{"id":81313,"date":"2026-01-08T13:38:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T13:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/81313\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T13:38:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T13:38:09","slug":"our-picks-for-pittsburgh-restaurant-week-winter-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/81313\/","title":{"rendered":"Our picks for Pittsburgh Restaurant Week, winter 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thought the season of absurdly large plates was over? Think again. Pittsburgh Restaurant Week\u2019s 2026 winter edition officially kicks off Monday, Jan. 12, with some eateries opting to launch their special menus and pricing as early as Friday, Jan. 9.<\/p>\n

This year, nearly 50 restaurants are putting signature prix fixe lunches or dinners on offer for reduced prices. Deals range between $20.26 and $55.26 across all participants. The Pittsburgh Restaurant Week website recommends mentioning Restaurant Week<\/a> \u201cto the waitstaff to ensure you are getting the correct menus and pricing.\u201d<\/p>\n

This year, six restaurants are participating for the first time: Bryant Street Tavern, Penn Avenue Fish Co., Golden Gai Izakaya, Let\u2019s Sushi, t\u00e4k\u014d torta and Sophia\u2019s Restaurant & Bar. Also, a host of others are taking advantage of the event to launch new dishes.<\/p>\n

The full list of participating restaurants, menus and reservation information is available on Pittsburgh Restaurant Week\u2019s website<\/a>. Here are a handful we recommend:<\/p>\n

Two words will sell you on Khalil\u2019s Restaurant Week special: Blueberry Baklava. It\u2019s made with buttered phyllo dough, filled with blueberries and topped with rosewater syrup. <\/p>\n

The Middle Eastern restaurant\u2019s three-course special is not on its regular menu, so it\u2019s unclear if you can get your hands on that blueberry goodness any other time. The appetizer is Lubie Saimee, a \u201ctraditional Syrian saut\u00e9ed green bean dish,\u201d according to the menu. The main dish is \u201can ancient savory comfort stew mentioned in a 15th century Damascene cookbook,\u201d: Shish Barak. All three courses come to $28.26 per person.<\/p>\n

\"\"\"\"Hummus Fritters from EYV. Photo by Cristina Holtzer.<\/p>\n

EYV <\/a><\/p>\n

424 E. Ohio St., North Side<\/p>\n

The North Side vegetarian-forward restaurant EYV, which stands for \u201cEat Your Veggies,\u201d will make even meat lovers happy. Helmed by Chef Michael Godlewski, EYV has been on several best restaurant lists since it opened in 2022. The Winter Restaurant Week menu features three courses for the $45.26-per-person price tag: welcome snacks, salads\/appetizers and mains. Each item is listed with a suggested wine pairing on the menu.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what we\u2019re ordering from EYV\u2019s Restaurant Week prix fixe menu: Hummus Fritters with harissa yogurt and za\u2019atar, then a Curried Apple Pierogi with cauliflower yogurt, toasted almond and celery. For the main, go for the Cabbage Pastrami. Trust us, you won\u2019t regret it. <\/p>\n

\"\"\"\"Hofbr\u00e4uhaus\u2019 Wurstplatte: grilled bierwurst, bratwurst and mettwurst with mashed potatoes and sauerkraut. Photo courtesy of Hofbr\u00e4uhaus.<\/p>\n

A restaurant week alum, Hofbrauhaus is offering a three-course dinner that highlights some of the best parts of its menu.<\/p>\n

First up is its soft pretzel appetizer with bier cheese which, in my books, is an automatic order on any day of the week. For the entree course, choose between the Jagerschnitzel (fried pork cutlet with a wine and mushroom sauce, German potato salad and fried cabbage), Wurstplatte (grilled bierwurst, bratwurst and mettwurst with mashed potatoes and sauerkraut) or a beet, apple and goat cheese salad with grilled chicken.<\/p>\n

The German feast closes out with a Bavarian cream puff. You\u2019ll want for nothing \u2014 except maybe a box for those leftovers.<\/p>\n

\"\"\"\"Pittsburgh Steak Salad. Photo courtesy of Sophia\u2019s Restaurant & Bar.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll say it: Coraopolis is slept on. It\u2019s not far from the city and has a handful of heavy hitters when it comes to eating and drinking out.<\/p>\n

Sophia\u2019s joins Restaurant Week for the first time with a continent-spanning three-course dinner.<\/p>\n

For your starter, choose between Black & Blue Shrimp (shrimp tossed in a sriracha and bleu cheese sauce), snow roll (shrimp tempura, cucumber, crab, spicy mayo and tobiko), or fried Potato Croquettes.<\/p>\n

Entrees on offer are Pan Seared Grouper with rice pilaf and vegetables, Orange Chicken with rice and broccoli, Burrata Vodka Ravioli Florentine or a Pittsburgh Steak Salad.<\/p>\n

Finally, dessert comes with an impossible decision: Death by Chocolate Cake or New York Cheesecake. There\u2019s no wrong choice, per se, but you most certainly will regret not choosing the other.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Thought the season of absurdly large plates was over? Think again. Pittsburgh Restaurant Week\u2019s 2026 winter edition officially…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":81314,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[73,75,74,41126,1474],"class_list":["post-81313","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pittsburgh","tag-pittsburgh","tag-pittsburgh-headlines","tag-pittsburgh-news","tag-pittsburgh-restaurant-week","tag-pittsburgh-restaurants"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81313","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81313"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81313\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/81314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}