DrinkBarWest Side

Unknown Club

This unusually-named, delightfully rough-around-the-edges neighborhood dive has been pouring cheap cold beers since 1970 to a rogue's gallery of regulars who all know each other, which is not to say that you as a newbie will be made to feel left out. The Unknown Club really packs 'em in on Sunday afternoons when the Bills play, as well as during the annual Black Rock Riverside Oktoberfest celebration.

Address: 44 Saratoga St.
Getting there: Metro Bus 5, 35 or 40
Phone: +17168770671
Website: facebook.com (opens in a new tab)

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Listing from Wikivoyage: Buffalo/West Side, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Updated 28 Sept 2026. Something wrong? Tell us.

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