UPDATE, MARCH 17, 2018: We’ve updated this post with even more dog-friendly bars and restaurants in Pittsburgh. To find 32 Pittsburgh bars and restaurants that allow dogs, click here! Read that instead!
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If there is anything better than enjoying a cold drink at one of Pittsburgh’s breweries or bars, it’s enjoying that drink with your favorite furry friend by your side.
Pittsburgh is lucky enough to have a plethora of bars that welcome pets, either inside or on the patio, so you don’t have to leave your pooch behind when you go for a drink with friends.
While all dogs are welcome, most bars and restaurants ask pet owners to make sure their dogs like to socialize, or are well-behaved in crowded spaces, before bringing them in. And, late nights and loud music don’t make for happy pups, so keep your dog’s health and well-being in mind before grabbing those leashes, and taking them out to these pet-friendly spots.
Allegheny City Brewing
This cozy little brewery on the North Side welcomes well-behaved pets. Additionally, the owners are such big dog lovers that they have entire wall dedicated to their patron’s animals. They welcome anyone who stops through to bring along a picture of their pet to tack onto the wall!
North Side
Allegheny City Brewing (507 Foreland St., Pittsburgh) 412-904-3732
Grist House Craft Brewery
Grist House is the place to be if you are a dog. There is ample space to run around, concrete floors for cooling down, and usually plenty of other furry friends to play with.
Millvale
Grist House Craft Brewery (10 E Sherman St., Pittsburgh) 412-447-1442
Double Wide Grill
Double Wide Grill welcomes pets when the weather is nice, and offers a separate area for patrons with pets that’s counter service only.
South Side
Double Wide Grill (2339 E Carson St., Pittsburgh) 412-390-1111
East End Brewing Company
The taproom at East End Brewing is very dog-friendly. Bring your furry friend and enjoy one of East End Brewing’s famously hoppy beers.
East Liberty
East End Brewing Company (147 Julius St., Pittsburgh) 412-537-2337
Jerome Bettis’ Grille 36
The patio at the Jerome Bettis Grill on the North Shore invites you to bring your dog with you. They even have special water bowls to make sure your pet stays just as hydrated as you do.
North Shore
Jerome Bettis’ Grille 36 (393 N Shore Dr. Pittsburgh) 412-224-6287
The Brew Gentlemen
Bring your friendly dog to the Brew Gentlemen in Braddock. While you enjoy their wheat beers and IPAs, your pooch might even find some new pals to play with.
Braddock
The Brew Gentlemen (512 Braddock Ave, Braddock, PA ) 412-871-5075
Arsenal Cider House & Wine Cellar
When the weather is nice, Arsenal Cider house has a massive outdoor garden for drinking and relaxing. Pets are welcome to hang out and enjoy the live music while their owners try Arsenal’s unique cider blends.
Lawrenceville
Arsenal Cider House (300 39th St., Pittsburgh) 412-682-7699
D’s Six Pax and Dogz
Order your pooch a hot dog at D’s! D’s has two sidewalk tables where dogs are welcome to sit their owners. They also have a large bench outside where patrons frequently enjoy drinks with their dogs when the weather is nice.
Regent Square
D’s Six Pax and Dogz (1118 S Braddock Ave. Pittsburgh) 412-241-4666
Square Cafe
Also in Regent Square, Square Cafe is known for its delicious brunches, and also being very pet-friendly. When the weather is nice, your well-behaved dog is welcome to join you on the outside patio, and will even get his own water bowl! Square Cafe is BYOB.
Regent Square
Square Cafe (1137 S Braddock Ave, Pittsburgh) 412-244-8002
Ace Hotel Lobby Bar
As a pet-friendly hotel, this courtesy extends to the lobby of the Ace Hotel, where their bar is located. But, the pet-friendly policy doesn’t extend to their Whitfield restaurant section of the lobby. However, if you are staying in the hotel with your pet, feel free to enjoy a nightcap with your dog by your side.
East Liberty
Ace Hotel Pittsburgh (120 S Whitfield St., Pittsburgh) 412-361-3300
Wallace’s Tap Room at the Hotel Indigo
The Hotel Indigo is another pet friendly hotel in East Liberty. When enjoying a drink at Wallace’s Tap Room on the first floor, feel free to bring your dog to enjoy the fun.
East Liberty
Wallace’s Tap Room (123 N Highland Ave., Pittsburgh) 412-665-0555
Bierport
Dogs love the cold floor in the basement of Bierport. Pets are welcome to relax and unwind as their owners do the same with Bierport’s 1,000 different beers.
Lawrenceville
Bierport (4115 Butler St., Pittsburgh, PA) 412-904-4248
OTB Bicycle Cafe
The OTB Bicycle Cafe has two sidewalk seats outside where your dog is welcome to hang out when the weather is nice.
