Fish Nor Fowl
Lawrenceville's Low-Intervention Secret Worth Knowing
Lawrenceville · Pittsburgh · Modern American · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed March 22, 2026
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First Impression
The wine list at Fish Nor Fowl doesn't try to impress you with length — it tries to impress you with intention. There's a sommelier behind this thing, and it shows immediately: you're not staring at a wall of Kendall-Jackson and Meiomi. This is a natural and low-intervention program with an Italian backbone, and it fits the room like it was built for it.
Selection Deep Dive
Italy is the clear north star here, and the team has done the work of going beyond the obvious regions. Campania shows up with a Fiano di Avellino — a grape most Pittsburgh diners have never encountered — alongside a Capolidista from Veneto and a Chardonnay from Umbria that has no business being this affordable. The list is small, no question, but every bottle feels like it earned its spot. There are gaps — no deep cellar, no Old World heavy-hitters for big spenders — but for a neighborhood bistro built around wood-fired vegetables and seasonal cooking, this is exactly the right call.
By the Glass
Glass pours land between $13 and $15, which in 2024 is legitimately refreshing — you're not getting gouged for the privilege of ordering by the glass. The selections we've seen lean Italian and lean toward lighter, food-friendly styles that actually make sense next to the kitchen's output. We'd love to see more rotation, but what's here is well-chosen.
Fiano di Avellino from Campania — $13
Thirteen dollars for a glass of Fiano di Avellino — a white from Campania with real texture and character — is the kind of pricing that makes you order a second pour without checking your bank account. The markup is negligible. Drink it.
Capolidista from Veneto
Most people will reach for something familiar and skip right past this one. Don't. Capolidista is a Veneto producer making serious, terroir-driven wine that rarely shows up on Pittsburgh lists at any price. At $13 a glass, it's the move.
Red Bordeaux blend
The Bordeaux blend feels like the one crowd-pleaser concession on an otherwise adventurous list — and with no specific producer or vintage called out in the research, it reads like an afterthought. With this many interesting Italian options in front of you, defaulting to a generic Bordeaux blend is a waste of a perfectly good glass.
Chardonnay from Umbria + Wood-fired vegetables
Umbrian Chardonnay tends to run leaner and more mineral than its California cousins — no butter bomb, no oak sledgehammer. That restraint is exactly what you want next to wood-fired vegetables, where smoke and char are doing the heavy lifting. The wine stays out of the way and lets the food be the star.
🎲 The Bottom Line
Fish Nor Fowl is punching above its weight class on wine for a Lawrenceville neighborhood spot, and the fair pricing makes it easy to explore. If you're the kind of person who gets excited by Fiano di Avellino at $13 a glass, send yourself here immediately.
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