CRAFT COCKTAIL BAR · WIRE DISTRICT
Drinks that hum. Nights that glow.
The light here is as composed as the drinks — and getting in is the easy part.
- Open tonight till 1am
- 4th & Kessler, Wire District
- No cover · no dress code
Tonight at Filament
- TONIGHT'S HOURS
- 5pm – 1am · last call 12:30
- ON THE DECKS
- DJs Fri & Sat, 10pm–close
- POURING NOW
- The Twelve — Summer '26
- KITCHEN TILL
- Midnight (1am Fri–Sat)
THE ROOM
Stay for the light.
The back bar glows like a wall of low sun, the window rail runs on candles, and the whole room is dimmed to the exact volume where you can still hear the person across from you. Composed enough to photograph, warm enough to lose an evening in.
The Open Door
No cover.
No dress code.
No hidden door.
Come as you are, from wherever your night started. There's no password and no list — just a door that opens, and walk-ins we're always glad to see.
BRIGHT
Effervescent, low, easy. Over pebble ice.
Filament
$15The house spritz. The one you point at.
gin · elderflower · cucumber · citrus wire
Neon Sign
$15Pink and loud on purpose.
blanco tequila · grapefruit cordial · lime · saline · soda
Dimmer
$16Barely there, in the best way.
vodka · clarified melon · verjus · shiso
Cool White
$15Bright, tropical, and unbothered.
cachaça · coconut · lime leaf · cane
STIRRED
Spirit-forward, stirred, over hand-cut ice.
Tungsten
rye · brown-butter fat wash · maple · black walnut bitters
Warm and gold.
Low Beam
reposado · amaro · cacao · orange oil
Dark, bittersweet, and in no hurry.
Ballast
scotch · sherry · fig · smoked-ice cube
Anchored and moody.
Violet Hour
gin · crème de violette · dry vermouth · lemon
Floral, electric, a little vintage.
AFTER DARK
Rich, late, and built for the camera.
Overdrive
$17The one that wakes the night up.
bourbon · espresso · house cascara · salted cream
BLOOM
$18The signature. It gets its own light.
Jump to the Bloom sectionIridescent
$16Shifts magenta to violet as you sip.
gin · butterfly-pea · tonic · citric acid
Last Call
$16Soft landing.
aged rum · banana · cacao · angostura float
Bloom
THE SIGNATURE
The first drink we ever made in this room — the garnish blooms magenta to violet as the glass warms in your hand.
ZERO-PROOF
Zero-proof, full-strength.
Same house cordials, same clarified juice, same clear ice as everything else on the bar — just no proof in the glass. Made like it matters, because it does. We don't call them mocktails.
Dark Mode
clarified blackberry · verjus · tonic · saline
Bittersweet and grown-up.
Static
spiced pineapple · lime · ginger · soda
Bright and wide awake.
Off the Grid
botanical spirit-free · cucumber · elderflower · citric
The clean one.
Nightlight
house cascara · cacao · oat · salt
A warm nightcap without the proof.
Ground Wire
smoked pineapple gum · lime · saline · soda
Smoke and fizz, zero ABV.
SMALL PLATES
Built for bar height.
- House olives$7Warmed to order, citrus, a little chili.
- Fat chips & bloom sauce$9Thick-cut, dipped in house magenta beet aioli.
- Whipped cod roe & toast$12Smoky, briny, made to share.
- Charred shishitos$9Sea salt, lime, one in ten fights back.
- Steak tartare, crisps$16Capers, egg yolk, black garlic.
- Burrata & grilled stone fruit$14Honey, chili, olive oil. Seasonal.
- Fried chicken ribs$13Hot honey and pickle. The 11pm order.
- Dark-chocolate cremeux$10Sea salt. Made to sit next to a Last Call.
THE ICE
We cut our own.
Every drink gets the ice it was built for, cut and cleared in-house so it melts slow and stays honest. Craft you can see straight through — cold, clear, no cloud.
- For the stirred — slow melt, zero cloud.
- For the long ones — a wire of cold down the glass.
- For the bright ones — fast chill, soft crush.
TUE–FRI, 5–7PM
Golden Hour.
Five o'clock, low sun through the window rail, the room still quiet. It's all yours.
See you at five →FILAMENT NIGHTS
Loud enough to feel it.
DJs every Friday and Saturday from 10pm — vinyl and house, loud enough to feel it, quiet enough to still talk. New menu launches each season; the one-offs land on Instagram.
- Industry NightHospitality folk, drinking like family.
- Low Beam SessionsVinyl only. Stirred things. Lights down.
- Resident DJsTHIS WEEKHouse-leaning. Loud enough to feel it.
- Resident DJs + guestsThe full glow. Come early or book ahead.
THE CREW
Who's pouring.
Three of us, most nights. Nobody here will quiz you on amari or side-eye your order — we like making good drinks and remembering your name the second time.
Dez Okafor
Wrote the first Twelve on the back of a receipt and still works the rail Thursday through Saturday.
Priya Nair
Built half the zero-proof list and defends it like a headliner — tell her one flavor you love and she'll take it from there.
Marco Reyes
Cuts the week's blocks every Tuesday morning and pours the warmest welcome in the Wire District.
PRIVATE HIRE
Book the Back Room.
Birthdays, work drinks, the leaving-do nobody wants to plan — tell us the date and we'll handle the rest. Allergies and zero-proof crowds are no trouble at all.
- 10 at the rail
- Up to 40
- $800 Tue–Thu · $1,500 Fri–Sat (food + drink, not a fee)
- Two hours, extendable on the night
- Dedicated bartender · your playlist till the DJs start
events@filament.bar or ask for a callback
FREE FROM THE BAR · ONLINE COURSE
Home Bar, Lit
Four short films, shot the way we pour: low light, high proof, no wasted moves. Three ingredients each — the exact builds our bartenders lean on when the ticket rail is long and the room is loud. Learn them once and your bar cart stops being decoration.
WHAT'S INSIDE
- 01The Kessler Sour
- 02Wire District Negroni
- 03Neon Daiquiri
- 04Last Call Old Fashioned
VISIT
Find the glow.
HOURS
Tue–Thu · 5pm–1am
Fri–Sat · 5pm–2am
Sun · 5pm–midnight
Closed Mondays · Last call 30 min before close
FIND US
214 Kessler Ave — corner of 4th & Kessler
Wire District, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
2 blocks from the 4th St T stop · street parking after 6pm
GOOD TO KNOW
Walk-ins always welcome. Bar seats are first-come.
Reservations for up to 6, up to 21 days ahead. Tables held 15 minutes.
Step-free entrance on Kessler; accessible restroom.
21+ after 9pm. Well-behaved dogs at the window rail till then.
RESERVE
Tonight, or twenty-one days out.
No table? The bar is first-come, and we hold booked tables 15 minutes. Just come by.