My wife and I checked into a downtown hotel and headed out for the night. First stop was Yinz…read moreCoffee, perfectly located under the Monongahela Incline. The shop is modern and the woman working the counter was friendly and professional. My wife enjoyed their cold brew and I went for the nitro cold brew. Can't recall if I'd had nitro cold brew before but this one was awesome! Cascading foam added to the smooth coffee experience! Loved it!

I think if it was purely based on my drink (iced decaf Americano with lavender flavor) J would have…read moregiven maybe 3 stars. It was very weak and diluted. However, the rest of the family ordered various flavored coffee drinks and they really enjoyed them. The pickle flavored popcorns were pretty good also. The space is just large enough, but they do have outdoor seatings also. The service was very friendly and helpful.

One of the few places in Pittsburgh where you can get a Taylor Ham/Pork roll breakfast sandwich!…read moreHas been one of my favorite spots for years and a hidden gem in Mt. Washington. I love the banana fosters latte and it pairs well with your breakfast. All breakfast sandwiches come with a little fruit cup. The owners are so sweet and the service is always great. Be patient when you go, they have a small but mighty staff! Easiest to call your order ahead for pickup. Inside and outside seating with cute decor from local artists. Very close to the Grandview overlook with great views of the city.

Cute place. Delicious breakfast sandwiches and tasty coffee drinks. Everything is fresh and made…read moreto order. The staff is friendly and efficient. Priced below chain coffee places too! Great way to start our mornings!

Great service, excellent pastries and sandwiches! Really can't go wrong with anything here, but…read morewould definitely recommend the Montagnard sandwich if you're a prosciutto lover, and the almond croissants... they're absolutely worth trying once and then you'll no doubt be addicted to the. The cafe is also a great spot to sit and read, so work, but be prepared for some crowds

Pastries and sandwiches were AMAZING. We were in town for three days and went twice! Our favorite…read morepastry was the panier choco-pistache - I will be dreaming about it. The hot latte was pretty standard, but still good. All the sandwiches were also fresh and tasty. There is a lot of seating for 2-4 people. It gets very busy around lunchtime.

If you want to know about quality, all I have to say is that a Starbucks opened across the street…read more I was worried. Starbucks is out of business in fairly short order and its store is available to lease. Yinz did good keeping Yinz Coffee in business.

I had a pretty full morning in Pittsburgh's North Side neighborhood because that's where all the…read moreinteresting modern art museums stand within reasonable proximity of each other. That's good because it was colder than a witch's hoo-ha outside. After spending a lot of time al fresco at Randyland, I think I was breathing icicles by the time I saw this corner cafe, one of a local chain named for what Pittsburgh residents call themselves. It was a welcome sight because I needed something to warm myself before my final walk to the parking garage. Housed in a vintage brick building, it was a cavernous space with tall ceilings and fortunately open tables. I ordered the $4.50 Large 20-oz Cafe au Lait because I needed the extra fuel to get me through the frosty weather (Photo 9). They have Yinz merch for sale and the last of their baked goods. Oh well, I didn't need the extra calories anyway. COFFEE - 4 stars...piping hot the way I needed it AMBIANCE - 4 stars...a lot of space to spread out SERVICE - 4 stars...quite efficient TOTAL - 4 stars...I'm not a Yinz but they served me anyway RELATED - Exploring Pittsburgh? Here's a collection of places I've visited and reviewed: https://yelp.to/QKLtuBlwjs

Wonderful new LGBTQIA owned and friendly bunny cafe' located in Stanwix Street, downtown!!…read moreThis place is so beyond adorable. I can't even stand it. Currently only open on Saturdays 11am-5pm and 11am-7pm on Thursdays starting in December. The actual cafe' portion won't be open until closer to February. Donations of $5 are requested for 15 minutes of bunny time. This is the perfect local, small business to support, year-round. Feeling down? Come play with a bunny. They offer adoption services as well. A++++!!! PS: they will eventually have a cat room as well!

From the owner: We are a drink bar, gift shop, and bunny adoption center! Come meet your next best friend or just…read morehang with the bunnies for the day.

Great quality in their cortado. It's newer in the strip but stacks up with De Fer and La Prima if…read morenot better.

Novaria is a cute Syrian coffee shop in the Strip District. It looks like a small store front, but…read moreis much roomier inside. The staff were very friendly and the menu had lots to choose from. The seating area was comfortable. I ordered a Kleicha (the National cookie of Iraq). It was delicious and the perfect compliment to my coffee.

Very nice new restaurant and cafe for delicious Uzbek and Russian food. I think they recently…read moreexpanded their menu some more after I already went, but even when I came and tried a more limited menu, everything was quite good. I got to try their Samarkand plov/osh, Samarkand bread/naan/non, Napoleon cake, and the suzma. I really enjoyed nearly all of the items. Starting backwards with the suzma, this was kind of like labneh, the Turkish yogurt dish. Quite good, but this felt a little more liquidy while still being rich. Very strong whole milk flavor. The Uzbek bread is always delicious. They give you a huge piece of bread that is crunchy at the sides and soft in the middle. Perfect for eating any of the main entrees with, especially kebabs. Nice seed topping as well. The Samarkand plot was quite nice too. My first time ever having plov, finally! Glad to try it from this place. They give you a nice serving size. The rice is a little bit oily, and I typically like the rice to be cooked longer (it still had a pretty strong bite to it), but the flavor was nice overall. Savory from the meat, sweet (almost a bit too sweet) from the carrots, and richness from the spices and oil. I really liked that they included chickpeas as well. All in all, I quite enjoyed this place. Probably not my favorite Uzbek in the area, but still, very good. I would like to come back to try some of the other items they added.

This review is long overdue--we ate at Cafe Samarkand a month ago on the first day of Ramadan--but…read morehopefully better late than never. We had a lovely first dinner at Cafe Samarkand. The owner and staff were incredibly welcoming and friendly from the time we arrived until we left, often checking on our experience without being intrusive. They also helpfully explained the menu and the presence of some special treats already on the table when we arrived--there for guests coming to break their fast for that day of Ramadan. We very much enjoyed everything we ate, starting with a Samosa and Shuba (with the awesome translation of "Fur Coat"), and through our main courses of Plov, Layered Uzbek dumplings, and steak with rice. The Plov and layered dumplings were particular standouts for generous servings of perfectly seasoned dishes with complex flavor--seem like they would be particularly great entry points for folks less familiar with Uzbek cuisine. We were too full to eat dessert, but took home some honey cake for dessert. That was reminiscent of baklava with its layers of crispy cake and honey, but also very much its own thing, and definitely something I will be ordering next time, too. I worry folks will miss this local gem down at the end of the Kuhn's parking lot, and hope the word gets out--it's definitely worth a visit!

Finally had a chance to visit cafe momentum last night. Everything was quite good. The mission of…read morethis place is fantastic. We enjoyed our appetizers: shrimp, French fries and wedge salad. The shrimp with potatoes and chorizo in a slightly spicy sauce was my favorite. For mains we got ravioli, steak, gnocchi and fried chicken. All were very good. The steak was cooked perfectly. The gnocchi were paired with a lamb bolognese--very rich! The fried chicken was crispy on the outside and juicy inside, perfectly done. And we finished with three desserts--sticky toffee pudding, apple crisp and chocolate tort. We will be back!

The food was delicious. We had smoked fried chicken, the ravioli and a shared salad. Lemon macarons…read morefor dessert. We stumbled onto this restaurant and were definitely pleased. Staff was friendly and prompt in their service.