Diners' Choice: Best Overall restaurants in Pittsburgh

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Updated October 05, 2024

Looking for the best overall restaurants in Pittsburgh? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyzes nearly 2 million global diner reviews from the past four months. We sort the results by location and category to help you discover new favorite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

Umi Japanese Restaurant

4.9

4.9 (700)

$50 and over

Japanese

Shadyside

About the restaurant

With every detail considered and every arrangement intended, Umi exists to please with gentle perfection. Perfectly fresh fish is prepared in an elegantly and understated manner. Traditional Japanese decor reflects the ancient art of sushi while lively music and contemporary service align with the modern and masterful preparation of the plates. Climb the steps for an exquisitely refined journey.

Umi is located directly upstairs from Soba in Shadyside.

Top review

Maud

Dined on Sep 27, 2024

We had a wonderful time at Umi, delicious food and great team!

Forma Pasta Cafe & Market

4.9

4.9 (65)

$30 and under

Italian

Sewickley

About the restaurant

A quaint Sewickley Fresh Pasta Kitchen & Market, serving your favorite Italian Classics with a modern approach, featuring in-house fresh made pasta, sauce, and more - come join us Friday & Saturday evenings between 5-9 PM for dinner. Open for Breakfast & Lunch throughout the week.

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Crystal

Dined on Oct 5, 2024

Forma Pasta is the perfect blend of going out to dinner for a date or a fun night with friends and going to Nonna’a for a family meal. The dishes are shareable and trust me, you’ll want to share! BYOB and get comfortable … the vibe is so relaxed, but the food is so elevated. You’ll come back the next day to shop the “market” cases of fresh pasta!

Viva La Vida Mexican Bar & Grill

4.9

4.9 (26)

$31 to $50

Mexican

O'Hara Township

About the restaurant

Come join us today at Viva La Vida Mexican Bar & Grill!

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Carla

Dined 2 days ago

Clean, good food and cocktails, and good service

Cafe Momentum - Pittsburgh

4.9

4.9 (138)

$31 to $50

Contemporary American

Downtown

About the restaurant

Café Momentum is not a normal restaurant. Café Momentum is a non-profit restaurant that offers a locally sourced, chef-driven menu and serves as a culinary training facility for young people impacted by the juvenile justice system.

Café Momentum’s program teaches critical skills that allow youth to re-enter society in a safe, real-world environment of nurturing accountability. By participating in our program, the youth rotate through every aspect of the restaurant, from waiting tables to washing dishes, while working side-by-side with Chef Peter Henry.

Don't miss our famous smoked fried chicken served with mashed potatoes, ham hock collard greens, buttermilk biscuit, and black pepper gravy.

We are BYOB! $5/person corkage fee.

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Richard

Dined on Oct 5, 2024

Creative menu - wonderful food! Everything was delicious, and the staff was extremely nice.

Falsetti's Villa Restaurant

4.9

4.9 (492)

$30 and under

Italian

Kittanning

About the restaurant

Family owned Italian restaurant happily serving our customers in the region for more than 50 years. We offer pasta, poultry, beef, veal, seafood entrees; soups, salads, sandwiches and desserts; soft drinks, beer, wine and cocktails. We also provide trays and half trays; to-go service; and, a large backroom that can accommodate parties of up to 30 people. Please check out our menu online for a complete listing.

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Theresa

Dined 4 days ago

The food was really great, and the service was even better!!!

Pino's Contemporary Italian Restaurant & Wine Bar

4.8

4.8 (1186)

$31 to $50

Italian

Point Breeze

About the restaurant

Welcome to Pino's Contemporary Italian Restaurant & Wine Bar!
Pino's is a small neighborhood eatery tucked away in Pittsburgh's popular East End neighborhood of Point Breeze. You will often find regulars from the neighborhood and new guests enjoying dinner and drinks. With a warm decor of Italian mosaic tabletops, rich woods and colors, Pino's is a welcoming spot where Executive Chef & Owner Joseph "Pino" Mico proves there's more to Italian cuisine than just red sauce. Here you will find a merging of creative interpretations of the Italian classics as well as Mediterranean cuisine that is thoughtful and complex. Please be sure to view our most current menu offering on our website at : www.chefpino.com

