Great Pittsburgh Restaurants to Try Downtown

This upscale, innovative restaurant in the Strip District seems to end up on everyone's list of favorite Pittsburgh restaurants. It's the flagship restaurant of the big Burrito group which manages several other popular Pittsburgh eateries (including Kaya, Casbah, Soba and Umi). The food is amazing, the presentation is gorgeous, the ambience is unpretentious and the wine list is impressive. What else could you ask for?

The big Burrito Group shines again with this fun, fusion restaurant in downtown Pittsburgh's Strip District. If flavor is your top priority in a good restaurant, then Kaya is a good choice - with plenty of spicy and flavorful menu items inspired by a mix of Latin American, Southeast Asian and Caribbean cuisines - fusion at its best!

A bit different than you might expect to find in a downtown Pittsburgh restaurant (think Paris or Manhattan), Nine on Nine features a sophisticated, cutting-edge menu (everything from sting ray to quail) and a warm, elegant, understated dining room. The wine list is also respectable with more than two dozen wines available by the glass.

It's a Pittsburgh staple, but still a favorite. Family owned and operated, the Carlton's atmosphere is upscale and formal with delicious food and one of the best wine lists in Pittsburgh.

A popular Pittsburgh bistro in the downtown Cultural District with California cuisine and an amazing array of wines by the glass.

It's a little further from central downtown Pittsburgh than the rest of the restaurants on this list, but it's still only a few minute cab ride from the golden triangle. Casual, yet stylish, Tamari offers up Latin-Asian fusion with an enticing menu of small plates, ceviches, a full sushi bar, and Pittsburgh's only robata grille, a charcoal-fired hearth used to cook skewered meat, chicken and fish that originated in Japan. Various seating areas offer a choice of atmospheres, but expect noise and buzz. This place is popular.