One of the best-known names in Italian dining in St. Louis will soon grace a restaurant again. As St. Louis Magazine first reported, Michael Del Pietro will open Del Pietro's at 1059 South Big Bend Boulevard in Richmond Heights, the address previously occupied by Riverbend Restaurant & Bar and, before that, Harvest.

Del Pietro's parents, Michael Sr. and Mary Rose Del Pietro, opened the original Del Pietro's on Hampton Avenue in 1976. It closed in 2011. “It's not going to be like the Del Pietro's of 1976,” Del Pietro tells Off the Menu. “Times have changed.” Del Pietro, whose restaurant group includes Sugo's Spaghetteria, Babbo's Spaghetteria and Tavolo V, says the the new Del Pietro's will feature beef modega and a few other classic dishes from its namesake restaurant.