Laura’s Pittsburgh Guidebook

Laura
Laura’s Pittsburgh Guidebook

Food Scene

Cute little place set back in the neighborhood right next to mine
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Madeleine Bakery and Bistro
609 S Trenton Ave
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Cute little place set back in the neighborhood right next to mine
The best cookies - they have a tahini cookie that's one of my favorite cookies ever.
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Five Points Artisan Bakeshop
6520 Wilkins Ave
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The best cookies - they have a tahini cookie that's one of my favorite cookies ever.
Cash only. They have nice staff, great simple baked goods (my favorite is the snickerdoodle cookie) and decent wifi.
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61B Cafe
1108 South Braddock Avenue
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Cash only. They have nice staff, great simple baked goods (my favorite is the snickerdoodle cookie) and decent wifi.
Vegetarian & vegan Middle Eastern/American food - it's one of my favorite places to go for breakfast or brunch but also great for a healthier dinner
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B52 Café
5202 Butler St
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Vegetarian & vegan Middle Eastern/American food - it's one of my favorite places to go for breakfast or brunch but also great for a healthier dinner
Very casual Vietnamese
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Tram's Kitchen
4050 Penn Ave
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Very casual Vietnamese
Great cafeteria-style Middle Eastern and Southeast Asian food
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Salem Halal Market & Grill
2923 Penn Ave
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Great cafeteria-style Middle Eastern and Southeast Asian food
My favorite is the Chile Relleno burrito
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El Burro Dos
1113 South Braddock Avenue
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My favorite is the Chile Relleno burrito
I love everything there, but especially the Tom Kha soup and the pineapple fried rice since I've been getting both of them for years
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Thai Cottage
1109 S Braddock Ave
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I love everything there, but especially the Tom Kha soup and the pineapple fried rice since I've been getting both of them for years
Famous for their Battleship hoagies
Triangle Bar & Grill
2122 Monongahela Avenue
Famous for their Battleship hoagies
Probably the best splurge dinner or brunch in my book. It's not super expensive and it's really really good.
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Whitfield
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Probably the best splurge dinner or brunch in my book. It's not super expensive and it's really really good.
Nice little local Italian place, run by the neighborhood's mayor!
GoodFellas Restaurant & Tavern
1915 McCague St
Nice little local Italian place, run by the neighborhood's mayor!
Tiny Belgian restaurant in little-known cute little business district of Point Breeze. Highly recommend the moules frites.
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Point Brugge Cafe
401 Hastings St
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Tiny Belgian restaurant in little-known cute little business district of Point Breeze. Highly recommend the moules frites.
My favorite BBQ stop in the city - most people order in & takeout.
Showcase Barbeque
6800 Frankstown Avenue
My favorite BBQ stop in the city - most people order in & takeout.
Very trendy Thai street food place - more affordable than it looks. I highly recommend the pork belly steamed buns as a snack! I think they're cash only.
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Noodlehead
242 S Highland Ave
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Very trendy Thai street food place - more affordable than it looks. I highly recommend the pork belly steamed buns as a snack! I think they're cash only.
Ice cream!
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Millie's Homemade Ice Cream
246 Forbes Ave
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Ice cream!
Favorite local diner chain.
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Eat'n Park
245 E Waterfront Dr
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Favorite local diner chain.
Best breakfast in town - my favorite is the banana chocolate chip hotcakes.
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Pamela's | P&G Diner
5527 Walnut St
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Best breakfast in town - my favorite is the banana chocolate chip hotcakes.
Local Lebanese food chain - great for a healthy budget meal
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Aladdin's Eatery Squirrel Hill
5878 Forbes Ave
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Local Lebanese food chain - great for a healthy budget meal
Sidewalk tacos + Mexican grocery store
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Las Palmas Pittsburgh #1
700 Brookline Blvd
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Sidewalk tacos + Mexican grocery store
One of the more authentic Chinese restaurants in the city - lots of amazing Sichuan dishes on the menu plus all of the American-Chinese ones
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Chengdu Gourmet
5840 Forward Ave
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One of the more authentic Chinese restaurants in the city - lots of amazing Sichuan dishes on the menu plus all of the American-Chinese ones
Great food - I always especially like the veg dishes here, including the Dry Sauteed Spicy String Beans.
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Taiwanese Bistro Cafe 33
1711 Shady Ave
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Great food - I always especially like the veg dishes here, including the Dry Sauteed Spicy String Beans.
Fun taco & drinks place downtown. Good place for happy hour.
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Condado Tacos
971 Liberty Ave
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Fun taco & drinks place downtown. Good place for happy hour.
Good Mexican food downtown right on Market Square - it's up on the second floor. A little more relaxed/go-as-you-are than a lot of the more upscale places around the square.
Las Velas
21 Market Square
Good Mexican food downtown right on Market Square - it's up on the second floor. A little more relaxed/go-as-you-are than a lot of the more upscale places around the square.
Meat! Amazing sandwiches.
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Gaucho Parrilla Argentina
146 6th Street
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Meat! Amazing sandwiches.
Vegan Polish restaurant - even if you wouldn't normally be into vegan food, it's very worth a visit. It's a really nice space and has great, affordable cocktails, too.
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APTEKA
4606 Penn Ave
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Vegan Polish restaurant - even if you wouldn't normally be into vegan food, it's very worth a visit. It's a really nice space and has great, affordable cocktails, too.
Just a little out of town - worth going out to Monroeville for South Indian food
Udipi Cafe
4141 Old William Penn Hwy
Just a little out of town - worth going out to Monroeville for South Indian food
Fun Scottish pub - I love their fish & chips. Very likely to have soccer on the TV.
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Piper's Pub
1828 E Carson St
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Fun Scottish pub - I love their fish & chips. Very likely to have soccer on the TV.
This was one of the first places in Pittsburgh to have a good range of craft beers on draft. They also have HUGE portions so it's good if you're very hungry and want good beer.
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Fat Head's Saloon
1805 E Carson St
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This was one of the first places in Pittsburgh to have a good range of craft beers on draft. They also have HUGE portions so it's good if you're very hungry and want good beer.
Cat cafe! It's a good idea to book ahead.
Colony Cafe
1125 Penn Ave
Cat cafe! It's a good idea to book ahead.
One of the best brunch spots.
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Meat & Potatoes
649 Penn Ave
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One of the best brunch spots.
Amazing food and a huge collection of whiskey.
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Butcher and the Rye
212 6th St
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Amazing food and a huge collection of whiskey.
Vietnamese coffee spot - lots of space to hang out or work/study
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Ineffable Ca Phe
3920 Penn Ave
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Vietnamese coffee spot - lots of space to hang out or work/study
Restaurant incubator - so basically 4 really good rotating food truck-type options (but indoors and stationary). There's also a bar and coffee.
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Smallman Galley
145 Bakery Square Boulevard
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Restaurant incubator - so basically 4 really good rotating food truck-type options (but indoors and stationary). There's also a bar and coffee.
New coffee spot with live music and some small bites.
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De Fer Coffee & Tea
2002 Smallman St
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New coffee spot with live music and some small bites.

