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Dining in Pittsburgh
Whet your appetite at one of the many spectacular restaurants in Pittsburgh. The city offers a wealth of sumptuous restaurants to choose from in all price categories. From the classic Pittsburgh sandwich at Primanti Bros. and the famous fish sandwich at Armand's, to O-fries with the perfect wiener at the Original Hot Dog Shop and pierogies at the Bloomfield Bridge Tavern, you'll find many choices to tempt your palate. Pittsburgh also has strong ethnic communities, which contribute to our dining diversity.
When you just want to unwind at campus, take advantage of the facilities available through Carnegie Mellon Dining Services. But when you want to hit the town, you have a myriad of choices. We've compiled a list of some excellent dining guides that should help you find just the right restaurant depending on your location and mood.
Dining Guides
The dining guide from Pittsburgh.com is a comprehensive listing that allows searching by name, price, cuisine or neighborhood, and also includes recommended restaurants.
The dining guide produced by Pittsburgh Magazine lists restaurants by the area of the city, and includes recommended and wining establishments.
The Pittsburgh City Paper's dining guide allows you to look up establishments by cuisine type.
This site is a great guide to Pittsburgh events, activities and points of interest. Just click on Dining in the menu on the left, and you can see a comprehensive, alphabetical list of restaurants.
And for beer lovers: This site is for the beer connoisseur. Categories include establishments with large selections of Belgian beer, U.S. microbrews, imports, local microbrews and good bar-food. This site is for people who enjoy interesting beers, rather than a comprehensive bar listing.