Three generations. One roaster, always on.
Prestogeorge isn’t a brand that bought a heritage. It’s a family that never stopped showing up — first John, then Stan, now A.J. — with the roaster running the whole time.
It began, as good things do, with a stubborn craftsman.
In the early 1960s — decades before anyone said “specialty coffee” — John Prestogeorge opened the Olde Fashion Coffee Shoppe in Monroeville’s Miracle Mile and roasted his own beans because nothing he could buy was good enough.
His son Stan grew up in that shop, learned the roaster, and in 1981 — fresh out of college — opened a storefront in the Strip District, building Prestogeorge Fine Foods into a Penn Avenue institution: premium meats and cheeses, imported teas, and above all, an ever-growing wall of fresh-roasted coffee.
- Early 1960s — John opens the Olde Fashion Coffee Shoppe
- 1981 — Stan opens the Strip District storefront
- Two decades and counting in our own building at 1719 Penn Ave
- 2022 — A.J. Prestogeorge, third generation, joins the business
The country noticed.
When OnDeck ranked America’s best independent coffee shops, Prestogeorge came in at #2 in the nation — the only Pennsylvania shop on the list. Not bad for a family grocer that just refused to let the roaster cool.
Roasted Every ½ Hour
500 to 1,000 pounds of green coffee a day, in small batches, right behind the counter — you can watch.
Family on the Floor
The name on the sign is the family in the shop. Three generations have weighed beans at this counter.
Strip District to the Bone
Part of Pittsburgh’s great market street since 1981 — where the whole city has always come to eat well.
What the regulars say
“Completely drawn in by the incredible smell of coffee wafting out onto the street.”Google Review
“It smells like heaven in here for a coffee lover.”Yelp Review
“They just have that way of making you feel important, like family.”Google Review
The roaster’s warm. The door’s open.
Come meet the family at 1719 Penn Ave — or let us ship the Strip District straight to your kitchen.