text: My first meal in Pittsburgh, before I even lived here, when I just thought I might, was at Point Brugge; I had the mussels in white wine cream sauce and frites, with a lovely Belgian tripel.  Two years later, Point Brugge is still wonderful, and I still get the mussels almost every time I go - and every time I go, I think I should go more often. \n\nThere are lots of people who say that the quintessential Pittsburgh experience is dinner with a view at one of the restaurants on Mount Washington, but I think it might be a great meal at a neighborhood restaurant in a city made of neighborhoods (where you could get the steak frites or the carbonnade flamande with a nice glass of red or even the Route 8 Mule, full of big ginger flavor and rum as a farewell to summer). Sit out on the patio and watch people go by, and when the waitress asks if you have room for dessert, say no.  Instead, take Boulevard of the Allies to the Liberty Bridge, turn right and head up to St. Mary of the Mount on Mount Washington - there's parking across the street and an incredible view of a city that sparkles after dark. You'll have one of the best meals in Pittsburgh and the view to go with it.