Diners' Choice: Best Overall restaurants in Pittsburgh

OpenTable

Updated March 05, 2025

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!

One by Spork

5.0

5 (1022)

$50 and over

Contemporary American

East Liberty

About the restaurant

READ CAREFULLY AS WE ARE A NEW CONCEPT: One by Spork is a new, seasonally driven chef’s tasting menu experience. We embrace unity through our shared "house" philosophy, where our team works together to deliver an unforgettable dining adventure. Immerse yourself in a multi-course journey with expertly curated liquid pairings. Upon arrival, our team will assist in selecting the perfect pairing for you.

Dinner begins promptly at 6 PM; doors open at 5:45 PM. Reservations required. $275 per person, excluding tax and gratuity (pairing included).

Due to extensive use of allium, nightshades, and butter, we cannot accommodate these allergies, nor can we accommodate vegetarians, vegans, or gluten-free diets at this time. All allergies must be noted 7 days in advance to allow proper preparation.

Top review

OpenTable Diner

Dined 6 days ago

What a magnificent dining experience!!! Every detail was fabulous. Chef is super friendly and laid back, nothing like the pretentious TV celebrity chefs. He uses advanced molecular techniques and pairs them with time tested artisanal methods like koji aging, freeze drying, and fermentation to achieve wildly delicious dishes that are works of art to the eye and palate! Tonight’s experience was cozy, comfortable, and exquisite. The beverage pairings were also spectacular. I’m excited to see how they continue to innovate and shine as a beacon of fine boutique tasting menu dining!!! Well worth the wait and will be sure to return! Bravissimo!

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Koji Rye Fried Chicken

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Tagliatelle Bolognese

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Crispy Octopus

Cafe Momentum - Pittsburgh

4.7

4.7 (152)

$31 to $50

Contemporary American

Downtown

About the restaurant

Café Momentum is more than just a restaurant—it’s a nonprofit culinary training program transforming the lives of justice-impacted youth. Our locally sourced, chef-driven menu provides the backdrop for hands-on learning, where young people rotate through every aspect of the restaurant, from front-of-house service to kitchen prep, all under the guidance of award- winning Chef Robert "RC" Carter.

Don't miss our signature smoked fried chicken, served with mashed potatoes, collard greens, a southern buttermilk biscuit, and black pepper gravy. Plus, we’re BYOB! Enjoy your favorite beverage with dinner for a $5 per person corkage fee.

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Linda

Dined 6 days ago

Love the concept of preparing individuals to move into the work force. Great menu and service was excellent. Beautiful modern space. BYOB

Pino's Contemporary Italian Restaurant & Wine Bar

4.9

4.9 (1247)

$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

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KymVIP

Dined 5 days ago

We just love it here, again and again. Excellent menu with so many options, nightly specials, and wonderful service. Highlights of this evening were the artichoke appetizer, pork chop entree, and pasta bolognese. And a warm and delicious tamarind hot toddy from the non-alcoholic cocktail menu. There are so many options in Pittsburgh but we’re compelled to just keep coming to Pino’s. We always leave happy!

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Popular dish

Fried Calamari

Altius

4.9

4.9 (6452)

$50 and over

Contemporary American

Mt. Washington

About the restaurant

As Executive Chef & Partner of Altius, Jessica Bauer's approach to contemporary American cuisine is refined and modern with a respect for the integrity and quality of her ingredient driven menu. Your first visit may be for the view, but you will return again and again to enjoy one of Pittsburgh’s best premiere fine dining experiences. With modern surroundings, higher hospitality and an organic and sustainable wine menu, every part of your experience has been thought of and designed with care.

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KeithVIP

Dined 4 days ago

Altius was incredible as usual. Always a wonderful experience.

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Chilean Seabass

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Heritage Breed Tomahawk Pork Chop

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Ōra King Salmon

Senti Restaurant

4.9

4.9 (1888)

$31 to $50

Italian

Lawrenceville

About the restaurant

Top 100 Fit For Foodies in America: Senti Restaurant is an Italian restaurant and wine bar/lounge located on Butler St. in Lawrenceville (off street parking available). We serve authentic, modern Italian food originated from traditional recipes. Our automated wine dispenser is available for customers to self serve, if desired, using a prepaid gift card. We offer fine Italian wines both by the bottle or in measured pours in the wine dispenser.

