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Holiday Guide: Pop-Up Bars in Pittsburgh
Tis the season! I have compiled a list of holiday themed pop-up bars throughout the city of Pittsburgh for this year’s holiday season. Wigle Wonderland @ Wigle Whiskey Strip District What: Wigle Whiskey’s Distillery & Taproom in the Strip District is hosting a holiday-themed pop-up in their tasting event space. Location: Wigle Whiskey Distillery, 2401 Smallman St, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Hours: Vary by date; check the most up to date hours here Days Open: Thursday…
My Fave Pittsburgh Ice Cream Spots
The heat this summer is WILD so I am keeping cool the best way I know how to…with ICE CREAM! I have rounded up some of my favorite spots & included a few I’ve had my eye on trying this year. Some of these spots are open year-round & others are only open seasonally, but during summer you can get them all. Happy official summer friends 🌞 Twisters Location: 4210 Main St, Pittsburgh, PA 15224…
Shopping Local with PA Preferred
Hello my lovers of Pittsburgh & shopping local!!! I am here to tell you about a program you might not know about that makes it super easy to find local agricultural goodies of all kinds – the PA Preferred program! For those who have never heard of PA Preferred or those of you who have seen this label but might not know what it means, let’s break it down 👏🏼 PA Preferred is your guide…
2025 New & Upcoming Spots in Pittsburgh
Have ya heard?! Pittsburgh is always adding new food & drink concepts & 2025 is starting out with a BANG. From new spots in town, to existing businesses expanding, to nationwide spots landing in Pittsburgh – I have the scoop! I will be updating this post throughout the year so make sure to bookmark it 😉 These are some of the places that are new to the Burgh or are coming soon… Camino OPEN NOW:…
2025 Restaurant Check-List Adventure
Ok Pittsburgh foodies, I am on a mission in 2025 to hit all of the restaurants on this list. Some are fairly new & some are long standing institutions in the burgh. No matter when each spot opened, I have had my eye on each of these eateries & am making a point to visit each one this year! I am off to a HOT start already knocking 10 spots off as of 7/16. Amazing…
2024 New & Upcoming Spots in Pittsburgh
CLICK HERE FOR 2025 LIST Have ya heard?! Pittsburgh is always adding new food & drink concepts & 2024 is starting out with a BANG. From new spots in town, to existing businesses expanding, to nationwide spots landing in Pittsburgh – I have the scoop! These are some of the places that are new to the Burgh or are coming soon… KuJiRa: All You Can Eat Japanese Restaurant OPEN NOW: Can I get a BLESS…
Pittsburgh Restaurant Week
It’s that time of summer….RESTAURANT WEEK!! This is by far my favorite week of the year. If you’ve never heard of Pittsburgh Restaurant Week it’s the one week each summer and winter where the best of Pittsburgh’s restaurants offer Prix Fixe menus. The prices range between $20-$45 per meal, depending on the restaurant. I have been a fan of this for years and am so looking forward to this one. I’m recent years they have…
Pittsburgh Pizza Crawl
BUCKLE UP YINZERS! We are pizza crawling. We constantly hear about all the hot spots in Pittsburgh for pizza, so I decided to put them all to the test. After asking for recommendations on Instagram I decided on 5 places (actually 7 then I realized that was insane and cut it down to 5 lol). Here are my thoughts and scores for each of these well-known Pittsburgh pizza spots! 1. Mercurio’s: 7/10 First up was…
A Day with People of the Burgh
So I have a lot of members of The 412 Franimal squad that are not on Instagram or may have missed my takeover of the popular Pittsburgh Instagram account @peopleoftheburgh this past Sunday! I wanted to round up all of the things I mentioned on the gram so everyone can enjoy my recommendations. So without further ado, here are some of my favorite things to do in Pittsburgh any time of year (feat. special holiday…
Hofbräuhaus Pittsburgh
If you’re looking for a fun day or nighttime bite and drinks, Hofbräuhaus is a perfect fit! I went 2 weeks ago for their Oktoberfest celebration and had so much fun. Oktoberfest is something I always like to go out for because everyone is always having such a fun time and enjoying the live music and of course, THE BEER! I had never been to Hofbräuhaus before, but it seemed like the spot to be…
Coop DeVille
If you haven’t heard by now, Pittsburgh has a new spot, Coop DeVille. Located right on Smallman Street in the Strip District, Coop DeVille has EVERYTHING you could want & more. It’s perfect for a ladies night, guys night, date night, afternoon spot for watching the game, and even a place to pick up your morning coffee. This unique space is a duckpin bowling, arcade, restaurant, classic bar, tiki bar, coffee shop. Yes, you heard…
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