Pittsburgh's beloved Eastern European dumpling, filled with potato and cheese or sauerkraut, boiled then fried in butter and onions. The city is pierogi-obsessed, from church basements to the Pirates' Pierogi Race.
Polish, Slovak and Ukrainian immigrants brought pierogi to Pittsburgh's mill neighbourhoods from the late 1800s. The dumpling became a regional staple, sold by the dozen from Catholic and Orthodox church basements, heaviest during Lent. Pierogies Plus opened in a former McKees Rocks gas station in 1991; S&D Polish Deli runs the Strip District counter; Apteka reinvented the dumpling as vegan to national acclaim. The Pittsburgh Pirates run a costumed Pierogi Race every home game.
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Apteka ★ 4.7
bloomfield · 4606 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15224
Apteka on Penn Avenue in Bloomfield is an all-vegan Central and Eastern European restaurant in Pittsburgh. Handmade pierogi and a James Beard nod.
Pierogies Plus ★ 4.4
north-side · 342 Island Ave, McKees Rocks, PA 15136
Pierogies Plus in a former gas station in McKees Rocks makes pierogi by hand near Pittsburgh. Owner Helen Mannarino learned in Poland; the potato.
S&D Polish Deli ★ 4.2
strip-district · 2204 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
S&D Polish Deli on Penn Avenue in the Strip District is a deli, grocery and pierogi counter in Pittsburgh. Hand-pinched pierogi with imported cheese.
Gooski's ★ 4.1
polish-hill · 3117 Brereton St, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Gooski's on Brereton Street in Polish Hill is a beloved dive bar in Pittsburgh. Cheap drinks, punk shows and pierogi in the old steelworker neighbourhood.