Best neighborhoods in Pittsburgh

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Ranked 1st best neighborhood in Pittsburgh

"Historic, beautiful, well-kept: a GEM"

- uncompromising
This quiet cobblestone street backs up to Chatham College, and spans between Shady Ave and Wightman. It's one of the most charming streets in Pittsburgh: hilly, historic houses, gardens. Home owners...
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Point Breeze

3.5/5
Ranked 2nd best neighborhood in Pittsburgh

"Penn Avenue will take you to most places you want to go...."

- friedclam
Penn runs through the heart of the city and you will find Heinz Hall, home of the Pittsburgh Symphony and The Pittsburgh Public Theater. This street is a bustling hub of the cultural and shopping, hot...
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Ranked 3rd best neighborhood in Pittsburgh

"A beautiful boulevard near the heart of Squirrel Hill"

- aerodynamik
Wightman is one of the most beautiful streets in Pittsburgh. In its most picturesque section, it is an extremely wide street with only one lane traveling in each direction. It has wide sidewalks sha...
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Shadyside

3.5/5
Ranked 4th best neighborhood in Pittsburgh

"Fantastic street -- best kept secret in Shadyside"

- wookat
very quiet street, low traffic and off the beaten path. Houses are big, old with tall ceilings and lots of charm. The street is slowly turning over from older retirees who have lived there for many...
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Ranked 5th best neighborhood in Pittsburgh

"Restaurants Galore in the Heart of Oakland"

- mangoflute
Craig Street is home to restaurants of all shapes in sizes. Lulu's is a pan-asian restaurant which is very popular with the lunch crowd of professionals, hospital employees, and college and graduate...
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Ranked 6th best neighborhood in Pittsburgh

"Where work and play meet"

- Bensdad
I guess you really need a boundary to define where work and play separate. In the Pgh, that has to be Commonwealth Place. In itself, as far as streets are concerned, there's nothing much to write...
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Ranked 7th best neighborhood in Pittsburgh

"A student's place"

- nseixas
I lived in the Oakland area while I attended Carnegie Mellon, and this was clearly a students area. This street has a lot of places where students can rent full houses or individual rooms. The street...
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