Cocktail bardowntown
Space Bar on Market Square downtown is a small cocktail bar in Pittsburgh. A tight, design-forward room mixing seasonal drinks in the Golden Triangle.
Signature drink: Seasonal cocktails
Food: Snacks
Tip: Small and intimate; get there early on weekends. A reliable downtown cocktail stop.
Cocktail barmount-washington
The Summit on Shiloh Street in Mount Washington is a cocktail bar with a skyline view in Pittsburgh. Drinks and small plates above the Grandview overlooks.
Signature drink: Cocktails with a view
Food: Small plates
Tip: Go at dusk for the skyline. A more relaxed alternative to the big Grandview rooms.
Bar and music venuebloomfield
Brillobox on Penn Avenue in Bloomfield is a bar and music venue in Pittsburgh. An art-filled corner room with cocktails downstairs and live shows upstairs.
Signature drink: Cocktails and beer
Food: Bar food
Tip: Check the upstairs music calendar. The downstairs bar runs late on weekends.
Distillery tasting roomstrip-district
Wigle Whiskey on Smallman Street in the Strip District is a distillery and tasting room in Pittsburgh. Grain-to-glass whiskey and cocktails.
Signature drink: House whiskey cocktails
Food: Snacks
Tip: Take a distillery tour, then drink cocktails in the tasting room. A Strip District original.
Cocktail barsouth-side
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.
Signature drink: Cocktails
Food: Small plates
Tip: Set in the historic distillery complex. A more grown-up South Side option.
Aperitivo barlawrenceville
Grapperia on Butler Street in Lawrenceville is an Italian aperitivo bar in Pittsburgh. Amaro, grappa and aperitivo cocktails above Piccolo Forno.
Signature drink: Amaro and grappa cocktails
Food: Italian snacks
Tip: An Italian amaro-focused bar from the Piccolo Forno team. Good for a pre-dinner aperitivo.