182 Pittsburgh Restaurants to Consider for Your Next Meal Out

The Top 10 Pittsburgh Restaurants

The following are our current Top 10 Pittsburgh restaurants. The restaurants that earn this distinction are ones we are certain we can order anything on the menu and not be disappointed.

1. Cure – Lawrenceville – Cured meats, inventive cuisine, and overall one incredible menu.
2. Gaucho Parrilla Argentina – Strip District – Argentinian meats done right in sandwich form (and on their own).
3. Federal Galley – North Side – An interesting food hall in the North Side featuring four chefs and a stellar bar.
4. Umami – Lawrenceville – Japanese food you've likely never had before in an amazing bar setting.
5. Morcilla – Lawrenceville – Spanish tapas bar with gourmet pintxos and small plates.
6. Kaya – Strip District – Caribbean fare with the best burger and sweet potato fries in the city of Pittsburgh.
7. Fish Nor Fowl – Garfield – Fine dining with an interesting menu and cocktail pairings for every dish.
8. Bar Marco – Strip District – Modern American, craft cocktails, but rather expensive.
9. Apteka – Bloomfield – Eastern European, vegan meals coupled with a wonderful bar.
10. Or, the Whale – Downtown – Trendy seafood and chophouse in downtown Pittsburgh.

Great Places to Eat in Pittsburgh

If you want to be able to order anything from a menu and anticipate it being good, these restaurants should have it. 

If a restaurant achieves this rating then it is guaranteed that we will go back to try more at some point in the future (or already eat there as regulars). Restaurants towards the top of this list are just as highly rated as those in our Top 10, but are not highlighted above because, well, we chose to only call out ten!

These are also the first we pull out when asked “where to eat in [neighborhood]?” or “what is good Pittsburgh food?” without knowing anymore about what you're looking for.

11. Smallman Galley – Strip District
12. La Tavola – Mount Washington
13. Poulet Bleu – Lawrenceville – French
14. tako – Downtown – Upscale Mexican
15. Park Bruges – Highland Park – Belgian
16. Point Brugge – Point Breeze – Belgian
17. Brugge on North – North Side – Belgian
18. Noodlehead – Shadyside – Thai
19. Pizza Taglio – East Liberty – Pizza
20. Legume – Oakland – American / Fine Dining
21. Better Maid Donut – Crafton Heights – Donuts
22. The Harmony Inn – Harmony, PA – German
23. Driftwood Oven – Lawrenceville – Pizza
24. Altius – Mount Washington – Fine Dining
25. Teppanyaki Kyoto – Highland Park – Japanese
26. Golden Pig – Cecil, PA – Korean
27. Coca Cafe – Lawrenceville – Brunch
28. Istanbul Sofra – Regent Square – Turkish
29. Monterey Bay Fish Grotto – Mount Washington – Seafood
30. Baby Loves Tacos – Bloomfield – Tacos and Burritos
31. Jozsa Corner – Hazelwood – Hungarian
32. Lorelei – East Liberty – German/Alpine
33. Cafe on Main – Sharpsburg – Brunch
34. Spoon – East Liberty – Fine Dining
35. Udipi Cafe – Monroeville – Indian
36. Soba – Shadyside – Asian
37. Azorean Cafe – Bloomfield – Portuguese
38. Threadbare – North Side – Pizza
39. Ineffable Ca Phe – Lawrenceville – Vietnamese
40. Bae Bae's Kitchen – Downtown – Korean
41. Pizzaiolo Primo – Downtown – Italian / Pizza
42. Meat and Potatoes – Downtown – Modern American
43. Penn Avenue Fish Co. – Strip District – Seafood
44. Butcher and the Rye – Downtown – Modern American
45. Tessaro's – Bloomfield – Burgers
46. Eleven – Strip District – Fine Dining
47. Braddock's Street Side – Downtown – Modern American
48. Oishii Bento – Oakland – Japanese
49. Nicky's Thai Kitchen – North Side and Downtown – Thai
50. Everyday Noodles – Squirrel Hill – Taiwanese
51. Walter's BBQ – Lawrenceville – Barbecue
52. Hidden Harbor – Squirrel Hill – Caribbean
53. Sienna Mercato – Downtown – Multiple
54. Duncan St. Sandwich Shop – Millvale – Sandwiches
55. Spork Pit Barbecue – Garfield – Barbecue
56. Spork – Bloomfield – Tapas/Italian/Modern
57. Bitter Ends Luncheonette – Bloomfield – Healthy Fare
58. Clem's Cafe – Blairsville – Barbecue
59. Smoke Taqueria – Lawrenceville – Modern American (Tacos)
60. Ephesus Pizza – Downtown, Aspinwall, and Bellevue – Turkish / Pizza
61. Pamela's P&G Diner – Various Locations – Breakfast / Brunch
62. Alla Famiglia – Allentown – Italian
63. Pork and Beans – Downtown – Barbecue

