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The Best Mexican Food in Pittsburgh City Cast Pittsburgh

    • Daily News

Whether you love a good taco or some crunchy chilaquiles, the Pittsburgh area has a growing number of restaurants with tasty Mexican dishes. Oscar Zapata, a Mexico City native who came to the Steel City for grad school, joins us to share his go-to spots when he’s craving a taste of home — including some of his favorite family-owned restaurants. You can read Oscar's article for the Pittsburgh Independent.
**This episode originally aired on July 13, 2023.
Oscar rounded up some of his picks for the first-ever print copy of the Pittsburgh Independent, which includes some beautiful photos from freelancer Tom O’Connor. 


El Paisano in Beechview


El Colibrí at the Bloomfield Saturday Market


Panadería Jazmín in Mt. Lebanon


Alquisiras Paletería in Beechview


El Rincón Oaxaqueño in the Strip District


Taqueria El Pastorcito in New Kensington


Tasty Taquitos in Garfield, Point Breeze and South Side Works


Los Bajitos in Canonsburg


La Poblanita in Coraopolis


BTOS Kitchen in Dormont


Edgar’s Best Tacos in the Strip District

Learn more about the sponsors of this June 20th episode:
Rivers of Steel
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
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Whether you love a good taco or some crunchy chilaquiles, the Pittsburgh area has a growing number of restaurants with tasty Mexican dishes. Oscar Zapata, a Mexico City native who came to the Steel City for grad school, joins us to share his go-to spots when he’s craving a taste of home — including some of his favorite family-owned restaurants. You can read Oscar's article for the Pittsburgh Independent.
**This episode originally aired on July 13, 2023.
Oscar rounded up some of his picks for the first-ever print copy of the Pittsburgh Independent, which includes some beautiful photos from freelancer Tom O’Connor. 


El Paisano in Beechview


El Colibrí at the Bloomfield Saturday Market


Panadería Jazmín in Mt. Lebanon


Alquisiras Paletería in Beechview


El Rincón Oaxaqueño in the Strip District


Taqueria El Pastorcito in New Kensington


Tasty Taquitos in Garfield, Point Breeze and South Side Works


Los Bajitos in Canonsburg


La Poblanita in Coraopolis


BTOS Kitchen in Dormont


Edgar’s Best Tacos in the Strip District

Learn more about the sponsors of this June 20th episode:
Rivers of Steel
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
Become a member of City Cast Pittsburgh at membership.citycast.fm.
Want more Pittsburgh news? 

Sign up for our daily morning Hey Pittsburgh newsletter.

We’re on Instagram @CityCastPgh.

Text or leave us a voicemail at 412-212-8893.

Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info here. 
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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