Blue Moon ★ 4.0
$$lawrenceville{'monday': 'varies by event', 'tuesday': 'varies by event', 'wednesday': 'varies by event', 'thursday': 'varies by event', 'friday': 'varies by event', 'saturday': 'varies by event', 'sunday': 'varies by event'}
Blue Moon on Butler Street in Lawrenceville is a long-running LGBTQ bar in Pittsburgh. Drag nights, drinks and a welcoming crowd in Upper Lawrenceville.
Tip: Check the calendar for drag and theme nights. A friendly, unpretentious neighbourhood bar.
P Town Bar ★ 3.9
$$bloomfield{'monday': 'varies by event', 'tuesday': 'varies by event', 'wednesday': 'varies by event', 'thursday': 'varies by event', 'friday': 'varies by event', 'saturday': 'varies by event', 'sunday': 'varies by event'}
P Town Bar on Baum Boulevard is a long-running LGBTQ bar in Pittsburgh. Drag shows, karaoke and a dance floor near the Bloomfield and Oakland border.
Tip: Karaoke and drag nights are the draw. A laid-back gay bar that draws a mixed crowd.
Tina's ★ 4.2
$$bloomfield{'monday': 'closed', 'tuesday': '17:00-24:00', 'wednesday': '17:00-24:00', 'thursday': '17:00-24:00', 'friday': '17:00-02:00', 'saturday': '17:00-02:00', 'sunday': '17:00-24:00'}
Tina's on Main Street in Bloomfield is a retro cocktail bar and bottle shop in Pittsburgh. A jukebox, board games and inventive drinks in a small, music-led room.
Tip: Feed the jukebox and play a board game. A cocktail bar and bottle shop in one compact room.
Bar Botanico ★ 4.1
$$$lawrenceville{'monday': 'closed', 'tuesday': '17:00-24:00', 'wednesday': '17:00-24:00', 'thursday': '17:00-24:00', 'friday': '17:00-02:00', 'saturday': '17:00-02:00', 'sunday': '17:00-23:00'}
Bar Botanico on Butler Street in Lawrenceville is a plant-filled cocktail bar in Pittsburgh. A calm greenhouse-style room with botanical drinks and a relaxed soundtrack.
Tip: The greenhouse room is the seat for a low-key drink. Cocktails lean herbal and floral.
Gooski's ★ 4.1
$polish-hill{'monday': 'varies by event', 'tuesday': 'varies by event', 'wednesday': 'varies by event', 'thursday': 'varies by event', 'friday': 'varies by event', 'saturday': 'varies by event', 'sunday': 'varies by event'}
Gooski's on Brereton Street in Polish Hill is a beloved late-night dive in Pittsburgh. Cheap drinks, pierogi and punk shows until 2am in the old steel neighbourhood.
Tip: Cash only and loud. The pierogi and cheap drinks make it a reliable late-night stop.
The Warren Bar & Burrow ★ 4.0
$$downtown{'monday': 'closed', 'tuesday': '16:00-24:00', 'wednesday': '16:00-24:00', 'thursday': '16:00-24:00', 'friday': '16:00-02:00', 'saturday': '16:00-02:00', 'sunday': 'closed'}
The Warren Bar & Burrow on 7th Street downtown is a late cocktail bar in Pittsburgh. A hidden-feeling room with cocktails, wine and sushi in the Cultural District.
Tip: Easy to walk past; look for the alley entrance. Sushi and cocktails run late downtown.