Guidebook for Pittsburgh

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Guidebook for Pittsburgh

Food Scene

Frequently touted as the best burger in the city, this local institution has been featured on Serious Eats and Thrillist. Using daily fresh ground chuck and local Pennsylvania hardwood it is sure to satiate all your meaty cravings.
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Tessaro's American Bar & Hardwood Grill
4601 Liberty Ave
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Frequently touted as the best burger in the city, this local institution has been featured on Serious Eats and Thrillist. Using daily fresh ground chuck and local Pennsylvania hardwood it is sure to satiate all your meaty cravings.
Great vegetarian and vegan options. Offers a $7 "Starving Artist" dinner every Sunday night starting at 5pm.
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Brillobox
4104 Penn Ave
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Great vegetarian and vegan options. Offers a $7 "Starving Artist" dinner every Sunday night starting at 5pm.
Casual mexican joint with great outdoor space, happy hour and fresh food. We recommend any of the micheladas!
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Round Corner Cantina
3720 Butler St
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Casual mexican joint with great outdoor space, happy hour and fresh food. We recommend any of the micheladas!
Best breakfast spot ever! Try one of their fresh, hand squeezed juices such as the pear honeydew pineapple and utilize the NoWait app as it is nearly always busy.
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Coca Café
3811 Butler St
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Best breakfast spot ever! Try one of their fresh, hand squeezed juices such as the pear honeydew pineapple and utilize the NoWait app as it is nearly always busy.
Intimate, yet casual Italian food specializing in wood fire pizzas. This is BYOB so stop at the liquor store on Butler (@ Main) for a bottle of wine first if you’d like.
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Piccolo Forno
3801 Butler St
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Intimate, yet casual Italian food specializing in wood fire pizzas. This is BYOB so stop at the liquor store on Butler (@ Main) for a bottle of wine first if you’d like.
Another Mexican place with a West Coast/Southwest understanding of how tacos should be made.
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SMOKE barbeque taqueria
4115 Butler Street
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Another Mexican place with a West Coast/Southwest understanding of how tacos should be made.
If you are like pizza and especially if you are vegan you should try to make this one of your stops. Try the seitan cheesesteak, you won't believe its vegan!
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Spak Brothers
5107 Penn Ave
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If you are like pizza and especially if you are vegan you should try to make this one of your stops. Try the seitan cheesesteak, you won't believe its vegan!
Hot new gastropub with innovative menu and delicious cocktails. Don't forget dessert, the popcorn panna cotta is out of this world.
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STATION
4744 Liberty Ave
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Hot new gastropub with innovative menu and delicious cocktails. Don't forget dessert, the popcorn panna cotta is out of this world.
Unique coffee shop featuring local artwork on the walls, numerous floral arrangements, and homemade baked goods.
4121 Main St
4121 Main Street
Unique coffee shop featuring local artwork on the walls, numerous floral arrangements, and homemade baked goods.

Essentials

Bloomfield Drug Store
4727 Liberty Ave
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Market District Supermarket
5550 Centre Ave
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Whole Foods Market
5700 Centre Ave
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Trader Joe's
9020 Covenant Ave
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Fresh house-made sausages, local meats/cheeses as well as pastas and bread. Stop in for their daily green-board lunch specials and be sure to try the Bourbon fig pudding!
DJ's Butcher Block
4623 Liberty Ave
Fresh house-made sausages, local meats/cheeses as well as pastas and bread. Stop in for their daily green-board lunch specials and be sure to try the Bourbon fig pudding!
Fresh produce, friendly service and great prices packed into a cute neighborhood market.
Linea Verde Green Market
4619 Liberty Ave
Fresh produce, friendly service and great prices packed into a cute neighborhood market.

Drinks & Nightlife

Bar-meets-coffee shop. Unique cocktails and chill vibe. This is a tipless establishment and bringing outside food is welcome.
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Mixtape
4907 Penn Ave
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Bar-meets-coffee shop. Unique cocktails and chill vibe. This is a tipless establishment and bringing outside food is welcome.
Easygoing hangout offering pizza, burgers subs and appetizers. Extensive craft beer collection. Open until midnight on weekdays and 2am on Friday/Saturday.
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Caliente Pizza & Drafthouse
4624 Liberty Ave
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Easygoing hangout offering pizza, burgers subs and appetizers. Extensive craft beer collection. Open until midnight on weekdays and 2am on Friday/Saturday.
Lively bar offering draft beer & weekday happy hour, plus burgers, sandwiches & other American food
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LOT 17
4617 Liberty Ave
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Lively bar offering draft beer & weekday happy hour, plus burgers, sandwiches & other American food

