Highest-rated comfort food restaurants in Pittsburgh by diners

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May 5, 2023
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Highest-rated comfort food restaurants in Pittsburgh by diners

Comfort food. Just saying the phrase manages to create a feeling of warmth that suddenly envelops you and travels directly to your stomach. It's the small, happy dance you do in your chair as your mom puts your favorite dinner in front of you when you go home to visit. It's the infamous cranberry sauce that your beloved aunt makes every Thanksgiving. It's the inexplicably delicious French bread pizza that makes you remember the nostalgia of childhood when everything was simple and eating pizza for lunch felt like a dream come true.

There's a wonderfully subjective quality about comfort food because when it comes down to it, the only criterion it has to have is that it has to make you feel comfortable when you eat it. It's the dish you eat when you're having a rough day—like a huge bowl of chocolate ice cream—or it's the dish you eat when you have something amazing to celebrate—also a huge bowl of chocolate ice cream.

Whether you're out traveling for work, enjoying a road trip for solely play-related purposes, or just tired of figuring out what to have for dinner tonight, Stacker decided to help you find some of the highest-rated comfort food restaurants in Pittsburgh, using Yelp data current as of July 22, 2025. The restaurants that serve the starchy, salty, sweet, greasy, cheesy, flaky, buttery comfort food that hits close to home, exactly when you need it most.

Businesses in the "comfort food" category were selected using Yelp's ranking system, which calculates an adjusted rating value that takes into account the number of ratings as well as the rating score itself. Only businesses with at least 20 reviews and within a 10-kilometer radius of Pittsburgh were considered. Also, in an effort to highlight independent businesses and local chains, those with more than 10 locations nationally, based on our Yelp data, were not included.

Keep reading to find out if your favorite comfort spot made it or to find a new favorite!

1 / 8
Christian James

#8. Christian James

- Rating: 3.2/5 (74 reviews)
- Address: 453 Blvd. Of The Allies Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Categories: Comfort Food, Wine Bars
- Read more on Yelp

2 / 8
Elevation Restaurant

#7. Elevation Restaurant

- Rating: 3.3/5 (23 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 535 Smithfield St. Floor 25 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Categories: American, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp

3 / 8
Shorty's - Waterfront

#6. Shorty's - Waterfront

- Rating: 3.5/5 (102 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 244 West Bridge St. West Homestead, Pennsylvania
- Categories: Breakfast & Brunch, Comfort Food, American
- Read more on Yelp

4 / 8
GG's Cafe

#5. GG's Cafe

- Rating: 3.7/5 (22 reviews)
- Address: 145 Bakery Square Blvd. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Categories: Comfort Food, Chicken Shop, Sandwiches
- Read more on Yelp

5 / 8
Moodz

#4. Moodz

- Rating: 4.0/5 (29 reviews)
- Address: 2210 East Carson St. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Categories: Vegan, Vegetarian, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp

6 / 8
Scratch & Co

#3. Scratch & Co

- Rating: 4.2/5 (301 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1720 Lowrie St. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Categories: Cocktail Bars, Comfort Food, New American
- Read more on Yelp

7 / 8
Kavsar

#2. Kavsar

- Rating: 4.3/5 (209 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 16 Southern Ave. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Categories: Halal, Uzbek, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp

8 / 8
Hook Fish and Chicken

#1. Hook Fish and Chicken

- Rating: 4.3/5 (21 reviews)
- Address: 605 Amity St. Homestead, Pennsylvania
- Categories: Chicken Wings, Southern, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp

This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 95 metros.

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