Restaurant$$$Historic downtown, Briggs Street
24 Carrot Bistro
Farm-to-table New American on Briggs Street: a seasonal menu, weekend brunch, and craft cocktails with housemade ingredients.
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Eat & Drink
Where to eat, drink, browse and linger in Erie. Listings are editorial; nobody pays to be here.
Coffee & Sweets$Historic downtown, Briggs Street
FOX•DOG Coffee
Family-owned independent coffee shop at Briggs and Moffat: espresso, burritos, quiche and baked goods, and the room where downtown works in the morning.
Restaurant$$$Historic downtown, Briggs Street
Piripi
Spanish and Mediterranean tapas in a shareable format on Briggs Street, with monthly paella nights and a menu that is almost entirely gluten-free.
BarHistoric downtown, Briggs Street
The Old Mine
Hard cidery and artisan pizza pub in the 1889 Davis building on Briggs Street, with trivia on Tuesdays, live music Wednesdays and Sundays and a monthly bluegrass jam.
Restaurant$$Historic downtown, Briggs Street
Birdhouse
Tacos, ramen and rum drinks in a mural-covered room built around a tree, with an expanded patio on Briggs Street. Closed Mondays.
Bar$$Historic downtown, Briggs Street
Cellar West Brewery
The Lafayette brewery's Erie public house on Briggs Street: a kitchen, a shaded biergarten, and a Weedhart Pies sandwich counter on Fridays and Saturdays.
Bar$$Historic downtown, Briggs Street
Echo Brewing & Pizzeria
Brewery and brick-oven pizzeria in the old downtown fire station, with a biergarten out back and a trivia night.
Bar$$Wells Street, downtown
Erie Social Club
Wine and whiskey bar with small plates on Wells Street, a block off Briggs; social hour 3 to 5, all day on Wednesdays.
Restaurant$$Historic downtown, Briggs Street
Lucile's Creole Cafe
The Boulder Creole institution's Erie branch: beignets, chicory coffee, gumbo, po'boys and a weekend brunch line, breakfast and lunch only.
Restaurant$$Erie Parkway, Mitchell Way
Pho-ever
Vietnamese pho, grilled plates, banh mi and boba on Mitchell Way, with a largely gluten-free menu. Closed Tuesdays.
Coffee & Sweets$Historic downtown, Briggs Street
Sweets Ice Cream
Small-town ice cream shop next to the Old Mine, scooping Little Man and Glacier ice cream since 2015.
Restaurant$$South Briggs Street
The Dugout Grill & Bar
Sports bar with a gourmet slant on South Briggs Street: burgers, wings, weekend breakfast, and every game on.
Coffee & Sweets$Erie Parkway
Ziggi's Coffee
Drive-through Ziggi's on Milan Place by Erie Parkway, open from six.
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Shops
ShopHistoric downtown, Briggs Street
Briggs Street Books and Music
Independent bookshop and record store in the 615 Briggs building: new books, vinyl and gifts.
ShopHistoric downtown, Briggs Street
CyclErie
Erie's community bike shop on Briggs Street, specialising in e-bikes, with test rides and service.
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