The Golden Triangle where the rivers meet. Gi-Jin sushi, Meat & Potatoes, Gaucho on 6th Street and the Cultural District theatre crowd fill Penn and the Market Square blocks.
Order Bone marrow to start, a serious steak or the brunch poutine at weekends.
Meat & Potatoes on Penn Avenue downtown serves a chef-driven American gastropub menu in Pittsburgh. Richard DeShantz's first room and a brunch staple.
Order A grilled cut with chimichurri, plus the grilled provoleta cheese.
Gaucho Parrilla Argentina on 6th Street downtown grills Argentine meats over a wood fire in Pittsburgh. A counter-order room with a citywide following.
Order Sit at the counter for the omakase, and order a flight off the gin list.
Gi-Jin on 6th Street downtown serves sushi, hand-rolls and an omakase counter in Pittsburgh. A DeShantz raw bar pairing gin, sake and Japanese whisky.
Order A composed seasonal main in the great hall, with a bottle off the long list.
Hyeholde near the airport in Coraopolis has served fine American cooking in a storybook stone manor since 1937. A 20-minute drive from downtown Pittsburgh.
Order A cocktail off the long bourbon list, then share New American plates.
Bridges & Bourbon on Penn Avenue downtown pairs a high-end cocktail program with New American plates in Pittsburgh. A room for a dressed-up night.
Order A fresh pasta and whatever is turning on the rotisserie, with an Italian red.
Talia Cucina on Sixth Avenue downtown serves modern Italian in a film-noir room in Pittsburgh. Handmade pasta and rotisserie meats in the Cultural District.
Order The giant fried fish sandwich and a plate of oysters at the old bar.
The Original Oyster House on Market Square has served fried fish and oysters in Pittsburgh since 1870. The city's oldest bar and seafood counter.
Order Build-your-own meatballs at Emporio, then a beer on the Il Tetto rooftop.
Sienna Mercato on Penn Avenue downtown is a three-floor Italian marketplace in Pittsburgh. Meatballs at Emporio and a rooftop beer garden up top.
Order Espresso
Gasoline Street Coffee on First Avenue downtown is a small cafe in Pittsburgh. Espresso and pastries near the river end of the Golden Triangle.
Order Drip coffee
Nicholas Coffee & Tea on Market Square downtown is a coffee counter in Pittsburgh since 1919. A classic Golden Triangle stop for a cup and a bag of beans.
On this list, shown aboveNicholas Coffee & Tea Co.
Barcelona Wine Bar on Penn Avenue downtown pours Spanish and Mediterranean wines in Pittsburgh. Tapas and a deep Iberian list in the Cultural District.
The Aperitivo Club on Market Street downtown is an Italian wine and aperitivo bar in Pittsburgh. Spritzes, Italian wines and small plates in the city centre.
Drink Seasonal cocktails
Space Bar on Market Square downtown is a small cocktail bar in Pittsburgh. A tight, design-forward room mixing seasonal drinks in the Golden Triangle.
Drink Classic cocktails
The Speakeasy inside the Omni William Penn Hotel downtown is a Prohibition-style bar in Pittsburgh. Classic cocktails and live piano in the grand old hotel.
Drink Cocktails
Whisper on Penn Avenue downtown is a cocktail bar in the Cultural District in Pittsburgh. Drinks beside Bridges & Bourbon, handy before and after a show.
Drink Cocktails
The Warren Bar & Burrow on 7th Street downtown is a cocktail bar in Pittsburgh. Cocktails, wine and sushi in a hidden-feeling room in the Cultural District.
Also on this listBridges & Bourbon
Try Creative tacos
tako on 6th Street downtown serves creative tacos from the Richard DeShantz group in Pittsburgh. Inventive fillings and margaritas in a loud room.
Also on this listGaucho Parrilla ArgentinaThe Original Oyster House
Secret Food Tours walks downtown Pittsburgh for three hours sampling local foods and wines, a guided run through city classics with a few off-the-radar stops.
Picklesburgh takes over Pittsburgh's Sister Bridges each July, a free festival built around pickles. A giant flying Heinz pickle balloon, vendors and pickled.
Pittsburgh Restaurant Week runs each January and August across the city. More than 50 restaurants offer three-course, fixed-price menus to spotlight.
On this list, shown aboveThe Original Oyster House
Also on this listMeat & PotatoesGaucho Parrilla Argentina
On this list, shown aboveThe Original Oyster House
Il Tetto, the rooftop atop Sienna Mercato on Penn Avenue downtown, is a beer-garden terrace in Pittsburgh. Drinks and pizza above the Cultural District.
Also on this listThe Speakeasy at the Omni William PennThe Warren Bar & Burrow
