Tango Café

The Tango Café was a coffee shop in Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, which operated from 2003 to 2012.
It was owned by Liliana Petruy of Mendoza, Argentina, with help from her two daughters. It was conceived as a cultural center as well as a coffee shop with Argentinean lunch and snack items.
The Tango Café became noteworthy for its cultural impact on the surrounding community, through dance, music, literature, and art. Throughout the café's lifetime, up to six Spanish language classes were taught per week at levels from beginner through advanced.
When a development project for the nearby intersection was proposed in 2008,
supporters in the community developed a petition to insist on the relocation of the café,
and lobbied for its survival in several community meetings. The Forward Square Project was halted the following year.
Nevertheless, the closing of a nearby movie theatre caused financial difficulties for the café. In January 2012, the Tango Café closed.

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