Pittsburgh Restaurants That Have Closed In 2018

PITTSBURGH, PA - The year isn’t even half over yet, but the number of Pittsburgh bars and restaurants that have closed already is in double digits. Some had been in business for decades.

Diners have been forced to bid adieu to the menus at:

• Houlihan’s, Station Square

After 37 years in business at the popular retail, restaurant and office complex, Houlihan’s shut its doors in January. The Bradford School took over the space.

• The Elbow Room, Shadyside

• Six Penn, Downtown

A mainstay of Cultural District dining for more than a decade. Six Penn, once described in The Wall Street Journal as a “fancy Downtown restaurant” closed in February.

• Avenue B, Shadyside

The cozy neighborhood bistro ended its eight-year run in February.

• Mitchell’s, Downtown

The century-old business didn’t close completely. But owner James Mitchell decided to expand his corporate catering service and convert the restaurant space into an expanded tavern area.

• Le Lyonnais, Downtown

The short-lived successor to the Sonoma Grille didn’t last long. After its brief run, the space was sold in April to the AMPD Group, which operates several other restaurants including Ten Penny across the street on Penn Avenue. It will reopen in the fall as a new eatery.

• Tilted Kilt, North Shore

What it lacked in fine cuisine, it attempted to make up for with waitresses in short plaid skirts. The formula worked for seven years.

• Poros, Downtown

Greek is out and Italian is in at this massive space in PPG Place. The Greek-themed restaurant is about to open as Molinaro Ristorante.

• Jabo’s Smoque House, Bloomfield

The successor to Del’s, which occupied the Liberty Avenue space for decades, lasted just over a year.

• Peter’s Pub, Oakland

A staple on the University of Pittsburgh campus for 44 years, the eatery will reopen in August as the latest in Mario’s, which already has taverns on the South Side and in Shadyside.

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