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Best of Pittsburgh Food and Drink

Best Asian Food

Chengdu Gourmet
5840 Forward Ave., Squirrel Hill
chengdugourmet.net

2nd: Banh Mi and Ti
facebook.com/BanhMiandTi
3rd: Thai Gourmet
facebook.com/ThaiGourmetPittsburgh

Best Bakery

Oakmont Bakery
1 Sweet St., Oakmont
oakmontbakery.com

2nd: La Gourmandine
lagourmandinebakery.com
3rd: Prantl's Bakery
prantlsbakery.com

Best BBQ

Smoke Barbeque Taqueria
4115 Butler St., Lawrenceville
smokepgh.com

2nd: Pork & Beans
porkandbeanspgh.com
3rd: Pittsburgh Barbecue Company
pghbbq.com

Best Bloody Mary

Luke Wholey's Wild Alaskan Grille
2106 Penn Ave., Strip District
lukewholey.com

2nd: Bar Marco
barmarcopgh.com
3rd: Roland's Seafood Grill
rolandspittsburgh.com

Best Buffet

Grand Concourse
100 W. Station Square Drive, South Side
grandconcourserestaurant.com

2nd: Rivers Casino
riverscasino.com
3rd: Taj Mahal
tajmahalinc.com

Best Burger

Burgatory
Multiple locations
burgatorybar.com

2nd: Tessaro's
tessaros.com
3rd: Burgh'ers Brewing
burgherspgh.com

Best Candy Store

Sarris Candies
511 Adams Ave., Canonsburg
sarriscandies.com

2nd: Grandpa Joe's Candy Shop
grandpajoescandyshop.com
3rd: My Favorite Sweet Shoppe
myfavoritesweetshoppe.com

Best Chef

Matt Christie, Streets on Carson
1120 E. Carson St., South Side
streetsoncarson412.com
2nd: Justin Severino, Morcilla, Cure, and Larder
morcillapittsburgh.com, curepittsburgh.com, and larderpittsburgh.com
3rd: Kevin Sousa, Superior Motors
superiormotors15104.com

Best Chinese Restaurant

Sichuan Gourmet
1900 Murray Ave., Squirrel Hill and 328 Atwood St., Oakland
sichuan-gourmet.com

2nd: Sesame Inn
sesameinn.com
3rd: Chengdu Gourmet
chengdugourmet.net

Best Cocktail List

Hidden Harbor
1708 Shady Ave., Squirrel Hill
hiddenharborpgh.com

2nd: Butcher and the Rye
butcherandtherye.com
3rd: Acacia
acaciacocktails.com

Best Coffeehouse

Black Forge Coffee House
1206 Arlington Ave., Allentown and 701 Chartiers Ave., McKees Rocks
blackforgecoffee.com

2nd: Commonplace Coffee
commonplacecoffee.com
3rd: The Coffee Tree Roasters
coffeetree.com

Best Contemporary American Restaurant

Meat & Potatoes
649 Penn Ave., Downtown
meatandpotatoespgh.com

2nd: The Porch
dineattheporch.com
3rd: Eleven
elevenck.com

Best Cookie

Nancy B's Bakery
415 W. Seventh Ave., West Homestead
nancybsbakery.com

2nd: Moio’s Italian Pastry Shop
moios.com
3rd: Bethel Bakery
bethelbakery.com

Best Craft Cocktail

Hidden Harbor
1708 Shady Ave., Squirrel Hill
hiddenharborpgh.com

2nd: Mixtape
mixtapepgh.com
3rd: Bar Marco
barmarcopgh.com

Best Dog-Friendly Restaurant

Grist House Craft Brewery
10 Sherman St., Millvale
gristhouse.com

2nd: Double Wide Grill
doublewidegrill.com
3rd: Federal Galley
federalgalley.org

Best Downtown Lunch Spot

Condado Tacos
971 Liberty Ave., Downtown
condadotacos.com

2nd: Gaucho Parrilla Argentina
eat-gaucho.com
3rd: Bae Bae's Kitchen
baebaes.kitchen

Best Food Truck

The Mac 'n' Gold Truck
macandgoldtruck.com

2nd: PGH Taco Truck
pghtacotruck.com
3rd: Blue Sparrow
bluesparrowpgh.com

Best Food-Delivery Service

Grubhub
grubhub.com

2nd: DoorDash
doordash.com
3rd: Uber Eats
ubereats.com

Best Food-Related Event or Festival

St. Nicholas Greek Food Festival
stnickspgh.org

2nd: Picklesburgh
picklesburgh.com
3rd: Little Italy Days
littleitalydays.com

Best French Fries

The Potato Patch
4800 Kennywood Blvd., West Mifflin
kennywood.com

2nd: The Original Hot Dog Shop
theoriginalhotdogshop.com
3rd: Point Brugge Café
pointbrugge.com

Best French Restaurant

Poulet Bleu
3517 Butler St., Lawrenceville
pouletbleupgh.com

2nd: Paris 66 Bistro
paris66bistro.com
3rd: The Twisted Frenchman
thetwistedfrenchman.com

