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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Buffalo Spree and Step Out Buffalo. Updated August 2026.
Waxlight Bar a Vin · Black Rock
Buffalo Spree's 2025 Cocktail Menu winner. a Chandler Street wine-and-cocktail room where owner-operator sommeliers and chefs run a technique-driven pairing menu.
Marble & Rye · Downtown
Buffalo Spree's 2024 Best Zero-Proof Cocktail winner. The Genesee Street bar known for creative scratch-made cocktails.
Lockhouse Distillery and Bar · Cobblestone District
Step Out Buffalo's craft cocktail guide pick. The first distillery to open in Buffalo since Prohibition, specializing in cocktails built from spirits made on the other side of the wall.
Billy Club · Allentown
Buffalo Spree's 2026 Cocktail Menu co-winner alongside Waxlight Bar à Vin. An Allen Street bar from the owners of the now-closed Fairbanks in Lewiston.
Nowhere Lounge · Kenmore
Buffalo Spree's 2026 Martini co-winner. A retro-styled cocktail lounge on the Buffalo-Kenmore line.