unassuming Onesto offers savory pizzas and entrées galore

By Ian Froeb | Wed, July 09, 2008

Onesto Pizza and Trattoria is a neighborhood restaurant, the only commercial structure at the intersection of Macklind Avenue and tree-shaded Finkman Street. On a busy weekend evening, it can resemble a block party as those awaiting a table stand ... More »
Days of Wine and Pizza

By Ian Froeb | Wed, April 16, 2008

A few days after Food & Wine magazine named Gerard Craft of Niche one of its Best New Chefs for 2008, my colleague Kristen Hinman broke the news of another St. Louis connection to the national dining scene. Chris Hoel, formerly the sommelier at Mo... More »

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rftbestof | St Lous, MO | 149 Reviews

| Wed, May 6, 2009

Onesto has been open for barely half a year, and already it's well on its way to becoming a St. Louis favorite for tasty pizzas, pastas and sandwiches. Word quickly got out that the restaurant, tucked away in a residential area of the Southampton neighborhood, was a gem. On a weeknight a table is fairly easy to snag, but on a Friday or Saturday, you'll have to wait. Here's the thing: Onesto makes this usually frustrating experience enjoyable. The friendly hostess will take your name, and you'll be asked if you'd like a drink. You won't be crammed into a teeming bar or onto an overstuffed bench, though, while you wait for your table. Onesto's waiting space is a glorious front patio (also home to outdoor seating). Take your Schlafly APA or glass of wine outside and have a seat or walk around on the lawn or sidewalk. You're bound to run into someone you know; even if you don't, the relaxed backyard-party atmosphere makes it easy to strike up a conversation with others. When, suddenly, your table is ready, you hesitate � because even though you can't wait to order a giant salad and dig into a pizza, at Onesto, the waiting isn't the hardest part; it's one of the reasons you return again and again.
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JamieK2 | Denver, CO | 131 Reviews

| Thu, July 29, 2010

Charming neighborhood, cute place.
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emko18 | st. louis, MO | 271 Reviews

| Mon, March 22, 2010

This is a great South City Restaurant! Really good pizza but that's not it! They have tons of other great stuff!

Main Menu

Appetizers

$12.95

Antipasti Plate
a sessonsl selection of smoked & cured meats , grilled & marinated vegetables , domestic , & imported cheese

$10.98

Frito Misto
a mixyure of seasonal vegetable& seafood tossed over fresh tomato sauce

$7.95

Aracini 'rice Ball"
a mixture of italian white rice , parmesan cheese & parsely stuffed with tomato sauce, ground beef & peas then breaded & fried served with bolognese sauce

$7.95

Mozzazrellwa Impanta
whole - molk mozzarella breaded & fried over fresh - yomato & basil sauce

$6.95

Small Role
a bronx original . thiny sliced salami , pepperoni & provolone cheese roled in our homemade pizza dough , baked & served with tomato sauce

Salads

Single $5.95
Family $17.95

House
mixed grens with mozzarella , tomatoes fire - roasted peppers, red onion & parmesan cheese, tossedc in roasted garlic & basil dressing

Single $17.95
Family $19.95

Chopped Italian
choppped lettuce with salami, pepperoni, fresh mozzarella, tomatoes, fire- roosted , pepers. artichoke & red onion tossed in our tomato balsamic vinaigrette

Single $6.95
Family $19.95

Caesar
fresh romanie lettuce & shredded parmesan cheese tossed incaesar dressing with garlic parmesan croutons add grilled or smoked free rangechicken 4.00

Sandwiches
All Sandwiches Served With Hand -cut Fries Or Salad

$9.95

Mile High Roast Beef Hoagie
a mountain of fresh slow roosted beef with melted provolone aujus & fresh - whipped horseradish sauce

$8.95

House Smoked Turkey Sandwich
with melted cheddar cheese , crispy bacon , fresh greens, tomato& cranberry mayo

$8.95

House Smoked Turkey Sandwich
with melted fontina , apple slice, lettuce & stone ground musard

$8.95

The Big Italian
coppa , ham salami , pepperoni& provolone , topped with fresh greens roasted tomatoes , red onion banana peppers , roasted garlic mayo

Pasta

Single $11.95
Family $36.95

Spaghetti Little Strings
with homemade meatballs & zesty marinara sauce

Single $14.95
Family $39.95

Penne Quills
tossed wiyh shrimp , sun -dried tomatoes, basil pesto & cream

Single $11.95
Family $36.95

Rigatoni Large Grooved
with sweet italian sausage, bell peppers & onion in a fresh marinara sauce

$12.95

Fettuccine Little Ribbons
home made tossed in a rich cream sauce with lost of parmesan cheese & a pinch of nutmeg -a tribute to chef alfredo

$14.95

Lasagna
layers of homemade pasta , heartly bolognese sauce, creamy bachamel sauce, mozzarella & parmesan cheese

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Onesto Pizza and Trattoria

5401 Finkman St. St. Louis, MO 63109

314-802-8883

Description

2010 | Best Outdoor Dining

2009 | Best Kid-Friendly Restaurant

2008 | Best Place to Wait for a Table

The Ten Best Outdoor Dining Spots in St. Louis

By Gut Check | Tue, April 24, 2012

Vito Racanelli Jr. Announces Split from Onesto

By Ian Froeb | Tue, January 31, 2012

#32: The Smoked Chicken Pizza at Onesto Pizza & Trattoria

By Ian Froeb | Mon, December 13, 2010

Booyah!: Unassuming Onesto offers savory pizzas and entrées galore

By Ian Froeb | Wed, July 09, 2008

Days of Wine and Pizza

By Ian Froeb | Wed, April 16, 2008

rftbestof | St Lous, MO | 149 Reviews

JamieK2 | Denver, CO | 131 Reviews

emko18 | st. louis, MO | 271 Reviews

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