Oxford Pennant Just Opened a Flagship Store in Buffalo & It’s Beyond
What started out as a “Where can I get that?” question, turned into a lit Instagram account, a full-blown online business, and now a retail store.
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Stack Burger 2.0: New Location, Same Freakin’ Awesome Burgers
Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Brian Daboll can draw up all the experimental, madcap passing plays he wants, but if (insert name of current Bills QB) can’t execute the throws – even the most brilliant ideas are pointless.
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11 Concerts You Should Probably Try to Go to This October
While it may not always be sunny in Buffalo this time of year, there are great things coming to area music venues of all sizes.
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New: Tonawanda’s Prescott’s Provisions is All High Notes
We have a lot of waterfront dining options here in Western New York. Sometimes, a waterfront view goes best with a hot dog and…
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Now Open: Homegrown Kitchen Has Build-Your-Own Salads & Grain Bowls
Seeing nutritional information in more and more places has been a real eye-opener, hasn’t it? Who knew the salads at fast food restaurants aren’t…
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12 Must See Concerts in WNY This September
The warm weather may be behind us, but that doesn’t mean local stages are going to cool down anytime soon. September is filled lots…
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New: This High-Tech Asian Restaurant in Buffalo is All-You-Can-Eat
Serving up Vietnamese, Thai, and Japanese dishes, Waves is an all-you-can-eat, upscale Asian restaurant that’s living in 3018.
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Now Open: This New Wine Bar Has Low-key NOLA Vibes
No, they’re not looking to bring the beads, dayglo daiquiris and oontz-oontz-oontz music of Bourbon Street. They’re looking to bring the more low-key, blue-collar side of the Crescent City.
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New: We Went to Sonny Reds During an Actual Manhunt
TBH, the zombie apocalypse could have kicked off around us and we probably wouldn’t have noticed. Sonny Red’s took us to our happy place.
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The New Community Beer Works 7th Street Brewery & Tap Room Is Everything We Dreamed It Would Be
There are so many spaces, it’s hard to know where you should hang out.
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New: Roots Coffee & Tea Is Serving Neighborhood Feels On Hertel
Is Hertel Avenue the new Elmwood? Well, if it is, it needs more than just nightlife spots and hip restaurants. It needs neighborhood places…
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Top 10 Concerts Happening This August in WNY
You never know what you’re going to get when looking at the musical acts coming to Buffalo in any given month. Sometimes it’s packed…
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New: Take a Look at Bedrock’s Seriously Upgraded Space & Menu
Owner Erica Sikorski told Step Out Buffalo that her recent transition to a flexitarian diet was a big reason to include paleo and vegetarian influences.
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Top 10 Concerts to See This July in WNY
The goal: really appreciate the summer months. And what better way to do that than to go out and see some live music?
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New: Frank Is Officially Slinging Hot Dogs in an Upcycled Gas Station in Kenmore
On our recent visit to the new Frank we sampled the classic dog, Modern Chicago, Violet Beauregard, and Half-smoke.
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Pastry by Camille Smashed Our Expectations, Here’s Why
Born in Brittany, France, Le Caer is bringing French culinary education and Manhattan fine dining experience to his new shop on Hertel Avenue.
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New: Peace, Love & Little Donuts Might Have the Most Instagramable Food in WNY
You may have noticed something interesting about your Instagram feed lately: The donuts are taking over.
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New: Wait Til You See The Rustic, Urban Oasis Vibe at Root & Bloom
The new vegan cafe grew out of the IMPROVEGED pop-up, and is now housed in a large, open-air gazebo in the Elmwood Village.
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8 Must See Concerts Around Buffalo This June
Get out there and enjoy some of the killer shows popping off this month.
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The 36 Most Epic Concerts Happening in WNY This Summer
Here are the concerts you should be looking forward to (and actually adding to your to-do list) over the next few months.
