Taste the Tradition: Missouri Restaurants That Bottle Their Italian Sauces

Missouri has some exquisite Italian restaurants. In St. Louis on “The Hill”, you can get some of the best authentic Italian food in the United States. What if you want to have some of those sauces at home? Many of those places keep their sauces in house for use at their establishment exclusively. But others will bottle up their sauce and let you buy some. Want the real stuff at home? Here are some sauces available for purchase from legit Missouri Italian restaurants.

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Charlie Gitto’s Pomodoro – At the top of many lists every year of best Italian places to eat Charlie Gitto’s offers up a few different sauce options for home use.

Zia’s Pasta Sauce – Zia’s on the hill in south St. Louis is legendary and having their pasta sauce handy in the kitchen is next level.

Jasper’s/Marco Polo’s Italian Market – Jasper’s in Kansas City provides a nice complement of sauces to choose from (or collect them all?), with marinara, vodka sauce and tomato sauce amongst other items.

Adriana’s on the Hill – Adriana’s expanded into market items during COVID-19 and have been successful enough to keep it going post pandemic. You can purchase sauces, dressings and more.

Bartolino’s – They have been popular enough to expand to a few locations in the St. Louis area, and you can have their marinara or pasta sauce in your own kitchen.

Cupini’s – This Kansas City establishment doesn’t just offer sauces, but their limoncello, a Cupini’s cook book and even a gift box.

In Missouri the authentic Italian sauces flow! Not just at the historic restaurants, but also all the way to your kitchen too. Get a bottle, gift a bottle and share the love.