2013 Best Restaurants: Readers' Poll Winners
Your favorite eateries in the 'Burgh in 48 categories — from comfort food to sushi to small plates.
Atmosphere/Ambiance
➊ Meat & Potatoes
meatandpotatoespgh.com
➋ Monterey Bay Fish Grotto
montereybayfishgrotto.com
➌ Eleven
elevenck.com
Al Fresco
➊ Pusadee’s Garden
pusadeesgarden.com
➋ The Porch at Schenley
theporchatschenley.com
➌ Arpino Trattoria
arpinotrattoria.com
Authentic Pittsburgh Fare
➊ Primanti Brothers
primantibrothers.com
➋ Fat Head’s Saloon
fatheadspittsburgh.com
➌ Szmidt’s Old World Deli
szmidts.com
Bakery
➊ Oakmont Bakery
oakmontbakery.com
➋ Prantl’s Bakery
prantlsbakery.com
➌ Bethel Bakery
bethelbakery.com
Barbecue
➊ Union Pig & Chicken
unionpgh.com
➋ Smoke barbeque taqueria
412/205-3039
➌ Two Brothers Bar-B-Q
2brosbbq.com
➌ Double Wide Grill
doublewidegrill.com
Best-Kept Secret
➊ Café Chocolade
cafechocolade.net
➋ Café Du Jour
412/488-9695
➌ A Taste of Art Restaurant
facebook.com/atasteofart
Beer Haven
➊ Sharp Edge
sharpedgebeer.com
➋ D’s 6 Pax & Dogz
ds6pax.com
➌ Bocktown Beer and Grill
bocktown.com
Breakfast
➊ Pamela’s Diner
pamelasdiner.com
➋ Eat'n Park
eatnpark.com
➌ Square Café
square-cafe.com
Brunch
➊ Grand Concourse
muer.com
➋ Meat & Potatoes
meatandpotatoespgh.com
➌ Point Brugge Café
pointbrugge.com
Burger
➊ Burgatory Bar
burgatorybar.com
➋ BRGR
brgrpgh.com
➌ Tessaro’s
tessaros.com
Business Lunch
➊ Six Penn Kitchen
sixpennkitchen.com
➋ The Capital Grille
thecapitalgrille.com
➌ The Carlton Restaurant
thecarltonrestaurant.com
BYOB
➊ Piccolo Forno
piccolo-forno.com
➋ Arpino Trattoria
arpinotrattoria.com
➌ Avenue B
avenueb-pgh.com
Catering Services
➊ big Burrito Restaurant Group
bigburrito.com
➋ Parkhurst Catering
parkhursteventcatering.com
➌ Fluted Mushroom
flutedmushroom.com
Cheap Eats
➊ Eat'n Park
eatnpark.com
➋ Hello Bistro
hellobistro.com
➌ Lulu’s Noodles
lulusnoodles.com
Chinese
➊ Sesame Inn
sesameinn.com
➋ China Palace
chinapalacepittsburgh.com
➌ Jimmy Wan’s
jimmywans.com
Cocktails
➊ Olive or Twist
olive-twist.com
➋ Bar Marco
barmarcopgh.com
➌ Meat & Potatoes
meatandpotatoespgh.com
Coffee Spot
➊ Coffee Tree Roasters
coffeetree.com
➋ Big Dog Coffee
bigdogcoffee.net
➌ Espresso a Mano
espressoamano.com
Comfort Food
➊ Meat & Potatoes
meatandpotatoespgh.com
➋ Central Diner & Grille
facebook.com/CentralDinerGrille
➌ Six Penn Kitchen
sixpennkitchen.com
Contemporary American
➊ Eleven
elevenck.com
➋ Meat & Potatoes
meatandpotatoespgh.com
➌ The Porch at Schenley
theporchatschenley.com
Deli
➊ Smallman Street Deli
412/434-5800
➋ Carson Street Deli & Craft Beer
carsonstreetdeliandcraftbeer.com
➌ Szmidt’s Old World Deli
szmidts.com
Dessert
➊ Gullifty’s
gulliftys.us
➋ The Cheesecake Factory
thecheesecakefactory.com
➌ Eleven
elevenck.com
Diner
➊ Pamela’s Diner
pamelasdiner.com
➋ Ritter’s Diner
412/682-4852
➌ Central Diner & Grille
facebook.com/CentralDinerGrille
European
➊ Mallorca
mallorcarestaurant.com
➋ Max’s Allegheny Tavern
maxsalleghenytavern.com
➌ Hofbrauhaus Pittsburgh
hofbrauhauspittsburgh.com
➌ Point Brugge Café
pointbrugge.com
French
➊ Paris 66
paris66bistro.com
➋ Bridge Ten Brasserie
bridgeten.com