Essentials

This grocery store is about a 3 minute walk away - you can see it from my house. They have pretty good wifi, and you can get or fill a Connect Card here.
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Giant Eagle Supermarket
1901 Murray Ave
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This grocery store is about a 3 minute walk away - you can see it from my house. They have pretty good wifi, and you can get or fill a Connect Card here.
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Planet Fitness
1635 S Braddock Ave
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Shopping

Antiques
Le Mix
1115 S Braddock Ave
Antiques
Cute shop with lots of unique cards, gifts and Pittsburghy stuff that supports local artists.
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Wild Card
4209 Butler St
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Cute shop with lots of unique cards, gifts and Pittsburghy stuff that supports local artists.
A cute shop full of mid-century modern and mod decor and kitchen stuff - fun to just stop by and look around even if you're not planning on buying anything.
Who New? Retro Mod Decor
5156 Butler St
A cute shop full of mid-century modern and mod decor and kitchen stuff - fun to just stop by and look around even if you're not planning on buying anything.
Fun record store for browsing in Bloomfield
Juke Records
4526 Liberty Ave
Fun record store for browsing in Bloomfield
Little store packed with tons of cute stuff, including a lot of France-, dog-, and cocktail-related things. I think there are a lot of men's grooming things, too, that I don't really look at.
Von Walter & Funk + funk|BALLOON
5210 Butler St
Little store packed with tons of cute stuff, including a lot of France-, dog-, and cocktail-related things. I think there are a lot of men's grooming things, too, that I don't really look at.
Cute new camping/hiking store - worth stopping in just to look around.
3 Rivers Outdoor Co.
1130 S Braddock Ave
Cute new camping/hiking store - worth stopping in just to look around.
Local food co-op - they stock a lot of produce and goods from SWPA farms and businesses. It's also a good stop for coffee and their salad bar & hot buffet.
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East End Food Co-op
7516 Meade St
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Local food co-op - they stock a lot of produce and goods from SWPA farms and businesses. It's also a good stop for coffee and their salad bar & hot buffet.

