Cultural Offerings in Pittsburgh

What is there to do in Pittsburgh? Pittsburgh isn’t the steel mill town most people envision from history books. Whether your interests are cultural or culinary, there are plenty of venues to try out. The links below will refer you to resources in the area, whether it’s cultural and religious organizations or recommendations for dining and nightlife.

› Dining
› Entertainment/Culture
› Personal Services
› Religious Organizations
› African American Organizations
› Native American Organizations
› Hispanic/Latino Organizations
› Website Resources

Dining

African
Kayla's Place 4923 Penn Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 412-363-8211	Safari 2031 Penn Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 412-281-4190	Road to Karakesh 320 Atwood St. Pittsburgh, PA 412-687-0533
Carribean
Fireside Caribbean Restaurant 796 Penn Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 412-243-6344	Kaya 2000 Smallman St. Pittsburgh, PA 412-261-6565 Web site
Chinese/Pan-Asian
Cafe Asia 5833 Forbes Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 412-521-2080	China Palace II 5440 Walnut St. Pittsburgh, PA 412-687-5555 Web site	Jimmy Tsang's 5700 Center Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 412-661-4226
Oriental Kitchen 4808 Brown Way Pittsburgh, PA 412-682-3311	Spice Island Tea House 253 Atwood St. Pittsburgh, PA 412-687-8821
Coffee Houses
Kiva Han 3533 Forbes Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 412-682-5354 Web site	Shadow Lounge 5972 Baum Blvd. Pittsburgh, PA 412-363-8277 Web site	Tango Cafe 5806 Forward Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 412-421-1390
Tuscany Cafe 1501 East Carson St. Pittsburgh, PA 412-488-4475
Ethiopian
Abay 130 South Highland Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 412-661-9736 Web site
Grocery
Tienda La Jimenez 1660 Broadway Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 412-571-2811
Indian/Middle Eastern
Ali Baba Restaurant 404 S Craig St. Pittsburgh, PA 412-682-2829	Kassab's Restaurant 1001 E Carson St. Pittsburgh, PA 412-381-1820,	Khalil's II 4757 Baum Blvd. Pittsburgh, PA 412-683-4757 Web site
India Garden 328 Atwood St. Pittsburgh, PA 412-682-3000 Web site	Star of India 412 S. Craig St. Pittsburgh, PA 412-681-5700
Latin American/Peruvian/Brazilian
La Feria 5527 Walnut St. Pittsburgh, PA 412-682-4501 Web site	Green Forest 655 Rodi Rd. Penn Hills, PA 412-371-5560	Spice Cafe, Global Bar and Grill 328 Atwood St. Pittsburgh, PA 412-682-1900
Mexican
Baja Fresh 3615 Forbes Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 412-687-7700 Web site	Fajita Grill 5865 Ellsworth Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 412-362-3030	Iguana Grill 1120 East Carson St. Pittsburgh, PA 412-390-0490
La Fiesta 346 Atwood St. Pittsburgh, PA 412-687-8424	Mad Mex 370 Atwood St. Pittsburgh, PA 412-681-5656 Web site	Qdoba Mexican Grill 3712 Forbes Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 412-802-7866 Web site
Veracruz 3715 Forbes Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 412-688-0766
Soul Food
Crawford Grill on the Square 125 Station Square Dr. Pittsburgh, PA 412-281-2885 Web site	Simmie’s 8500 Frankstown Rd. Pittsburgh, PA 412-731-4689	Soul Food Connection 819 Wood St. Wilkinsburg, PA 412-241-4910
Sushi/Japanese
Little Tokyo 636 Washington Rd. Pittsburgh, PA 412-344-4366	Nakama Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi Bar 1611 E Carson St. Pittsburgh, PA 412-381-6000 Web site	Sushi Kim Restaurant 1241 Penn Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 412-281-9956
Umi 5849 Ellsworth Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 412-362-6198 Web site
Thai
Bangkok Balcony 5846 Forbes Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 412-521-0728	My Thai Restaurant 5401 Walnut St. Pittsburgh, PA 412-688-8424	Thai Me Up 1925 East Carson St. Pittsburgh, PA 412-488-8893
Thai Place Restaurant 5528 Walnut St. Pittsburgh, PA 412-687-8586 Web site	Typhoon 242 South Highland Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 412-362-2005

