Pittsburgh Plates: These Local Restaurants & Bars Closed In 2025

PITTSBURGH, PA — The restaurant and bar business is fraught with considerable risk in any city and not every eatery survives.

Pittsburgh lost a considerable number of high-quality restaurants this year as the city's ever-evolving dining scene seems to perpetually reinvent itself.

The following list is not inclusive, but it includes a list of some of the most high-profile places to eat in Pittsburgh that shut their doors in 2025:

• Bae Bae's Kitchen, Downtown: Closed in January, opened a few weeks later than closed again. Its adjacent restaurant, Bae Bae's Cafe, closed in November.

• Bonfire Food & Drink, South Side: Closed for family reasons.

• Carmi Express, North Side: This soul food staple shut its doors earlier this month.

• Eat'n Park, Ross: One of two Eat'n Park on McKnight Road was renamed Dead'n Dreary this month.

• Etna Slice House, Etna: Abruptly shut down after less than a year in business.

• Grant Bar, Millvale: Nearly a century's worth of tradition vanished when this storied eatery closed in November.

• Michael's Pizza Bar, South Side: Shuttered after four decades in operation.

• Murray Avenue Grill, Squirrel Hill: The owner has decided to close this neighborhood institution after nearly 40 years.

• Nakama, South Side: Once one of the city's top Asian restaurants, this place shut down after more than 20 years.

• Oak Hill Post, Brookline: Closed after a four-year run.

• Primanti Bros., Garfield: Sure, this location closed, but Primanti Bros. still has a gazillion locations in Western Pennsylvania and elsewhere.

• Smiling Moose, South Side: The closure of this landmark bar and restaurant left many locals frowning.

• Voodoo Brewing Co., North Shore: The brewpub shut down in June but still has locations in Meadville, Erie and State College.

• Wild Rosemary, Upper St. Clair: Although run by one of Pittsburgh's most celebrated chefs, this space closed up shop in September.