South Side
OTB Bicycle Cafe (2518 E Carson St., Pittsburgh) 412-381-3698
Cheesecake Caffe
The Cheesecake Caffe in Irwin offers a lovely dog-friendly outdoor patio. Their outdoor space, which opens in the summertime, is a completely glass-free environment, and if you bring your pooch with you to dine, they’ll make sure to provide a bowl of fresh water.
Cheesecake Caffe (512 Main Street, Irwin, PA)
New Amsterdam
On nice days, New Amsterdam opens its garage doors to the outside. Patrons can tie up their dogs on the sidewalk just outside, and enjoy a drink from the inside of the establishment.
Lawrenceville
New Amsterdam (4421 Butler St., Pittsburgh) 412-904-2915
Hitchhiker Brewing
Hitchhiker Brewing welcomes pooches to socialize while their masters sip on a cold beer. The inside is also pet-friendly, but the highlight for pets will be the three different outside patios where dogs are free to play.
Mt. Lebanon
Hitchhiker Brewing (190 Castle Shannon Blvd., Pittsburgh) 412-343-1950
ShuBrew
ShuBrew has two sidewalk tables where pets can join their owners while they try ShuBrew’s hoppy beers.
Zelienople
ShuBrew (210 S Main St, Zelienople, PA) 724-766-4426
Big Dog Coffee
The aptly-named Big Dog Coffee shop on the South Side is one of the most pet-friendly places in the city, and guests are invited to enjoy a coffee on their outside patio with your dog by your side.
South Side
Big Dog Coffee (2717 Sarah St., Pittsburgh) 412-586-7306
Millie’s Homemade Ice Cream
Dogs are welcome to hang out the front patio of Millie’s. There is even a water bowl so you pet can stay cool while you enjoy your ice cream.
Shadyside
Millie’s Homemade Ice Cream (232 S Highland Ave., Pittsburgh) 412-404-8853
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Leaning Cask Brewing Company
Leaning Cask Brewing in Springdale “loves our dogs here.” Not only are the brewery’s beers named after doggos, (like Bloodhound IPA, Cheeky Corgi Cider and Imperial Ridgeback IPA), but the brewery welcomes dogs anytime, and even sets out special water bowls just for them.
Springdale
Leaning Cask Brewing Company (850 Pittsburgh Street, Springdale, PA)
Foundry Table & Tap
Dogs are always welcome in the patio area outside at the Foundry Table & Tap. The North Shore bar and restaurant has plenty of outdoor tables for people (and pooches), and offers drafts, growlers, and a daily specials menu.
North Shore
Foundry Table & Tap (381 N. Shore Drive)
Liberty Pole Spirits
Dog-friendly doesn’t begin to describe Liberty Pole Spirits in Washington, PA – the owner’s dog Murphy is the perpetual “employee of the month.” Bring your pooch along as you sample whiskeys or try one of their specialty cocktails.
Washington
Liberty Pole Spirits (68 West Maiden Street, Washington, PA)
Sunny Jim’s Tavern
This casual spot offers creekside patio seating during warmer months, and the outdoor space is completely dog-friendly. The patio isn’t open right now, but will be ready for the season sometime in May.
North Hills
Sunny Jim’s Tavern (255 Camp Horne Road)
Dorothy 6 Blast Furnace Cafe
When the weather is nice, and the patio is open at Dorthy 6 Blast Furnace Cafe in Homestead, dogs are welcome to join their owners for lunch, dinner, or craft beer in the cafe’s outdoor space.
Homestead
Dorothy 6 Black Furnace Cafe (224 E. 8th Avenue, Homestead)
Primanti Bros.
What’s better than a Primanti Bros. sandwich? A Primanti Bros. sandwich, enjoyed with your dog right by your side. All of the Primanti Bros. with outdoor patios are completely dog-friendly, and owners are invited to bring their dogs with them for some outside sandwich-eating fun.
Primanti Bros. (various locations)
Redfin Blues
This waterfront spot on the North Shore is only for business seasonally, but during the summer months when they’re open, they allow dogs on their outside patio.
North Shore
Redfin Blues (100 Waterfront Drive)
BeerHead Bar & Eatery
Dogs are allowed inside and outside of BeerHead Bar & Eatery on the North Shore. Bring your pooch in as you enjoy a craft beer at the bar, or enjoy a bite to eat during warm months at their tables outside.
North Shore
BeerHead Bar (110 Federal Street)
Osteria 2350
The Strip District’s Osteria 2350 has a dog-friendly patio, and pups are welcome to join their owners for lunch or dinner at the Italian restaurant when the weather is warm.
Osteria 2350 (2350 Railroad Street)
Sugar and Spice
Enjoy a sweet treat with your pet at Sugar and Spice Ice Cream Parlor in Baldwin. The ice cream shop’s outdoor patio is dog-friendly in the summer, and welcomes dogs to enjoy their own ice cream treats.
Baldwin
Sugar and Spice (5200 Clairton Boulevard)
Howlers
Like the name suggests, neighborhood bar Howlers is very dog-friendly, and allows patrons to bring dogs inside the bar while they enjoy a brew on tap. If you want to keep your pup happy, though, make sure that you go before their nightly live music starts.