➌ La Gourmandine
lagourmandinebakery.com
Gluten-Free Eats
➊ Gluuteny
gluuteny.com
➋ Eat'n Park
eatnpark.com
➌ Gluten-Free Zone
yourglutenfreehealth.com
Happy Hour Specials
➊ Tamari
tamaripgh.com
➋ Mad Mex
madmex.com
➌ Andys Wine Bar
andyswinebar.com
Holiday/Special Occasion
➊ Grand Concourse
muer.com
➋ Monterey Bay Fish Grotto
montereybayfishgrotto.com
➌ LeMont
lemontpittsburgh.com
➌ Eleven
elevenck.com
Hot Dog
➊ Franktuary
franktuary.com
➋ D’s 6 Pax & Dogz
ds6pax.com
➌ The Original Hot Dog Shop
theoriginalhotdogshop.com
Indian/Middle-Eastern
➊ Taj Mahal
tajmahalinc.com
➋ Aladdin’s Eatery
aladdinseatery.com
➌ India Garden
indiagarden.net
Italian Non-Chain
➊ Piccolo Forno
piccolo-forno.com
➋ Arpino Trattoria
arpinotrattoria.com
➌ Girasole
733copeland.com
Japanese/Sushi
➊ Nakama Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Bar
eatatnakama.com
➋ Umi
bigburrito.com/umi
➌ Little Tokyo Bistro
littletokyopittsburgh.com
Korean
➊ Sushi Kim
sushikim.com
➋ Golden Pig
412/220-7170
➌ Dasonii Korean Bistro
dasonii.com
Latin-Inspired
➊ Alma Pan-Latin Kitchen
almapgh.com
➋ Seviche
seviche.com
➌ Kaya
bigburrito.com/kaya
Locally Sourced Menu
➊ Legume
legumebistro.com
➋ Cure
curepittsburgh.com
➌ Habitat Restaurant
habitatrestaurant.com
Mediterranean/Greek
➊ Mediterrano
mediterranocuisine.com
➊ Casbah
bigburrito.com/casbah
➌ Amel’s
amelsrestaurantpgh.com
Mexican/Tex-Mex
➊ Mad Mex
madmex.com
➋ Verde Mexican Kitchen & Cantina
verdepgh.com
➌ Emiliano’s Mexican Restaurant
emilianos.net
Microbrewery
➊ Church Brew Works
churchbrew.com
➋ Penn Brewery
pennbrew.com
➌ East End Brewing Co.
eastendbrewing.com
Mobile Food
➊ PGH Taco Truck
pghtacotruck.com
➋ Franktuary Food Truck
franktuary.com
➌ BRGR Food Truck
brgrpgh.com
Pierogies
➊ Pierogies Plus
pierogiesplus.com
➋ Cop Out Pierogies
copoutpierogies.com
➌ Church Brew Works
churchbrew.com
➌ Szmidt’s Old World Deli
szmidts.com
Pizza Non-Chain
➊ Mineo’s Pizza House
mineospizza.com
➋ Fiori’s Pizzaria
fiorispizzaria.com
➌ Aiello’s Pizza
aiellospizza.com
➌ Piccolo Forno
piccolo-forno.com
Pub
➊ Piper’s Pub
piperspub.com
➋ Sharp Edge
sharpedgebeer.com
➌ Monterey Pub
montereypub.com
Small Plates
➊ Ibiza Spanish Tapas & Wine Bar
ibizatapasrestaurant.com
➋ Tamari
tamaripgh.com
➌ Silk Elephant Thai Tapas & Wine Bar
silkelephant.net
Steak
➊ Ruth’s Chris Steak House
ruthschris.com
➋ The Capital Grille
thecapitalgrille.com
➌ Morton’s Steakhouse
mortons.com
Thai
➊ Nicky’s Thai Kitchen
nickysthaikitchen.com
➋ Bangkok Balcony
bangkokbalconypgh.com
➌ Pusadee’s Garden
pusadeesgarden.com
Vegan/Vegetarian-Friendly
➊ Quiet Storm Vegetarian & Vegan Cafe
qspgh.com
➋ Double Wide Grill
doublewidegrill.com
➌ Nicky’s Thai Kitchen
nickysthaikitchen.com
Wait-Staff
➊ The Carlton Restaurant
thecarltonrestaurant.com
➋ The Capital Grille
thecapitalgrille.com
➌ Habitat Restaurant
habitatrestaurant.com
Wine List
➊ The Carlton Restaurant
thecarltonrestaurant.com
➋ Sonoma Grille
thesonomagrille.com
➌ Toast! Kitchen & Wine Bar
toastpittsburgh.com
Worth the Drive
➊ Clifford’s Restaurant
cliffordsrestaurant.com
➊ Out of the Fire Café
outofthefirecafe.com
➌ Burgatory Bar
burgatorybar.com