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The New Eckl’s @ Larkin is Here and the Vibes Are So Mad Men
From the mid-century modern furniture to the gold snakeskin wallpaper – if you know that it’s based on the original Eckl’s, it should come as no surprise.
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The New Tabernacle @ Sweet_ness 7 is Trippy & Stunning All At The Same Time
The new Grant Street cafe is an acid flashback, and you’re gonna love it, Buffalo.
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James Roberts’ Dōbutsu Opens in 500 Seneca & Mixes it The Hell Up
The new restaurant is the yin to Toutant’s yang, the ego to its id, the Kim to its Kanye.
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This Hole-in-the-wall Takeout Spot Might Have the Best Burgers in WNY
These guys are killing the game with hangry-pulverizing, gram-worthy burgers and sandwiches out in West Seneca.
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What is Trimania and Why Is It Such a BFD?
On Saturday, April 14, the building becomes part open house, part art exhibit, part concert and all party: including immersive art experiences, live music, DJ dance parties, dance performances, and poetry readings.
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10 Live Music Events That Should Be on Your Radar in April
Putting together a show rundown is a thankless job, Step Out Buffalo Reader: Someone’s favorite band or artist always gets left out, and then we all have to read about it in the comments.
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Did You Know Buffalo Has It’s Own Meatball Market?
The shop recently opened on Allen, serving Italian-American classics, with a focus on house-made meatballs.
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New: If You Like Sushi, You’re Going to Love Fresh Catch Poke Co.
A generation ago, people in Western New York might have thought selling raw fish in a bowl is a batshit crazy idea.
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Guide to Whiskey Bars in Western New York
Over the years, whiskey has gone from gut-wrenching swill to something appreciated, even fawned over, for its complexity and character.
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7 Fan-freakin-tastic Blue-Collar Comfort Food Dishes Around WNY
Whether it’s with a kind word, a hearty meal, a cold beer or free I-don’t-see-the-point-in-using-them tickets to a local sporting event, Buffalonians sure know how to comfort each other.
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New Local Butcher Opens Its Doors on Grant Street
If you’re like me, you walk into a small butcher shop and just see meat. And meat. And more meat. Then you want all…
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This Mediterranean Street Cafe Might Make It Into Your Regular Rotation
Walking into Street Cafe & Halal Foods at noon on a weekday, I was shocked (shocked!) to find it empty. I had the cafe’s…
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Ashker’s on Main Opened, Then Immediately Closed
If you haven’t been to one of Ashker’s four locations in Buffalo, you should know – the company has a bigger mission that just slinging good coffee and fresh-pressed juices
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New: Pressure Drop Brewing is About to Change the Local IPA Game
We might know a thing or two about IPAs here in Western New York, but out on the West Coast, microbreweries have been making…
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New: Lloyd Taco Factory Brings Taco & Mezcal Game to Williamsville
Lloyd’s is all about attitude, and the new location has it in spades.
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New: Public Espresso Opens Coffee Shop Space of Their/Our Dreams
After opening in the Hotel Lafayette lobby back in 2015, Public Espresso + Coffee’s long-term pop-up was all about that hygge: dim lighting, dark…
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New: Main Street Deli is Bringing Downstate Breakfast Sandwiches to WNY
Yes, we have some great delis here in Western New York, but if you’ve ever been downstate, you know that there’s something different about the way those places work down there.
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The Rogue Cellar: The Latest Food “Stand” to Hit Horsefeathers
It might not look like much and even getting inside is a bit weird, but the Horsefeathers Building on Connecticut Street in Buffalo is a culinary cornucopia filled with all kinds of good shit.
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Rowhouse Bakery is Exactly What Downtown Buffalo Needs 💯
The latest addition to a sleepy drag of Delaware Avenue is bringing more heat than an Eminem freestyle.
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New: Greystone Offers Chef’s Table Experience and Promises of Great Wine
Between the Wildlings of Allentown and the Dothraki bloodriders of Chippewa, a bit of civilization has popped up along Delaware Avenue.
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