Dance clubs, live music, rooftop bars, speakeasies, LGBTQ+ nightlife, listening bars and late-night dives across Buffalo, with where to go and what is worth the late night.
Dance Clubs in Buffalo
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Bottoms Up
Bottoms Up on West Chippewa Street in Buffalo is a dance club on the Chippewa strip, open late from Thursday through Saturday nights until 04:00.
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VENU
VENU on West Chippewa Street in downtown Buffalo bills itself as the city's concert, banquet and party venue, hosting touring acts and dance nights.
Live Music in Buffalo
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Babeville
Babeville in downtown Buffalo is the former Delaware Avenue Methodist Church, begun in 1871, now housing Asbury Hall and the smaller 9th Ward concert room.
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Mohawk Place
Mohawk Place in downtown Buffalo is a long-standing rock club on East Mohawk Street that hosted early visits by The White Stripes and The Black Keys.
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Buffalo Iron Works
Buffalo Iron Works in Buffalo's Cobblestone District is a 500-capacity live music venue and bar built inside a restored early 1900s factory building.
Book food experiences in Buffalo
Rooftop Bars in Buffalo
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Patrick's Rooftop
Patrick's Rooftop sits 12 stories up at 500 Pearl in downtown Buffalo, with cocktails and views over the city and Lake Erie, open Wednesday to Saturday.
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VUE Rooftop Lounge
VUE Rooftop Lounge sits atop the Curtiss Hotel on Franklin Street in downtown Buffalo, a year-round rooftop bar with a heated enclosed bar and a fire pit.
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Tappo Italian Rooftop
Tappo Italian in downtown Buffalo runs a rooftop patio that hosts free live jazz from Memorial Day through Labor Day, weather permitting.
Speakeasies in Buffalo
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Hartman's Barrel Room
Hartman's Barrel Room is a hidden speakeasy behind Hartman's Distilling Co in Buffalo, with craft cocktails and a view of the barrel house.
LGBTQ+ in Buffalo
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Underground Niteclub
Underground Niteclub in downtown Buffalo is a longtime LGBTQ club with drag shows, karaoke and DJ nights on the Delaware Avenue strip.
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Twenty Six
Twenty Six on Allen Street in Buffalo's Allentown is an inclusive queer bar in the former Cathode Ray space, with karaoke, weekend DJs and drag nights.
Late Night Dives in Buffalo
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Nietzsche's
Nietzsche's on Allen Street in Buffalo has run live music since 1982, with free Saturday Celtic Sessions sponsored by the Amherst Gaelic League.
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House of Charm
House of Charm on Washington Street in downtown Buffalo is a late-night dive bar open until 03:00 on weekends, and from 12:00 on Bills game Sundays.