Thanks to Joe Rubino, Nietzsche's will forever be the most legendary bar in Buffalo. The Celtic Sessions - See movie: The Banshees of Innershirin. Tues night strip club not Nietzsche's vibe
Steve Caver
Great place..... have performed there...been hanging there for 30 years
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
P S
Great bands, ample seating, it is loud so if you are sensitive bring earplugs. Service was fine the bartender wasn't actively rude but the only words she said to me was the price of my drinks so not super kind either. Beer was expensive, paid 7 bucks for a bottle of corona. Rum and coke from the well was 8 bucks. Had to park far it was a 15 minute walk and parking was 14 bucks so be prepared to pay and walk there's really nothing close. The neighborhood was fine I felt safe walking back to my car at midnight.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 3
ian m
Go to Hip hop night, bring cash music every night
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jon Battison
I didn't have food but it was an option so I'll rate the beer instead... I love the back area stage. There are seats on platforms on both sides of the dance floor. Really nice setup... Go see a show here.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
C. Rosado
Cool bar! Live music and bar tender was fine.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 4
Sherry Panunto
Didn't eat. Just went for drinks and to listen to the band which was fabulous. Great bartender. Had fun. We were passing through from out of town for the night.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
FVTVL
Amazing space and energy
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jonathan Williams
Always worth stopping by and seeing what performance is going on. You never quite know what experience is going to happen that night.
Great spot to have a some drinks and have fun. Enjoyed it very much!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Peter Seiwert
A real blast from the past. Went to hear the Irish band, they were great!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
The Wyck
The Wyck Recommendation: Nietzsche’s Buffalo Rating: 4.4/5 Where Buffalo Finds Its Weird
About the Neighborhood Allentown is Buffalo’s scrappy rainbow painted art district. Pride flags wave from tattoo shops. Murals peel off old brick like they are tired of holding secrets. One bar sits boarded up while the next is packed shoulder to shoulder. You will spot a couple in suits trying to see the real Buffalo while a punk kid plays banjo on the curb. It is funky and frayed and when you hit the right night you know you are standing inside the city’s honest soul.
Vibe and Atmosphere A chaotic dive bar cathedral with ceiling graffiti chainmail mannequins and body casts wedged into old brick. Over the tiny stage paper trees hang like a DIY forest canopy. It is surreal a bit grimy but alive in a way you cannot design. Every sticker sketch and scribble says the same thing. This place is not polished. It is loved.
Food and Drink Forget mixology. Here it is PBR tallboys local drafts plastic cups and a whiskey pour if you know how to ask without acting fancy. Beer is cheap and ice cold always. Warm PBR is the only sin they do not tolerate. The real menu is the bands and whatever your bartender decides you need next.
Service and Staff Zero pretense. Our bartender was the kind of legend you wish every dive bar had. Fast pours dry jokes and he knows your face before you remember your tab. He told us about Dave the ghost who tips in cigarette butts and never leaves. When someone in a suit asked where to go next he just shrugged and said stay here. This is it.
Audience and Crowd Buffalo’s true cocktail. Punks bluegrass pickers off shift bartenders artists swapping sketches for beers and a few downtown suits trying to pass the vibe check. Some guy offered to trade us his harmonica for a shot. We said no so he played it anyway. Strangers talk like old conspirators. You walk in alone and leave with a ghost story and five bad ideas you will never follow through on.
Hits and Misses
✓ Live music every night bluegrass punk indie chaos ✓ Decor is an accidental art piece layered in signatures and stories ✓ Bartenders who make you feel like you belong fast real no fake smiles ✓ All weirdos welcome Pride flags cheap beer open arms
✗ Floors sticky enough to rip your sneakers off before the encore ✗ Bathrooms feel like a punk encore happened last night bring your own soap and do not expect working stall locks ✗ Some nights your tap card gets you an eye roll bring cash and be ready for old school bar math
Final Word Nietzsche’s proves music keeps life from being a mistake and a good bartender makes sure you do not forget it. Come for the chaos stay for the soul and trust me you will want to come back. It is on my Buffalo list as the best bar I hit. If you do not leave with an ice cold beer buzz a ghost story and someone’s number you will never text you did not do Buffalo right.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 4
Moose Aiken
Nice comfortable bar that was open late. When I was there they were not serving food. Very eclectic, lots of neighborhood regulars. Music was not to my liking I'm more of a hip hop / r&B vibe.
