Author: Valentina Vavasis

Review: Cibo

Newly opened Cibo in Regent Square is the place for a satisfying, home-cooked Italian meal in a small, warm environment.

Restaurant Echo

At Restaurant Echo, the culinary team strives to “offer a sophisticated dining experience to customers without having to travel downtown.”

notion

Located in charming Oakmont, notion is an intriguing new restaurant that delivers interesting, complex food with superb service. This is the long-awaited venture of celebrated chef Dave Racicot, a seasoned culinary artist who's a semi-finalist for Best Chef in the Mid-Atlantic region in the 2011 James Beard Foundation awards.

Osteria 2350

Plan a trip to the Strip for Osteria 2350, a Strip District restaurant, featuring homey Italian fare that’s “simple, affordable and approachable.”

Spoon

The new East Liberty restaurant Spoon dishes out “refined comfort food” with the accent on local in a comfortable atmosphere.

Donato's

A new day dawns with Donato’s, a promising addition to the Fox Chapel dining scene, presenting American fare and a touch of Italy.

Girasole

This successful, people-pleasing Italian restaurant in Shadyside, friendly and flavorful, won't rest on its laurels (or sunflowers).

Rose Tea Cafe

The charming Rose Tea Cafe arises to add some bubbles and more, including a touch of Taiwan, to the Squirrel Hill neighborhood.

Habitat

Nestled in Fairmont Pittsburgh, downtown's new environmentally friendly hotel, Habitat offers a taste of the Pacific Ocean near the three rivers.

Table Brick Oven & Bar

Table Brick Oven & Bar, a dining discovery with locations in Murrysville and Canonsburg, brightens the ’burbs with a cool, jazzy space, down-home cooking and a menu with a sense of humor (“Yinzer Salad,” anyone?).

Piccolo Forno

Celebrating its fifth anniversary in March, Piccolo Forno in Lawrenceville still ignites passion and commitment from its customers.