Eat in Lawrenceville, Pittsburgh

Morcilla

• ★ 4.8
• Spanish
• $$$

Order The charcuterie board and whichever pintxos the kitchen is running, with a glass off the sherry list.

Morcilla in Lawrenceville pours sherry and Spanish tapas in Pittsburgh. Justin Severino's charcuterie-driven room and a James Beard semifinalist.

Pusadee's Garden

• ★ 4.6
• Thai
• $$$

Order Whatever the kitchen runs whole-fried, and a curry built around the daily market vegetables.

Pusadee's Garden in Upper Lawrenceville plates traditional Thai in a courtyard garden in Pittsburgh. A family-run room with a James Beard semifinalist nod.

The Vandal

• ★ 4.5
• Contemporary American
• $$$

Order The bread service and whatever the kitchen is running off the daily market board.

The Vandal in Lawrenceville serves a tight seasonal menu and a five-seat wine bar in Pittsburgh. A small room the Post-Gazette named one of the city's best.

Poulet Bleu

• ★ 4.3
• French Bistro
• $$$

Order The roast chicken for two, or steak frites with a glass off the French list.

Poulet Bleu in Lawrenceville serves a Parisian bistro menu in Pittsburgh. Richard DeShantz's French room sits next door to Morcilla on Butler Street.

Umami

• ★ 4.2
• Japanese Izakaya
• $$

Order A spread of yakitori skewers, a bowl of ramen and a Japanese highball.

Umami on 38th Street in Lawrenceville serves izakaya skewers and ramen in Pittsburgh. A lantern-lit room with a koi pond patio off Butler Street.

The Parlor Dim Sum

• ★ 4.2
• Cantonese
• $$

Order Har gow, char siu bao and whatever Cantonese barbecue the kitchen is running.

The Parlor Dim Sum in Lawrenceville serves Cantonese dim sum and barbecue in Pittsburgh. Chef Roger Li's room plating dumplings, buns and char siu.

Piccolo Forno

• ★ 4.7
• Italian
• $$

Order A wood-fired pizza or the daily fresh pasta, with a glass of Chianti.

Piccolo Forno on Butler Street in Lawrenceville serves Tuscan wood-fired pizza and pasta in Pittsburgh. A neighbourhood Italian room locals book on Tuesdays.

Banh Mi & Ti

• ★ 4.4
• Vietnamese
• $

Order A classic pork banh mi and an iced Vietnamese coffee.

Banh Mi & Ti on Butler Street in Lawrenceville serves crusty banh mi and Vietnamese coffee in Pittsburgh. A quick, cheap counter on the renaissance strip.

Driftwood Oven

• ★ 4.8
• Pizza
• $$

Order A naturally-leavened pizza and a loaf from the bread counter.

Driftwood Oven on Butler Street in Lawrenceville bakes sourdough pizza and bread in Pittsburgh. A food-truck-turned-bakery with naturally-leavened pies.

Pizza Lupo

• ★ 4.5
• Pizza
• $$

Order A naturally-leavened pie and a glass off the natural wine list.

Pizza Lupo on Butler Street in Lawrenceville serves naturally-leavened pizza and natural wine in Pittsburgh. A pizzeria and bar on the renaissance strip.

Senti

• ★ 4.1
• Italian
• $$$

Order A fresh pasta and a seasonal main, with a bottle off the Italian list.

Senti on Butler Street in Lower Lawrenceville serves seasonal Italian cooking in Pittsburgh. Handmade pasta and a garden patio on the renaissance strip.

Ineffable Ca Phe

• ★ 4.4
• Vietnamese
• $

Order A grilled-pork banh mi and a Vietnamese egg coffee.

Ineffable Ca Phe on Penn Avenue in Lawrenceville serves banh mi and Vietnamese coffee in Pittsburgh. A relaxed cafe with a small, sharp sandwich menu.

Espresso a Mano

• ★ 4.7
• Café
• $

Order Espresso

Espresso a Mano on Butler Street in Lawrenceville is a small espresso-focused cafe in Pittsburgh. The city's serious espresso bar, meticulous and always busy.

Convive Coffee Roastery

• ★ 4.5
• Café
• $

Order Pour-over

Convive Coffee Roastery on Butler Street in Lawrenceville is a cafe and roastery in Pittsburgh. Single-origin pour-overs in a bright corner room.

Constellation Coffee

• ★ 4.4
• Café
• $

Order Pour-over

Constellation Coffee on Penn Avenue in Lawrenceville is a bright, minimalist cafe in Pittsburgh. Pour-overs, chemex and espresso in a calm work-friendly room.

La Gourmandine

• ★ 4.5
• Bakery
• $

Order Butter croissant

La Gourmandine on Butler Street in Lawrenceville bakes French croissants and baguettes in Pittsburgh. A husband-and-wife patisserie that opened in 2010.

