Strip District Shopping

A one-of-a-kind urban adventure awaits you in the Strip District, Pittsburgh's only historic market district. By day, this old-world style marketplace is abuzz with shoppers patronizing an exciting mix of retailers, fish and produce merchants, ethnic food shops, specialty shops, antique galleries, gift shops, and textile and interior design sources—not to mention an ever-changing variety of sidewalk vendors. At night, the gritty vitality of the Strip draws a diverse and lively crowd. The Strip District is the place to go if you're looking for hard-to-find ethnic food, fresh vegetables from local farms and a true taste of Pittsburgh's culture.

• Collage

  412.201.4291
  2124 Penn Ave.
  www.collage-pgh.com

  Collage offers three rooms and two floors of eclectic contemporary choices, including fine jewelry, art, home decorations and dried flower arrangements.

• Enrico Biscotti Co.

  412.281.2602
  2022 Penn Ave.
  www.enricobiscotti.com

  A superb bakery with breads, nuts, cakes and cookies—the smells from the street draw you into this shop.

• Mike Feinberg Co.

  412.471.2922
  1736 Penn Ave.
  www.mikefeinberg.com

  Dubbed "The Party King," this store offers every possible paper produce for parties, party favors, sports items and holiday decorations are available here. If you can't find it here, it doesn't exist.

• Fudgie Wudgie

  412.402.0387
  2306 Penn Ave.
  www.fudgiewudgie.com

  This much fudge should be illegal. You're encouraged to taste before buying... a real treat since all fudges are made on the premises.

• In The Kitchen

  412.261.5513
  1725 Penn Ave.
  www.inthekitchen.com

  Everything needed in the kitchen is here from pots and pans to utensils to cooking lessons. The owner's even a chef.

• Leaf & Bean

  412.434.1481
  2200 Penn Ave.

  You'll think "Key West" when you enter this eccentric shop that is located in a converted garage. It serves great coffee and sells imported cigars.

• Pennsylvania Macaroni Co.

  412.471.8330
  2010-2012 Penn Ave.
  www.pennmac.com

  With the third generation of Sunseris operating this Italian market, it stocks more than 5,000 specialty products and sells over 200,000 pounds of cheese each week.

• Society For Contemporary Craft

  412.261.7003
  2100 Smallman St.
  www.contemporarycraft.com

  One of the country's only non-profit institutions focused on contemporary craft art. It houses a professional exhibition gallery, space for educational programs and a distinctive model retail outlet for artist-made works.

• Wholey's Market

  412.391.3737
  1711 Penn Ave.
  www.wholey.com

  A fantastic seafood, produce and meat market, this place bustles like the large markets on both coasts. You can find fresh, frozen and ethnic food here. A must-visit in the Strip.

• The Pittsburgh Popcorn Co.

  412.271.5200
  209 21st St.
  www.pghpopcorn.com

  The huge variety of popcorn in this shop will astound you. A small shop run by a charming couple, this is the best popcorn in Pittsburgh.