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Location of Institute offices
Hunt Institute is located on the campus of Carnegie Mellon University, in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh, in the city's East End. Institute offices are in the Hunt Library building, a five-story aluminum and glass structure located on Frew Street (near Schenley Park) and facing the "Cut" (the large grassy field in the center of campus). All visitors to the Institute should report to the receptionist on the fifth floor of the Hunt Library building.
The Institute is open Monday through Friday, except holidays, from 9 a.m. to noon, and 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Readers' hours in the Library are from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. The gallery is open on Sundays from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. during an exhibition. (Please see the Exhibitions page for a listing of the dates.) The Institute is closed on Saturdays.
Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation
5th Floor, Hunt Library
Carnegie Mellon University
4909 Frew Street
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213-3890
Telephone: 412-268-2434
Fax: 412-268-5677
Email: huntinst@andrew.cmu.edu
Maps, directions, transportation, hotels
For maps and directions on how to get to the Institute as well as hotel information, please see the following pages on the Carnegie Mellon University Web site:
Visiting Pittsburgh
For information on other cultural attractions in Pittsburgh, please visit the Western Pennsylvania Museum Council Web site.
The Explore Pittsburgh section of the Carnegie Mellon Undergraduate Admissions Web site has additional information about things to do when visiting Pittsburgh.
Nearby restaurants
Oakland
Ali Baba—404 S. Craig Street (412-682-2829) Middle Eastern $+
Carnegie Museum Cafe—4400 Forbes Avenue (412-622-3225) American $$
Fuel & Fuddle—Oakland Avenue near Forbes (412-682-3473) American $
Hemingway's Cafe—3911 Forbes Avenue (412-621-4100) Pastas & personal pizzas. $$
Il Valletto Italian Cafe—4624 Forbes Avenue (412-621-3550) Italian $+
India Garden—328 Atwood Street (412-682-3000) Indian $
Joe Mama's—Forbes Avenue (412-621-7282) Italian $
Lucca—317 S. Craig Street (412-682-3310) Eastern European $$
Lu Lu's Pan-Asian Noodles—400 S. Craig Street (412-687-7777) $
Panera Bread—Forbes Avenue (412-683-3727) soups, sandwiches, salads $
Spice Island Teahouse—253 Atwood Street (412-687-8821) Thai $
Union Grill—413 S. Craig Street (412-681-8620) American $$
Thai Place Cafe—301 S. Craig Street (412-622-0133) $
Squirrel Hill
Aladdin's Eatery—5878 Forbes Avenue (412-421-5100) Middle Eastern $
Bangkok Balcony—5846 Forbes Avenue (412-521-0728) Thai $
Café Asia—5833 Forbes Avenue (412-521-2080) Pan-Asian $+
Gullifty's—1922 Murray Avenue (412-521-8222) American, desserts $$
Indian Oven—2020 Murray Avenue (412-422-8950) Indian $+
La Cucina Fleagra—2114 Murray Avenue (412-521-2082) Italian $$$
Mineo's Pizza—2128 Murray Avenue (412-521-9864) $
Pi Pizza—5829 Forbes Avenue (412-521-3880) Pizza, etc. $$
Zen Garden—5882 Forbes Avenue (412-422-7188) Vegetarian $
Shadyside
Baum Vivant—5102 (412-682-2620) Continental $$$$
Bikki—736–738 Bellefonte St. (412-683-5756) Indian-French $$
Cafe Sam—5242 Baum Boulevard (412-621-2000) Continental $$
Café Zinho—238 Spahr St. (412-363-1500) Continental $$
Cappy's—5431 Walnut Street (412-621-1188) American $
Casbah—229 S. Highland Avenue (412-661-5656) Mediterranean $$$
China Palace—5440 Walnut Street (412-687-RICE) Szechuan, Hunan, Mandarin $+
Elbow Room—5744 1/2 Ellsworth Avenue (412-441-5222) American $
Enrico's—5863 Ellsworth Avenue- Italian $$
Fajita Grill—5865 Ellsworth Avenue (412-362-3030) Mexican $$
Harris Grill—5747 Ellsworth Avenue (412-363-0833) Greek specialties $$
La Feria—5527 Walnut Street (412-682-4501. Peruvian $+
Le Perroquet—709 Bellefonte St. (412-687-1022) French $$
Max & Erma's—5533 Walnut St. (412-681-5775) American $+
Sunnyledge—Wilkins and Fifth Avenue (412-683-5014) Continental $$
Soba—5847 Ellworth Avenue (412-362-5656) Asian $$
Sushi Two—5432 Walnut Street (412-68-SUSHI) Japanese $$
Thai Place Restaurant— 5528 Walnut Street (412-687-8586) Thai $
Walnut Grill—5500 Walnut Street (412-688-8220) American $$+
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