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Pittsburgh Sites

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Pittsburgh Area Favorites Map 

See also: Baseball Games Attended  Ray Visits 

 

Recommended Bars & Restaurants

  • Co-sign Speakeasy - Nice cocktails in cool space in Homestead
  • Pusadee's Garden - Beautiful garden setting for very fine cocktails and food (booked weeks in advance, but can get in if you're there a bit before they open at 5pm M-Sat), Lawrenceville neighborhood
  • Monterey Bay Fish Grotto - Upscale, good seafood, great view, Mt. Washington 
  • Off the Hook - Excellent seafood and wine list, Warrendale 
  • Morcilla - Tasty spanish food in a nice setting, Lawrenceville  
  • Fig & Ash - very nice food, Deutschtown neighborhood on North Side
  • Hidden Harbor - Very fine tiki bar in Squirrel Hill neighborhood
  • Tiki Lounge -  Divey, tiki labyrinth on South Side
  • Acacia - Nice cocktails in speakeasy on South Side
  • Jack's Bar - Divey goodness the South Side 
  • Bar Botanico  - good cocktails in Lawrenceville 
  • Gandy Dancer Saloon / Grand Concourse Restaurant -  Grand and beautiful old train station at the foot of Mount Washington on South Side 
  • Jekyl & Hyde's - Gothy, divey South Side  
  • Leo. a public house - Really good sandwiches, nice drinks, cool people, cool space 
  • The Warren - Interesting vegetarian options and cocktails by seminal Pittsburgh bartender Spencer Warren (downtown)
  • The Woods House (constructed 1792, need reservations for dinner, in middle of nowhere suburbs of Hazelwood neighborhood) 
  • Apteka - Vegan versions of Central & Eastern European cuisine, with nice cocktails, James Beard Finalists
  • Bonfire Food & Drink 
  • Brillobox and Tina's - Funky, fairly good drinks and food options in Bloomfield neighborhood 
  • Dives: Jack's, Garvey's, Le Mardis Gras (and Shadyside), Conley's (and Lawrenceville), Mar Kee Lounge, Clyde & Patti's, Elbow Room (McKeesport)
  • Kelly's - hipster dive with fairly good cocktails on edge of Shadyside 
  • Huszar - Rare, authentic Hungarian in old dive bar on North Side   
  • Allegheny Wine Mixer (and Lawrenceville neighborhood)
  • Chengdu Gourmet (be sure and use the Szechuan menu, not the American Chinese menu) 
  • Poetry Lounge, Millvale (former Whisper Nest) - new (haven't been), looks kinda cool, cocktailer Sean Enright (opens?)
  • Monk's Bar, The Priory - in the Deutschtown neighborhood, Pittsburgh - Smallest licensed bar in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

 

Other Recommended Sites

  • Randyland - Clustered folk art
  • Maxo Vanka Murals - St. Nicholas Croatian Catholic Church - Public tours Saturdays at 11am and 12:30pm. 
  • Troy Hill Art Houses 
  • St. Anthony Chapel - Most religious relics outside of the Vatican  
  • PNC Park - MLB baseball with a fine view of the bridges  (Fort Duquesne & 6th Garage)
  • Phipps Botanical Garden  
  • Trundle Manor -  "the residence of Mr. Arm and Velda Von Minx and is the location of the Secret Society of Odd Acquisitions' headquarters. We are also a Wunderkammer/Cabinet of Curiosities, Museum, Art installation, Tourist Attraction, and meeting place for weirdos of every caliber" 

 

To-Do

  • See: MyGoogle Map  
  • Scoundrels Field Guide - Pittsburgh Dives  
  • Walk around nice houses near Union Park in Whitehall
  • Mountour Trail and Ruby's Wine House 
  • Historical Landmark Plaques  
  • Pizza to check out
    • Rockaway Pizzeria, White Oak - Carcosa pepperoni pizza - like Prince Street 
    • Slice on Broadway 

