Market Square Restaurants and Bars
By John Valentine
Market Square Restaurants & Bars Include:
The Yard – A local restaurant focusing on monster grilled cheese sandwiches and a decent draft beer list.
The Original Oyster House – The oldest restaurant in Pittsburgh, focusing on all things seafood. Cheap food but almost everything is fried.
The Original Milkshake Factory – Pittsburgh's local milkshake joint.
Millie's Ice Cream – One of Pittsburgh's best premium ice cream shops.
The Wine Bar at Market Street Grocery – A small wine bar in the neighborhood market serving wines from a tasty Italian vineyard.
Emerson's Bar – A second floor bar above Market Street Grocery with wine, beer, and cocktails- best suited as a space for great conversation over visiting for drinks on their own.
Alchemy Bar + Kitchen – A fine dining restaurant in Market Square with molecular gastronomy techniques.
Floor 2 – A fine dining and brunch restaurant in the Fairmont hotel.
La Gourmandine – A popular French bakery with several locations around the city. Go for the breads, stay for the sweets.
Las Velas – A hidden gem of a Mexican restaurant located on the 2nd floor of a commercial space in the square.
Revel and Roost – Two restaurants in one at the Hilton Garden Inn focusing on modern American fare and fine dining. Reservations required.
Pizzaiolo Primo – Producing Neapolitan style pizzas that are mouthwatering (but fairly expensive). Reservations required.
Primanti Brothers – Downtown iteration of Pittsburgh's famous sandwich shop. While we would recommend the Strip District one as the original and best, we have to include this one here for completion.
Ephesus Pizza – A local pizza place with Turkish inspired toppings and sides. A true gem.
City Works – A modern gastropub with one of the largest draft beer lists downtown.
Nicholas Coffee Co. – A coffee shop located right in the heart of Market Square.
Vallozzi’s- Vallozzi's started over 50 years ago when Helen Vallozzi was selling homemade pastas out of her home. Helen opened a take out restaurant in Latrobe, PA a few years later where her popularity exploded. In 1977, Ernie Vallozzi moved his mothers location to Greensburg where it is still open and operating today. In 2012 Ernie's son Julian expanded the tradition into downtown Pittsburgh. Vallozzi's Pittsburgh recently became a recipient of the Wine Spectator Magazine's Best of Award of Excellence and is the only Italian restaurant in Pittsburgh to receive such an honor. They can host your intimate date, family dinner, business meetings, or larger parties in our banquet room.