We are also equipped to provide a private and elegant space for your private events, business luncheons, lunch and learns, rehearsal dinners, bridal and baby Showers, holiday parties and birthday parties.

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LynnVIP

Dined 2 days ago

Always excellent! Food and service. Artichokes are so good, as is the arugula salad. Enjoyed the agnolotti and gnocchi and the special birthday pudding! Grazie mille!

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Agnolotti

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Chocolate Bread Pudding

The Venue

4.9

4.9 (339)

$50 and over

American

Greensburg

About the restaurant

Serving Dinner Wednesday through Sunday from 4:00PM.
Reservations are important, appreciated, and limited due to COVID table spacing.

The Venue is a premier restaurant featuring Colossal Alaskan King Crab, Maine Lobster,
Fresh Fish, Center Cut Steaks, and In-House Made Pasta and Breads.

Our Bar serves Specialty Cocktails and offers a well chosen Wine List.

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Charlene

Dined on Mar 1, 2025

This was our first experience at the Venue. The food was outstanding. It was quaint and a very relaxing atmosphere. Our waiter JR was excellent. We come back again.

Alla Famiglia

4.9

4.9 (1065)

$50 and over

Italian

South Side

About the restaurant

Alla Famiglia has been delighting local and traveled guests in this very same location for over two decades. This "diamond in the rough" is conveniently located on the hilltop of Pittsburgh's South Side. Boasting a fine dining atmosphere, its family owned and operated, and promises to deliver a consistent product with every visit. You will be greeted and treated like family, as you enjoy homemade scratch Italian specialties, an award winning wine list, and complex scratch cocktails. Dine in an old world atmosphere under paddle fans, exposed brick, antiquities from all around the world. Six unique and interestingly decorated dining rooms comprises the character of this institution which started with just 8 tables, 25 years ago. Choose from daily provisioned fishes and exotics from the sea, dry and wet aged Prime beef, tender milk fed veal, and homemade maccheroni are just some of the choices you will have to select from. Crown the evening with our pastries prepared on site.

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Delight

Dined 4 days ago

We had a great meal and our server was just outstanding

Falsetti's Villa Restaurant

4.9

4.9 (544)

$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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Edward

Dined 7 days ago

Great place. Prices have escalated over the years, but you get a lot of food.

TreeTops Restaurant

4.7

4.7 (1993)

$50 and over

Contemporary American

Acme

About the restaurant

Award Winning Destination Dining Experiences. Discover the Height of Exceptional Cuisine in the Laurel Highlands. Dining enriched with Nature in a Frank Lloyd Wright inspired setting. Deck Dining, Acoustic Entertainment, Remarkable Entree's.

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Joel

Dined on Nov 11, 2024

Such an awesome experience! Food was suburb! Service was excellent! The setting was so tranquil and beautiful. Highly recommend!

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3 Branch Dining in TreeTops Restaurant

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5 Branch Dining in TreeTops Restaurant

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TreeHouse Dining Pods- Lunch

Arlecchino Ristorante

4.8

4.8 (635)

$50 and over

Italian

McMurray

About the restaurant

Arlecchino is a representation of the heart and soul of the wonderful world of Cuisine di Italiano. We are the sister restaurant of Cento Anni Alla Famiglia located on the hilltop of Pittsburgh. We are a full service restaurant which specializes in artisanal recipes passed down from Alla Famiglia along with the creativity from our chefs that prepare different nightly menus and desserts. 100% of our items are hand crafted duplicating the integrity of the old world.

Bar 1904, which is located upstairs in the balcony of our main dining room, is not only beautiful and cozy but by the hands of our talented bar tenders prepares hand crafted cocktails, beers and an outstanding wine list to choose from.

Dining at Arlecchino is an experience and may take time. We do allow 2 hours for parties of 2, 2.5 for parties 3-4 and 3 hours for parties over 5. Please be aware that your table may be booked after these time periods. If you would like to shorten your experience, please let us know!

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Kym

Dined 2 days ago

We always have a great experience here. The service and food are always phenomenal. We highly recommend this restaurant.

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