Pretty Good Pittsburgh Restaurants

Pittsburgh restaurants that fall into this category are generally recommended if you are in the mood for a specific entree or cuisine style. The entire menu may not be astounding (although it certainly could be), they may not have the best service, or even be a place you dream of eating at more frequently, but it'll be a good meal if you need to satisfy a more specific craving.

These are the ones we recommend when being asked for “where to eat [cuisine type] in [neighborhood],” so if the cuisine type and location matches what you seek, we recommend giving these a try.

64. Bills Bar & Burger – Downtown – Burgers and Brunch
65. Casbah – Shadyside – Mediterranean
66. Bird on the Run – East Liberty – Chicken
67. Pittsburgh Barbecue Company – Banksville and Murrysville – Barbecue
68. Onion Maiden – Allentown – Vegan
69. The Grand Concourse – South Side – Brunch
70. Pittsburgh Food Truck Park – Millvale – Food Trucks
71. Burgatory Bar – Various Locations – Burgers
72. The Pennsylvania Market – Strip District – Multiple Vendors
73. Chick'n Bubbly – Oakland – Korean/Japanese
74. Pusadee's Garden – Lawrenceville – Thai
75. Bier's Pub – North Side – Burgers
76. Muddy Waters Oyster Bar – East Liberty – Seafood
77. Pittsburgh Poke – Downtown – Seafood
78. Showcase BBQ – Homewood West – Barbecue
79. Two Brothers Bar-B-Q – Presto – Barbecue
80. Siempre Algo – North Side – Modern American
81. V3 Pizza – Downtown and Lawrenceville – Pizza
82. Bea Taco Town – Downtown – Mexican
83. Nu Bistro – Squirrel Hill – Jewish / Sandwiches
84. Max's Allegheny Tavern – North Side – German
85. Cafe io – Mount Lebanon – American
86. Slice on Broadway – Beechview – Pizza
87. Dive Bar – Lawrenceville and South Side – Modern American
88. Big Jim's in the Run – Four Mile Run – Italian and American
89. Piccolo Forno – Lawrenceville – Italian
90. Butterjoint – North Oakland – Burgers and Pierogies
91. La Palapa – South Side – Mexican
92. Bull River Taco – Squirrel Hill – Tacos
93. Johnny's Diner – West End – Breakfast
94. Bubba's – Pizza and Polish – Greensburg
95. honeygrow – Healthy Fare – East Liberty
96. Casa Narcisi Winery – Italian – Gibsonia
97. Bigham Tavern – Modern American – Mount Washington
98. Union Standard – Downtown – American
99. Station – Bloomfield – Modern American
100. Scratch – Troy Hill – Modern American
101. Badamo's Pizza – North Side and Mt. Lebanon – Pizza
102. The Vandal – Lawrenceville – Modern American
103. Independent Brewing Company – Squirrel Hill – Modern
104. Proper Brick Oven – Downtown – Italian / Pizza
105. Monterey Pub – North Side – Irish Pub
106. Burgh'ers – Lawrenceville and Harmony – Burgers
107. Huszar – North Side – Hungarian
108. Condado Tacos – Downtown – Tacos
109. Dinette – East Liberty – Pizza and Small Plates
110. Fiori's Pizzaria – Brookline – Pizza
111. Brian's Barbecue – Finleyville – Barbecue
112. Cocothe – Sewickley – Fine Dining
113. D's Six Pack and Dogz – Regent Square – Hot Dogs / Burgers
114. Mike & Tony's Gyros – Multiple Locations – Gyros and Modern
115. Merchant Oyster Co. – Lawrenceville – Seafood
116. Coughlin's Law – Mount Washington – Gastropub
117. Peppi's Old Tyme Sandwich Shop – Various Locations – Sandwiches
118. Quik-It Chicken – North Side – Fried Chicken / BBQ
119. The Porch – Oakland – American
120. Royal Myanmar – West View – Burmese
121. Caliente Pizza and Draft House – Bloomfield – Pizza
122. Lidia's – Strip District – Italian
123. Joe & Pie – Downtown – Pizza
124. Eighth & Hays – Homestead – Wine Bar / Modern American
125. La Riviera (formerly Bar Frenchman) – East Liberty – French
126. Taiwanese Bistro Cafe 33 – Squirrel Hill – Taiwanese
127. DeMore's Pizza – Millvale – Pizza
128. El Burro – North Side – Mexican
129. Police Station Pizza – Robinson Township – Pizza
130. The Pub Chip Shop – South Side – British
131. Kavsar – Mount Washington – Uzbek
132. Acorn – Shadyside – Modern American
133. Cinderlands Beer Co – Lawrenceville – Modern
134. Tram's Kitchen – Bloomfield – Vietnamese
135. Aiello's – Squirrel Hill – Pizza
136. Willow – Ben Avon – Modern American
137. Superior Motors – Braddock – Fine Dining
138. Bakn – Carnegie – Brunch and American
139. Ki Pollo – Lawrenceville – Korean and Argentinian
140. The Original Oyster House – Downtown – Fried Seafood
141. Beto's Pizza – Beechview – Pizza

