Filipino soul meets Mexican fire at Pittsburgh's happiest table — chilaquiles beside garlic-rice silogs, ube pancakes beside breakfast tacos, and a bakery case of fresh bagels, donuts and custom cakes.
Lola means "grandmother" in Tagalog — and this is the food of a family table where Filipino and Mexican cooking both get a seat. No gimmicks, just generosity.
Garlic rice, sweet longganisa, adobo, ube everything. Comfort measured in grandmother units.
Chile rojo, fresh tortillas, horchata, crema and lime. Brightness that wakes the whole plate up.
Born in Lower Lawrenceville in December 2019. Fed by the neighborhood, for the neighborhood.
Fluffy purple-yam pancakes with coconut syrup and whipped butter. The most photographed plate in Lawrenceville.
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Garlic fried rice, eggs your way, and sweet longganisa — the Filipino breakfast that fixes everything.
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Chorizo, soft scrambled eggs, avocado and pickled onion on warm corn tortillas. Three is the right number.
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Lower Lawrenceville, since Dec 2019Max and Zoë Blume opened Lola's in December 2019 with one idea: the brunch table is the best place in the world to introduce two cultures to each other.
Six years on, the dining room still runs on family recipes, morning-baked bagels and the firm belief that nobody leaves hungry on Lola's watch.
Read Our StoryHand-rolled bagels hit the case at open every morning. The donut lineup rotates weekly — except the ube glazed, which the neighborhood would riot over.
We're in Lower Lawrenceville — minutes from the Strip District and Downtown, and worth the trip from anywhere in Pittsburgh.
Lower Lawrenceville, Pittsburgh, PA 15201
Brunch daily 8 AM – 2 PM · Closed Tuesdays
Order ahead through Toast for pickup, or come claim a table — either way, come hungry.
