Pittsburgh coffee guide

Downtown

A short list of coffee stops in and around Downtown — useful for a morning walk, a quick espresso, or a table to settle into.

Cafés to know

13 spots
Downtown

De Fer Coffee & Tea — Downtown

Address
725 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15222
Specialty
In-house roasted specialty coffee, tea and cafe food.
Hours
Monday
7am–4pm
Tuesday
7am–4pm
Wednesday
7am–4pm
Thursday
7am–4pm
Friday
7am–4pm
Saturday
8am–4pm
Sunday
8am–4pm
RoasterTea

Corrected street from prior 1100 Smallman (that is Strip/other); downtown page confirms 725 Penn Avenue.

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Downtown

De Fer Coffee & Tea — Downtown

Address
350 Technology Dr., Pittsburgh, PA, 15219
Specialty
In-house roasted specialty coffee, tea and cafe food.
Hours
Monday
7:30am–2:30pm
Tuesday
7:30am–2:30pm
Wednesday
7:30am–2:30pm
Thursday
7:30am–2:30pm
Friday
7:30am–2:30pm
Saturday
Sunday
RoasterTea

Site lists Mon–Fri hours only; weekend blank (not published).

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Downtown

La Prima Espresso — Downtown

Address
1100 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15222
Specialty
Coffee roasted to order in Pittsburgh and Italian-style espresso.
Hours
Monday
6:30am–2:30pm
Tuesday
6:30am–2:30pm
Wednesday
6:30am–2:30pm
Thursday
6:30am–2:30pm
Friday
6:30am–2:30pm
Saturday
7am–3pm
Sunday
7am–3pm
RoasterEspresso

Located by AC Hotel / Convention Center per locations page.

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Downtown

Coffee Tree Roasters — Downtown

Address
600 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15219
Specialty
Pittsburgh-area small-batch roasted coffee.

Hours move — check the shop’s site for this week’s stops.

RoasterCafe

Street address confirmed on coffeetree.store/locations; hours not published per location on that page. Listed as Duquesne University The Business Leader Bistro.

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Downtown

Coffee Tree Roasters — Downtown

Address
1622 Locust Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15219
Specialty
Pittsburgh-area small-batch roasted coffee.

Hours move — check the shop’s site for this week’s stops.

RoasterCafe

Street address confirmed on coffeetree.store/locations; hours not published per location on that page. Listed as UPMC Vision and Rehabilitation Tower Ground Floor.

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Downtown

Yinz Coffee — Downtown

Address
11 Stanwix Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15222
Phone
412-586-7256
Specialty
Pittsburgh-themed independent coffee shop.
Hours
Monday
6:30am–3pm
Tuesday
6:30am–3pm
Wednesday
6:30am–3pm
Thursday
6:30am–3pm
Friday
6:30am–1pm
Saturday
Sunday
CoffeeLocal

Address+hours confirmed on Yinz 11 Stanwix location page; weekend hours not published.

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Downtown

Yinz Coffee — Downtown

Address
437 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15219
Phone
412-445-6336
Specialty
Pittsburgh-themed independent coffee shop.
Hours
Monday
6:30am–5pm
Tuesday
6:30am–5pm
Wednesday
6:30am–5pm
Thursday
6:30am–5pm
Friday
6:30am–5pm
Saturday
Closed
Sunday
Closed
CoffeeLocal

Address+hours confirmed on Yinz Frick Building location page.

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Downtown

Yinz Coffee — Downtown

Address
420 Fort Duquesne Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA, 15222
Phone
412-586-7275
Specialty
Pittsburgh-themed independent coffee shop.
Hours
Monday
6:30am–5pm
Tuesday
6:30am–5pm
Wednesday
6:30am–5pm
Thursday
6:30am–5pm
Friday
6:30am–3pm
Saturday
Sunday
CoffeeLocal

Address+weekday hours on One Gateway Center page; weekend hours not published (left blank).

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Downtown

Ruckus Café — Downtown

Address
625 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15222
Specialty
Independent downtown cafe.
Hours
Monday
7am–3pm
Tuesday
7am–3pm
Wednesday
7am–3pm
Thursday
7am–3pm
Friday
7am–3pm
Saturday
Sunday
Cafe

Downtown address+Mon–Fri hours confirmed on Ruckus primary site; weekend hours not published for this location (left blank).

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Downtown

Brother Andre's Cafe — Downtown

Address
164 Washington Place, Pittsburgh, PA, 15219
Phone
412-320-5627
Specialty
Independent mission-led cafe.

Hours move — check the shop’s site for this week’s stops.

CafeCommunity

164 Washington Place confirmed via Toast ordering page linked from brotherandres.org (Epiphany). Cafe hours not clearly published on own pages — blank.

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Downtown

The Coffee Village — Downtown

Address
801 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15222
Phone
412-586-5750
Specialty
Independent community coffee shop.
Hours
Monday
6am–5pm
Tuesday
6am–5pm
Wednesday
6am–5pm
Thursday
6am–5pm
Friday
6am–5pm
Saturday
8am–4pm
Sunday
8am–4pm
CafeCommunity

Cultural Trust / 801 Liberty Avenue address+hours on coffeevillages.com/pages/locations.

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Downtown

The Coffee Village — BNY

Address
500 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15219
Phone
412-251-5155
Specialty
Independent coffee kiosk.
Hours
Monday
6am–2pm
Tuesday
6am–2pm
Wednesday
6am–2pm
Thursday
6am–2pm
Friday
6am–2pm
Saturday
Closed
Sunday
Closed
CafeCommunity

One Mellon Square / 500 Grant Street address+weekday hours on coffeevillages.com/pages/locations; weekend Closed.

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Downtown

Coffee Tree Roasters — Duquesne Law

Address
900 Locust Drive, Pittsburgh, PA, 15282
Specialty
Small-batch roasted coffee counter.

Hours move — check the shop’s site for this week’s stops.

RoasterCampus

Duquesne University Law School street confirmed on coffeetree.store/locations; hours not published per location on that page.

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