Best Contemporary American Restaurant | Pittsburgh City Paper

Best Contemporary American Restaurant

Honest John’s Bar & Restaurant

Best Contemporary American Restaurant
CP photo by John Colombo
Honest John’s Bar & Restaurant, winner of Best New Restaurant and Best Contemporary American Restaurant

216 E. Eighth Ave., Homestead
412-205-3448 or www.honestjohnspgh.com

Infusing some unique ingredients into Southern cuisine is a sure-fire way to satisfy hungry restaurant-goers, and Honest John’s delivers spectacularly. For example, mac-and-cheese is great, but here it’s transformed into “pimento mac with ancho chilies and roasted garlic.” 

Other Finalists

2nd: Meat & Potatoes, Downtown
3rd: Dive Bar & Grille, Lawrenceville