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A Local’s Guide to Pittsburgh✨
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items A lifelong Pittsburgh local sharing the city through a personal lens. This guide includes cafés, food, scenic walks, iconic views, and under-the-radar spots I’ve grown up with and still love. It’s a mix of classic Pittsburgh staples and quieter gems,...
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Eats + Treats
Museums + Art
Outdoor Activities
Fun Activities
After Hours
Burgh Hidden Gems
Eats + Treats
My top pick for a date night out in the city. This place has some of the best food I’ve ever eaten with the most caring and kind staff out there. I will go here time and time again. It is to die for
Alla Famiglia
Another one of my favorite places to grab a bite to eat in the strip district! Absolutely phenomenal food, drinks and atmosphere
The PA Market
Amazing food + drinks, amazing atmosphere, and amazing customer service! Such a nice place for a night out with friends! Sharable plates!
Palm Palm
Amazing restaurant located in the Strip District! Very classy inside, good food and drinks, with a good atmosphere. Argentinian cuisine. Phenomenal!
BALVANERA
A modern Italian restaurant with a focus on fresh seasonal ingredients. Italian focused wine list with an intimate bar area! Super nice for a date night, or night out with friends!
Alta Via
One of the best coffee shops in the strip. Such a beautiful atmosphere with amazing drinks + pastries.
De Fer Coffee & Tea
A phenomenal bakery to stop at if you’re in the city! They have some of the best pastries! I couldn’t recommend more!
La Gourmandine Bakery
My all time favorite ice cream in PGH. The flavor profiles of their ice cream is unlike anything I’ve ever had. Waffle cones are made fresh in house daily and are amazing!
Jeni's Splendid Ice Cream
This is my favorite dessert spot. If you like mango’s then you need to give this place a try. It is genuinely so good (even my picky eater bf likes it and that says something)
Mango Mango Dessert
Such a cute little coffe shop with the most welcoming staff ever. They also have some of the best coffee I’ve ever tased. Small town feel in a big city. Customizable oatmeal bar, and pastries!
Big Dog Coffee
My go to taco shop! Insanely good tacos for a good price! Bottled drinks, frozen margaritas, and a good variety of meat and seafood options! Fresh, high quality ingredients always!
Doce Taqueria
Museums + Art
Such an amazing Art Museum filled with all of Andy Warhol’s artwork. Walking through this place knowing he was a local is the coolest feeling.
The Andy Warhol Museum
My absolute favorite museum in all of Pittsburgh. I could spend, and have spent countless hours in this place. So many cool things to read and learn, the architecture throughout the building is insanely beautiful, and they have a massive dinosaur ske...
Carnegie Museum of Art and Natural History
My all time favorite PGH history museum. This museum is a 6 story world of wonders. I have spent so much time in this museum and have learned so much about the history of Heinz (sounds lame but is actually so cool) and it’s right next to the strip di...
Heinz History Center
This is such an underrated museum in Pittsburgh. It combines art, history, and stunning gardens all in one place! They have rotating art shows that highlight local or national artists as well as beautiful walking paths and beds of flowers
The Frick Pittsburgh Museums & Gardens
The August Wilson Center is a hub for arts, culture and community focused on celebrating African American culture and Heritage. They have rotating plays, dance performances, live concerts, and art exhibits! It is such a cool place to educate yourself...
August Wilson African American Cultural Center
Outdoor Activities
My favorite place to take a walk in the city. Stunning river + city views, wildlife everywhere, it feels like a little escape from city life.
Point State Park
Another amazing place to walk near the city. About 15 minutes from downtown this park gives you the nature escape you need while still getting some insane PGH skyline views. Great place for a picnic or to throw up a hammock as well!
Schenley Park
The Terminal in the Strip District is my all time favorite place to be in the city. There are so many restaurants, shops, cafe’s, breweries, everything you could ever want. On Saturday’s in the summer they do open air markets with local PGH vendors a...
