7 Must-see Shows This May in WNY
Don’t sleep on May concerts – there’s a good mix of top shows.
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New: Tasting Room Meets Family Friendly Restaurant at Woodcock Brothers Brewery
Crowds on opening weekend coursed throughout the new brewery, which is located in the enormous, old Wurlitzer Building complex.
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New: French-inspired Mon Ami is Downtown Buffalo’s Cafe Oasis
Everyone who works in downtown Buffalo could use a nearby low-key oasis: a park, a favorite restaurant, a bar.
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New Cafe: daniela. Has Local Pizza-heads Collectively Losing Their Minds
After growing a fledgling catering business over many years, Kayser recently opened ‘daniela.’ — a small cafe on Forest Avenue in Buffalo across from the Richardson Olmsted Complex.
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New: Everything You Need to Know About Prosper Brewing in North Tonawanda
Some breweries are inspired by the latest (hop) trends and innovation, while others are steeped deeply in providing a 360-degree customer experience.
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8 Concerts 100% Worth Seeing This April
The top shows and concerts to see in Western New York this month – don’t miss ’em.
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New: Imperial’s Pizza Empire Grows with It’s Massive Expansion
Imperial has built a SoBuff empire on fluffy dough, sweet sauce, melted cheese and cup-n-char pepperoni.
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New: Naan-tastic is Doing Fast Casual Indian Food with Bowls, Rolls, and Naan-tacos
You guys, Naan-tastic is open and we. are. thrilled.
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New: Belt Line Brewery & Kitchen Checks Off All Our Boxes
According to prevailing wisdom, new craft breweries are just too late to the game to get shelf or tap space, and therefore, newbies should…
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8 Essential Shows to Put On Your Radar in March
Well, whatever season it might be — it’s brought in a slew of good musical acts, ranging from bucket list Dad Rock to red hot modern indie.
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New: Froth Brewing Co. Opens Where North Buffalo Meets Riverside
Froth Brewing Company is the latest brewery to stake its claim in Western New York’s liquid gold rush, laying its foundations on Military Road.
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10 Essential Shows Happening This February
What with 1,047 breweries opening up in the past two weeks that need covering, it’s been a little hectic here at the underground lair we call SOB HQ. So busy in fact, we had to turn to the hive-mind known as Facebook to get tips on this month’s Essential Show Rundown.
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New: Hertel’s Latest Opening is PK Eats, a Micro Food Hall
PK Eats, the new food hall on Hertel Avenue has a parking lot, you guys. A parking lot. For your car. To park in.
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New: Maison Le Caer Has Blessed Main Street with Crepes & Macarons
The new Maison Le Caer has blessed the Market Arcade for downtown people that also need to reconnect and practice a bit of self-care.
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Get Excited for VilaVerde Cafe – Buffalo’s Brand New Vegan Eatery
Growing up as a young boy in Portugal, Pedro Manuel probably never envisioned himself as the owner of a vegan cafe in Buffalo, NY.
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6 Essential Shows to Catch This January
It may be January – the land of no fun and games, but this is a monthly column, the show here at SOB must go on.
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New: You Absolutely Need to Check Out Our Favorite Cookie Shop & Bakery in Allentown
Allentown is all about personality, and when you open a business there – you’d better bring it.
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New: The Little Club is Hertel’s New Wine Bar That’s Breaking Down Stereotypes Around Wine
Located on Hertel Avenue, The Little Club is the sister restaurant to Ristorante Lombardo, which is directly across the street.
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9 Essential Shows You Should See in December
There are more than a few holiday-themed music events this month and you know that means good vibez from the stage all the way to the back of the house.
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New: The Draft Room is Like a Bit of Toronto Right Here in Buffalo
Beer and the Buffalo Sabres are a match made in hockey heaven so it only makes sense that our friends at Labatt USA would open up a flagship brewing operation right next to KeyBank Center — the Labatt Brew House and Draft Room.
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New: Yey’s – Buffalo’s First and Only Cambodian Cafe is Finally Open
Jenn Lay spent a long time working for the man, but now – having recently opened Yey’s Cafe to serve her wildly popular Cambodian food – she’s living the dream.
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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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