Arriviste Coffee Roasters — Shadyside

This is my favorite cafe in Pittsburgh!! The atmosphere is unbeatable, the music is always great, Kim and Al and the rest of the folks who work there are absolutely lovely, and the coffee is top notch. The vegan/gluten free snacks are also to die for. 12/10!

The good: Nice music! They had some Thelonious Monk was playing, comfortable enough, pretty good espresso The bad: they have some expensive gluten free pastries that are hands down the most vile combinations of bread and sugar that I have ever tried to consume, me and my partner got a cinnamon roll and a donut and both were basically inedible. They were impenetrably dense and dry. The icing was a sloppy mess. We threw them away and let the barista know but weren't offered a refund or an apology. It's unconscionable to sell things that are that gross. And they've intentionally covered over all the power outlets. Why? I've never been in a coffee shop that is obviously a study spot that explicitly doesn't let you charge your laptop. I get the impression of stinginess that comes at the expense of a comfortable and pleasant space for costumers