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Best Asian Food
Chengdu Gourmet
5840 Forward Ave., Squirrel Hill
chengdugourmet.net
2nd: Banh Mi and Ti
facebook.com/BanhMiandTi
3rd: Thai Gourmet
facebook.com/ThaiGourmetPittsburgh
Best Bakery
Oakmont Bakery
1 Sweet St., Oakmont
oakmontbakery.com
2nd: La Gourmandine
lagourmandinebakery.com
3rd: Prantl’s Bakery
prantlsbakery.com
Best BBQ
Smoke Barbeque Taqueria
4115 Butler St., Lawrenceville
smokepgh.com
2nd: Pork & Beans
porkandbeanspgh.com
3rd: Pittsburgh Barbecue Company
pghbbq.com
Best Bloody Mary
Luke Wholey’s Wild Alaskan Grille
2106 Penn Ave., Strip District
lukewholey.com
2nd: Bar Marco
barmarcopgh.com
3rd: Roland’s Seafood Grill
rolandspittsburgh.com
Best Buffet
Grand Concourse
100 W. Station Square Drive, South Side
grandconcourserestaurant.com
2nd: Rivers Casino
riverscasino.com
3rd: Taj Mahal
tajmahalinc.com
Best Burger
Burgatory
Multiple locations
burgatorybar.com
2nd: Tessaro’s
tessaros.com
3rd: Burgh’ers Brewing
burgherspgh.com
Best Candy Store
Sarris Candies
511 Adams Ave., Canonsburg
sarriscandies.com
2nd: Grandpa Joe’s Candy Shop
grandpajoescandyshop.com
3rd: My Favorite Sweet Shoppe
myfavoritesweetshoppe.com
Best Chef
Matt Christie, Streets on Carson
1120 E. Carson St., South Side
streetsoncarson412.com
2nd: Justin Severino, Morcilla, Cure, and Larder
morcillapittsburgh.com, curepittsburgh.com, and larderpittsburgh.com
3rd: Kevin Sousa, Superior Motors
superiormotors15104.com
Best Chinese Restaurant
Sichuan Gourmet
1900 Murray Ave., Squirrel Hill and 328 Atwood St., Oakland
sichuan-gourmet.com
2nd: Sesame Inn
sesameinn.com
3rd: Chengdu Gourmet
chengdugourmet.net
Best Cocktail List
Hidden Harbor
1708 Shady Ave., Squirrel Hill
hiddenharborpgh.com
2nd: Butcher and the Rye
butcherandtherye.com
3rd: Acacia
acaciacocktails.com
Best Coffeehouse
Black Forge Coffee House
1206 Arlington Ave., Allentown and 701 Chartiers Ave., McKees Rocks
blackforgecoffee.com
2nd: Commonplace Coffee
commonplacecoffee.com
3rd: The Coffee Tree Roasters
coffeetree.com
Best Contemporary American Restaurant
Meat & Potatoes
649 Penn Ave., Downtown
meatandpotatoespgh.com
2nd: The Porch
dineattheporch.com
3rd: Eleven
elevenck.com
Best Cookie
Nancy B’s Bakery
415 W. Seventh Ave., West Homestead
nancybsbakery.com
2nd: Moio’s Italian Pastry Shop
moios.com
3rd: Bethel Bakery
bethelbakery.com
Best Craft Cocktail
Hidden Harbor
1708 Shady Ave., Squirrel Hill
hiddenharborpgh.com
2nd: Mixtape
mixtapepgh.com
3rd: Bar Marco
barmarcopgh.com
Best Dog-Friendly Restaurant
Grist House Craft Brewery
10 Sherman St., Millvale
gristhouse.com
2nd: Double Wide Grill
doublewidegrill.com
3rd: Federal Galley
federalgalley.org
Best Downtown Lunch Spot
Condado Tacos
971 Liberty Ave., Downtown
condadotacos.com
2nd: Gaucho Parrilla Argentina
