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.
Beer bareast-liberty
Lorelei on South Highland Avenue in East Liberty is a German and Alpine beer bar in Pittsburgh. A deep German beer list, schnitzel and pretzels.
Signature drink: German beer
Food: German bar food
Tip: Come for the German beer list and a pretzel. The patio fills on warm evenings.
Cocktail barnorth-side
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.
Signature drink: Cocktails
Food: Snacks
Tip: A low-key North Side cocktail bar. Good for a quiet drink off the tourist track.