Pittsburgh Restaurant Scene 2026: Plenty Of New Places To Try

PITTSBURGH, PA — For those who enjoy dining out in and around Pittsburgh, a new year's resolution for 2026 should be this: Visit as many of the new restaurants that opened in the city in recent months as possible.

There is something for everyone. Mexican, Mediterranean and Asian offerings are out there. So are casual burger and pizza joints. There are options aplenty.

The following is not an inclusive list, but here are some of the restaurants that debuted this year that caught Patch's attention:

• Avva, Aspinwall: This Mediterranean eatery opened in April in the former Mike & Luke's Front Porch space.

• Camino, Bloomfield: This Mexican restaurant opened in the Liberty Avenue space occupied for decades by Del's.

• Cava, Oakland: This fast casual Mediterranean eatery that offers customizable bowls and pitas much like Chipotle's build-your-own model opened its first location on the University of Pittsburgh campus.

• Chow's Kitchen: Squirrel Hill: This Shanghainese restaurant is owned by the owners of the popular Everyday Noodles, also located in Squirrel Hill.

• F&F Pizza, Mt. Lebanon: This acclaimed New York pizzeria opened its first Pittsburgh location.

• Grist House Command, Collier: This popular brewery set up shop in a former Nike Command Missile Center.

• Kyuramen, East Liberty: This restaurant chain's first Pittsburgh location specializes in ramen dishes.

• Moonlit Burgers, Sewickley: The smash burger specialists opened their location in Sewickley in Sepetember and will debut a fourth on Penn Avenue in Garfield early in 2026.

• Nan Xiang Soup Dumplings, South Side: This New York City-based Asian food chain opened its second Pennsylvania restaurant in SouthSide Works.

• One By Spork, Garfield: This fine dining establishment raised a few eyebrows with its standard $275 -per-person food and drink price.

• Palm Palm, Eastside: This latest offering from Pittsburgh restaurateur and real estate executive Herky Pollock has received rave reviews online since its debut.

• Poulet Bleu, Lawrenceville: This Parisian-themed restaurant was named one of Pittsburgh's most popular eateries by online reservation website Open Table.

• Shake Shack, Ross Park Mall: A year after opening its first Pittsburgh location in the Strip District, this national chain made its suburban Pittsburgh debut.

• Smashed 'N Fried, Greenfield: This smash burger eatery shares space with Mondays Brewing Co. in the space once occupied by Hough's.

• The Distillery Complex, South Side: This former rickhouse that was used to house barrels of aging spirits wasas transformed into a massive six-story bar and restaurant complex on the city's South Side.

• Titusz, Lawrenceville: This Austro-Hungarian restaurant opened in the former Merchant Oyster Co. space in Lawrenceville.