Bloomfield
Howlers (4509 Liberty Avenue)
Silky’s Pub
This Bloomfield tavern welcomes dogs (and their owners) on their outdoor patio, when the weather is nice.
Bloomfield
Silky’s Pub (5135 Liberty Avenue)
Apis Meadery
Enjoy a drink with your dog at Apis Meadery. Dogs are allowed inside the pet-friendly Carnegie meadery while their owner’s sample wine and mead.
Apis Meadery (212 East Main Street, Carnegie)
What dog-friendly restaurants, bars and breweries did we miss? Let us know in our comments, and we’ll keep updating the post!
Social in Bakery Square is an option too! Along with with areas with outdoor seating in Shayside and the Hartwood in Fox Chapel (patio area)!
Charlie’s Icecream in Monroeville, outside dogs are allowed. One can also buy their dogs their own ice cream sandwich, 2 milk bones with vanilla ice cream.
Great News! Please remember to bring your dog a water bowl so it’s not using the restaurants. I witnessed that in Shadyside.
Voodoo Homestead hasn’t been dog friendly in a long time. They now have a kitchen inside and dogs aren’t allowed in. FYI
Hi Bruce! Thanks so much for the information! We’ve updated the post.
It hasn’t been that only about a month or so
Sunny Jim’s let’s dogs on their patio.
Thanks for the information. I know what taverns NOT to go to. I have allergies to dogs.
We and our friends take our dogs, the our hypo-allegenic. You would never know they were even there other than to see them.
Pittsburgh has a long way to go, but it’s getting there. Lots of bars in metro cities that don’t serve food are deemed “dog friendly” and I’d like to see more here. The local craft beer/bourbon scene is doing it right and in line with the times. Kudos to allegheny city brewing, east end brewing, brew gentlemen, gristhouse, and liberty pole distillers in Washington PA for opening their doors to our pups!
Check out BarkShadyside.com has all your pet friendly restaurants, retail, and other business in the neighborhood. Stop buy Petagogy for Doggie Ice Cream made from goats milk.
Dogs are allowed and welcome at the Pet Friendly Patio at the Cheesecake Caffe in Irwin!!
Rileys Public Pour House 213 East Main Street Carnegie Pa. Also allows dogs in their establishment.
Great food and an extremely friendly staff and owners
Yes! They have a large out door area now where the entertainment is usually. I was there this past weekend and throughout the night I probably saw about 7 people with dogs of all sizes. The area is large, so if you didn’t want your pup to be near another pup, there’s lots of room to find a seat!
Sadly, I just saw on their FB page yesterday that they will no longer allow dogs. I was there 2 weeks ago and there were dogs there, so it’s very recent. I was so sad to hear about it. My friends and I would take our dogs there after hiking once or twice a week. But Grille 31 in Bridgeville is a good option. Nice, big deck where dogs are welcome.
Apis Meadery across the street is also dog friendly!
Joes Ice Cream in Plum/Penn Hills area (across from Mohan’s) has doggie happy hour ice cream Wed 5-7 I believe are the hours but def Wed When open for the season Did I mention FREE?
Dad’s Pub and Grub in Monroeville has a patio that is super dog friendly!
Kimmies lounge in castle shannon is also dog friendly.you can get a beer the pups get cookies!!!!!!!
Red Fin Blues also allows dogs on one of their patios… they are wonderful to the dogs there.
Tractor supply in gibsonia allows you to bring dogs into their store. I’m not sure about the other locations
Um, Hello, Howlers has always been pet friendly…
Coffee Buddha in Ross Township! My dogs favorite place.
Beerhead bar on the North Shore also always pups
Ninja electronics located downtown, dormont and edgewood are all pet friendly too. If you need any electronics and a second opinion bring your pooch with you!
I thought Ninja electronics was shut down by the feds….?
How about too that yogurt in Kennedy, u can even order a “pup cup” of yogurt that has all the fixings dogs love!! There are outdoor chairs for when it’s nice out 🙂 and the employees are amazing!
Dorothy 6 in Homestead is doggie friendly and has a special menu from pawlicious pets huge patio and upstairs too!
Dogs are also allowed on the patio of Primati Brothers in the Waterfront in Homestead. Just opened!
Dad’s Pub & Grub in Monroeville now allows dogs on their patio!
We also allow dogs in our East Coast Vapes Shop in Cranberry Township! As long as they are well behaved and their shots are up to date. Our customers always bring their furry friends in.
The Leaning Cask Brewing Company in Springdale is dog-friendly.
All of the Primanti Bros. with outdoor patios are dog friendly! We welcome all good doggos to our patios to hang out while their people sip on drinks, and eat sammicesh (we also won’t judge when you “accidentally” drop some fries for your furry friend).
Going to pick something up!! Lowes allowes your doggie to go with you!!!
Sugar and Spice on 51 in Baldwin also has a seating area outside that is dog friendly! They even serve doggy ice cream sandwiches.