The Lion is a bar in North Side, Pittsburgh.
The Lion on Allegheny Avenue on the North Side is a small cocktail bar in Pittsburgh. A neighbourhood spot with carefully made drinks in Manchester.
Food program: Snacks
Tip: A low-key North Side cocktail bar. Good for a quiet drink off the tourist track.
Address: 1207 Allegheny Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15233
The Speakeasy inside the Omni William Penn Hotel downtown is a Prohibition-style bar in Pittsburgh. Classic cocktails and live piano in the grand old hotel.
Signature drink: Classic cocktails
Food: Snacks
Tip: Tucked inside the historic Omni William Penn. Go for the old-hotel grandeur and a classic drink.
Gooski's on Brereton Street in Polish Hill is a beloved dive bar in Pittsburgh. Cheap drinks, punk shows and pierogi in the old steelworker neighbourhood.
Signature drink: Cheap beer and shots
Food: Bar food
Tip: A Polish Hill institution; cash-friendly and loud. Live punk and good cheap pierogi.
Spirit on 51st Street in Lawrenceville is a bar, pizzeria and music venue in Pittsburgh. Pizza and drinks downstairs and live shows in a former Moose lodge.
Signature drink: Beer and cocktails
Food: Pizza
Tip: Check the upstairs show calendar. The downstairs pizza and bar run independently.
Whisper on Penn Avenue downtown is a cocktail bar in the Cultural District in Pittsburgh. Drinks beside Bridges & Bourbon, handy before and after a show.
Signature drink: Cocktails
Food: Snacks
Tip: Sits next to Bridges & Bourbon on Penn. A solid pre-theatre cocktail stop downtown.
Goodlander on Hamilton Avenue in Larimer is a cocktail brewery in Pittsburgh. A novel spot fermenting and brewing its own cocktail bases in the East End.
Signature drink: Brewed cocktails
Food: Snacks
Tip: Drinks are brewed rather than mixed bottle-to-glass. Worth it for the curiosity alone.
The Warren Bar & Burrow on 7th Street downtown is a cocktail bar in Pittsburgh. Cocktails, wine and sushi in a hidden-feeling room in the Cultural District.
Signature drink: Cocktails
Food: Sushi and small plates
Tip: Easy to walk past; look for the entrance off the alley. Sushi pairs with the cocktails.
