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The Crab Cakes at Monterey Bay Are Worth the Elevator Ride
A Grandview Avenue seafood room where the view usually does all the work. Here the crab cakes actually out-argue the skyline, which on Mount Washington is close to a miracle.
The Local · August 18, 2026
Mercurio's on Walnut Street Is a 4.1, and a Very Good Date Spot
Certified Neapolitan pizza on Walnut Street, made in front of you in a wood oven the size of a small car. The sauce is the tell, the sausage beat the margherita, and the gelato bar is not optional.
The Local · August 18, 2026
Little Italy Days 2026: I Queued an Hour for Chicken Parm and It Broke Me
A hundred thousand people, fifty food booths and four blocks of Liberty Avenue closed to traffic. The food is not why you go. Here's what actually happened, including the worst hour I've spent in a queue.
The Local · August 18, 2026
Fet-Fisk Is Pittsburgh's Strangest Restaurant Worth the Trip
A tiny Bloomfield kitchen working in Nordic technique cures and smokes its own fish and asks you to slow down. The catch: you have to meet it on its terms.
The Local · June 23, 2026
Primanti Bros: Tourist Trap or Pittsburgh Cathedral? Yes.
Every local has a take on the fries-in-the-sandwich thing. Here's the honest one.
The Local · June 18, 2026
The Best Restaurants in Pittsburgh Right Now (2026): The Ranking We Actually Stand By
Three Pittsburgh restaurants earned a flat-out 5.0 from us this year. Here's the honest ranking of where to eat in the Burgh right now. Kings first, hype checked, no filler.
The Local · June 24, 2026
The Best Pizza in Pittsburgh, According to a Local Who Eats It
Detroit squares, sourdough, blistered Neapolitan, and the Murray Ave slice war. An honest, opinionated ranking of where to actually get great pizza in the Burgh.
The Local · June 24, 2026