Sightseeing

One of the best views of downtown
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Duquesne Incline station
1197 W Carson St
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One of the best views of downtown
This is the strange but cool huge castle built out of reflective glass in the middle of downtown.
PPG Place
1 Third Avenue
This is the strange but cool huge castle built out of reflective glass in the middle of downtown.
A nice spot to bring a book or hang out with people if it's nice out.
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Fontana v parku Point State
601 Commonwealth Pl
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A nice spot to bring a book or hang out with people if it's nice out.
Lots of international food shops and restaurants - worth going just go walk around, especially on a weekend morning. LOTS of Pittsburgh sports team stuff sold on the sidewalks.
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Strip District
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Lots of international food shops and restaurants - worth going just go walk around, especially on a weekend morning. LOTS of Pittsburgh sports team stuff sold on the sidewalks.

Parks & Nature

There's a trailhead really close to my house - it's for Braddock Trail, which links in with the rest of the park.
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Frick Park
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There's a trailhead really close to my house - it's for Braddock Trail, which links in with the rest of the park.
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Schenley Park
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Drinks & Nightlife

Great hotdogs, wings, and a "beer cave"
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D's Six Pax and Dogz
1118 S Braddock Ave
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Great hotdogs, wings, and a "beer cave"
Cute little woman-owned bar
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Tina's
4114 Main St
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Cute little woman-owned bar
Surprisingly good bar food even though they don't have a kitchen.
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The Allegheny Wine Mixer Inc
5326 Butler St
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Surprisingly good bar food even though they don't have a kitchen.
Trendy tiki bar
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Hidden Harbor
1708 Shady Ave
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Trendy tiki bar
One of the many new breweries popping up all over the place - they have great beer, a lot of food truck visits, and weekly bingo nights.
Couch Brewery
1351 Washington Blvd
One of the many new breweries popping up all over the place - they have great beer, a lot of food truck visits, and weekly bingo nights.
This local brewery has been around longer than most and has a cool new indoor/outdoor location to check out.
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East End Brewing Company
147 Julius St
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This local brewery has been around longer than most and has a cool new indoor/outdoor location to check out.
There's a new food/brewery scene in Millvale that's definitely worth checking out.
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Grist House Brewery
10 E Sherman St
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There's a new food/brewery scene in Millvale that's definitely worth checking out.
OTB is a favorite for beer & burgers, especially for the Monday burger deals. Also love their fries & onion rings.
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Over the Bar Bicycle Cafe
10301 Pearce Mill Rd
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OTB is a favorite for beer & burgers, especially for the Monday burger deals. Also love their fries & onion rings.
Nice local bar over in Homestead - good beer selection and great bar food.
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Blue Dust
601 Amity St
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Nice local bar over in Homestead - good beer selection and great bar food.

Arts & Culture

The art gallery is great but the best time to go is during the Free Fridays concerts during the summer - check out the carriage museum, too. There's also a beautiful greenhouse on the grounds.
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Frick Pittsburgh
7227 Reynolds St
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The art gallery is great but the best time to go is during the Free Fridays concerts during the summer - check out the carriage museum, too. There's also a beautiful greenhouse on the grounds.
Local library
Carnegie Free Library of Swissvale
1800 Monongahela Ave
Local library
Contemporary art museum - save time to walk around the neighborhood afterwards and stop at Commonplace Coffee right down the street and Randyland a couple blocks away
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Muzej tovarne za vzmetnice
509 Sampsonia Way
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Contemporary art museum - save time to walk around the neighborhood afterwards and stop at Commonplace Coffee right down the street and Randyland a couple blocks away
Kind of required stop for art lovers coming in from out of town.
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The Andy Warhol Museum
117 Sandusky St
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Kind of required stop for art lovers coming in from out of town.