The Butterwood Bake Consortium

• ★ 4.2
• Bakery
• $

Order Layer cakes

The Butterwood Bake Consortium in Lawrenceville is a late-night dessert cafe in Pittsburgh. Layer cakes, espresso and a glass of wine after dinner.

Redhawk Coffee Roasters

• ★ 4.6
• Coffee roaster
• $$

Redhawk Coffee Roasters started as an espresso truck and now roasts in Sharpsburg near Pittsburgh. Bright, single-origin coffees and cafes around town.

The Allegheny Wine Mixer

• ★ 4.2
• $$$

The Allegheny Wine Mixer on Butler Street in Lawrenceville is a wine bar and taproom in Pittsburgh. An eclectic glass list with cheese, charcuterie.

Solera Wine Co

• ★ 4.2
• $$$

Solera Wine Co on Butler Street in Lawrenceville is a wine bar and bottle shop in Pittsburgh. Bottles to drink in or take away, with a small-plates menu.

Senti Restaurant & Wine Bar

• ★ 4.0
• $$$

Senti on Butler Street in Lower Lawrenceville pairs Italian wine with seasonal cooking in Pittsburgh. A restaurant and wine bar with a garden patio in summer.

Grapperia

• ★ 4.1
• $$$

Grapperia on Butler Street in Lawrenceville is an Italian amaro, grappa and wine bar in Pittsburgh. A digestivo-focused room above Piccolo Forno.

The Vandal Wine Bar

• ★ 4.3
• $$$

The five-seat wine bar at The Vandal on Butler Street in Lawrenceville is a fine perch in Pittsburgh. Low-intervention pours and snacks beside the kitchen.

Morcilla (sherry bar)

• ★ 4.4
• $$$

The standing bar at Morcilla on Butler Street in Lawrenceville pours sherry, vermouth and Spanish wine in Pittsburgh. Justin Severino's charcuterie alongside.

Pizza Lupo (natural wine)

• ★ 4.0
• $$$

Pizza Lupo on Butler Street in Lawrenceville pairs a serious natural-wine list with sourdough pizza in Pittsburgh. A pizzeria-meets-wine-bar on the strip.

Bar Botanico

• ★ 4.2
• Cocktail bar
• $$$

Drink Botanical cocktails

Bar Botanico on Butler Street in Lawrenceville is a plant-filled cocktail bar in Pittsburgh. Botanical drinks and small plates in a greenhouse-style room.

Spirit

• ★ 4.0
• Bar and music venue
• $$$

Drink Beer and cocktails

Spirit on 51st Street in Lawrenceville is a bar, pizzeria and music venue in Pittsburgh. Pizza and drinks downstairs and live shows in a former Moose lodge.

Unspeakable

• ★ 4.1
• Speakeasy
• $$$

Drink Asian-inflected cocktails

Unspeakable on Penn Avenue in Lawrenceville is a speakeasy in Pittsburgh. Asian-inflected cocktails hidden behind the Ineffable Ca Phe cafe by night.

The Abbey on Butler Street

• ★ 4.0
• Bar and restaurant
• $$$

Drink Cocktails and beer

The Abbey on Butler Street in Lawrenceville is a bar and restaurant in Pittsburgh. Cocktails, beer and brunch in a converted former funeral home with a patio.

Pita My Shawarma

• ★ 4.0
• Street food
• $

Try Shawarma wraps

Pita My Shawarma on Butler Street in Lawrenceville wraps Lebanese shawarma in Pittsburgh. A food-truck-turned-storefront for shawarma, falafel.

The Church Brew Works

• ★ 4.7
• Brewery
• $$

Church Brew Works in Lawrenceville brews beer inside a deconsecrated 1902 Catholic church in Pittsburgh. The brewhouse sits where the altar once stood.

Dancing Gnome

• ★ 4.6
• Brewery
• $$

Dancing Gnome on Main Street in Sharpsburg brews hop-forward ales near Pittsburgh. A taproom built around big, juicy IPAs with lagers and stouts alongside.

Cinderlands Long Story Short

• ★ 4.2
• Brewery
• $$

Cinderlands Long Story Short in Lawrenceville is the brewery's original taproom in Pittsburgh. Hazy ales and a bar menu on the renaissance strip.

Burgh Bits & Bites

• ★ 4.4

Burgh Bits & Bites walks Butler Street in Lawrenceville, tasting through cafes, bakeries and kitchens on one of Pittsburgh's most restaurant-dense streets.

Three Rivers Beer Week

• ★ 4.0

Three Rivers Beer Week runs each April across Pittsburgh. The 40-plus breweries of Allegheny County pour special releases and host events celebrating.

Blue Moon

• ★ 4.0
• $$

Blue Moon on Butler Street in Lawrenceville is a long-running LGBTQ bar in Pittsburgh. Drag nights, drinks and a welcoming crowd in Upper Lawrenceville.