Strip District

One of my favorite parts of pittsburgh would have to be the Strip District. Located between The Hill District and the river and between 11th and 33rd street.

The Strip is a central hub in which a lot of whole food and grocery stores have set up shop to sell authentic meats, vegetables, etc. Strip District is also home to a lot of shops that sell Penguins, Steelers, and Pirates Memorabilia. My favorite experience in the strip is a place called “Pepe’s”. Of all the knockoff Philly Cheesesteak places that litter Pittsburgh “Pepe’s” is in my opinion the best of the best. Though it’s booming now it used to be the location of many mills and factories yet in the 1920’s it was the economical center of Pittsburgh. After the collapse of the steel mill market even this neighborhood took a heavy hit. Luckily it still had the river to import/export for a while and then it had no problem maintaining its status as a sort of business district of Pittsburgh.

Usually in my blog posts I tend to rate the neighborhood on if I would suggest people move to the area as well as suggest age ranges that would get the most of the area, unfortunately the Strip is mostly businesses with very few apartments or houses, so for this neighborhood I would suggest trying to look elsewhere.

Now if you are ever in the area be sure to swing by the strip to get some authentic food, some gifts for your family, and enjoy the nightlife that various clubs! And its much safer than Southside!