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Eating, drinking and nightlife
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The heart of blue-collar Buffalo's downtown centers on Chippewa and Main streets: plenty of restaurants are within easy reach and there's ample parking. For a quick
snack
, the cheap food stalls and tiny Polish cafes of ancient
Broadway Market
, 999 Broadway, are well worth perusing, too. The main nightlife drag, along Chippewa from Delaware Avenue to Main Street, has plenty of sports bars and nightclubs. The majority of theaters and venues that house the city's burgeoning
arts scene
are handily grouped nearby along Main Street between Chippewa and Tupper streets. For further information, pick up the free weeklies
Blue Dog Press
or
Art Voice
.
Anchor Bar 1047 Main St tel 716/886-8920. The city's specialty of buffalo (spicy chicken) wings with blue cheese and celery dressing is said to have been invented here. Lunch costs around $7, and there's occasionally live jazz at night. Calumet Arts Cafe 56 W Chippewa St tel 716/855-2220. A good late-night bar and restaurant, with jazz, blues, folk and world music. Colter Bay 561-565 Delaware Ave, Allentown tel 716/882-1330. Lively sports bar, with a good selection of dark beers and scotch. Hemmingway's 492 Pearl St tel 716/852-1937. Serves big portions of hearty if standard American food. Nietzsche's 248 Allen St tel 716/886-8539. A neighborhood institution, with friendly staff, hosting a wide variety of live acts seven days a week; there's room for dancing in the back. Osake 235 Delaware Ave tel 716/842-6261. This casual cafe serves cheap sushi and noodles; not a place to linger, but good value.
Spot Coffee
227 Delaware Ave tel 716/856-2739. A local joint serving basic food and good drinks; it's open 24hrs on weekends and hosts regular live music performances. Other useful information
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