Buffalo, NY
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Buffalo's classic dive bars, drawn from Step Out Buffalo's curated dive-bar guide and corroborated against the 2026 Buffalo Spree readers poll.
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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Step Out Buffalo and Buffalo Spree. Updated September 2026.
Gene McCarthy's Old First Ward Brewing Company · Old First Ward
An Old First Ward tavern with a beer garden that brews its own beer as Old First Ward Brewing, and a 2026 readers-poll Fish Fry co-winner.
Adolf's Old First Ward Tavern · Old First Ward
An Old First Ward corner tavern that anchors the neighborhood's St. Patrick's Day.
Nine-Eleven Tavern · South Buffalo
A South Buffalo corner bar better known for its kitchen than its barstools.