4 ranked
The best Cocktail Bar restaurants in Pittsburgh
4 Cocktail Bar kitchens on the map, all in the same price bracket. Downtown carries the most of them, and every one is ranked by the same 1-5 score as the rest of the site.
- 1Emerson's4.8
Downtown · $$$ · No. 9 of 157 overall
Upstairs in the Thompson Building off Market Square, and the best-kept date secret Downtown has. Firelight, a wine list with real depth, cocktails built like they matter, and a kitchen that outcooks the 'bar food' label by a mile. The hush is the luxury.
Order: A fireside Old Fashioned and the truffle fries
- 2Bar Marco4.1
Strip District · $$$ · No. 37 of 157 overall
The old No. 1 Engine House, and one of the rooms that taught this city to take cocktails seriously. Menu turns over constantly, which is either the appeal or the risk depending on your mood.
Order: Whatever the kitchen is excited about
- 3Hey Babe3.4
East Liberty · $$$ · No. 111 of 157 overall
Folded into the historic YMCA-turned-Maverick Hotel, this throwback lounge nails the moody-music, low-light, order-another-round vibe the old Ace corner always wanted. Cain and Hirst know this scene cold, and the seasonal bites punch above 'hotel bar.' Walk-ins only. Embrace the no-plans energy.
Order: Crispy eggplant with whipped feta, pine nuts, and basil oil
- 4Whisper3.2
Downtown · $$$ · No. 139 of 157 overall
The Bridges & Bourbon team built a moody little jewel box in the Cultural District where dessert is the headliner, not the afterthought. The sage olive oil cake and lemon ricotta doughnuts sing; just know the wine-by-the-glass list ran thinner than the branding promised early on. A lovely nightcap stop before the show.
Order: Lemon ricotta doughnuts with a glass of something old-world
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