Space Bar

Space Bar is a bar in Pittsburgh, PA, located at 22 Market Square. It operates as a molecular mixology cocktail lounge established in 2023 by sci-fi author Dale Thomas Vaughn and retired trauma healer Elizabeth Menzel. The venue offers an immersive starship experience designed to reflect Pittsburgh’s identity as a space city, featuring moon-shaped light fixtures, nebula images on tabletops, and 20-foot windows. The interior includes velvet cushioned chairs, sound-dampened walls, and sound sphere speakers.

Patrons board the SS Oasis, where the cocktail menu features handcrafted molecular mixology techniques such as fat-washed spirits, house-made infusions, culinary foams, acid-adjusted juices, force carbonation, hickory smoking, and dry ice service. Every drink is built from scratch in-house by a mixology team led by Arum Krause and Daniel Velasquez. Vaughn is a published sci-fi author and communications strategist, while Menzel is a retired trauma healer. The founders built the lounge to provide a safe, inclusive, and kind environment for the curious, the geeks, and dreamers.

The venue hosts regular educational events with real space scientists, sci-fi movies, mixology classes, DJ dance parties, space trivia, cosplay karaoke, drag bingo, burlesque, comedy, and costume contests. It offers a versatile space for private events with a capacity of 50 seated guests or 80 standing. The customizable event space includes A/V tech, exclusive access, and personalized planning. The venue is available for special events seven days a week.

Space Bar holds a rating of 4.70 based on customer reviews. It is known for its sophisticated, immersive experience where geek chic meets cosmic elegance. The lounge stands among the strongest bars in its category locally, distinguished by its positive rating from the customers who have reviewed it.

Space Bar brings its unique space-themed molecular mixology and immersive starship atmosphere to the historic Market Square, offering Pittsburgh a distinctive destination where science fiction and craft cocktails intersect.

Located on Market Square in Downtown Pittsburgh, the venue sits near the Market Square Farmers Market and is close to Fifth Avenue and Liberty Avenue.

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