From a Natalie Wood - fired steak platter to local cuts of beef , to a new spin on steak tartare , these local eating house are serving steaks very well done . Whether you like yours Pittsburgh Rare ( char on the outside , red-faced on the interior ) or by another preparation , these are the nine best musca volitans in the city boundary – excluding mountain range restaurants – to sink your tooth into a steak .
Altius
Perched on Mount Washington , swanky Altius is a place to treat yourself . The steak is a 32 - day dry - aged 16 oz pearl - in ribeye . The prime cut of Midwest beef is grilled , and process with potatoes and veggies – and the good view of the metropolis ’s horizon .
Butcher and The Rye
A fresh take on the classic au poivre steak , Butcher & The Rye ’s adaptation is a hanger steak punctuate with with duck fat tater , incinerate tip Brassica oleracea italica , roasted squash puree , béarnaise sauce , and rosemary . While you ’re there , pair that steak with one of the legal community ’s 350 + bourbons .
Cure
curative is a carnivore ’s paradise . ChefJustin Severinois a skilled whole beast meatman with a Passion of Christ for cuisine that reflects Pennsylvania ’s seasons and local farms . you may always count on the attender hanger steak – and , of class , no head trip to Cure is consummate without the salumi board , a giant meaty mish - mash .
Cioppino
notable steak purveyor Allen Brothers provides the 22 oz ribeye at Cioppino . Each hearty steak is hired hand - cut and senior . For dessert , step out of the dining elbow room and into Cioppino ’s backroom cigar barroom to order a cigar , a nightcap , and some sweet .
The Commoner
At The Commoner , inside Hotel Monaco , go for the classic ribeye , prepared decadently with foie gras and truffle butter , plus a red vino demi . Another crowd - pleaser is The Pittsburgh Rare , a twist on steak tartare : raw New York steak , charred onion aioli , coarse-grained beer mustard , an testis egg yolk , smoked mushroom-shaped cloud duxelle ( basically an earthy paste ) , and topped with greens .
Gaucho Parrilla Argentina
ill-use one : Enlist the assist of a hungry admirer . Step two : Head to Gaucho Parrilla Argentina for the asado platter . pace three : raven it . The heaping plate of sum is thoroughgoing with five cut of steak , from flank to filet garnished with a chimichurri sauce . There will likely be a line out the doorway , but this wood - elicit knockout is entirely deserving the waiting .
Grandview Saloon & Coal Hill Steakhouse
Named for its fix on Mount Washington ( formerly Coal Hill ) , this fooling bistro is as well - hump for its steak as it is for its picturesque opinion . Neighbors to the Duquesne Incline , the restaurant ’s deck is a great place to catch a summer pyrotechnic show – over a steak dinner , plainly . Options bristle – choose among lusty cuts of flatiron , ribeye , porterhouse , strip , or filet mignon .
Meat & Potatoes
Ultra - coveted Wagyu beef makes an appearing at Meat & Potatoes in the form of a flatiron steak with all the fixation on the side . But that ’s not the only meaty treat : the restaurant ’s namesake dish – Meat & Potatoes for Two – is a show - stopper made for a couplet thirsty enough to devour a 34 oz bone - in ribeye .
Whitfield
house inside a former YMCA building with hang glide roof and ornate computer architecture , Ace Hotel ’s Whitfield dining way channels a luxe cantonment cafeteria vibe and birth down - to - earth all right dining . Whitfield ’s beef is all grass - fed and sourced from Jubilee Hilltop Ranch in nearby Bedford County . All of the kernel in the eatery is butchered in - house – and there are plenty of way to essay it , from the classic stumbler ’s steak to the family - style 38 oz porterhouse .
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