The Terminal
Best and most popular spot for pictures of the PGH skyline! Always super busy, but if you have never been here, you need to see it.
Grandview Overlook
Fun to ride to get the full Pittsburgh experience! Lets you off on the top of Mount Washington at the Grandview Overlook to get the best view of PGH possible!
Duquesne Incline
Rent a bike through Pogoh and bike the city views! There are so many bike trails along the river and it’s such a fun and unique way to see PGH. They have more than 60 bike stations all throughout the city for you to rent!
POGOH
Fun Activities
Such a fun activity to do in the city for all ages! You get to make your own glass blown project! They have so many different options to choose from of what you want to make and they walk you through everything! A unique activity you have to do!
Pittsburgh Glass Center
Did you know Pittsburgh has the largest aviary in the US? This is my all time favorite activity to do. There are over 500 birds and 150 different species, all being so uniquely their own. I’m not joking when I say, the birds at this aviary have the m...
Pittsburgh National Aviary
A fun activity for all ages! Located in the Strip District so it is a fun little stop on your day in the Strip!
Puttshack
Catch a show at the Benedum Center! It can have anything from broadway shows, to dance, to musical theater! The atmosphere is also stunning
Benedum Center for the Performing Arts
After Hours
This is a great after hours activity to do in downtown if you’re not into the club/bar scene! Laid back jazz vibes with amazing drinks! I could spend hours here with the right people!
Con Alma
All time favorite speakeasy in PGH. The atmosphere feels like you jumped back in time. Amazing drinks and appetizers with good music and good people
Commerce Bar Pittsburgh
Amazing place to go with friends! They have an extensive wine list with global selections, by the glass and bottle options, and small sharable plates! Amazing atmosphere to get together in!
Barcelona Wine Bar
Burgh Hidden Gems
My all time favorite date night spot in the city! This jazz bar a the most immaculate atmosphere filled with live music, amazing appetizers and drinks, and good people! Such an underrated place in the city that it’s on my list twice!
Con Alma
This Cathedral sits in the middle of the University of Pittsburgh and serves as their library/study center. It is one of my all time favorite places to walk around and explore when in Oakland. It feels like you’re walking through Hogwarts in Harry Po...
Cathedral of Learning
Pittsburgh’s best hidden gem. The coolest little art museum with an unforgettable story. Randy used up-cycled daily materials to create an artistic masterpiece. There so much more to his heartfelt story, but I’ll leave that for you to learn when you ...
Randyland
Shop Local
One of my favorite shops with a few locations in the city. Everything is 100% Pittsburgh made and is filled with local artists, candles, prints, t-shirts, and so much more
love, Pittsburgh
My all time favorite plant store to walk around. So many plants to choose from with a focus on indoor plants, succulents, and greenery. They also sell locally made plant accessories and pots!
City Grows
My other favorite plant/flower store! They specialize in dried and preserved flowers of all kinds. They sell premade flower bouquets, DIY flower kits, and locally made pots! So fun to walk around!
Roxanne's Dried Flowers
My favorite locally owned coffee shop to get my coffee beans at! They have selections of tea and coffee from all around the world. Beans are roasted on site and you can grind them there to bring home if needed! Let alone the fact the place smells ama...
Allegheny Coffee & Tea Exchange
Seasonal Spots
Such an amazing nature getaway nestled right next to downtown PGH. There are so many beautiful plants and flowers in this conservatory and they teach you so much about them. Makes for such a fun day. In the Christmas season they have holiday lights t...
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
An all time favorite in summer! Great rides, amazing food, and fun activities!
Kennywood
PGH has this festival one weekend every summer and it is absolutely amazing. Food trucks come in from all over the US to serve pierogi’s and they are to die for!
Pittsburgh Pierogi Festival
Seasonal, but we have some of the best views out of any baseball arena in the US! Great food, great fans, and amazing views! It is a must do when in season!
Pirates Game at PNC Park