Top review

Kenneth

Dined 5 days ago

Nice little restaurant with great service and amazing food

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Popular dish

Fried Calamari

Siempre Algo

4.9

4.9 (631)

$31 to $50

American

Downtown

About the restaurant

We believe that hospitality comes from optimism, compassion, and trust.
By fostering a culture that values collaboration and encouragement, we make it possible to take chances and grow, and to have hospitality be an expression of who we are.
The resulting offerings are carefully crafted food and beverage, and a welcome that passes our care for each other and our profession on to our guests.

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Sarah

Dined 5 days ago

Fantastic food and service as always. Kimber’s cocktails are always so creative and well-balanced. I love discovering her new concoctions. Chef Chris’s food is always thoughtful and delicious. Thanks for making our anniversary special. 💜

The Capital Grille - Pittsburgh

4.9

4.9 (4199)

$50 and over

Steakhouse

Downtown

About the restaurant

Make it a day to remember. From birthdays and anniversaries to professional milestones, we aim to make every gathering special at The Capital Grille. Open seven days a week, The Capital Grille is best known for our expertly prepared steaks, which are dry aged in house for 18 to 24 days and then hand-cut by our restaurant's on-premise butcher. The Capital Grille's wine list features more than 350 selections, and its floor-to-ceiling wine kiosk regularly houses 3,500 - 5,000 bottles. Reservations are recommended but not required. For more information, please visit our website. We look forward to delighting you.

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Matt

Dined 7 days ago

Amazing time. Food was delicious and top notch. Can get a little loud at times but just depends on how many people are there and where you sit. It’s expensive but you definitely get your moneys worth.

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Popular dish

Parmesan Truffle Fries

Popular dish

Flourless Chocolate Espresso Cake

Popular dish

Warm Double Chocolate Cake

Morcilla

4.9

4.9 (1797)

$50 and over

Spanish

Lawrenceville

About the restaurant

The Morcilla team brings contemporary Spanish influenced cuisine to the Lawrenceville neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Enjoy a mix of pintxos, house made charcutería and large plates meant for sharing from our family-style menu. End your experience with churros and chocolate hazelnut fondue to round out the evening. Our beverage program features craft cocktails, an extensive wine list, a deep sherry and vermut selection and local craft beer. Our dining room is intimate, perfect for celebrating your next special occasion with your favorite person. If you prefer bar seating, the full menu is available there too. We do recommend reservations, but hold a few bar seats for walk-in diners. Refer to www.morcillapittsburgh.com for our current menu.

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MaryJo

Dined 1 day ago

Exquisite menu and each dish perfectly prepared. Lovely space. Attentive staff. One menu mix-up that seemed to disappoint our server, but he recovered. Very short wine list, but well curated.

Napa Prime Chophouse

4.9

4.9 (2273)

$31 to $50

Steakhouse

Warrendale

About the restaurant

Napa Prime Chophouse is the traditional steakhouse with an innovative cuisine twist for today's astute diners.
"Rustic Chic" - combining Northwest High Plateau USDA Prime Beef with the grace of Napa Valley vineyards.

We feature 1855 ranch's beef along with an in-house Himalayan Sea Salt Dry Age locker sets Napa Prime Chophouse apart.

Award-winning wine list, Private wine lockers, Ultra Premium Wine by the Glass List that adjoins a Cigar and luxury spirits lounge.

Restauranteur's, Glenn & Lisa Hawley after successfully opening Off The Hook - a Premium Fresh Fish concept over 5 years ago are adding a Premium Steak House to their portfolio. In combination with long-time Executive Chef, Sean Karpuzi, the focus to bring single ranch premium beef with authentic dining experience is realized.

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Elaine

Dined 4 days ago

Ambiance was very nice. Service was outstanding. Steaks were delicious. Expensive but worth it.

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