East Carson Street runs the city's longest bar strip. Dish Osteria, Acacia speakeasy, La Palapa and the Saturday-night crowd fill the flats below the slopes.
Order A seafood pasta and whatever Sicilian special the kitchen is running that night.
Dish Osteria on the South Side serves Sicilian-leaning Italian in Pittsburgh. A small candlelit room locals have booked for special nights since 2000.
Order Fish and chips wrapped in paper, or a savoury meat pie.
The Pub Chip Shop on East Carson Street in the South Side serves British fish and chips and savoury pies in Pittsburgh. A pub kitchen on the bar strip.
Order Drip coffee
Delanie's Coffee on East Carson Street in the South Side is a work-friendly cafe in Pittsburgh. A two-floor room with coffee, food and wifi on the bar strip.
19 Coffee Company roasts small-batch coffee in Washington in the south hills of greater Pittsburgh. A specialty roaster supplying cafes across the region.
Eighth & Hays on West 8th Avenue in Homestead is a wine bar in greater Pittsburgh. An approachable glass list and small plates on a river-town street.
Drink Custom cocktails
Acacia on East Carson Street in the South Side is a low-lit cocktail bar in Pittsburgh. A calmer corner of the bar strip built for conversation.
Drink Cocktails
The Finch on South 2nd Street in the South Side is a cocktail bar in Pittsburgh. Drinks and small plates in the old Duquesne Brewery distillery complex.
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Hitchhiker Brewing in Mt. Lebanon brews IPAs and barrel-aged beers near Pittsburgh. A South Hills taproom with a second spot on the South Side.
Burgh Bits & Bites walks East Carson Street on the South Side in Pittsburgh. Tastings from small local businesses paired with the historic story of the flats.
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The South Side Soup Contest runs each February in Pittsburgh. Walk East Carson Street sampling soups from 20 local restaurants and vote for the city's best.
Gaynor's School of Cooking on East Carson Street in the South Side teaches hands-on classes in Pittsburgh. Knife skills, technique and global cuisines.
Gaynor's School of Cooking on the South Side teaches a knife-skills class in Pittsburgh. A focused session on technique, cuts and kitchen confidence for home.
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Order Work the carving stations, the donut machine and the Bananas Foster.
The Grand Concourse at Station Square runs a grand Sunday buffet brunch in Pittsburgh, with carving stations, a donut machine and Bananas Foster on the line.
Order A loaded waffle and a strong coffee; the savoury waffles are the move.
Waffles INCaffeinated on East Carson Street in the South Side is a waffle-focused brunch spot in Pittsburgh. Sweet and savoury waffles and big coffees.
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Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater in Mill Run pairs an architecture pilgrimage with the Laurel Highlands table near Pittsburgh. The cafe cooks local.
Ohiopyle pairs waterfalls and white water with a small-town table southeast of Pittsburgh. Ohiopyle Bakery bakes bread each morning; Paddler's Pizza faces.
Farmington anchors the southern Laurel Highlands' dining near Pittsburgh. Stone House cuts and dry-ages its own steaks; Bittersweet Cafe bakes pies.
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