Atmosphere: 3
Service: 4
Michael McLean
Cool music venue with lots of music history. It's a must stop while in the the WNY area
Thanks to Joe Rubino, Nietzsche's will forever be the most legendary bar in Buffalo. The Celtic Sessions - See movie: The Banshees of Innershirin. Tues night strip club not Nietzsche's vibe
Great place..... have performed there...been hanging there for 30 years
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great bands, ample seating, it is loud so if you are sensitive bring earplugs. Service was fine the bartender wasn't actively rude but the only words she said to me was the price of my drinks so not super kind either. Beer was expensive, paid 7 bucks for a bottle of corona. Rum and coke from the well was 8 bucks. Had to park far it was a 15 minute walk and parking was 14 bucks so be prepared to pay and walk there's really nothing close. The neighborhood was fine I felt safe walking back to my car at midnight.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 3
Go to Hip hop night, bring cash music every night
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I didn't have food but it was an option so I'll rate the beer instead... I love the back area stage. There are seats on platforms on both sides of the dance floor. Really nice setup... Go see a show here.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cool bar! Live music and bar tender was fine.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 4
Didn't eat. Just went for drinks and to listen to the band which was fabulous. Great bartender. Had fun. We were passing through from out of town for the night.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Amazing space and energy
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Always worth stopping by and seeing what performance is going on. You never quite know what experience is going to happen that night.
Live jam was cool! Loved the ambiance
Atmosphere: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Great spot to have a some drinks and have fun. Enjoyed it very much!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
A real blast from the past. Went to hear the Irish band, they were great!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
The Wyck Recommendation: Nietzsche’s Buffalo
Rating: 4.4/5
Where Buffalo Finds Its Weird
About the Neighborhood
Allentown is Buffalo’s scrappy rainbow painted art district. Pride flags wave from tattoo shops. Murals peel off old brick like they are tired of holding secrets. One bar sits boarded up while the next is packed shoulder to shoulder. You will spot a couple in suits trying to see the real Buffalo while a punk kid plays banjo on the curb. It is funky and frayed and when you hit the right night you know you are standing inside the city’s honest soul.
Vibe and Atmosphere
A chaotic dive bar cathedral with ceiling graffiti chainmail mannequins and body casts wedged into old brick. Over the tiny stage paper trees hang like a DIY forest canopy. It is surreal a bit grimy but alive in a way you cannot design. Every sticker sketch and scribble says the same thing. This place is not polished. It is loved.
Food and Drink
Forget mixology. Here it is PBR tallboys local drafts plastic cups and a whiskey pour if you know how to ask without acting fancy. Beer is cheap and ice cold always. Warm PBR is the only sin they do not tolerate. The real menu is the bands and whatever your bartender decides you need next.
Service and Staff
Zero pretense. Our bartender was the kind of legend you wish every dive bar had. Fast pours dry jokes and he knows your face before you remember your tab. He told us about Dave the ghost who tips in cigarette butts and never leaves. When someone in a suit asked where to go next he just shrugged and said stay here. This is it.
Audience and Crowd
Buffalo’s true cocktail. Punks bluegrass pickers off shift bartenders artists swapping sketches for beers and a few downtown suits trying to pass the vibe check. Some guy offered to trade us his harmonica for a shot. We said no so he played it anyway. Strangers talk like old conspirators. You walk in alone and leave with a ghost story and five bad ideas you will never follow through on.
Hits and Misses
✓ Live music every night bluegrass punk indie chaos
✓ Decor is an accidental art piece layered in signatures and stories
✓ Bartenders who make you feel like you belong fast real no fake smiles
✓ All weirdos welcome Pride flags cheap beer open arms
✗ Floors sticky enough to rip your sneakers off before the encore
✗ Bathrooms feel like a punk encore happened last night bring your own soap and do not expect working stall locks
✗ Some nights your tap card gets you an eye roll bring cash and be ready for old school bar math
Final Word
Nietzsche’s proves music keeps life from being a mistake and a good bartender makes sure you do not forget it. Come for the chaos stay for the soul and trust me you will want to come back. It is on my Buffalo list as the best bar I hit. If you do not leave with an ice cold beer buzz a ghost story and someone’s number you will never text you did not do Buffalo right.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 4
Nice comfortable bar that was open late. When I was there they were not serving food. Very eclectic, lots of neighborhood regulars. Music was not to my liking I'm more of a hip hop / r&B vibe.
Atmosphere: 3
Service: 4
Cool music venue with lots of music history. It's a must stop while in the the WNY area
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
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