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Entertainment/Culture

Cultural Organizations
African American Music Institute 7227 Tioga Pittsburgh, PA 15206 412-241-6775	Cathedral of Learning—Nationality Rooms University of Pittsburgh 1209 Cathedral of Learning Pittsburgh, PA 15260 412-624-6000 Web site	El Coro Latinoamericano PO Box 23443 Pittsburgh, PA 15222-6443
Homewood Arts Museum P.O Box 5118 Pittsburgh, PA 15208 412-648-7547	Kuntu Repertory Theater University of Pittsburgh Dept. of Africana Studies 4140 Wesley W. Posvar Hall 230 South Bouquet St. Pittsburgh, PA 15260 (412)-624-7298 Web site	Penn Theater 4809 Penn Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15224 412-441-2213
Tangueros de Ley 412-481-4049 Web site
Nightlife
Club Havana 5744 Ellsworth Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 412-661-2025	Club Laga 3609 Forbes Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412-682-2050	Cozumel 5505 Walnut St. Pittsburgh, PA 412-621-5100
Light 1501 Smallman St. Pittsburgh, PA 412-281-1585	Matrix 7 E. Station Square Pittsburgh, PA 412-261-2220
Jazz
CJ’s in the Strip 2901 Penn Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 412-642-2377	Dowe's on 9th 121 Ninth St. Pittsburgh, PA 412-281-9225	Foster's Bar and Grill 100 Lytton Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 412-682-6200
Rhythm House Cafe 3029 Washington Pike Bridgeville, PA 412-221-5010

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Personal Services

Barber Shops
Aiken’s Quality Cuts * 4523 Centre Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 412-681-9949	Continental Barber Shop 811 Copeland Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 412-621-2074	Enrico’s 119 Meyran Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 412-682-3738
Natural Choice * 109 Meyran Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 412-681-7746	*Locations cater to the specific needs of a diverse clientele.
Beauty Salons
1 Park Place * 433 Market, 2nd Floor Pittsburgh, PA 412-281-9119	Bobby J’s Hair Fashion Studio * 9725 Frankstown Rd. Pittsburgh, PA 412-371-3044	Lewis Hair Salon 813 S Aiken Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 412-682-4063
Mark Anthony’s Hair Salon * 311 South Craig St. Pittsburgh, PA 412-682-3670	Perspectives Hair Studio 117 Meyran Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 412-621-1171	Philip Pelusi 1814 Murray Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 412-521-1200 Web site
Touch Above * 5226 Penn Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 412-361-9775	*Locations cater to the specific needs of a diverse clientele

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Religious Organizations

AME
Saint James AME Church 444 Lincoln Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 412-441-9706	Greater Allen AME Church 3600 California Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 412-732-2775
Baptist
First Baptist Church of Pittsburgh 159 N Bellefield Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 412-621-0500 Web site	Macedonia Baptist Church 2225 Bedford Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 412-281-8637 Web site	Mt. Ararat Baptist Church 271 Paulson Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 412-441-1800 Web site
Buddhist
Three Rivers Dharma Center PO Box 8369 Pittsburgh PA Web site
Catholic
Latino Catholic Community 3201 Craft Pl. Pittsburgh, PA 412-578-0402	Saint Benedict the Moor 91 Crawford St. Pittsburgh, PA 412-281-3141 Web site	Saint Charles Lwanga 6111 Rodman St. Pittsburgh, PA 412-363-8082
Saint Paul’s Cathedral 108 North Dithridge St. Pittsburgh, PA 412-621-4951 Web site
Episcopal
Calvary Episcopal Church 315 Shady Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 412-661-0120 Web site	Church of the Ascension 4729 Ellsworth Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 412-621-4361	Church of the Holy Cross 7507 Kelly St. Pittsburgh, PA 412-242-3209 Web site
Shepherd's Heart Fellowship 8 Enfield St. # 1 Pittsburgh PA 412-682-6557 Web site
Hindu
Sri Venkateswara Temple 1230 South McCully Dr. Penn Hills, PA 412-373-3380 Web site
Judaism
Beth Shalom Congregation 5915 Beacon St. Pittsburgh, PA 412-421-2288 Web site	Rodef Shalom 4905 5th Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 412-621-6566 Web site	Temple Sinai 5505 Forbes Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 412-421-9715 Web site
Young Peoples Synagogue 6404 Forbes Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 412-521-1440 Web site
Muslim
Ahmadiyya Movement In Islam 2522 Webster Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 412-682-4066	Islamic Center 4100 Bigelow Blvd. Pittsburgh, PA 412-682-5555 Web site	Mastid Al-Aw Wal of Pittsburgh 1911 Wylie Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 412-434-7979
Muslim Community Center 233 Seaman Ln. Monroeville, PA 412-373-0101
Non-Denominational
Covenant Church of Pittsburgh 2110 Andrew. Dr. Wilkinsburg, PA 412-731-6221 Web site	North Way Christian Community 12121 Perry Highway Wexford, PA 724-935-6800	Petra International Ministries 235 Eastgate Dr. Pittsburgh, PA 412-243-7255
Presbyterian
Bellefield Presbyterian Church 4001 5th Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 412-687-3222 Web site	Bethesda Presbyterian Church 7220 Bennett St. Pittsburgh, PA 412-731-2294	Bidwell Presbyterian Church 1025 Liverpool St. Pittsburgh, PA 412-231-4663
East Liberty Presbyterian Church 116 S. Highland Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 412-441-3800 Web site	Shadyside Presbyterian Church 5121 Westminster Pl. Pittsburgh, PA 412-682-4300 Web site