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Sato Brewpub

While the two original Sato locations in the Elmwood Village and University Heights specialize in ramen, the downtown outlet of Satomi Smith's semi-eponymous restaurant chainlet (in the 1895 Dun Building, Buffalo's first high-rise office building; architecture buffs might want to linger outside and drink in the Beaux-Arts Neoclassical majesty for a bit before entering) is in fact the first izakaya in North America to brew its own beer on the premises (and the first one in Buffalo, period). A few ramen and donburi highlights from the other Satos are joined on the menu by a short but well-curated range of kushiyaki and yakitori skewers, small sashimi plates, and other shareable Japanese bar snacks, among which teriyaki spare ribs sautéed in a house-made glaze earn especially high praise.

Address: 110 Pearl St.
Getting there: Metro Rail: Seneca
Hours: Tue-Thu 11AM-midnight, Fri Sat 11AM-1AM
Price: $15-40
Website: satobrewpub.com (opens in a new tab)

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The house brews at Buffalo's first izakaya are, for the most part, pretty faithful renditions of time-tested European classics enhanced with distinctly Japanese touches — witness the notes of soy complementing the clean, dry finish of the "Aggretsuko" Belgian stout, while the "Urban Samurai" IPA packs a strong, bitter, hoppy punch at 6.2% ABV. If that doesn't strike your fancy, the "Yuz' Not That IPA" brewed in conjunction with Community Beer Works for Sato's other locations is poured here too, as well as a range of sakes and mixed drinks.
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