For everyone visiting, I thought I'd start listing some stuff you can do in Pittsburgh while here for the live show
I tried to keep the list to places in the city that I think have wide appeal. I'll add more as I think of it.
If anyone has misc questions about the city, feel free to ask.
BARS/FOOD
Favorite bar - great jukebox and live shows
Gooski's
3117 Brereton St, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
(412) 681-1658
*note - smoking allowed
Decent hotdogs and really great beer selection
D's 6 pack and dogs
D's Six Pax & Dogz | Beer X-treme Hotdog Supreme
Strong drinks, see and be seen
Brillobox
Brillobox
* note - scenester warning
Amazing scotch/whiskey/bourbon/beer selection along with anglophile food
Pipers Pub
Piper’s Pub - Food , Drink and Football ( Soccer ) from Scotland, England and Ireland in the Historic South Side Pittsburgh PA » Piper’s Pub
Kitchy and goddamn tasty - good beer as well
Double Wide Grill
Double Wide Grill, Pittsburgh, PA
*note - my favorite wings
The most noted wing spot in town
Quaker Steak and Lube
The Lube® Nation Vacation
THE Pittsburgh Sandwich
Primantis
Primanti Bros. Restaurant - Pittsburgh's "Almost Famous" Sandwiches - Primanti Brothers Restaurant
German food, beer brewed in premise, old school, great for a group
Penn Brewery
Penn Brewery - Pennsylvania Brewing Co. - Est. 1986
Caribbean - lots of great veg options
Kaya
Kaya * Island Cuisine in The Strip District
Redbeard's Bar & Grill
(412) 431-3730
Mt Washington
201 Shiloh St
Pittsburgh, PA 15211
* if you decide to ride the incline, this is around the corner from the top of the mon incline
RESTAURANTS...not as bar oriented
Tasty Thai food
Nicky's Thai
Nicky's Thai Kitchen
Fucking killer specialty tacos...so good...also has a great bar
Yo Rita
Yorita
Middle Eastern
Kassab's
1207 E Carson St, Pittsburgh, PA 15203
(412) 381-1820
Old school - dogs and huge servings of tasty fries
The Original Hot Dog Shop
ie - The 'O'
Original Hot Dog Shop at HollyEats.com
great sushi and they use real wasabi
Chaya
Chaya Japanese Cuisine - Sushi & Japanese Restaurant in Pittsburgh
Great seafood joint - also have great sushi
Penn Avenue Fish Company
Penn Avenue Fish Company
Coca Cafe - BEST BRUNCH...also do breakfast and lunch...best everything
i love this place so much
Coca Cafe
Coca Cafe, Pittsburgh, PA
SHIT TO DO
Ride the Incline
Duquesne Incline, historic cable car railway serving commuters and tourists since 1877, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Carnegie Museum
Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh | Home
Warhol Museum
Warhol
Mattress Factory Art Museum
The Mattress Factory Art Museum
Phipps Conservatory
Pittsburgh Attractions | Phipps Conservatory
The National Aviary
Pittsburgh's National Aviary - Nation's Premier Bird Zoo
Carnegie Science Center
Carnegie Science Center
Toonseum
Welcome to the ToonSeum!
Kayaking in the city - this is a great way to see the city, and kayaking is super easy
Kayak Pittsburgh
Kayak Pittsburgh ā€”
Saturday Morning food shopping/ people watching in the Strip District
this is a whole sale food district. fun outdoor market vibe - one of my favorite paces in the city
The Strip
Neighbors in the Strip
* note - it is named 'The Strip' because it is a strip of land. Get yo mind outta the gutter! um...there is one strip club there tho...
Record shopping - we have some great spots if you like vinyl:
Jerry's - this place is an institution. huge!!
Jerry's Records :: The World's Finest Vinyl :: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Mind Cure - amazing selection of tough to find stuff - psych, avant garde, etc
Mind Cure Records - Coming Soon
Stick around and Watch the Steeler game on Sunday!
AVOID
Station Square - this was a tourist spot 20 years ago. It sucks. stay away
Hailing Cabs - this is futile in most parts of the city. Ya, it sucks. You can call a cab to come and get you.