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Pittsburgh
Eating & drinking
Pittsburgh has a good choice of places to eat. There are the usual lunch-time joints in the city centre, plus a more eclectic variety of affordable restaurants in the Strip District (north east of the train station), Oakland (the student area 5km east of the city centre) and on the South Side.
The Strip District has a good choice of affordable places for a bite and many are open around the clock.
DeLuca’s (2015 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh; tel (412) 566 2195) claims to have Pittsburgh’s best breakfast with prices starting at $2.99.
The Carribean themed Kaya (2000 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh; tel (412) 261 6565; open Mon-Wed 11.30am-10pm, Thu-Sat 11.30am-11pm, Sun noon-9pm) is a good spot for lunch with Jamaican dishes like pulled pork, jerked chicken and a huge selection of rum.
Primanti Brothers (46 18th Street, Pittsburgh; tel (412) 263 2142; open 24 hours) is a Pittsburgh institution, which is known for its sandwiches with deli meats served over fries and coleslaw. There are also branches of Primanti Brothers in Market Square (2 South Market Square, Pittsburgh; open 11am-11pm daily), Oakland (3803 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh; open Mon-Sat 10am-2am, Sun 11am-midnight) and South Side (1832 East Carson Street, Pittsburgh; open 11am-2am daily).
On the South Side, some good choices include the funky Beehive Coffeehouse (1327 East Carson Street, Pittsburgh; open Mon-Thu 9am-1am, Fri-Sun 9am-2am), Café du Jour (1107 East Carson Street, Pittsburgh; open Tue-Sat 11.30am-10pm), the Carson Street Deli (1507 East Carson Street, Pittsburgh; open Mon-Thu 10am-8pm, Fri 10am-9pm, Sat 11am-9pm, Sun 11am-4pm). East Carson Street on the South Side also has a good choice of places to drink including Piper's Pub (1828 East Carson Street, Pittsburgh; open 11am-2am daily), a British-style pub; and Fathead’s Saloon (1805 East Carson Street, Pittsburgh), a popular bar and grill that is known for its hot spicy wings.
Rosebud Fine Food Market (100 7th Street, Pittsburgh; open Mon-Sat 8am-8pm) is the only supermarket in the city centre. The Giant Eagle supermarket chain has a good selection of stores in the Pittsburgh region. The Cedar Avenue Giant Eagle (318-320 Cedar Avenue, Pittsburgh; open Mon-Sat 7am-11pm, Sun 8am-9pm) on the North Shore is the closest branch to the city centre. Another option is the Whole Foods Market (5880 Centre Avenue, Pittsburgh; open 8am-10pm daily) north east of Oakland.
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