The Big Idea Bookstore & Café
Small cafe serving Redstart coffee and tea inside an independent bookstore.
Checked 2026-09-08 · Hours change, so confirm before you go.
A useful stop in Bloomfield
Address+hours confirmed on Big Idea cafe page.
A worker-run, anarchist cooperative bookstore on Liberty Avenue with a small vegetarian café, seating and free Wi-Fi. thebigideapgh.com
What to order
Hot coffee (Redstart Roasters) — The café pours Redstart Roasters coffee as one-size hot drinks with free sugar, honey and creamer, and it doesn’t make lattes.
thebigideapgh.com · Checked 2026-09-30
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