 

Pirates Games

  • Sports Illustrated ranked PNC Park the best in baseball.
  • Parking - I like to park at the Ft. Duquesne and Sixth Garage and walk across the bridge to the park.
    • Rates are $8-$16 depending on day and time ($8 all day Sat, and Sun, after 4pm on weekdays) 
    • Do NOT choose the garage just before (east of) this one.
    • If there's bad weather or a large group, parking at the lots right next to the park is affordable and can be purchased in advance on pirates.com  
  • Ticket Fees:  Pirates/MLB site adds $9 per ticket.  SeatGeeks adds $? per ticket. 
  • I usually have a service where I can get a SRO ticket for any and all games. As most Pirates games are not highly attended, and I generally wander the park anyway, this usually works well for me. 

 

 

Local (Robinson) 

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Beyond Pittsburgh

  • Falling Water (book well ahead)
  • Lanterman's Mill, Youngstown, OH - 1:15 from home 
  • Rimrock Overlook  
  • Ohiopyle 
  • Hocking Hills State Park, Ohio - "Towering waterfalls, gaping canyons" - 3:30h drive (south of Columbus)
  • Pine Creek Gorge 
  • Buttermilk Falls (trail from first turn-in), Beaver PA riverside bars 

 

Some Favorite Dishes

  • Brussel Sprouts at Bonfire
  • Kolachi at Grandview Bakery 
  • Chicken salad at Industry Pub
  • Strawberry Pie at Eat'n Park 
  • Deluxe grilled cheese sandwich at Elly's, Scott Township 
  • Anything at Off The Hook
  • Anything at Fig & Ash 

 

Pizza

  • Badamo's

 

Blaze Pizza Order

  • Double sauce, spicy red
  • Extra thin?
  • Goat cheese
  • Spicy chorizo
  • Pepperoni
  • Tomatoes
  • Jalapenos
  • Pineapple
  • Balsamic glaze
  • Sea salt
  • Oregano

 

 

Really Good Chili 

  • The Hotel and Rosas Cantina, Sewickley
  • Jiggers, Export 
  • Bowser's, Center Township 
  • Blinky's Noble Grill and Bar
  • Industry Public House

 

Good Chili

  • Doridos
  • Porky's, Etna 
  • Manor Grille, Manor 
  • The Getaway Bar and Grill, Baldwin 
  • Twin Peaks, Robinson 
  • Railyard Grill, Bridgeville 
  • Cadillac Ranch 
  • Forest House, Mifflinburg 
  • Praha Hotel, Tarentum  

 

Okay Chili

  • Bobby D's Burger and Barbecue, McKees Rocks
  • Burgatory
  • Eat'n Park
  • Walnut Grill 
  • Schoolhouse Tavern, Claridge 
  • Soho (Pittsburgh) 
  • Hofbrau House 
  • Bishop's Corner
  • Triangle Bar & Grill  
  • Bigham Tavern
  • Mousetrap, Bulger 
  • Bavington Roadhouse, Burgettsville 
  • Wahlburgers, Robinson 
  • Smokey Bones, Robinson  

 

Good French Onion Soup

  • Tavern in the Hills

 

Okay French Onion Soup

  • Butterjoint
  • Bigham Tavern  
  • Applebee's (Yes, Applebee's)
  • Drew Menas, North Versailles 
  • Gianna Via's, Whitehall 

 

Slushy Drinks 

  • Circle Inn, Crafton (6 choices)

 

 

Non-Craft bars that use fresh squeezed juices 

  • Gordo's Tacos and Tequila
  • Le Mardis Gras  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Hilton Garden Inn Pittsburgh Airport
  • Giuseppe's Tuscany Grill, Beaver Falls  (40m/m) 
  • Elbow Room, McKeesport 
  • Urban Mission Homeless Shelter, Steubenville, OH (30mil/40min) 

 

 

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