Butcher & the Rye

Top choice in Pittsburgh


Good meat? Good whiskey? Good times. Butcher & the Rye is new-school hip, but its focus on excellent carnivorous fare and brown liquor feels classic. Not so the interior – all clean lines, lounge music and sexy lighting. To be fair, even the meat is presented flash and sexy: try ground-duck dirty pasta or caramelized pork-belly 'pig candy.'


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