Average Restaurants in Pittsburgh

Although we'd call them average, odds are good if a restaurant's offering fell into this range there were some good components and some bad. Most restaurants here we may not fully recommend from a personal standpoint, but there could be reasons we'd go back for a re-try (such as seeing a dish next to us that looked amazing, new menu items being added, etc).

Generally speaking, we walk out of these saying the meal was “fine” with little fanfare beyond that.

The following restaurants are also places we could recommend to specific people if we knew they had different tastes than us. When reading each restaurant review, odds are good you will know if this is you and some of the following could be worth checking out.

142. Pig Iron Public House – Cranberry – Modern American
143. Floor 2 – Downtown – Fine Dining and Brunch
144. Banh Mi & Ti – Lawrenceville – Vietnamese
145. Waffles, INCaffeinated – South Side – Breakfast / Brunch
146. Revel and Roost – Downtown – Modern American
147. Spak Brothers – Garfield – Pizza
148. The Yard – Shadyside and Downtown – Grilled Cheese / American
149. Rowdy BBQ – South Hills – Barbecue
150. City Works – Market Square – American
151. D&G Pizza – Beaver Falls – Pizza
152. Spirit and Slice Island Pizza – Lawrenceville – Pizza
153. Industry Public House – Lawrenceville – American
154. The Abbey on Butler Street – Lawrenceville – Pub Fare
155. Pizza Parma – Downtown – Pizza
156. The Warren – Downtown – Sushi and Bar Fare
157. Grandma B's – Hill District – Breakfast
158. Blue Dust – Homestead – Sandwiches
159. Chengdu Gourmet – Squirrel Hill – Chinese
160. Choppin' Block BBQ – Strip District – Barbecue
161. Primanti Brothers – Strip District (and Various Locations) – Sandwiches
162. Area 51 BBQ – Belle Vernon – Barbecue
163. Giovanni's Pizza – Dormont – Pizza
164. Wilson's Bar-B-Q – North Side – BBQ
165. Streets on Carson – South Side – International
166. Square Cafe – Regent Square – Breakfast / Brunch
167. Lola Bistro – North Side – International
168. Zen Asian – Lawrenceville – Chinese
169. Casa Reyna's – Strip District – Mexican
170. Double Wide Grill – South Side – American / BBQ
171. Doughboy's Pizza – McKee's Rocks

Our Least Favorite Meals in Pittsburgh

When it comes to bad meals, a restaurant has to miss a fair bit for it to be featured here. Generally speaking, the entrees we tried had little redeeming factors, and the meals of others next to us (when available) did not look that inspiring either to warrant a second try.

172. Caffe Mona – Bloomfield – Brunch
173. Mineo's – Squirrel Hill – Pizza
174. Pizza Fiesta – Multiple Locations – Pizza
175. Subba Asian – North Side – Nepali
176. Mendoza Express – East Carnegie – Mexican/Tex Mex
177. Doce Taqueria – South Side – Tacos
178. Fuel and Fuddle – Oakland – American
179. Pho Van – Strip District – Vietnamese
180. Barb's Corner Kitchen – Lawrenceville – Breakfast/Diner
181. BRGR – East Liberty – Burgers
182. NOLA on the Square – Downtown – American

Check back soon as we add Pittsburgh restaurant reviews every week as we eat our way around the city! 

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