Vicini Pastaria

Vicini Pastaria Vicini pastaria, cafe, & market (fresh scratch-made pasta, Italian lunch cafe, specialty food market)

Located in the beautiful, historic Lafayette Square neighborhood of St. Louis, Vicini pastaria, café, & market strives to create a genuine Italian experience where all who walk through our doors are welcomed as neighbors, friends, or family. Vicini is a small, neighborhood, Italian pastaria, café, and market focused on our house-made fresh pasta sold raw to cook at home, along with some grab-n-go

prepared foods perfect for a picnic in Lafayette Park, a local and imported Italian specialty food market, a small curated selection of European-inspired antiques, furnishings, home decor, and kitchenwares, and finally, dine-in counter-service lunch, communal Cena con Amici (“Dinner with Friends”) pop-up dinners, and cooking classes. We invite neighbors, guests, and friends to select some handmade pasta, meatballs, or local artisan products from the market to enjoy at home, or to gather around our table to share a prosciutto panino, a simple plate of our signature hand-rolled pici pasta, or communal family-style feasts; all lovingly hand-crafted with the utmost care and rustic simplicity characteristic of authentic Italian cuisine.

This weekend's lunch menu (available Fri, Sat, & Sun, 11:30am-3pm ONLY; Kitchen closes at 3pm) and Aperitivo Friday Happ...
06/05/2026

This weekend's lunch menu (available Fri, Sat, & Sun, 11:30am-3pm ONLY; Kitchen closes at 3pm) and Aperitivo Friday Happy Hour app/dessert/drinks-ONLY menu (available TODAY, 4-6pm)

05/30/2026

Join us for lunch (Sat & Sun, 11:30am-3pm; kitchen CLOSES at 3pm) and enjoy these delicious lunch specials and signature favorites! PLUS, shop the market until 5:30 for artisanal fresh pasta & sauces including spaghetti, campanelle, anelletti (Sicilian spaghetti-O’s), reginette, pomodoro, & arugula-almond pesto, WINE 🍷, Sicilian, Puglian, & Calabrian extra virgin olive oil, pasta-making tools and flour, Calabrian chile paste, oil, hot honey, & hot sauce, aged balsamico di Modena, San Marzano tomatoes, Sicilian pistachio cream, and MORE…

This weekend's lunch menu (available Fri, Sat, & Sun, 11:30am-3pm ONLY) and Aperitivo Friday happy hour menu (available ...
05/29/2026

This weekend's lunch menu (available Fri, Sat, & Sun, 11:30am-3pm ONLY) and Aperitivo Friday happy hour menu (available TODAY, 4-6pm ONLY)

TODAY'S HOURS OF OPERATION
Market hours: 11:30am-6pm
Lunch service: 11:30am-3pm
Aperitivo happy hour: 4-6pm (with appetizer, dessert, & drinks-only menu)

05/27/2026

One of this weekend’s pasta lunch specials will be Pappardelle al ragu di ossobuco with this handmade fresh saffron pappardelle and a ragu of local beef shank braised low-n-slow until tender and succulent. Available for lunch Fri, Sat, & Sun, 11:30am-3pm or until sold out.

UPDATE: We have added this delicious Pasta al pesto di rucola lunch special to our menu for today but we are SOLD-OUT of...
05/24/2026

UPDATE: We have added this delicious Pasta al pesto di rucola lunch special to our menu for today but we are SOLD-OUT of the Pasta alla Norcina lunch special.
**NEW SPECIAL**
Pasta al pesto di rucola:
Housemade fresh pasta with shaved fresh fennel, zucchini, asparagus, & peas in our bright, fresh arugula-basil-almond pesto, made with peppery arugula, sweet basil, toasted almonds, & pecorino Romano. Contains treenuts (almonds). (add burrata +$2)

This weekend's lunch menu (available Fri, Sat, & Sun, 11:30am-3pm) and Aperitivo Friday Happy Hour menu (available TODAY...
05/22/2026

This weekend's lunch menu (available Fri, Sat, & Sun, 11:30am-3pm) and Aperitivo Friday Happy Hour menu (available TODAY, 4-6pm).

Spicy and tangy? or creamy and earthy? or cheesy and peppery?; no matter your preference, we’ve got ‘em all covered with...
05/22/2026

Spicy and tangy? or creamy and earthy? or cheesy and peppery?; no matter your preference, we’ve got ‘em all covered with our delicious pasta lunch specials and signature favorites this weekend!
🌶️ Pasta con nduja:
Nduja(spicy Calabrian-style spreadable salame), San Marzano tomato sauce, Calabrian chiles, ricotta salata with scratch-made fresh pasta.

