Guidebook for Pittsburgh
Drinks & Nightlife
Craft cocktails/beers. Kind and intelligent staff. Shares the same menu as Legume, the restaurant next door. THE BEST BURGER ON EARTH. I REPEAT, THE BEST BURGER ON EARTH. DO IT. DO IT RARE! DO IT NOW!
23 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Butterjoint
208 North Craig StreetCraft cocktails/beers. Kind and intelligent staff. Shares the same menu as Legume, the restaurant next door. THE BEST BURGER ON EARTH. I REPEAT, THE BEST BURGER ON EARTH. DO IT. DO IT RARE! DO IT NOW!
Excellent craft cocktails, small plates, and brunch. The space, the menu, the staff are all thoughtful and worth a visit.
29 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Bar Marco
2216 Penn AveExcellent craft cocktails, small plates, and brunch. The space, the menu, the staff are all thoughtful and worth a visit.
Great beer list. Dogs are creative and hit the spot.
16 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Franktuary (Lawrenceville)
3810 Butler StGreat beer list. Dogs are creative and hit the spot.
My favorite spot. Perpetually excellent music with seemingly no limit to style. Mezcal and tequila cocktails and tacos are on point! When the sun is out, there is a spacious open air deck.
47 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Round Corner Cantina
3720 Butler StMy favorite spot. Perpetually excellent music with seemingly no limit to style. Mezcal and tequila cocktails and tacos are on point! When the sun is out, there is a spacious open air deck.
Intersection of punk and hipster: Beer, cocktails, good eats, great live music upstairs, great tunes spun downstairs.
47 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Brillobox
4104 Penn AveIntersection of punk and hipster: Beer, cocktails, good eats, great live music upstairs, great tunes spun downstairs.
Tender Bar + Kitchen
4300 Butler StreetCraft Cocktails, Small Plates, Decor, Style
Everything Else
Sweaty smoky indie dance parties upstairs on the weekends. Check the website to see what's going down.
8 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Remedy
5121 Butler StSweaty smoky indie dance parties upstairs on the weekends. Check the website to see what's going down.
Show up as soon as they open to get the most delicious breads and pastries in the city. Go! Wait not, your wants are getting cold.
81 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
La Gourmandine
4605 Butler StShow up as soon as they open to get the most delicious breads and pastries in the city. Go! Wait not, your wants are getting cold.
Arsenal Bowl
212 44th StreetLocal, cheap, and an institution. Cheap specials.
Pinball and coffee. You heard right. I have nothing else to say. Thank me later.
13 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Kickback Pinball Cafe
4326 Butler StPinball and coffee. You heard right. I have nothing else to say. Thank me later.
Both the only place I get my hairs cut, and the place where I can find vintage anything (to wear, to use, to decorate). It's worth stopping by.
Pageboy Salon & Boutique
420 North AveBoth the only place I get my hairs cut, and the place where I can find vintage anything (to wear, to use, to decorate). It's worth stopping by.
Coffee, Vinyl, and Miscellaneous. Difficult to find products and kind staff.
720 Music Clothing & Cafe
4405 Butler StCoffee, Vinyl, and Miscellaneous. Difficult to find products and kind staff.
An institution. Grimy, unapologetically unique. The bar has an excellent beer list, and the space plays host to any number of events from dance parties, to plays, and roller skating parties.
16 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Belvedere’s Ultra-Dive
4016 Butler StAn institution. Grimy, unapologetically unique. The bar has an excellent beer list, and the space plays host to any number of events from dance parties, to plays, and roller skating parties.
Food Scene
Locally owned. Calm. Soothing atmosphere. Great coffee.
25 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Constellation Coffee
4059 Penn AveLocally owned. Calm. Soothing atmosphere. Great coffee.
Cheap and nutritious mexican food. All the staples you're used to, fast and made to order.
7 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Los Cabos Mexican Restaurant
4110 Penn AveCheap and nutritious mexican food. All the staples you're used to, fast and made to order.
Perk Me Up Ltd
4407 Butler StAdorable coffee shop, with delicious food. Closes early in the afternoon.
Still a secret, and still delicious. The owner and chef lives upstairs, and LOVES to cook. Creative, fresh, and the tiny trek off the main drag.
Kaleidoscope Cafe
108 43rd StStill a secret, and still delicious. The owner and chef lives upstairs, and LOVES to cook. Creative, fresh, and the tiny trek off the main drag.
Great Thai/Asian-fusion food, with beautiful patio seating.
44 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Pusadee's Garden
5319 Butler StGreat Thai/Asian-fusion food, with beautiful patio seating.
My home away from home. My favorite coffee/espresso place in town.
60 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Espresso A Mano
3623 Butler StMy home away from home. My favorite coffee/espresso place in town.
Arguably the best brunch in town, and their evening menu doesn't fall behind. BYOB!
42 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Coca Café
3811 Butler StArguably the best brunch in town, and their evening menu doesn't fall behind. BYOB!
Best Italian in the city. BYOB. Pastas and pizzas all made from scratch and in-house.
56 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Piccolo Forno
3801 Butler StBest Italian in the city. BYOB. Pastas and pizzas all made from scratch and in-house.
Arguably best eats in the city. Period. If you're avoid eating the meats, well, call and ask what they can do for you. I bet they may accommodate deliciously. BYBO!
46 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Cure
5336 Butler StArguably best eats in the city. Period. If you're avoid eating the meats, well, call and ask what they can do for you. I bet they may accommodate deliciously. BYBO!
Consistently hosts excellent bands. A blend of locals from yesteryear and today, coexisting for the sake of sound and beers, both of which are plentiful and diverse.
14 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Thunderbird Café & Music Hall
4053 Butler StConsistently hosts excellent bands. A blend of locals from yesteryear and today, coexisting for the sake of sound and beers, both of which are plentiful and diverse.
Pho (Vietnamese soup) hits the spot every time. Cash only (ATM out front). Worth it.
36 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Tram's Kitchen
4050 Penn AvePho (Vietnamese soup) hits the spot every time. Cash only (ATM out front). Worth it.