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The first hit is free. Everest {PHOTO BY TERRY CLARK} KELLY’S BAR & LOUNGE. 6012 Centre Ave., East Liberty. 412-363-6012. The vintage aesthetic isn’t retro at this longtime neighborhood hangout; it’s the real thing. And the original 1940s fare has been updated with taste and style: Burgers and fries share space with Asian potstickers and satay. The mini mac-and-cheese is a classic. JE LEGENDS OF THE NORTH SHORE. 500 E. North Ave., North Side. 412-321-8000. Despite its name, Legends is no sports bar: It’s a family-friendly restaurant with a local flavor. The menu is almost exclusively Italian: Offerings include classics such as gnocchi Bolognese and penne in vodka sauce, and more distinctive specialties such as filet saltimbocca. KF
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STAGIONI. 2104 E. Carson St., South Side. 412-586-4738. This cozy storefront restaurant offers a marriage of traditional ingredients and modern, sophisticated sensibilities. From inventive salads utilizing www. per seasonal ingredients pa pghcitym MALLORCA. 2228 E. .co and house-made pastas Carson St., South Side. to flavorful meat entrees 412-488-1818. The ambience and vegetarian plates, the fare here is full of Old World charm, exhibits a masterful combination with just a touch of hipness of flavors and textures. KF bolstered by attentive service. The fare is Spanish cuisine, and there’s VALLOZZI’S PITTSBURGH. no mistaking the restaurant’s 220 Fifth Ave., Downtown. signature dish: paella, featuring 412-394-3400. The venerable a bright red lobster tail. In warm Italian restaurant from Greensburg weather, enjoy the outdoor patio now has a Downtown outpost. along lively Carson Street. KE In this elegant space, some classic dishes are updated; a few NOODLEHEAD. 242 S. favorites, like turtle soup are Highland Ave., Shadyside. www. retained; and the fresh mozzarella noodleheadpgh.com. In a funky bar deserves to become a classic. atmosphere, Noodlehead offers Try the distinctive pizza, with a an elemental approach to the layered, cracker-like crust. LE delightful street food of Thailand in which nothing is over $9. A WAI WAI. 4717 Liberty Ave., small menu offers soups, noodle Bloomfield. 412-621-0133. dishes and a few “snacks,” among Eschewing the epic list of them fried chicken and steamed dishes most Chinese-American buns with pork belly. The freshly restaurants proffer, this prepared dishes are garnished attractively decorated store-front with fresh herbs, pork cracklings venue sticks to a modest number and pickled mustard greens. JF of basics with a few less-typical dishes, such as Singapore mai fun SAVOY. 2623 Penn Ave., Strip (a dish of stir-fried rice noodles) or District. 412-281-0660. The Strip sha cha (a meat-and-vegetable dish District now has a swanky from China’s Gansu province) JF spot for brunch and dinner. The artfully prepared cuisine THE ZENITH. 86 S. 26th St., South suggests a cross between current Side. 412-481-4833. Funky antique fine-dining culture (locally sourced décor you can buy and a massive, foods, sous vide meats), lounge convivial Sunday brunch make this favorites (sliders and fish tacos) a vegan/vegetarian hotspot. For and Southern comfort (chicken the tea snob, the multi-page list is not to be missed. FJ with black-eyed peas and greens,
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