USA Guide
The Mid-Atlantic
Eating
1 The Church Brew Works 3525 Liberty Ave 
412/688-8200 Vast establishment located between downtown and Bloomfield, serving American cuisine and fine ales brewed on-site. Housed in a grand, converted old church where vats have replaced the organ.
2 Grand Concourse 1 Station Square 412/261-1717 Pricey, plush seafood restaurant in a gorgeous setting, where you can feast on delights such as coconut macadamia encrusted shrimp. Expect to pay at least $50 per head.
3 Grandview Saloon 1212 Grandview Ave 412/431-1400 Relaxed Mt Washington restaurant, usually packed with a young crowd enjoying huge plates of pasta. Arrive early for a deck table with a view.
4 Gullifty's 1922 Murray Ave 412/521-8222 Longstanding Squirrel Hill favourite serving fine pasta, meat dishes, and sumptuous sweets. Look out for the twice-yearly Garlic Festival (usually held in April and Oct).
5 India Garden 328 Atwood St 412/682-3000 North Indian restaurant and bar in Oakland, serving tasty curries and creamy lassi. Good-value buffet during lunch and on Sun evenings. Catch a cricket game on the TV.
6 Kaya 2000 Smallman St 412/261-6565 Stylish Caribbean restaurant in the Strip District with a varied vegetarian selection, as well as a huge range of beers, rums, and cocktails.
7 La Feria 5527 Walnut St 412/682-4501 Colourful upstairs Peruvian shop-cum-restaurant in Shadyside, offering a limited but tasty selection of inexpensive specials from the Andes. BYOB.
8 Mallorca 2228 E Carson St 412/488-1818 This smart South Side restaurant serves excellent paella and Mediterranean dishes, as well as fine sangria. Ask if they have the delicious goat in red-wine sauce – at under $30 it's enough for two.
9 Thai Gourmet 4505 Liberty Ave 412/681-4373 Intimate and friendly Bloomfield spot with unbeatably authentic and inexpensive Southeast Asian fare, such as their wonderful Penang curry. BYOB.
10 Yumwok/Lulu's Noodles 400 S Craig St 412/687-7777. Combined Oakland establishment serving filling noodles and good standard pan-Asian cuisine at bargain prices. Justifiably popular with students. BYOB.