Pittsburgh
268 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
412-315-7765
Lunch: Tuesday - Friday 11:00am-2:00pm
Dinner: Thursday - Saturday 5:00pm-9:00pm
Our second location
Café Momentum Pittsburgh opened in March 2023 and is our second location in the U.S. We are located in the heart of downtown Pittsburgh, right off Market Square.
Named one of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Best New Restaurants of 2023, we’ve just become more determined to excel at everything we do. While we’re extremely proud of our food, our staff and our supporters, we are proudest of our interns.
All About Pittsburgh
2023
year opened
126
interns served
75
restaurant industry certifications earned
1890
hours of community service by interns
408
hours of financial education
1620
hours of enrichment activities
In the news
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April 8, 2025 | Pittsburgh
Cheyenne Tyler is transforming young lives at Cafe Momentum (Personalities of Pittsburgh)
Cheyenne Tyler is the executive director of Cafe Momentum Pittsburgh, a unique nonprofit that doubles as a restaurant and provides teenagers caught up in the juvenile justice system the opportunity to learn and then work as cooks in a kitchen alongside its new chef, Robert “RC” Carter. A Pittsburgh native, Tyler spent time in Florida as a […]
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March 24, 2025 | Pittsburgh
Cafe Momentum changes speed with introduction of lunch service and new culinary team
Hal B. Klein, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Two years into its run, Cafe Momentum, the Downtown Pittsburgh restaurant known for pairing social advocacy with great food, has launched lunch service. The daytime menu includes comfort-focused dishes such as a juicy chicken sandwich with roasted peppers, smoked provolone, mozzarella and arugula on house-made focaccia and a vibrant beet and Brussels sprouts […]
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March 7, 2025 | Pittsburgh
Get Moving to Cafe Momentum
Downtown’s nonprofit eatery has relaunched with a new staff, menu and lunch hours. When Cafe Momentum hired Fig & Ash owner Cory Hughes to serve as a culinary operations consultant last fall, it was supposed to be a temporary gig. But, he’s sticking around because he fell in love with the place. I did, too. So will […]
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The mission for all Café Momentum locations is to transform young lives by equipping our community’s justice-involved youth with life skills, education and employment opportunities.
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