Mr. Goodbar
- ★ 4.6
- Craft beer bar
- $$$
Drink Local craft beer flight
Mr. Goodbar on Elmwood Avenue has anchored the Elmwood Village bar strip since 1968, with a deep craft beer tap list and upstairs live music and comedy.
Cocktail bars, wine bars, dive bars and gastropubs: drinking in Buffalo for grown-ups.
Where to drink
12 places
Marble + Rye (Cocktail Bar)
- ★ 4.8
- Cocktail bar
- $$$
Drink Seasonal cocktail program
Marble + Rye on Genesee Street downtown is the Dimmer-Willmott cocktail program, with seasonal mixed drinks and Buffalo's most considered bar work.
Founding Fathers Pub
- ★ 4.3
- Neighborhood pub
- $$$
Drink Local craft beer
Founding Fathers Pub on Edward Street near Allentown is the trivia-and-bar-food institution with a presidential-history theme and a long local beer list.
Brewery tours and tastings in Buffalo
3 of the bars on this list are brewery taprooms.
Allen Street Hardware Cafe
- ★ 4.2
- Neighborhood bar
- $$$
Drink House cocktails, craft beer
Allen Street Hardware on Allen Street in Allentown is the long-running neighborhood bar in a former hardware store, with patio and weekend live music.
Cole's Restaurant
- ★ 4.5
- Neighborhood bar
- $$$
Drink Local draft beer
Cole's on Elmwood Avenue has anchored the Elmwood Village since 1934, with a deep beer list, classic burger and a weekend brunch the locals defend.
The Place
- ★ 4.4
- Neighborhood bar
- $$$
Drink Old Fashioned
The Place on Lexington Avenue near Cathedral Park is the dim, jukebox-driven Elmwood-area bar with cocktails, draft beer and a tight neighborhood following.
Big Ditch Brewing Taproom
- ★ 4.7
- Brewery taproom
- $$$
Drink Hayburner IPA
Big Ditch Brewing on East Huron Street downtown is the two-level Buffalo brewery taproom, with up to fifteen beers on tap and a full small-plates menu.
Buffalo Iron Works
- ★ 4.4
- Live music bar
- $$$
Drink Local craft beer
Buffalo Iron Works on Illinois Street in the Cobblestone District is the downtown live-music bar in a 19th-century iron foundry, with regular national acts.
Lucky Day
- ★ 4.7
- Cocktail bar
- $$$
Drink Whiskey cocktails
Lucky Day on Pearl Street downtown is the dim-lit Buffalo cocktail bar with a deep whiskey program, leather banquettes and a Prohibition-era room feel.
Resurgence at the Cooperage
- ★ 4.1
- Brewery taproom
- $$$
Drink Buffalo lager
Resurgence Brewing at the Cooperage on Chicago Street in the Old First Ward is the brewery's main Buffalo taproom, with patio and wood-fired pizza.
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Pearl Street Grill (Brewery Bar)
- ★ 4.0
- Brewpub
- $$$
Drink Lake Effect IPA
Pearl Street Grill on Pearl Street has nine bars across four floors since 1997, with house-brewed beer and a long Buffalo brewpub history downtown.
Thin Man Brewery (Chandler)
- ★ 4.1
- Brewery taproom
- $$$
Drink Bliss IPA
Thin Man Brewery on Chandler Street is the surviving taproom after Community Beer Works acquired the brand in 2024, with patio and a Black Rocks feel.
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