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Squirrel Hill

Murray Avenue in Squirrel Hill offers something for everyone.

Squirrel Hill is the best neighborhood ever. It’s safe, it’s clean, and it has Murray Avenue, where you can get groceries, a good book, a haircut, a beer, or one of five buses to campus.

If walking or biking is your style, then going through Schenley Park makes the trip pleasant. It’s an old Jewish neighborhood with lots of culture and plenty of interesting people—great for families or students looking to avoid the loud party scene.

It’s a touch more expensive than some other neighborhoods, but with everything you need within walking distance and such a great atmosphere, it’s worth it.

Paul Ruggiero
MFA Nonfiction Program

Neighborhood

• Squirrel Hill

Eat

• 61C Café (Favorite student study spot)
• Aiello’s Pizza (Which is better-- Aliello's or Mineo's?)
• Aladdin’s Eatery
• Bangkok Balcony
• Baskin-Robbins (Best study break ever!)
• Chaya Japanese Cuisine
• Eat 'n Park
• The Greek Gourmet
• Gullifty's (More desserts than one could ever try)
• Kazansky’s Delicatessen
• Mineo's Pizza House (Which is better-- Aliello's or Mineo's?)
• Murray Avenue Grill
• New Dumpling House
• Rita’s Italian Ice
• Rose Tea Cafe
• Silk Elephant
• Sree's Foods (Indian)
• Sweetbasil and La Filipiniana
• Squirrel Hill Cafe

Shop

• Barnes & Noble
• Giant Eagle
• Jerry’s Records
• Murray Avenue Kosher
• Shopping directory
• Star International Gourmet European Market

Play

• Forward Lanes (Bowling alley)
• Gullifty’s (Live jazz, sweets, eats)
• Squirrel Hill Movie Theatre

Health and Wellness

• Schoolhouse Yoga
• Jewish Community Center Fitness
• Curves

Housing

Average rents graduate students pay:

Studio: $485, avg. utilities $80
• 1BR: $630, avg. utilities $75
• 2BR: $775, avg. utilities $95
• 3BR: $980, avg. utilities $150

Transportation

• 61A, 61B, 69A (All continue down Forbes)
• 61C, 61D, 61F, 59U (All go down Murray, the 59U also goes to Waterfront and to SouthSide Works)
• 56U (Heads to Greenfield after turning right onto Beacon at Wightman)