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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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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There are so many spaces, it’s hard to know where you should hang out.
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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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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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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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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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On our recent visit to the new Frank we sampled the classic dog, Modern Chicago, Violet Beauregard, and Half-smoke.
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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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You may have noticed something interesting about your Instagram feed lately: The donuts are taking over.
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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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Get out there and enjoy some of the killer shows popping off this month.
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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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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 Grant Street cafe is an acid flashback, and you’re gonna love it, Buffalo.
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The new restaurant is the yin to Toutant’s yang, the ego to its id, the Kim to its Kanye.
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These guys are killing the game with hangry-pulverizing, gram-worthy burgers and sandwiches out in West Seneca.
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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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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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The shop recently opened on Allen, serving Italian-American classics, with a focus on house-made meatballs.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Lloyd’s is all about attitude, and the new location has it in spades.
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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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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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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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The latest addition to a sleepy drag of Delaware Avenue is bringing more heat than an Eminem freestyle.
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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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This innovative restaurant crew has taken the Japanese restaurant experience to the next level by adding a brewing operation.
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To the untrained eye, Jay’s Artisan Pizza, located on Delaware Avenue in Kenmore looks like a standard slice shop…
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Bar recommendations from some of your favorite bartenders when you’re looking to go somewhere under the radar.
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Before you even walk into JT’s Urban Italian on Elmwood Avenue, just know that the restaurant is already winning.
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Step into a historic terra cotta hallway with perfume wafting through the air that smells like limousines, Sunday brunches, and the best sepia-toned memories of your life.
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Each space at 100 Acres is used differently, with each one aiming to offer guests a different vibe – from casual cocktail lounge to culinary meditation to al fresco dining.
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Hopefully, you’ve socked away some money for concert tickets and not blown it all on avocado toast.
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