Best Gluten-Free Menu

Gluten Free Goat Bakery & Café
4905 Penn Ave., Garfield
glutenfreegoat.com

2nd: Onion Maiden
onionmaiden.com
3rd: Gluuteny Bakery
gluuteny.com

Best Happy Hour

Federal Galley
200 Children’s Way, North Side
federalgalley.org
2nd: Condado Tacos
condadotacos.com
3rd: Kaya
kaya.menu

Best Hot Dog

Franktuary
3801 Butler St., Lawrenceville
franktuary.com

2nd: D's Six Pax & Dogz
ds6pax.com
3rd: The Original Hot Dog Shop
theoriginalhotdogshop.com

Best Hotel Bar

Whitfield at Ace Hotel Pittsburgh
120 S. Whitfield St., East Liberty
whitfieldpgh.com

2nd: The Commoner at Kimpton Hotel Monaco
thecommonerpgh.com
3rd: Speakeasy at Omni William Penn Hotel
omnihotels.com/hotels/pittsburgh-william-penn

Best Ice Cream

Millie's Homemade Ice Cream
Multiple locations
millieshomemade.com

2nd: Page Dairy Mart
pagedairymart.net
3rd: Dave & Andy's Homemade Ice Cream
facebook.com/DaveNAndys

Best Indian Restaurant

Taj Mahal
7795 McKnight Road, Ross Township
tajmahalinc.com

2nd: People's Indian Restaurant
peoplesindian.com
3rd: Udipi Cafe
zomato.com/pittsburgh/udipi-cafe-monroeville

Best Italian Restaurant

DiAnoia's Eatery
2549 Penn Ave., Strip District.
dianoiaseatery.com

2nd: Piccolo Forno
piccolo-forno.com
3rd: Alla Famiglia
allafamiglia.com

Best Japanese Restaurant

Umami
202 38th St., Lawrenceville
umamipgh.com

2nd: Nakama
eatatnakama.com
3rd: Little Tokyo Bistro
littletokyopittsburgh.com

Best Juice/Smoothie Bar

East End Food Co-op
7516 Meade St., Point Breeze
eastendfood.coop

2nd: The Pittsburgh Juice Company
pittsburghjuicecompany.com
3rd: Smoothie King
smoothieking.com

Best Kid-Friendly Restaurant

Eat'n Park
Multiple locations
eatnpark.com

2nd: Burgatory
burgatorybar.com
3rd: Mad Mex
madmex.com

Best Korean Food

Bae Bae's Kitchen
951 Liberty Ave., Downtown
baebaes.kitchen
2nd: Golden Pig
facebook.com/yongsgoldenpig
3rd: Green Pepper
facebook.com/greenpepperpgh

Best Late-Night Menu

Ritter's Diner
5221 Baum Blvd., Bloomfield
rittersdinerpittsburgh.com

2nd: Primanti Bros.
primantibros.com
3rd: Mad Mex
madmex.com

Best Local Beer

Grist House Craft Brewery
10 Sherman St., Millvale
gristhouse.com

2nd: Voodoo Brewery
voodoobrewery.com
3rd: East End Brewing Company
eastendbrewing.com

Best Locally Made Spirit

Wigle
Multiple locations
wiglewhiskey.com

2nd: Maggie's Farm Rum
maggiesfarmrum.com
3rd: Boyd and Blair
boydandblair.com

Best Macaron

Gaby et Jules
Multiple locations
gabyetjules.com

2nd: La Gourmandine
lagourmandinebakery.com
3rd: Jean-Marc Chatellier’s French Bakery
jeanmarcchatellier.com

Best Margarita

Mad Mex
Multiple locations
madmex.com

2nd: Round Corner Cantina
roundcornercantina.com
3rd: Condado Tacos
condadotacos.com

Best Martini

Olive Or Twist
140 Sixth St., Downtown
olive-twist.com

2nd: Acacia
acaciacocktails.com
3rd: Bar Louie
barlouie.com

Best Mexican/Latin American Restaurant

Gaucho Parrilla Argentina
1601 Penn Ave., Strip District
eat-gaucho.com

2nd: Mad Mex
madmex.com
3rd: Condado Tacos
condadotacos.com

Best Middle Eastern Restaurant

Salem's Market and Grill
2923 Penn Ave., Strip District
salemsmarketgrill.com

2nd: B52 Cafe
b52pgh.com
3rd: Pitaland
pitaland.com

Best Milkshake

The Milk Shake Factory
Multiple locations
themilkshakefactory.com

2nd: Burgatory
burgatorybar.com
3rd: Page Dairy Mart
pagedairymart.net

Best New Food Truck

Pita My Shawarma
pitamyshawarma.com
2nd: Pittsburgh Burrito Bus
facebook.com/pghburritobus
3rd: Main Squeeze Juice
mainsqueezejuice412.com

Best New Restaurant

Iron Born Pizza
413 Grant Ave., Millvale
ironbornpizza.com

2nd: Condado Tacos, Lawrenceville
condadotacos.com
3rd: Porked
porkyourhunger.com

Best Outdoor Dining

The Abbey on Butler Street
4635 Butler St., Lawrenceville
theabbeyonbutlerstreet.com

