Best of the 'Burgh 2016: Readers' Poll

Bakeries, barbecue, museums and more. Here's the most popular stuff in town.

Food & Restaurants

Al Fresco
Pusadee’s Garden, pusadeesgarden.com

Bakery
Oakmont Bakery, oakmontbakery.com

Barbecue
Union Pig & Chicken, unionpgh.com

Breakfast
Pamela’s Diner, pamelasdiner.com

Brunch
Grand Concourse, grandconcourserestaurant.com

Burger
Burgatory, burgatorybar.com

BYOB
Piccolo Forno, piccolo-forno.com

Cheap Eats
Noodlehead, noodleheadpgh.com

Chinese
Sesame Inn, sesameinn.com

Contemporary American
Eleven Contemporary Kitchen, elevenck.com

Dessert
The Cheesecake Factory, thecheesecakefactory.com

Diner
Ritter’s Diner

European
Point Brugge Café, pointbrugge.com

Family-Friendly
Eat’n Park, eatnpark.com

Food Truck
PGH Taco Truck, pghtacotruck.com

French
Paris 66, paris66bistro.com

Frozen Treat
Rita’s Italian Ice, ritasice.com

Gluten-Free Fare
Gluuteny, gluuteny.com

Hot Dog
Franktuary, franktuary.com

Indian
Taj Mahal, tajmahalinc.com

Italian Non-Chain
Piccolo Forno, piccolo-forno.com

Japanese/Sushi
Nakama Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Bar, eatatnakama.com

Latin-Inspired
Gaucho Parrilla Argentina, eatgaucho.com

Mediterranean/Greek
Aladdin’s Eatery, aladdinseatery.com

Mexican/Tex-Mex
Mad Mex, madmex.com

Middle Eastern
Aladdin’s Eatery, aladdinseatery.com

Pastries
La Gourmandine, lagourmandinebakery.com

Pierogies
Pierogies Plus, pierogiesplus.com

Pizza Non-Chain
Fiori’s Pizzaria, fiorispizzaria.com

Seafood
Monterey Bay Fish Grotto, montereybayfishgrotto.com

Small Plates
Morcilla, morcillapittsburgh.com

Special Occasion
Altius, altiuspgh.com

Steak
The Capital Grille, thecapitalgrille.com

Taco
täkō, takopgh.com

Thai
Nicky’s Thai Kitchen, nickysthaikitchen.com

Vegan-/Vegetarian-Friendly
B52 Cafe, b52pgh.com

Wing Night
Bigham Tavern, bighamtavern.com

Worth the Drive
North Country Brewing Co., northcountrybrewing.com
 

 

Drinks & Beverages

Beer List
Sharp Edge, sharpedgebeer.com

Local Brewery/Microbrewery
Grist House Craft Brewery, gristhouse.com

Cocktails
Tender Bar + Kitchen, tenderpgh.com

Local Coffee Shop
Espresso a Mano, espressoamano.com

Wine List
The Allegheny Wine Mixer, alleghenywinemixer.com

Dive Bar
Kelly’s Bar & Lounge, twitter.com/kellysbarlounge

Juice
Salúd Juicery, saludjuicery.com

Best Bar
Nied’s Hotel, niedshotel.myfastsite.com
 

 

Entertainment

Museum
The Andy Warhol Museum, warhol.org

Place to Catch Live Music
Stage AE, stageae.com

Theater Company
Pittsburgh Public Theater, ppt.org

Cinema
Row House Cinema, rowhousecinema.com

Bar Band
Nied’s Hotel Band, niedshotelband.com

Place to Catch Live Comedy
Arcade Comedy Theater, arcadecomedytheater.com

Outdoor Events
Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival, trustarts.org/traf

Benefit Bash
Hello Bully’s “Lovers Not Fighters Gala,” hellobully.com

Sports Team
Pittsburgh Steelers, steelers.com

Place to Catch an Old Movie
Row House Cinema, rowhousecinema.com

Hiking/Biking Trail
Montour Trail, montourtrail.org

Trivia/Game Night
Radical Trivia at the Oaks Theater, theoakstheater.com
 

 

Personalities

Pro Athlete
Andrew McCutchen, twitter.com/thecutch22

College Athlete
James Conner (University of Pittsburgh), twitter.com/jamesconner_

High School Athlete
Miles Sanders (Woodland Hills), twitter.com/boobiemiles_4

Meteorologist
Ashley Dougherty (WTAE), twitter.com/ashleyd_WTAE

News Anchor
Ken Rice (KDKA), twitter.com/kenricekdka

Street Reporter
Heather Abraham (KDKA), twitter.com/kdkaheather

Sports Reporter
Bob Pompeani (KDKA), twitter.com/kdpomp

Radio Host
Mark Madden (105.9 The X), twitter.com/markmaddenx

Blogger
John Chamberlain (Ya Jagoff!), yajagoff.com

Morning Drive Team
Randy Baumann & the DVE Morning Show, dve.com

Comedian
Matt Light, mattlightcomedy.com

Bartender
Maggie Meskey (Butcher & the Rye), twitter.com/baconbra

 

Businesses

Hair Salon
Metamorphosis Organic Salon, Spa and Wellness Studio, spapgh.com

Fitness Club
LA Fitness, lafitness.com

Fitness Class (tie)
The Grind at Keystone Health Club, keystonehealthclub.com

Pure Barre Pittsburgh, purebarre.com

Florist
The Farmer’s Daughter Flowers, thefarmersdaughterflowers.squarespace.com

Jewelry Store
Henne Jewelers, hennejewelers.com

Yoga Studio
Amazing Yoga, amazingyoga.net

Toy/Game Store
S.W. Randall Toyes and Giftes, swrandalltoys.com

Beauty Products/Makeup Store
Sephora, sephora.com

Indie Bookstore
Caliban Book Shop, calibanbooks.com

Card/Stationery Store
WildCard, wildcardpgh.com

Pet Goods and Services
Camp Bow Wow, campbowwow.com

Spa
Metamorphosis Organic Salon, Spa and Wellness Studio, spapgh.com

Clothing Boutique
Fascino, shopfascino.com

Bridal Boutique
Glitter & Grit, glitterandgritpgh.com

Bed and Breakfast
The Inn on Negley, innonnegley.com

Comic Book Store
Phantom of the Attic, pota-oakland.com

Record Store
Jerry’s Records, jerrysrecords.com

Homegoods Store
Von Walter & Funk, vonwalterandfunk.com

Local Resort
Nemacolin Woodlands Resort, nemacolin.com

Grossman Yanak & Ford tabulated this year’s Best of the ’Burgh poll results.
 

 

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