This interview will be on “St. Louis on the Air” over the noon hour Tuesday. This story will be updated after the show. You can listen live.

New restaurants and bars continue to open in the St. Louis region — often with extensive safety protocols. And they’re offering new items for local food lovers and ways for patrons to get their favorite dishes. Sauce Magazine featured eight new restaurants for this month’s Hit List.

On Tuesday’s St. Louis on the Air, Sauce executive editor Meera Nagarajan will join the program to give a rundown of the top dishes to try at these new establishments.

The eight new restaurants to explore this month are:

• Pocha (10678 St Charles Rock Rd, St Ann, MO 63074)

• Cafe la Vie (Inside Le Meridien, 7730 Bonhomme Ave, St. Louis, MO 63105)

• Novellas (201 N Main St, St Charles, MO 63301)

• Lazy Tiger (210 N Euclid Ave, St. Louis, MO 63108)

What new food or drink establishment have you been a fan of this month? Tweet us (@STLonAir), send an email to talk@stlpublicradio.org or share your thoughts via our St. Louis on the Air Facebook group, and help inform our coverage.

“St. Louis on the Air” brings you the stories of St. Louis and the people who live, work and create in our region. The show is hosted by Sarah Fenske and produced by Alex Heuer, Emily Woodbury, Evie Hemphill and Lara Hamdan. The audio engineer is Aaron Doerr.