2023 | Business + Services | Pittsburgh

Best Of PGH

  • Best of PGH 2023: Best Business + Services

    Best Alterations Shop/Tailor
    Old Flame Mending
    643 California Road, Avalon. oldflamemending.com
    2nd: Alterations Express
    3rd: Topaz Thimble

    Best Attorney
    Trellis Legal LLC
    5149 Butler St. Suite 300, Lawrenceville. trellispgh.com
    2nd: Kathryn Wakefield
    3rd: The Abolitionist Law Center

    Best Automotive Shop
    Walter's Automotive
    5775 Baum Blvd., East Liberty.
    2nd: Martys Muffler And Welding Shop
    3rd: Glenshaw Auto Service Inc.

    Best Barber Shop
    House of Handsome Barbershop and Boutique
    2906 W. Liberty Ave, Dormont. houseofhandsome.com
    2nd: Sonny’s Hair Parlor
    3rd: JP's Barbershop

    Best BIPOC-Owned Business
    Eye Kandiee Artistry Brow and Wax Studio
    2525 Monroeville Blvd., Monroeville. eyekandieeartistry.com
    2nd: CHAMBERS OF BEAUTY
    3rd: Curated Flame

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    Photo: Courtesy of Eye Kandiee Artistry Brow and Wax
    Markisha Leonard of Eye Kandiee Artistry Brow and Wax

    Best Black-Owned Barber Shop
    Bam Cuts
    2343 Smallman St. Suite 5, Strip District. facebook.com/bamcutyou
    2nd: The Natural Choice
    3rd: JP's Barbershop

    Best Black-Owned Hair Salon
    Shear Elegance Salon
    2205 Ardmore Blvd., Forest Hills. shearelegance.us
    2nd: Chelsea Rae Salon
    3rd: Dreamz Hair Salon and Barber Shop

    Best Body Piercing Shop
    Hot Rod Piercing Co.
    95 S. 16th St., South Side. hotrodpiercingcompany.com
    2nd: Never Ending ink
    3rd: Pittsburgh Tattoo Company

    Best Car Dealer
    Bowser Automotive (Power of Bowser)
    1001 Clairton Blvd., Pleasant Hills. powerofbowser.com
    2nd: Rohrich Honda
    3rd: A&L BMW

    Best Coworking Space or Art Studio
    Chambers of Beauty
    10485 Frankstown Road, Penn Hills
    2nd: Ascender
    3rd: Redfishbowl

    Best Credit Union
    Clearview Federal Credit Union
    Multiple locations. clearviewfcu.org
    2nd: Hill District Federal CU
    3rd: New Alliance Federal Credit Union

    Best Dance Studio
    Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
    2900 Liberty Ave., Strip District. pbt.org
    2nd: Firewall Dance
    3rd: Level Up Studios

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    Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre

    Best Day Spa
    Pittsburgh Acupuncture & Massageworks
    901 Western Ave. Suite 209, North Side. pghacuandmassage.com
    2nd: The Sewickley Spa
    3rd: Magnolia Studio

    Best Dry Cleaner
    Alterations Express
    Multiple locations. alterations-express.com
    2nd: Suburban Dry Cleaners
    3rd: Owl Cleaners — Main Facility

    Best Fitness Center
    ASCEND Point Breeze
    7443 Thomas Blvd., Point Breeze. ascendclimbing.com
    2nd: Club Elevation
    3rd: Full Circle Function & Fitness

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    CP Photo: Jared Wickerham
    Queer Scouts at ASCEND

    Best Florist
    Farmer's Daughter Flowers
    502 East Ohio St., North Side. thefarmersdaughterflowers.com
    2nd: Dormont Florist
    3rd: Steel City Florals

    Best Guided Tour
    Hope Haven Farm Sanctuary
    2506 Wexford Bayne Road, Sewickley. hopehavenfarm.org
    2nd: Doors Open Pittsburgh
    3rd: The Frick Pittsburgh

    Best Hair Salon
    Denham & Co. Salon
    100 Fifth Ave. Suite 200, Downtown. denhamandco.com
    2nd: Wicked House of Hair
    3rd: Studio Raw Elite

    Best Health Advocacy Group
    Central Outreach Wellness Center
    127 Anderson St. Suite 101, North Side. centraloutreach.com
    2nd: Abortion Defense Committee
    3rd: Metro Community Health Center