2nd: Round Corner Cantina
roundcornercantina.com
3rd (TIE): Nicky's Thai Kitchen
nickysthaikitchen.com
and The Café at the Frick
thefrickpittsburgh.org/cafe

Best Pizza

Mineo's Pizza House
2128 Murray Ave., Squirrel Hill and 713A Washington Road, Mount Lebanon
mineospizza.com

2nd: Fiori's Pizzaria
fiorispizzaria.com
3rd: Iron Born Pizza
ironbornpizza.com

Best Pub-Grub

Piper's Pub
1828 E. Carson St., South Side
piperspub.com

2nd: Big Jim's
bigjimsrestaurant.com
3rd: Bigham Tavern
bighamtavern.com

Best Restaurant (Downtown and Vicinity)

DiAnoia's Eatery
2549 Penn Ave., Strip District
dianoiaseatery.com

2nd: Condado Tacos
condadotacos.com
3rd: Nicky's Thai Kitchen
nickysthaikitchen.com

Best Restaurant (East)

Noodlehead
242 S. Highland Ave., Shadyside
noodleheadpgh.com

2nd: Superior Motors
superiormotors15104.com
3rd: Girasole
733copeland.com

Best Restaurant (North)

Federal Galley
200 Children’s Way, North Side
federalgalley.org

2nd: Nicky's Thai Kitchen
nickysthaikitchen.com
3rd: Burgatory
burgatorybar.com

Best Restaurant (South)

Fiori's Pizzaria
103 Capital Ave., Dormont and 3801 Washington Road, McMurray
fiorispizzaria.com

2nd: Piper's Pub
piperspub.com
3rd: Dish Osteria and Bar
dishosteria.com

Best Restaurant (West)

Four Twelve Project
988 Brodhead Road, Moon
fourtwelveproject.com

2nd: Industry Public House (North Fayette)
industrypgh.com
3rd: Hyeholde Restaurant
hyeholde.com

Best Restaurant Beer List

D's Six Pax & Dogz
1118 S. Braddock Ave., Regent Square
ds6pax.com

2nd: The Urban Tap
theurbantap.com
3rd: Sharp Edge Bistro
sharpedgebeer.com

Best Restaurant For Desserts

The Café at the Frick
7227 Reynolds St., Point Breeze
thefrickpittsburgh.org/café

2nd: Poulet Bleu
pouletbleupgh.com
3rd: Onion Maiden
onionmaiden.com

Best Rooftop bar

Sienna Mercato
942 Penn Ave., Downtown
siennamercato.com

2nd: Biergarten at the Hotel Monaco
monaco-pittsburgh.com
3rd: New Amsterdam
newamsterdampgh.com

Best Sandwich

Primanti Bros.
Multiple locations
primantibros.com

2nd: Gaucho Parrilla Argentina
eat-gaucho.com
3rd: Triangle Bar & Grill
trianglebarswissvale.com

Best Seafood

Monterey Bay Fish Grotto
1411 Grandview Ave., Mount Washington
montereybayfishgrotto.com

2nd: Robert Wholey & Company
wholey.com
3rd: Off The Hook
offthehookfish.com

Best Steakhouse

Gaucho Parrilla Argentina
1601 Penn Ave., Strip District
eat-gaucho.com

2nd: The Capital Grille
thecapitalgrille.com
3rd: Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse
fogodechao.com

Best Sunday Brunch

Grand Concourse
100 W. Station Square Drive, South Side
grandconcourserestaurant.com

2nd: Square Café
square-cafe.com
3rd: DiAnoia's Eatery
dianoiaseatery.com

Best Sushi

Umami
202 38th St., Lawrenceville
umamipgh.com

2nd: The Slippery Mermaid
slipperymermaid.com
3rd: Nakama
eatatnakama.com

Best Taco

Condado Tacos
971 Liberty Ave., Downtown
condadotacos.com

2nd: Las Palmas Pittsburgh
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3rd: Tako
takopgh.com

Best Tea Shop

Dobra Tea Pittsburgh
1937 Murray Ave., Squirrel Hill
dobrateapgh.com

2nd: Tupelo Honey Teas
tupelohoneyteas.com
3rd: Arnold's Coffee & Tea
arnoldsteapittsburgh.com

Best Thai Restaurant

Nicky's Thai Kitchen
Multiple locations
nickysthaikitchen.com

2nd: Noodlehead
noodleheadpgh.com
3rd: Smiling Banana Leaf
smilingbananaleaf.com

Best Vegan/Vegetarian Restaurant

Apteka
4606 Penn Ave., Bloomfield
aptekapgh.com
2nd: Onion Maiden
onionmaiden.com
3rd: Double Wide Grill
doublewidegrill.com

Best Wine List

Bar Marco
2216 Penn Ave., Strip District
barmarcopgh.com

2nd: Alla Famiglia
allafamiglia.com
3rd: The Pennsylvania Market
thepamarket.com

Best Wings

Big Shot Bob's House of Wings
Multiple locations
bigshotbobs.com

2nd: Bigham Tavern
bighamtavern.com
3rd: Fat Head's Saloon
fatheads.com