SOUTH SIDE - PITTSBURGH
Pittsburgh's South Side neighborhood is located along the Monongahela River, just across from Downtown. The location provides quick access downtown as well as nearby hospitals and universities.
The vibrant business district along East Carson street is home to countless shops, restaurants and bars. You can find just about any type of cuisine you’re looking for including local pubs, cuisine from around the world, breweries, cafes, bakeries, and big-name restaurants like Cheesecake Factory and Nakama Japanese Steakhouse. Some favorites include 1889 Cafe, Piper’s Pub, OTB Bicycle Cafe, Cambod-ican Kitchen, Dish Osteria, Dive Bar, Hofbrauhaus, Double Wide Grill, Insomnia Cookie, Twelve Whiskey Barbecue, Thai Me Up, Mallorca Restaurant, Stagioni, Emiliano’s Mexican Bar & Restaurants, and more!
Leisure & Fitness:
ASCEND Climbing Gym + yoga and various fitness classes
LA Fitness
River Front Trail - don’t have a bike? Rent one from several Healthy Ride bike sharing stations in the area.
Ormsby Park/Recreation Center & Swimming Pool
Theater & Live Music:
Rex Theater, Club Cafe, The Smiling Moose
South Side’s City Theater
South Side Works Cinema
Education & Childcare:
Carnegie Library
Learning Tree Schools, Bright Horizons at South Side Works, Good Start Childcare Center
For shopping, the area includes everything from thrift and vintage shopping to local boutiques to brand name stores like Urban Outfitters. Groceries stores are also close by including Giant Eagle and Aldi. Local Rite Aid pharmacy provides easy access for essentials.
The neighborhood is also very well connected to the city's public transportation system, attracting many professionals who work downtown or in the surrounding neighborhoods. The area also is home to many thriving and growing tech companies, including Amazon, quickly setting up shop and putting this neighborhood on the map.
This is truly a walkable neighborhood with everything you need right at your doorstep!
More neighborhood information and links:
South Side Community Council - Live, Work, Play
Founded in 1939, the South Side Community Council gives a voice to the residents of the South Side Flats neighborhood and strengthens the community by celebrating and embracing its history and its arts and cultures.
South Shore Riverfront Park is located in Pittsburgh’s South Side neighborhood, nestled between SouthSide Works and the South Side Marina. The park trails serve as an important connection on the Great Allegheny Passage and Three Rivers Heritage Trail. In addition to the trails, the park features a concert stage, scenic overlook, river landing and boat dock.
Formerly a steel mill barge dock, the park was transformed into one of Pittsburgh’s most beautiful properties along the Monongahela River. Switchback terraces connect upper and lower plazas to create an exciting outdoor public space for recreation, relaxation and special events.
Three Rivers Heritage Trail
The Three Rivers Heritage Trail is a multi‑use riverfront trail system in the Pittsburgh region. This 24‑mile nonlinear trail has segments on both banks of Pittsburgh’s three rivers with access to city neighborhoods, business districts, and local attractions. The trail promotes a healthy lifestyle, is popular for recreation, and provides a safe route for commuters.
Citiparks South Side Farmers Market
The South Side Farmers Market is a producer-only farmers market with 11 vendors selling a wide variety of locally grown, nutritious, fresh fruits and vegetables, along with fresh baked goods, jams, herbs, cut flowers, shrubs, eggs, organic soap and prepared foods.
Ormbsy Park & Recreation Center
Ormsby Recreation Center / Playground is a park, playground and sports complex located at South 22nd Street, a block from East Carson Street and adjacent to the South Side branch of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh and Ormsby Recreation Center. The park is named in honor of Irish immigrant John Ormsby (1720-1805), who is called the “father” or “founder” of the South Side. Ormsby Park was created in the early 1900s.
ASCEND - Pittsburgh’s Indoor Rock Climbing
ASCEND Pittsburgh is bouldering-centric, indoor rock climbing gym with more than 10,000 SF of climbing walls housed in a 27,000 SF space at 2141 Mary Street. ASCEND also offers roped climbing on a 24-foot tall wall, cross-training, yoga and other various fitness classes. Visitors enjoy child care, concessions, locker rooms, and numerous spaces to relax, study or work.