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Lawrenceville, Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, one spot at a time.

Restaurants, bars, makers, festivals and the corners in between. Shared from Lawrenceville since 2014.

Downtown towers and the glass spires of PPG Place seen from above a street — The city unfolding, from Harris Grill

A running collection of Pittsburgh events, establishments and experiences. Where we ate, what we drank, what was on that weekend, and the views on the way home.

01

Eat & Drink

Brunch plates, raw bars, ramen and a few late pours.

A tray of oysters on ice with lemon and a glass of sparkling wine — Oysters, Muddy Waters, East Liberty

A bowl of ramen with a soft egg next to a pink cocktail — Fall weather food, Ki Ramen

A fried chicken sandwich in a paper boat in front of a brick market building — Sammich Festival, Strip District

Rows of sushi rolls on a black tray — Sushi Sunday, Ginza

A fried egg over greens on a white plate with a blue rim — Sunday brunch, The Vandal, Lawrenceville

A rustic flatbread pizza on a sheet pan with a mimosa — Brunch, The Porch at Schenley

A blistered pizza on an outdoor table beside a bottle of cider — Driftwood Oven pizza at Arsenal Cider

Sliced steak and grilled bread on a wooden board — Gaucho, always worth the wait

A tall wall of glowing copper-lit bottles in a bar — The weekend starts now, Pork & Beans

02

Things to Do

Markets, festivals, old mills and a night out.

Blast furnace towers and industrial buildings backlit by a low sun — Carrie Furnaces

Two kayakers on the Allegheny River with the skyline and a yellow bridge behind — Kayaking the Allegheny

A crowd gathered under the steel trusses of a large industrial hall — Beers of the Burgh, Carrie Furnaces

Art All Night 20 sign with a silhouette figure, inside a concrete space — Art All Night, Lawrenceville, 2017

A street lined with tents under a Little Italy Days banner — Morning bustle, Little Italy Days

Crates of red, yellow and green peppers at an outdoor market stand — Bloomfield Saturday Market

Empty wooden bowling lanes under a red and cream striped ceiling — Holiday bowling, Lawrenceville

Looking up through a glass rooftop enclosure at the buildings around it — A Pittsburgh snow globe, Sienna Mercato

03

Around Town

Rivers, bridges, murals and the light over the city.

Bridge silhouetted against an orange winter sunset over the river, ducks on the water — Winter sunset, Lawrenceville

A courtyard with benches in front of a bright mural of a bear and an eagle — Street art on Butler

Downtown skyline and bridge seen across the bare lawn at The Point — The Point, waiting on spring

Glass office tower rising over a tree in white bloom against blue sky — A little oasis in the concrete jungle

The ballpark and North Shore seen across the river on a clear day — Across the river, Buctober 2015

A tree in full red leaf beside a ballfield in Arsenal Park — Arsenal Park — this tree still thinks it’s fall

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Run a restaurant, bar, shop or event in Pittsburgh? We’re always glad to hear what’s new: an opening, a menu, a pop-up, a market day.

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