Nye Park Tavern

If you've been reading through these restaurant listings and remarked that "pub grub with an upscale twist" tends to be a popular trope on the North Buffalo restaurant scene, you'd be right, and here's another example. At Nye Park Tavern there are no real surprises on the menu, but you'll sure get one when your food comes out: the quality of the ingredients and presentation are head and shoulders above your average Buffalo gin mill (for instance, the "steak in the grass" sandwich is a full-size New York strip smothered in fresh-cut, unprocessed provolone), which goes a long way toward justifying the price point. The signature item are the so-called "West Side spare ribs", a smoky concoction inspired by the ones served at the long-gone Arkansas Lounge off Grant Street.

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Address

1672 Elmwood Ave

Getting there

Metro Bus 20 or 32

Hours

Sun-Thu 11:30AM-10PM, Fri Sat 11:30AM-11PM

Price

$15-40

Website

nyeparktavern.com (opens in a new tab)