eat-gaucho.com
3rd: Bae Bae’s Kitchen
baebaes.kitchen
Best Food Truck
The Mac ‘n’ Gold Truck
macandgoldtruck.com
2nd: PGH Taco Truck
pghtacotruck.com
3rd: Blue Sparrow
bluesparrowpgh.com
Best Food-Delivery Service
Grubhub
grubhub.com
2nd: DoorDash
doordash.com
3rd: Uber Eats
ubereats.com
Best Food-Related Event or Festival
St. Nicholas Greek Food Festival
stnickspgh.org
2nd: Picklesburgh
picklesburgh.com
3rd: Little Italy Days
littleitalydays.com
Best French Fries
The Potato Patch
4800 Kennywood Blvd., West Mifflin
kennywood.com
2nd: The Original Hot Dog Shop
theoriginalhotdogshop.com
3rd: Point Brugge Café
pointbrugge.com
Best French Restaurant
Poulet Bleu
3517 Butler St., Lawrenceville
pouletbleupgh.com
2nd: Paris 66 Bistro
paris66bistro.com
3rd: The Twisted Frenchman
thetwistedfrenchman.com
Best Gluten-Free Menu
Gluten Free Goat Bakery & Café
4905 Penn Ave., Garfield
glutenfreegoat.com
2nd: Onion Maiden
onionmaiden.com
3rd: Gluuteny Bakery
gluuteny.com
Best Happy Hour
Federal Galley
200 Children’s Way, North Side
federalgalley.org
2nd: Condado Tacos
condadotacos.com
3rd: Kaya
kaya.menu
Best Hot Dog
Franktuary
3801 Butler St., Lawrenceville
franktuary.com
2nd: D’s Six Pax & Dogz
ds6pax.com
3rd: The Original Hot Dog Shop
theoriginalhotdogshop.com
Best Hotel Bar
Whitfield at Ace Hotel Pittsburgh
120 S. Whitfield St., East Liberty
whitfieldpgh.com
2nd: The Commoner at Kimpton Hotel Monaco
thecommonerpgh.com
3rd: Speakeasy at Omni William Penn Hotel
omnihotels.com/hotels/pittsburgh-william-penn
Best Ice Cream
Millie’s Homemade Ice Cream
Multiple locations
millieshomemade.com
2nd: Page Dairy Mart
pagedairymart.net
3rd: Dave & Andy’s Homemade Ice Cream
facebook.com/DaveNAndys
Best Indian Restaurant
Taj Mahal
7795 McKnight Road, Ross Township
tajmahalinc.com
2nd: People’s Indian Restaurant
peoplesindian.com
3rd: Udipi Cafe
zomato.com/pittsburgh/udipi-cafe-monroeville
Best Italian Restaurant
DiAnoia’s Eatery
2549 Penn Ave., Strip District.
dianoiaseatery.com
2nd: Piccolo Forno
piccolo-forno.com
3rd: Alla Famiglia
allafamiglia.com
Best Japanese Restaurant
Umami
202 38th St., Lawrenceville
umamipgh.com
2nd: Nakama
eatatnakama.com
3rd: Little Tokyo Bistro
littletokyopittsburgh.com
Best Juice/Smoothie Bar
East End Food Co-op
7516 Meade St., Point Breeze
eastendfood.coop
2nd: The Pittsburgh Juice Company
pittsburghjuicecompany.com
3rd: Smoothie King
smoothieking.com
Best Kid-Friendly Restaurant
Eat’n Park
Multiple locations
eatnpark.com
2nd: Burgatory
burgatorybar.com
3rd: Mad Mex
madmex.com
Best Korean Food
Bae Bae’s Kitchen
951 Liberty Ave., Downtown
baebaes.kitchen
2nd: Golden Pig
facebook.com/yongsgoldenpig
3rd: Green Pepper
facebook.com/greenpepperpgh
Best Late-Night Menu
Ritter’s Diner
5221 Baum Blvd., Bloomfield
rittersdinerpittsburgh.com
2nd: Primanti Bros.
