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Lawrenceville

Restaurants and cafes in Lawrenceville.

If you can find the Strip District, you can find Lawrenceville. Sandwiched between the Strip and Bloomfield, Liberty Avenue runs straight through the heart of Pittsburgh’s largest neighborhoods. Lawrenceville changes a little bit every day—new restaurants and cafés, new galleries, new home renovations, new vintage clothing outlets, new design companies.

Home of the 16:62 Design Zone, Lawrenceville has much to offer gourmet cuisine seekers (River Moon Cafe, Church Brew Works) and anyone interested in a creative, edgy atmosphere.

The housing stock is a little older and in need of rehabbing, but you can find some unique and charming places to live. It helps to have a car, as connections from here to Oakland are few.

Eat

• Crazy Mocha
• Eating 24/7 in the Strip District
• Sweet Basil & La Filipiniana
• Piccolo-forno
• River Moon Café
• The Church Brew Works (Who said beer and religion don’t mix?)
• Tram’s Kitchen: 412-682-2688 (Vietnamese)

Shop

• 16:62 Design Zone
• Equita (Essentials for green living)
• Giant Eagle
• Scavengers: 412 682-6781 (Thrift)
• Sugar Boutique: 412 681-5100 (Fantastic handmade jewelry)

Play

• Arsenal Bowling Lanes
• Brillobox
• Open Stage Theatre
• Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
• Remedy

Health and Wellness

• Schoolhouse Yoga: 412-401-4444
• Pratique Therapeutic Yoga: 412-728-2625

Transportation

• Butler Avenue buses to Strip District, transfer to 54C to Oakland.
• Penn Ave buses to Downtown, any 71 or 61 to Oakland, also 500