Forty Thieves

While it can't hold a candle to Blue Monk, Forty Thieves still delivers when it comes to reasonably priced, down-to-earth pub grub. On the menu is a decent selection of appetizers and salads including mountainous nacho platters and a not-half-bad chicken bacon avocado Cobb salad, but almost inarguably the dominant feature is sandwiches, sandwiches and more sandwiches: classics like turkey club, fried bologna, and grilled chicken come with just a hint of upscale foodie pretension. Dim lighting, dark tones, and framed historic photos of old New York on the walls (an homage, like the restaurant's name, to Manhattan's first street gang which terrorized the Five Points slum in the early to mid-1800s) bring character to the dining room.

• history
• nightlife

Address

727 Elmwood Ave

Getting there

Metro Bus 20

Hours

Kitchen open daily 11AM-midnight, bar stays open until 2AM

Price

$15-35

Phone

+17164643822

Website

40thievesbuffalo.com (opens in a new tab)