Best new bar/club
Privé Ultralounge
1650 Smallman St., Strip District. 412-253-7330
2nd: Brillobox
3rd: Diesel
Best dance club
Matrix
Station Square. 412-261-2220
2nd: Diesel
3rd: Firehouse Lounge
Best all-ages club
Club Zoo
1630 Smallman St., Strip District. 412-201-1100
2nd: Mr. Small’s Funhouse & Theatre
3rd: Mr. Roboto Project
Best happy hour
Mad Mex
Various locations. 412-681-5656
2nd: Six Penn Kitchen
3rd: Firehouse Lounge
Best lounge bar
Lava Lounge
2204 E. Carson St., South Side. 412-431-5282
2nd: Soba
3rd: Firehouse Lounge
Best shot-and-beer bar
Jack Rose Bar
1121 E. Carson St., South Side. 412-431-3644
2nd: Dee’s Café
3rd: Gooski’s
Best bar to watch the big game
Sports Rock Café
1400 Smallman St., Strip District. 412-552-1000
2nd: Hi-Tops
3rd: Locker Room Bar & Grill
Best place to throw darts
Dee’s Café
1314 E. Carson St., South Side. 412-431-1314
2nd: Jack Rose Bar
3rd: Shootz Café & Billiards
Best place to shoot pool
Shootz Café & Billiards
2305 E. Carson St., South Side. 412-488-3820
2nd: Dee’s Café
3rd: Gooski’s
Best GLBT-friendly bar
5801 Video Lounge & Café
5801 Ellsworth Ave., Shadyside. 412-661-5600
2nd: Pittsburgh Eagle
3rd: True Cafe & Bartini
Best indoor place to see a live band
Club Café
56-58 S. 12th St., South Side. 412-431-4950
2nd: Mr. Small’s Funhouse & Theatre
3rd: Rex Theatre
Best outdoor place to see a live band
Hartwood Acres
Hampton. 412-767-9200
2nd: Post-Gazette Pavilion
3rd: Chevrolet Amphitheatre
Best acoustic artist(s)
Brad Yoder
2nd: Cathasaigh
3rd: Emily Pinkerton
Best blues band
2nd: Jill West & the Blues Attack
3rd: Chizmo Charles
Best country band
Povertyneck Hillbillies
2nd: Ruff Creek
3rd: Boca Chica
Best indie-rock band
2nd: The Yards
3rd: Modey Lemon
Best jazz band
Opek
2nd: Don Aliquo
3rd: Walt Harper
Best club DJ
DJ 7up
2nd: DJ Goofy White Kid
3rd: Justin Hopper
Best hip-hop performer
Grand Buffet
2nd: Beam
3rd: Wiz Khalifa
Best visual artist
VJ Edahc
2nd: Mike Budai
3rd: Justin Giunta
Best small art gallery
moxie DaDA
1416 Arch St., North Side. 412-682-0348
2nd: ModernFormations
3rd: Garfield Artworks
Best local stage production
Late Night Catechism / City Theatre
57 S. 13th St., South Side. 412-431-2489
2nd: TIE: The Crucible / Quantum Theater Forbidden Broadway / Pittsburgh CLO
Best museum exhibit
Dinosaur Exhibit / Carnegie Museum
4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland. 412-621-3131
2nd: Ongoing installations / The Mattress Factory
Best place to see a movie
SouthSide Works Cinema
South Side. 412-381-7335
2nd: The Oaks Theater
3rd: Regent Square Theater
This article appears in Dec 14-20, 2006.
