Food & Fun

Recommended Local Food & Drink Options

Drinks

• Spirit & Tales $$$ – Bar at the top the Oaklander hotel. Good for spirits and wine; do NOT go for the beer...
• The Porch $$ – short walk (see Map); medium-sized list of craft beer and quality wine
• Butterjoint $$ – 10 min walk; Good spirits and wine selection, medium-sized craft beer selection
• The Independent Brewing Company $$ — short bus or Uber ride; good list of craft beer and interesting spirits
• There are many cheap bars that will be full with students. We won't recommend any in particular, but many are within walking distance.

Dinner

Walkable

• The Porch (see Map) $$– “New American,” delicious pizzas
• Legume Bistro $$$– “New American,” local and seasonal ingredients
• Lucca Ristorante $$$– Italian, classic
• Ali Baba $– Middle Eastern (Syrian)
• Spice Island Tea House $– Asian fusion/Thai
• Tamarind $– Indian

Uber/Lyft-able and worth the effort

• Kaya $$– Latin fusion
• DiAnoia’s Eatery $$$ – Italian
• Eleven Contemporary Kitchen $$$ – Hyper-seasonal, American
• Gaucho Parilla Argentina $$$ – Argentinian
• Nikki’s Thai Kitchen $$ – Thai
• Mad Mex $$ – Tex-Mex, delicious margaritas
• Noodlehead $ – Thai noodles, cash only, BYOB
• Apteka $$ – All-vegan Polish restaurant
• Lorelei $$ – German beer hall, small (but excellent) food menu
• Pizza Taglio $$ – Roman-style pizza, BYOB

Lunch (closer to further)

• Spirits and Tales at the Oaklander $$ – French food
• The Porch (see Map) $$– Salads, pizzas, sandwiches
• Hello Bistro (see Map) $– Big salads (build your own or choose from menu options), sandwiches, and fries
• Roots Natural Kitchen $– Grain bowls and salads (build your own or choose from menu options)
• Spice Island Tea House (see Map) $— Asian fusion/Thai
• Pie for Breakfast $ – Seasonal breakfast and lunch food
• Stack’d $ – Burgers (there is a veggie burger option but we cannot vouch for it)

Recommended Things to Do

Nearby Activities

• Carnegie Museum of Natural History (see Map)
• Carnegie Museum of Art (see Map)
• Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens (see Map)
• Schenley Park (walking, running paths, frisbee golf course) (see Map)

Activities little further away (but still in town)

• Warhol Museum
• Mattress Factory (Contemporary museum)
• The Frick (robber baron household as museum, and free Art Museum next door)