Sonny’s Tavern

Great dive bar, friendly staff, and cheap drinks!

There is a mural outside of cat people drinking PBR. There are some craft beers. mostly everyone is chugging PBR crying into their smartphones, looking antisocial and hopeless. smoking up a storm. wearing the same post modern uniform of coolness.
The kitchen is a closet that looks like a torture chamber.
really bad techno bumping on a sat night.
they only take cash and rip you off via ATM fees.
It’s tiny like being inside Castro’s cigar box.
Enjoy if that’s your thing.

Bartender sold me and a friend drinks at last call, then decided to take my friends drink away minutes after for no particular reason other than wanting to get home faster. Sorry, bud, but if you serve a drink, expect it to be drunk, not chugged.

Five start except friday. Get rid of the dj. He is horrible. Bartender and juke box great. Prices great. Dj is butt

Great bar trivia night. Cheap drinks, damn good pirogi, everything you could want in a small bar like this place. If I lived in Pittsurgh, I would come here all the time. Had some of the wings too, tasty. Not like really classy food, but tasty and wonderful.

While on tour, a local was kind enough to take me here and I’d like to go back, if I get to come through Pittsburgh again. The bartender was really friendly, the beer was pretty good, and the pierogi were just what I needed that night.

Sonny’s: The Birthplace of Bad Ideas.
I walked in and immediately knew this bar was for me. However, I’m an alcoholic.
Don’t get the shots. Smallest pour in Pittsburgh, probably to keep the locals under control.

Remarkable neighborhood gem. Friendly bartenders, reasonable beverage prices, and unique food specials make Sonny’s Bloomfield’s premier dive bar. I couple dart leagues come here and can be moderately intense but usually the atmosphere is comme ci, comme ça. Smokey and homely. One only of the only bars in Pittsburgh that allows dogs (Sundays only). Also kitchen serve vegan food!

So, I’ve driven, biked, and walked past this place at least 50 times and always say to myself, «I should stop in there sometime.» The wait is over! And the verdict is in: go to this place! So I just visited sonnys tonight for a happy hour, and although it wasn’t during a peak time, I still had a great experience. I’m a huge fan of dive bars in Pittsburgh, and if you are like me this place is great for a stop in. The beer is cheap, the bartender and other patrons are super laid back and talkative; however, the food options are limited (and seem to change from night to night). I did walk in and asked the bartender what food was available, and he said the only thing available today was the hotdog. For me, this was no problem, because the veggie hotdog was incredible. Furthermore, I even got a couple of people to throw darts with me. I will definitely come back on a weekend night to get the full experience. As a side note, the bar is pretty smokey, so prepare and dress accordingly.

Full of fun loving locals and easy going ‘burghers.
It’s just another dive bar. You’d easily miss it if you weren’t looking for it, and everybody should be looking for it! Not some place I’d impress someone with but definitely someplace I’d go to chill and have a few ciders (not a huge beer fan yet)

This place has discount food nights with vegetarian options, enough to earn it an OK rating. The beer selection is pretty good and the atmosphere is divey but friendly. If you don’t mind smelling like cigarette smoke at the end of the night, it’s a good time had by all.

Sonny’s is a must stop for any night out in Bloomfield for a handful of reasons: craft beer options, fair prices, friendly crowd, Indie music, smoking permitted.

First time there and I am from out of town. Great little friendly neighborhood dive bar that allows smoking. House shot is called a pickle shot, a shot of Ketel One Vodka followed by a shot of pickle juice. Someone next to me ordered a couple, I asked what they were and the friendly barmaid told me and set me up, a little strange but pretty good and just fun that the place has a funky house shot.

Best dive bar in Pittsburgh, hands down! Great people, cheap drinks!

I’ve lived in Pittsburgh for 4 years and always passed Sonny’s on my way to Oakland from Bloomfield but never went in… I finally got enough courage (outside is dodgy to say the least) and went with a couple friends and was pleasantly surprised. Small, quiet comfortable little tavern… unpretentious…cheap drinks. Great place to watch a Pens game without the crowd. Don’t leave without having a pickle shot!