primantibros.com
3rd: Mad Mex
madmex.com
Best Local Beer
Grist House Craft Brewery
10 Sherman St., Millvale
gristhouse.com
2nd: Voodoo Brewery
voodoobrewery.com
3rd: East End Brewing Company
eastendbrewing.com
Best Locally Made Spirit
Wigle
Multiple locations
wiglewhiskey.com
2nd: Maggie’s Farm Rum
maggiesfarmrum.com
3rd: Boyd and Blair
boydandblair.com
Best Macaron
Gaby et Jules
Multiple locations
gabyetjules.com
2nd: La Gourmandine
lagourmandinebakery.com
3rd: Jean-Marc Chatellier’s French Bakery
jeanmarcchatellier.com
Best Margarita
Mad Mex
Multiple locations
madmex.com
2nd: Round Corner Cantina
roundcornercantina.com
3rd: Condado Tacos
condadotacos.com
Best Martini
Olive Or Twist
140 Sixth St., Downtown
olive-twist.com
2nd: Acacia
acaciacocktails.com
3rd: Bar Louie
barlouie.com
Best Mexican/Latin American Restaurant
Gaucho Parrilla Argentina
1601 Penn Ave., Strip District
eat-gaucho.com
2nd: Mad Mex
madmex.com
3rd: Condado Tacos
condadotacos.com
Best Middle Eastern Restaurant
Salem’s Market and Grill
2923 Penn Ave., Strip District
salemsmarketgrill.com
2nd: B52 Cafe
b52pgh.com
3rd: Pitaland
pitaland.com
Best Milkshake
The Milk Shake Factory
Multiple locations
themilkshakefactory.com
2nd: Burgatory
burgatorybar.com
3rd: Page Dairy Mart
pagedairymart.net
Best New Food Truck
Pita My Shawarma
pitamyshawarma.com
2nd: Pittsburgh Burrito Bus
facebook.com/pghburritobus
3rd: Main Squeeze Juice
mainsqueezejuice412.com
Best New Restaurant
Iron Born Pizza
413 Grant Ave., Millvale
ironbornpizza.com
2nd: Condado Tacos, Lawrenceville
condadotacos.com
3rd: Porked
porkyourhunger.com
Best Outdoor Dining
The Abbey on Butler Street
4635 Butler St., Lawrenceville
theabbeyonbutlerstreet.com
2nd: Round Corner Cantina
roundcornercantina.com
3rd (TIE): Nicky’s Thai Kitchen
nickysthaikitchen.com
and The Café at the Frick
thefrickpittsburgh.org/cafe
Best Pizza
Mineo’s Pizza House
2128 Murray Ave., Squirrel Hill and 713A Washington Road, Mount Lebanon
mineospizza.com
2nd: Fiori’s Pizzaria
fiorispizzaria.com
3rd: Iron Born Pizza
ironbornpizza.com
Best Pub-Grub
Piper’s Pub
1828 E. Carson St., South Side
piperspub.com
2nd: Big Jim’s
bigjimsrestaurant.com
3rd: Bigham Tavern
bighamtavern.com
Best Restaurant (Downtown and Vicinity)
DiAnoia’s Eatery
2549 Penn Ave., Strip District
dianoiaseatery.com
2nd: Condado Tacos
condadotacos.com
3rd: Nicky’s Thai Kitchen
nickysthaikitchen.com
Best Restaurant (East)
Noodlehead
242 S. Highland Ave., Shadyside
noodleheadpgh.com
2nd: Superior Motors
superiormotors15104.com
3rd: Girasole
733copeland.com
Best Restaurant (North)
Federal Galley
200 Children’s Way, North Side
federalgalley.org
2nd: Nicky’s Thai Kitchen
nickysthaikitchen.com
3rd: Burgatory
burgatorybar.com
Best Restaurant (South)
Fiori’s Pizzaria