Getting Around

Pittsburgh does have a light rail system (aka the T) that runs from downtown to the southern side of the city but also features routes to the North Side/North Shore. You can ride for free within the confines of downtown as well as to Station Square and XYZ.
Pittsburgh light rail transit
Pittsburgh light rail transit
Pittsburgh does have a light rail system (aka the T) that runs from downtown to the southern side of the city but also features routes to the North Side/North Shore. You can ride for free within the confines of downtown as well as to Station Square and XYZ.
There is a rather extensive public bus system with two stops right out your doorstep on Liberty Avenue. Route 54 serves North Side - Strip - Oakland - Southside and Route 86 serves Downtown - East Liberty - Homewood - Wilkinsburg.
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Port Authority Downtown Service Center
623 Smithfield St
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There is a rather extensive public bus system with two stops right out your doorstep on Liberty Avenue. Route 54 serves North Side - Strip - Oakland - Southside and Route 86 serves Downtown - East Liberty - Homewood - Wilkinsburg.

Entertainment & Activities

This is a place that is worth stopping into for a drink at the bar even if you don’t like to bowl. When you think of how a classic bowling alley should look, this is what comes into your mind. You won’t regret poking your head in here, and you’ll probably end up staying longer than you had planned.
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Arsenal Bowl
212 44th Street
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This is a place that is worth stopping into for a drink at the bar even if you don’t like to bowl. When you think of how a classic bowling alley should look, this is what comes into your mind. You won’t regret poking your head in here, and you’ll probably end up staying longer than you had planned.
Colorful, quirky joint with pinball machines serving homemade sandwiches, salads & coffee drinks.
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Kickback Pinball Cafe
4326 Butler St
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Colorful, quirky joint with pinball machines serving homemade sandwiches, salads & coffee drinks.
Pool, darts, ping-pong & more table games join classic arcade games at this chill gaming center.
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Games N’ At
2010 Josephine St
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Pool, darts, ping-pong & more table games join classic arcade games at this chill gaming center.
Tourist information center
VisitPittsburgh
120 Fifth Ave
Tourist information center

Sightseeing

Mt. Washington has the view to beat all views. USA Weekend magazine named it one of the top 10 most beautiful views in the country. In the heart of it all, Downtown gives you your fill of city hustle and bustle, a 14-block Cultural District, public art, extraordinary dining and outdoor parks and plazas.
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Mount Washington
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Mt. Washington has the view to beat all views. USA Weekend magazine named it one of the top 10 most beautiful views in the country. In the heart of it all, Downtown gives you your fill of city hustle and bustle, a 14-block Cultural District, public art, extraordinary dining and outdoor parks and plazas.
Mt. Washington has the view to beat all views. USA Weekend magazine named it one of the top 10 most beautiful views in the country. In the heart of it all, Downtown gives you your fill of city hustle and bustle, a 14-block Cultural District, public art, extraordinary dining and outdoor parks and plazas.
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Lawrenceville
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Mt. Washington has the view to beat all views. USA Weekend magazine named it one of the top 10 most beautiful views in the country. In the heart of it all, Downtown gives you your fill of city hustle and bustle, a 14-block Cultural District, public art, extraordinary dining and outdoor parks and plazas.
Just over the bridges from Downtown, the North Shore/North Side area boasts outdoor activities, family fun destinations and sporting events galore.
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North Shore
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Just over the bridges from Downtown, the North Shore/North Side area boasts outdoor activities, family fun destinations and sporting events galore.
Shop 'til you drop in the upscale Shadyside area.
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Shadyside
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Shop 'til you drop in the upscale Shadyside area.

Parks & Nature

Point State Park is a Pennsylvania state park on 36 acres in Downtown Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA, at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers, forming the Ohio River.
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Point State Park
601 Commonwealth Pl
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Point State Park is a Pennsylvania state park on 36 acres in Downtown Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA, at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers, forming the Ohio River.
Great green space!
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Friendship Park
Friendship Avenue
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Great green space!
Greenery, waterfalls and playground equipment. Fun for everyone!
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Fall Run Park
187 Fall Run Rd
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Greenery, waterfalls and playground equipment. Fun for everyone!