Guidebook for Pittsburgh

Kimberly
Guidebook for Pittsburgh

Food Scene

Amazingly delicious, locally grown, organic food. If you're going for breakfast on the weekend, go early to avoid the lines. One of the best restaurants in town. BYOB
23 locals recommend
E2
5904 Bryant St
23 locals recommend
Amazingly delicious, locally grown, organic food. If you're going for breakfast on the weekend, go early to avoid the lines. One of the best restaurants in town. BYOB
Local neighborhood hangout. Great ambiance, coffee, pastries, and small plates. Taco truck on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
43 locals recommend
Tazza D'Oro
1125 N Highland Ave
43 locals recommend
Local neighborhood hangout. Great ambiance, coffee, pastries, and small plates. Taco truck on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Best mussels and frites in town. Mouth-watering burgers, salads, great craft beer on tap and a reasonably priced wine list. Poutine!!! My favorite meal: roast chicken with frites. It's my local bar. I love this place.
36 locals recommend
Park Bruges
5801 Bryant St
36 locals recommend
Best mussels and frites in town. Mouth-watering burgers, salads, great craft beer on tap and a reasonably priced wine list. Poutine!!! My favorite meal: roast chicken with frites. It's my local bar. I love this place.
Great, authentic Japanese food. Casual elegance.
17 locals recommend
Teppanyaki Kyoto Restaurant
5808 Bryant St
17 locals recommend
Great, authentic Japanese food. Casual elegance.
Expensive but worth it.
7 locals recommend
Joseph Tambellini Restaurant
5701 Bryant St
7 locals recommend
Expensive but worth it.
Great food. Lovely, elegant interior. Inexpensive. BYOB
38 locals recommend
Smiling Banana Leaf
5901 Bryant St
38 locals recommend
Great food. Lovely, elegant interior. Inexpensive. BYOB
19 locals recommend
Spork
5430 Penn Ave
19 locals recommend
BFG Café
5335 Penn Ave
31 locals recommend
Spoon
134 S Highland Ave
31 locals recommend
The Twisted Frenchman
5925 Baum Blvd
Best sushi in town
10 locals recommend
PLUM Pan Asian Kitchen
5996 Centre Ave
10 locals recommend
Best sushi in town
Great food, locally sourced ingredients. The owner grows tomatoes and herbs on the roof!
17 locals recommend
Dinette
5996 Centre Ave
17 locals recommend
Great food, locally sourced ingredients. The owner grows tomatoes and herbs on the roof!
45 locals recommend
BRGR
5997 Centre Ave
45 locals recommend
9 locals recommend
Whitfield
9 locals recommend
19 locals recommend
The Porch at Schenley
221 Schenley Drive
19 locals recommend
20 locals recommend
Food Glorious Food
5906 Bryant St
20 locals recommend
Good Asian-fusion food. The bar is lovely, too.
22 locals recommend
Soba
5847 Ellsworth Ave
22 locals recommend
Good Asian-fusion food. The bar is lovely, too.
Great breakfasts, with wholesome, locally-sourced ingredients. Get there early to avoid having to wait for a table. About 15 minutes by car from my house.
36 locals recommend
Square Cafe
134 South Highland Avenue
36 locals recommend
Great breakfasts, with wholesome, locally-sourced ingredients. Get there early to avoid having to wait for a table. About 15 minutes by car from my house.
Excellent, small bar scene. Vegan. Excellent.
72 locals recommend
APTEKA
4606 Penn Ave
72 locals recommend
Excellent, small bar scene. Vegan. Excellent.

Parks & Nature

Jog around the reservoir or stick to the outer rim where you can find paths through the woods.
58 locals recommend
Highland Park
58 locals recommend
Jog around the reservoir or stick to the outer rim where you can find paths through the woods.
58 locals recommend
McConnells Mill State Park
1761 McConnells Mill Rd
58 locals recommend
204 locals recommend
Frick Park
204 locals recommend
136 locals recommend
Schenley Park
136 locals recommend

Shopping

Local grocery that stocks freshly baked bread from the best bakery in town (Mediterra), its own, authentic German pretzels, Greek Gods yogurt, La Prima Coffee, organic fruits and vegetables, great sandwiches.
11 locals recommend
Bryant Street Market
5901 Bryant St
11 locals recommend
Local grocery that stocks freshly baked bread from the best bakery in town (Mediterra), its own, authentic German pretzels, Greek Gods yogurt, La Prima Coffee, organic fruits and vegetables, great sandwiches.
Great selection of fruits, vegetables, local meats (go early!), cheese, oils, flowers, and some Indian food.
8 locals recommend
East Liberty Farmers Market
Kalida Drive
8 locals recommend
Great selection of fruits, vegetables, local meats (go early!), cheese, oils, flowers, and some Indian food.
Great collection of fair trade items--clothes, jewelry, art, coffee, etc.
Flatboat Fair Traders
5901 Bryant St
Great collection of fair trade items--clothes, jewelry, art, coffee, etc.

Entertainment & Activities

Wonderful place! Go see the polar bears.
177 locals recommend
Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium
7370 Baker St
177 locals recommend
Wonderful place! Go see the polar bears.
Café At The Point

Arts & Culture

Look at works by local craftspeople or take a class!
9 locals recommend
Pittsburgh Center For Arts & Media
1047 Shady Ave
9 locals recommend
Look at works by local craftspeople or take a class!
Botanical garden
202 locals recommend
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
1 Schenley Drive
202 locals recommend
Botanical garden
351 locals recommend
The Andy Warhol Museum
117 Sandusky St
351 locals recommend

Essentials

Jeffrey Smith Salon
5806 Bryant St
Local drug store, pharmacy, convenience store.
Stanton Negley Drug Company
804 N Negley Ave
Local drug store, pharmacy, convenience store.
94 locals recommend
Market District Supermarket
5550 Centre Ave
94 locals recommend

Everything Else

You can watch a play or take an art class or get a cup of coffee or tea here.
Union Project
801 N Negley Ave
You can watch a play or take an art class or get a cup of coffee or tea here.
108 locals recommend
Carnegie Mellon University
5000 Forbes Ave
108 locals recommend
88 locals recommend
University of Pittsburgh
4200 Fifth Ave
88 locals recommend
11 locals recommend
Google - Bakery Square
6425 Penn Ave
11 locals recommend
Baseball Field