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Point Brugge Café
401 Hastings Street
Point Breeze
412-441-3334
T-Sat 11am-10pm; Sun Noon-9pm

(Note: this is Reed’s first-time review of Point Brugge Café. If you want to see Erika’s first-time review, you can check it out here.)

Point Brugge Café is a small, neighborhood restaurant tucked into little-explored Reynolds Street area of Point Breeze. The emphasis is on things Belgian, and Point Brugge does a very good job, particularly when they stay focused: The fare, overall, is quite good. And, the more Belgian a menu item is, the better it tends to be. (more…)

Point Brugge Café
401 Hastings Street
Point Breeze
412-441-3334
T-Sat 11am-10pm; Sun Noon-9pm

There was a time not too long ago when I really discovered the wonderful neighborhood of Point Breeze. I never knew there was that strip of shops on Reynolds or the few dotted along the pathway to Frick Mansion. I’d already been in love with Mellon Park, but I didn’t know that just across the hill was the little business district that I now find so indispensable. I love its funky conglomeration of shops: a needlepoint store, a Haitian art gallery, more salons than I can imagine that area supports, a vet, Pino’s (which I am not all that favorable of) has been there for I-don’t-know-how-long, a new coffee shop just opened (thank heavens), and Point Brugge Café popped up last year. Boy am I glad they set up shop: a quiet spot in a pleasant neighborhood within walking distance of my house. Point Brugge is absolutely my top pick for Best Recently-New Local Restaurant, serving Belgain-ish fare with European style, and a mighty beer menu with picks that rival the Sharp Edge. (more…)