🥛Pasta alla norcina:
Scratch-made fresh pasta, truffle cream sauce, pecorino Romano, with or without garlic salsiccia.

🧀 Pici cacio e pepe:
Our signature hand-rolled pici pasta with pecorino Romano, cracked black pepper, and olive oil-toasted breadcrumbs.

Join us for lunch (Fri, Sat, Sun, 11:30am-3pm) and try 1 or try them all! Or swing by for Aperitivo Friday today from 4-6pm for drink and shopping specials, a complimentary spuntino (“snack”) with your drink purchase, a glass of 🍷or a spritz, and a special appetizer/dessert-only menu to kick your weekend off right!

This weekend's lunch menu (available Fri, Sat, & Sun, 11:30am-3pm ONLY) & Aperitivo Friday happy hour menu (available TO...
05/15/2026

This weekend's lunch menu (available Fri, Sat, & Sun, 11:30am-3pm ONLY) & Aperitivo Friday happy hour menu (available TODAY, 4-6pm).

05/07/2026

Join us for lunch on Mother’s Day this Sunday & treat mom to this delicious hyper-seasonal pasta lunch special we only offer a handful of days per year during the super short wild ramp season. These locally-foraged ramps (an umami-rich, deeply aromatic variety of wild leek) are mixed with creamy ricotta & stuffed into saffron-infused hand-braided culurgiones, a unique stuffed pasta shape native to the beautiful Italian island of Sardinia; lightly dressed with spring vegetables and arugula-almond pesto.
🍝 Lunch served 11:30am-3pm
‼️Walk-ins welcome‼️
🛒 Market remains open until 5:30pm for shopping, drinks, & dessert ONLY (kitchen closes at 3pm)

🎉UPDATE: NEW DATES ADDED!🎉Tuesday, May 26th, 5:30-9pmTuesday, July 14th, 5:30-9pm**We had so much fun at the first 3 dat...
05/06/2026

🎉UPDATE: NEW DATES ADDED!🎉
Tuesday, May 26th, 5:30-9pm
Tuesday, July 14th, 5:30-9pm

**We had so much fun at the first 3 dates of this class and sadly, had to turn away many people due to space constraints that we decided to open up 2 more dates for those unable to attend an earlier class. Space is limited and often fills up fast so grab your spot soon at the link in bio or https://vicinipastaria.square.site/ **

👨‍🍳COOKING CLASS: Trip to Sicily🍝:
Our fall trip to Sicily captured our hearts 💕 and we returned with renewed culinary inspiration and a deep appreciation for Sicilian food, traditions, and the vibrant, unforgettable flavors that we’d love to share with you! Join us for a three-part series of hands-on/demo-participation cooking classes inspired by the dishes we fell in love with across the island. In each class, we will prepare 3–5 recipes that celebrate the soul of Sicilian cooking. After cooking together, we’ll gather around the table for a family-style feast, enjoying the fruits of our labor alongside tastes of thoughtfully selected Sicilian wines 🍷. Come share in our deep love for Sicily & take a “Trip to Sicily” with us through its vibrant food and flavors-NO PASSPORT REQUIRED! ✈

Available Dates:
Wednesday, Jan 21st, 5:30-9pm
Wednesday, Feb 25th, 5:30-9pm
Wednesday, Mar 18th, 5:30-9pm
*NEW* Tuesday, May 26th, 5:30-9pm
*NEW* Tuesday, July 14th, 5:30-9pm

$118/person/class
Ticket price includes cooking instruction 👨‍🍳, recipes, dinner 🍝, a welcome glass of wine, & tastes of Sicilian wines with dinner.🍷

Register online at or https://vicinipastaria.square.site/

🎁UNIQUE GIFT IDEA! 🎁
Makes a great gift for all of those foodies, "Italophiles", and/or aspiring chefs 👨‍🍳 in your life!

Address

1916 Park Avenue
St. Louis, MO
63104

Opening Hours

Friday 11:30am - 6pm
Saturday 11:30am - 5:30pm
Sunday 11:30am - 5:30pm

Telephone

+13148276150

Website

https://vicinipastaria.square.site/, https://linktr.ee/vicinipastaria?fbclid=PAAabX-UBNU

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