    Best Independent Pharmacy
    Hieber's Pharmacy
    3500 Fifth Ave. Suite 101, Oakland. hiebers.com
    2nd: Spartan Pharmacy
    3rd: Bloomfield Drug Store

    Best LGBTQ-Owned Business
    Leona's Ice Cream
    Multiple locations. leonaspgh.com
    2nd: Pigeon Bagels
    3rd: Square Cafe

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    Photo: Matt Dayak
    Leona's Ice Cream

    Best Massage Therapist
    Ian Green — Pittsburgh Acupuncture & Massageworks
    901 Western Ave. Suite 209, North Side. pghacuandmassage.com
    2nd: Nikki Remic Bannon — Pittsburgh Center for Complementary Health & Healing
    3rd: Becca Cutright — Full Circle Function & Fitness

    Best Medical Spa
    The Skin Center
    Multiple locations. theskincentermd.com
    2nd: Renuva MedSpa
    3rd: Known Aesthetics

    Best Music Recording Studio
    Mr. Smalls Recording and Mastering
    922 W. North Ave., North Side. mrsmallsrecording.com
    2nd: Razorblade Recordings
    3rd: Spaceship Studio PGH

    Best Nail Salon
    Mad Hatter Nail Boutique
    100 Robinson Centre Drive Suite 7, Robinson. madhatternailboutique.glossgenius.com
    2nd: Embellished
    3rd: Nails On Point

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    Photo: Courtesy of Mad Hatter Nail Boutique

    Best Non-Profit
    412 Food Rescue
    412foodrescue.org
    2nd: 412Thrive
    3rd: Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank

    Best Personal Trainer
    Clay Moorefield
    12122 Frankstown Road, Penn Hills. circulatestudios.com
    2nd: Donny Donovan
    3rd: OJ Macklin Fitness

    Best Pet Daycare
    The Dog Stop
    Multiple locations. thedogstop.com
    2nd: Pittsburgh Paws Pet Resort
    3rd: Camp Bow Wow

    Best Pet Groomer
    Puffy Paws Dog Grooming
    1726 Mt. Royal Blvd., Glenshaw. instagram.com/puffypawsdoggrooming
    2nd: The AuStella Pet Parlor
    3rd: Pawsitive Transfurmations

    Best Place to Adopt a Pet
    Trash Cat Rescue
    trashcatrescue.org
    2nd: Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh
    3rd: Animal Friends

    Best Place to Take Recycling
    Construction Junction
    214 N. Lexington St., Point Breeze. cjreuse.org
    2nd: Michael Brothers Recycling
    3rd: Pennsylvania Resources Council

    Best Printmaker/Poster Designer
    CommonWealth Press
    415 W. Warrington Ave., Allentown. cwpress.com
    2nd: Signs N' At
    3rd: PGH Print Ship

    Best Psychic/Tarot Reader
    The Menagerie
    494 Lincoln Ave., North Side. themenageriepgh.com
    2nd: Sparkledragon's Magical Emporium
    3rd: Arts & Crafts: Botanica & Occult Shop

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    The Menagerie reads tarot at the Best Of PGH 2023 Party.

    Best Real Estate Agency
    River Point Realty
    7112 Church Ave., Ben Avon. riverpointpgh.com
    2nd: Piatt Sotheby's International Realty
    3rd: Kefalos & Associates Real Estate

    Best Social Justice Organization
    1Hood Media
    460 Melwood Ave., Oakland. 1hood.org
    2nd: SisTers PGH
    3rd: #ProtectTransKids — Pittsburgh LGBTQ Charities

    Best Tattoo Shop
    Sanctuary Pittsburgh
    3533 Butler St., Lawrenceville. sanctuarypittsburgh.com
    2nd: Black Cat Tattoos
    3rd: Ice 9 Studio

    Best Wedding Venue
    Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
    One Schenley Drive, Oakland. phipps.conservatory.org
    2nd: Hyeholde Restaurant
    3rd: Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium

    Best Women-Owned Business
    Hocus Pocus
    113 Meyran Ave., Oakland. hocuspocuspgh.com
    2nd: Songbird Artistry
    3rd: Pittsburgh Honey

    Best Yoga Studio
    All Bodies Welcome Yoga
    allbodieswelcomeyoga.com
    2nd: Yoga Innovations
    3rd: The Om Lounge Yoga & Wellness

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    All Bodies Welcome Yoga