103 Capital Ave., Dormont and 3801 Washington Road, McMurray
fiorispizzaria.com
2nd: Piper’s Pub
piperspub.com
3rd: Dish Osteria and Bar
dishosteria.com
Best Restaurant (West)
Four Twelve Project
988 Brodhead Road, Moon
fourtwelveproject.com
2nd: Industry Public House (North Fayette)
industrypgh.com
3rd: Hyeholde Restaurant
hyeholde.com
Best Restaurant Beer List
D’s Six Pax & Dogz
1118 S. Braddock Ave., Regent Square
ds6pax.com
2nd: The Urban Tap
theurbantap.com
3rd: Sharp Edge Bistro
sharpedgebeer.com
Best Restaurant For Desserts
The Café at the Frick
7227 Reynolds St., Point Breeze
thefrickpittsburgh.org/café
2nd: Poulet Bleu
pouletbleupgh.com
3rd: Onion Maiden
onionmaiden.com
Best Rooftop bar
Sienna Mercato
942 Penn Ave., Downtown
siennamercato.com
2nd: Biergarten at the Hotel Monaco
monaco-pittsburgh.com
3rd: New Amsterdam
newamsterdampgh.com
Best Sandwich
Primanti Bros.
Multiple locations
primantibros.com
2nd: Gaucho Parrilla Argentina
eat-gaucho.com
3rd: Triangle Bar & Grill
trianglebarswissvale.com
Best Seafood
Monterey Bay Fish Grotto
1411 Grandview Ave., Mount Washington
montereybayfishgrotto.com
2nd: Robert Wholey & Company
wholey.com
3rd: Off The Hook
offthehookfish.com
Best Steakhouse
Gaucho Parrilla Argentina
1601 Penn Ave., Strip District
eat-gaucho.com
2nd: The Capital Grille
thecapitalgrille.com
3rd: Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse
fogodechao.com
Best Sunday Brunch
Grand Concourse
100 W. Station Square Drive, South Side
grandconcourserestaurant.com
2nd: Square Café
square-cafe.com
3rd: DiAnoia’s Eatery
dianoiaseatery.com
Best Sushi
Umami
202 38th St., Lawrenceville
umamipgh.com
2nd: The Slippery Mermaid
slipperymermaid.com
3rd: Nakama
eatatnakama.com
Best Taco
Condado Tacos
971 Liberty Ave., Downtown
condadotacos.com
2nd: Las Palmas Pittsburgh
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3rd: Tako
takopgh.com
Best Tea Shop
Dobra Tea Pittsburgh
1937 Murray Ave., Squirrel Hill
dobrateapgh.com
2nd: Tupelo Honey Teas
tupelohoneyteas.com
3rd: Arnold’s Coffee & Tea
arnoldsteapittsburgh.com
Best Thai Restaurant
Nicky’s Thai Kitchen
Multiple locations
nickysthaikitchen.com
2nd: Noodlehead
noodleheadpgh.com
3rd: Smiling Banana Leaf
smilingbananaleaf.com
Best Vegan/Vegetarian Restaurant
Apteka
4606 Penn Ave., Bloomfield
aptekapgh.com
2nd: Onion Maiden
onionmaiden.com
3rd: Double Wide Grill
doublewidegrill.com
Best Wine List
Bar Marco
2216 Penn Ave., Strip District
barmarcopgh.com
2nd: Alla Famiglia
allafamiglia.com
3rd: The Pennsylvania Market
thepamarket.com
Best Wings
Big Shot Bob’s House of Wings
Multiple locations
bigshotbobs.com
2nd: Bigham Tavern
bighamtavern.com
3rd: Fat Head’s Saloon
fatheads.com
This article appears in Aug 7-13, 2019.
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