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Italian in Pittsburgh
Community consensus
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Top Tier Editorial has a take on Italian in Pittsburgh below. The community ranking opens up once a few locals have weighed in.
Top 5 Italian in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh's Italian picks — cross-referenced from Pittsburgh Magazine's 26 Best Restaurants (2025), Pittsburgh Magazine's Best of the 'Burgh readers poll, and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's 2025 Best Restaurants.
- #1
DiAnoia's Eatery
Strip District
“Pittsburgh Magazine's 2024 and 2025 Best Italian (readers' poll) and a 26 Best anchor — Dave Anoia and Aimee DiAndrea's house-made pasta and all-day Italian in the Strip.”
- #2
Dish Osteria Bar
South Side
“Pittsburgh Magazine 26 Best and a Post-Gazette 2025 pick — Michele and Cindy Savoia's cozy Sicilian-rooted osteria, the spot chefs go on their night off.”
- #3
Morcilla
Lawrenceville
“Technically Basque-Spanish but listed on every Italian-adjacent Pittsburgh guide — Pittsburgh Magazine 26 Best and a Post-Gazette 2025 anchor with one of the city's best wine and sherry programs.”
- #4
Bar Marco
Strip District
“Pittsburgh Magazine 26 Best and a Post-Gazette 2025 pick — seasonal Italian inside a historic Strip District firehouse, long a benchmark for the neighborhood's evolution.”
- #5
Senti Restaurant
Lawrenceville
“Post-Gazette 2025 Best Restaurants pick — white-tablecloth Northern Italian that has anchored Butler Street for over a decade.”