| Pub |
Comments |
Location |
| ??? |
A plain, clean and tidy, friendly pub with the bar on the left and booths on the right. One draught beer and the usual bottles. The food looks to be good value. A music system with an eight track player was playing a local radio station when I was there. A nice collection of bric-a-brac above the bar includes Six Million Dollar man, Return of the Jedi and Pacman lunch boxes and a Snoopy telephone.
The name on the front of the building had been painted over when I visited.
Last visited December 2001 |
Forbes Avenue / Wood Street |
| Ace's Deuce's Lounge |
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5th / Stevenson |
| The Bridge |
This nice small hotel bar in the new and extremely impressive Renaissance Pittsburgh Hotel is decorated with arty photographs of some of Pittsburgh's bridges. Domestic draughts include Pyramid Hefe-Weiss, served by a very efficient staff. The free nuts were a proper selection.
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6th Street / Duquesne Blvd. |
| Chez Kimberley |
A rather dubious-looking strip club. |
Liberty / 10th |
| Chas's Market Street Tavern |
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Market Street / 1st |
| Circle Bar |
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Forbes / Market Square |
| Club Elite |
An up market strip club, I'm told. |
French Street / 9th |
| Dowe's on 9th |
A very posh looking jazz club. |
French Street / 9th |
| Duke's Lockeroom |
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5th / Magee |
| Froggy's |
 This nice bar with bare brick decor is always busy with a friendly crowd when I visit. The top floor bar has a large balcony with a view of the Monongahela River, and Station Square and the funicular beyond. On the ground floor is a large restaurant and a bar open until 02.00. Live music upstairs. A sign stuck over the TV screen says "Read a book"!
Last visited 2002 |
Market Street / 1st Avenue |
| Jamie's |
Local brews plus one from Cleveland's Great Lakes Brewery are on sale in this pleasant bar with nicely understated decor.
Last visited May 2001 |
Market Square |
| Landmark Tavern |
A splendid interior with tiled walls and floor in
this bar/restaurant. It's a shame that the plasterwork
ceiling is spoiled by a large air conditioning duct. They
serve the standard range of draught beers and the food
looks good.
Last visited July 2000 |
Market Square |
| Lantern Lounge |
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Smithfield Street / 1st |
| Liberty Avenue Saloon |
A gay bar, I'm told. |
Liberty / Smithfield |
| Liberty Bar |
A small friendly corridor bar concentrating on
daytime trade (They close at 19.30 during the week). The
beer and food are exceptionally cheap, with a different
special deal each day of the week.
Last visited September 2000 |
Liberty / 10th |
| Mark's |
The usual bare brick decor in this very pleasant friendly bar which opened in September 2001. There's a restaurant at the back. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
Last visited April 2002 |
Penn Avenue / 9th Street |
| Mick McGuire's |
A very nice "Irish" corridor bar with a long counter on the left and booths on the right. Of course, being Pittsburgh, there's no trace of anyone Irish in there! Regulars get a mug with their name on to hang behind the bar. The food - burgers and sandwiches - is pretty good. I was surprised this place wasn't busier when I visited on a Friday lunchtime.
Last visited September 2001 |
Market Square / Greame Street |
| Olive or Twist |
This newly opened bar takes the bare brick and girder decor to excessive lengths - still I suppose it saves paying a plasterer! The ambiance is up market. Draught beers include the rather nice Pyramid hefeweizen.
Last visited May 2001 |
6th Street / Penn Avenue |
| One Mellon Center |
There's a bar in the bottom of this skyscraper. |
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| Papa J's |
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Boulevard of the Allies / Market Street |
| Primanti Brothers |
This Pittsburgh institution sells domestic beers on draught as a sideline to their food business - a range of sandwiches with fries in. [In English - A chip butty]
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Market Square |
| Pub |
A very nice hotel bar, decorated with sports memorabilia and brewery neons. Ten taps including Guinness and Bass. The bar food comes highly recommended although I haven't tried it myself.
Last visited February 2002 |
Hilton Hotel, Commonwealth Place |
| River City Inn |
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PPG Square |
| Ruddy Duck |
There is a rectangular island bar counter in this pleasant hotel bar, the decor
of which includes a number of stuffed ducks.
Draft beers include Augustiner Dark. The food looks good.
Last visited February 2001 |
Ross Street / 6th |
| Sammy's |
A nice interior with a tiled floor. The friendly lunchtime crowd were
enjoying their sandwiches and drinking a selection of domestic draughts
and Guinness.
Last visited March 2001 |
Forbes / Smithfield |
| Sammy's |
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Liberty / 9th |
| Sammy's |
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| Seventh Street Grill |
A plain pleasant corridor bar serving the usual range of domestic and imported draught beers. Good food. There's more dining space downstairs.
Last visited May 2001 |
7th Street / Penn Avenue |
| Sidekicks |
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Liberty / 10th |
| Smithfield Cafe |
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Smithfield / 7th |
| Souper Bowl |
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5th / Washington |
| Sportshaven |
This place is closed and derelict. |
Liberty / 10th |
| Tap Room |
This bar, situated in the ground floor of the impressive William Penn Hotel, has a very pleasant interior with wood panelled walls and leather chairs. They serve the usual range of domestic beers plus Guinness on tap, and the bottles include Chimay Rouge. The menu, as well as some excellent food (Filet Mignon recommended), has a section for cigars! Use the rear entrance to the hotel, on Grant Street.
Last visited March 2001 |
Grant / 6th |
| 10th Street Blue |
CLOSED |
Liberty / 10th |
| Top of the Triangle |
What a superb view - Truly stunning! This up market restaurant and bar is located on the 62nd floor of the tallest building in Pennsylvania, the rather boring-looking CSX tower. I understand they have lost their lease and have now closed.
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Last visited March 2001 |
Grant / 7th Avenue |
| Up Over Jimmy's |
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Smithfield Street / Boulevard of the Allies |
| Big Z |
The enormous sign outside might have lead you to think that this plain friendly bar was actually a hamburger joint. One domestic draught beer and the standard range of bottles were available. Whenever I went in for my breakfast (excellent value) the place always seemed to be empty, which is probably why it is now CLOSED.
Last visited March 2001 |
Liberty / 10th |
This nice bar with bare brick decor is always busy with a friendly crowd when I visit. The top floor bar has a large balcony with a view of the Monongahela River, and Station Square and the funicular beyond. On the ground floor is a large restaurant and a bar open until 02.00. Live music upstairs. A sign stuck over the TV screen says "Read a book"!
What a superb view - Truly stunning! This up market restaurant and bar is located on the 62nd floor of the tallest building in Pennsylvania, the rather boring-looking CSX tower. I understand they have lost their lease and have now closed.