I enjoyed the Pittsburgh Public Market, but I was expecting more. There was a great variety of vendors - food, accessories, alcohol, flowers - I just expected that the area of the market would be larger seeing the long warehouse it was a part of. I hope there are plans to expand in the future.
They have live music on the weekends. This can be a good or bad thing. The time that I was there a community ensemble was performing. I am a bit of a music snob being a performer myself, and I give people credit for trying, but listening to this group was somewhat painful. I was talking to one of the vendors who said I should have been there the day before when they had an amazing jazz ensemble. Oh well. It is a nice touch to add to the local flair of the market.
I went in looking for something to bring to a house party I was attending later that day and left with several bottles of wine, a growler of beer, a package of pierogis and flavored goat cheese. For the party, I bought fresh made chips and salsa. Highlights were me were East End Brewing Company, Glades Pike Winery and Mrs. Jones Sauce.
Even though it is small, there are a lot of great vendors for the space. I hope that it takes off and more vendors are added.