Twin Boro Bar & Grill in Verona, outside Pittsburgh, serves smashburgers from $5.50, a $12.95 fish sandwich and $2.50 tomato pie, with a late-night kitchen.

Vegan Trinidadian food on Brighton Road on Pittsburgh's North Side. ShadoBeni serves $6 doubles, spicy mac pie, saheena and small plates from $6 to $8.

Pickle-brined fried chicken on Main Street in Sharpsburg. The Brinery's $15 Graceland sandwich adds chile-peanut sauce and banana ketchup.

In Penn Hills, just outside Pittsburgh, The Spot ETC Bar & Grill serves a $11.55 turkey burger, $8.89 grilled chicken wraps and six whole wings for $10.80.

On Shiloh Street in Mount Washington, Nothingman serves $15 wings in 16 flavors, $14 truffalo fries and $15 chicken sandwiches, with outdoor seating.

Smashburgers from $8 to $13 in Uptown, a short walk from PPG Paints Arena. Moonlit Burgers offers gluten-free buns and Impossible patties.

In East Liberty, Tana Ethiopian Cuisine serves a $15 vegetarian sampler of four dishes on injera and $15 doro wot. Open for dinner only.

In Greenfield, Smashed 'N Fried serves smash burgers, Thai chili shrimp and a Maryland blue crab cake sandwich for $15 to $17 inside Monday's Brewing Taproom.

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Island Spice on Frankstown Avenue in Homewood serves Jamaican takeout, including $11 lunch portions until 5 p.m., $16 entrees and $4 fried plantains.

A rotating daily menu of soups and sandwiches on Liberty Avenue in Bloomfield, from $5 grilled cheese to $13 sandwiches. Brothmonger closes at 5 p.m.