Where to drink well in Pittsburgh by the glass and the bottle: natural, classical, and worth the cab fare.
Wine bars in Pittsburgh. natural, classical, and the grower-focused rooms worth the cab fare.
Bar Marco on Penn Avenue in the Strip District is a natural-wine bar and restaurant in Pittsburgh. A high-ceilinged room with a downstairs tasting room.
Signature pour: Natural wine by the glass
Wine focus: Natural and biodynamic wines
Food: Seasonal small plates
The Allegheny Wine Mixer on Butler Street in Lawrenceville is a wine bar and taproom in Pittsburgh. An eclectic glass list with cheese, charcuterie.
Signature pour: A rotating glass off the eclectic list
Wine focus: Eclectic by-the-glass list
Food: Cheese and charcuterie
Solera Wine Co on Butler Street in Lawrenceville is a wine bar and bottle shop in Pittsburgh. Bottles to drink in or take away, with a small-plates menu.
Signature pour: A glass from the around-the-world list
Wine focus: Global wines, bar and bottle shop
Food: Small plates
Spill Wine Bar on Liberty Avenue in Bloomfield is a neighbourhood wine bar in Pittsburgh. An approachable glass list and small plates in a relaxed room.
Signature pour: A glass off the rotating list
Wine focus: Approachable by-the-glass wines
Food: Small plates
Barcelona Wine Bar on Penn Avenue downtown pours Spanish and Mediterranean wines in Pittsburgh. Tapas and a deep Iberian list in the Cultural District.
Signature pour: A Spanish red by the glass
Wine focus: Spanish and Mediterranean wines
Food: Tapas
Pittsburgh Winery on Penn Avenue in the Strip District makes wine on site in Pittsburgh. A cellar tasting room with house-made wines and live music.
Signature pour: A house-made red in the cellar
Wine focus: House-made wines
Food: Cheese boards
Senti on Butler Street in Lower Lawrenceville pairs Italian wine with seasonal cooking in Pittsburgh. A restaurant and wine bar with a garden patio in summer.
Signature pour: An Italian red with the pasta
Wine focus: Italian wines
Food: Seasonal Italian
The Aperitivo Club on Market Street downtown is an Italian wine and aperitivo bar in Pittsburgh. Spritzes, Italian wines and small plates in the city centre.
Signature pour: A glass of Italian white at aperitivo hour
Wine focus: Italian wines and aperitivo
Food: Italian small plates
Grapperia on Butler Street in Lawrenceville is an Italian amaro, grappa and wine bar in Pittsburgh. A digestivo-focused room above Piccolo Forno.
Signature pour: An amaro or grappa flight
Wine focus: Italian wine, amaro and grappa
Food: Italian snacks
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.
Signature pour: A glass off the by-the-glass list
Wine focus: Approachable wines by the glass
Food: Small plates
Refucilo Winery on Western Avenue on the North Side is an Argentine-rooted tasting room in Pittsburgh. Malbecs and blends with a family link to Mendoza.
Signature pour: A Malbec in the tasting room
Wine focus: Argentine-style wines
Food: Cheese boards
The five-seat wine bar at The Vandal on Butler Street in Lawrenceville is a fine perch in Pittsburgh. Low-intervention pours and snacks beside the kitchen.
Signature pour: A natural pour at the five-seat bar
Wine focus: Low-intervention and natural wines
Food: Snacks and small plates
The standing bar at Morcilla on Butler Street in Lawrenceville pours sherry, vermouth and Spanish wine in Pittsburgh. Justin Severino's charcuterie alongside.
Signature pour: A glass off the deep sherry list
Wine focus: Spanish wines, vermouth and sherry
Food: Tapas and charcuterie
Lilith on Spahr Street in Shadyside pours a contemporary wine list beside its kitchen in Pittsburgh. A women-led room with Sicilian and Puerto Rican plates.
Signature pour: A glass off the rotating list
Wine focus: Contemporary wines by the glass
Food: Seasonal small plates
Pizza Lupo on Butler Street in Lawrenceville pairs a serious natural-wine list with sourdough pizza in Pittsburgh. A pizzeria-meets-wine-bar on the strip.
Signature pour: A natural glass with a pie
Wine focus: Natural wines
Food: Sourdough pizza