The Top 14 Places to Eat Near Eleven

1. AAA Four Diamonds

1. US Coffee Championships #13 · U.S. Brewers Cup · Joseph Burns

1. AAA Four Diamonds

1. James Beard Awards 2025 · Nominee · Best New Restaurant
2. Bon Appétit America's Best New Restaurants
3. Eater The Best New Restaurants in America

1. James Beard Awards 2023 · Nominee · Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic · Kate Lasky and Tomasz Skowronski
2. The New York Times The Restaurant List
3. James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program

1. Bon Appétit The Very Best Bagels in the US (Yes, Outside New York)

The gelato case near the door makes the priorities clear before you've even found a table. Mercurio's is a Neapolitan-style pizza and gelato spot in Shadyside, where long-fermented dough gets a soft, blistered crust and the toppings run from a straightforward Margherita to speck with gorgonzola. The room is casual and easy, the kind of place that fills up with neighbors who aren't trying to make an occasion of it.

1. 50 Top Pizza 50 Top Pizza USA Excellent Pizzerias

1. James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic · Jamilka Borges

1. James Beard Awards 2022 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic · Wei Zhu
2. James Beard Awards 2025 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic · Wei Zhu

1. James Beard Awards 2024 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic · Busaba Tongdee

1. James Beard Awards 2022 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic · Wei Zhu

1. James Beard Awards 2026 · Winner · America's Classics: Southeast

1. Bon Appétit America's Best New Restaurants

1. Eater The Best New Restaurants in America