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Where to eat in Pittsburgh

60 hand-picked places in Pittsburgh, chosen for people who are in town for something and have one night to get dinner right.

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Pizza in Pittsburgh

Driftwood Oven Pizza restaurant · $$ · Lawrenceville
Sourdough-crust pies that top nearly every Pittsburgh best-pizza list; order the pepperoni with hot honey and grab a loaf to go. Closed Mon.
3615 Butler St, Pittsburgh, PA 15201
Iron Born Pizza $ · Millvale
Detroit-style squares with crispy cheese edges, the pepperoni with hot honey is the one to get.
Fiori's Pizzaria Pizza restaurant · $ · Brookline
600-plus reviews and open to 1am daily, thick square slices Pittsburgh has argued about for 50 years.
103 Capital Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15226
A Slice of New York $$ · Murrysville
Dave Portnoy rated it 8.2. Suburban Pittsburgh counter making a genuinely good crisp New York style slice.
Pizza Lupo Pizza restaurant · $ · Lawrenceville
Dave Portnoy rated it 8.2. Lawrenceville room doing a naturally leavened, well-blistered pie with house-made mozzarella.
5123 Butler St, Pittsburgh, PA 15201
Rockaway Pizzeria Pizza restaurant · $$ · Regent Square
Dave Portnoy rated it 8.2. Regent Square shop with a light, charred wood-fired crust and a short menu.
1137 S Braddock Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15218

Top Tables in Pittsburgh

Altius Fine dining restaurant · $$$$ · Mt. Washington
AAA Four Diamond new American perched on Grandview Ave with the full skyline out the window. The city's premier view-plus-food dinner. Closed Sun.
1230 Grandview Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15211
Poulet Bleu French restaurant · $$$ · Lawrenceville
About 4.4 stars across roughly 500 Yelp reviews for a French bistro that feels imported from Paris, order the whole roast chicken for two.
3517 Butler St, Pittsburgh, PA 15201
Eleven American restaurant · $$$ · Strip District
Over 1,000 Yelp reviews and a long run as the city's benchmark New American room, the menu changes with the season so trust the kitchen.
1150 Smallman St, Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Late Night in Pittsburgh

Primanti Bros. $ · Strip District (original)
The original location runs deep into the night, until 2am on weekends. Fries-and-slaw-stuffed sandwiches built for the after-show crowd.
Cambod-Ican Kitchen Cambodian restaurant · $ · South Side
Open until 3am on weekends with 160-plus reviews, get the chicken shish kebab with pita and the Cambodian noodle soup.
1701 E Carson St, Pittsburgh, PA 15203
Squirrel Hill Cafe Bar · $ · Squirrel Hill
The neighborhood dive locals call The Cage, kitchen and bar run to 2am for burgers and cold beer.
5802 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15217

Fast Food in Pittsburgh

The Original Oyster House Seafood restaurant · $ · Market Square
Pittsburgh's oldest restaurant and bar, pouring since 1870. Giant breaded fish sandwiches and oysters at a landmark counter. Daytime hours, closed Sun-Tue.
20 Market Square, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Burgatory Hamburger restaurant · $$ · North Shore
685-plus reviews for build-your-own burgers and boozy milkshakes, a short walk from both stadiums.
342 North Shore Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Eat'n Park $ · The Waterfront, Homestead, 15 min east
The diner chain every Pittsburgher grew up on, open to 11pm, grab a Smiley Cookie on the way out.

Trendy in Pittsburgh

P&G's Pamela's Diner $ · Strip District
The crepe-style hotcakes Obama flew to the White House. Classic Strip District breakfast counter, mornings until 2pm.
FET-FISK $$$ · Bloomfield
Nordic seafood and oysters, the hardest table in Pittsburgh right now, they have no phone so book online.
Lilith American restaurant · $$$ · Shadyside
Jamilka Borges and Dianne DeStefano's tiny room, 128-plus reviews and a menu that never sits still.
238 Spahr St, Pittsburgh, PA 15232