Reviews of Nietzsche's (Night Club)

Barry Falterman

Great place, has its own unique eclectic feel. Live music and and good selection of beers on tap! Recently went to and hasn't changed since the 80s. Highly recommend!!

L. Vallone Domingue

Great little hole in the wall with awesome music and live performances.

Benjamin Osborne

Very divey. The audio quality for the band I saw was very poor.

Buffalo Guy

So dirty in here. Needs to have someone clean. Food was cold and undercooked, how is that possible? Beer was flat, clean the lines

Allison Busch-Benedict

It still smells like it did last week like it did when I was there 20 years ago-like good staff serving good drinks with good conversation, mixed with good live music, allowing not your average talent to play and the audience Nietzsche's is there for it. Also its unique for its seating, stickers, history, and you gotta go to see performance on that near epic stage, host to so many performers. Thanks for having us, we hope to play there again!!

Hook B

It's a good place to hang out drink beer and enjoy local bands.

Andrew Sannes

Good service. Friendly Customers. Great Live Music every day.

Amanda Lombardo

Great Allentown dive bar. Lots of different kinds of entertainment, live music, burlesque, comedy. Usually a cover charge, but worth it.

Rachel Anderson

A very original space, great live music offerings.

Beth Okonczak

Great music, scuzzy atmosphere. I've seen LEGENDS perform here for five bucks at the door...But I wouldn't touch any. thing. in the place. It has got to be at least a few decades since any kind of a cleaning crew has been through there. I can tell, because the smoke grime is still coating everything from when smoking was allowed in bars, way back when. Don't use the bathrooms, if you can get away with it. It's just plain frightening. And if you do absolutely need to use the loo, at least you have decades of bathroom graffiti to read, which can distract you from the walls that are covered in decades of every type of bodily fluid. However, they have Guinness on tap, and when the music is good, I wear a depends and hop on over there. They have about 12 parking spaces that are quickly taken. Parking around there is very tricky on a busy weekend night. Be ready to navigate one way streets to find parking within a few blocks. Many people just park at an easy spot a few blocks away and get an Uber to Allen St.

David Bonné

This place is a small but really cool , dark jazz bar with friendly bar staff, great music, and atmosphere.

The Ninja

Amanda was very friendly, the music was great, the atmosphere was dark & the selection standard.

RAW WAR

Great Vibes. Atmosphere. People. Music.

Vanessa Gittings

This place is great! Has been a long time favourite.

Katie Cimato

A staple Allentown bar that hosts some of the best local music.

C. Hasenauer

Cash only bar, but awesome venue. Tuesday nights for comedy are awesome! Dive atmosphere, great room.

Amin Zoroufi

Nice place to hang out, cheap drink and live music

Yasmin Neil

Super chill spot. Drinks are good, staff are great and its a cool place to go to with friends and if you like live music

Rick Vallone

A staple of Buffalo's live music scene, but it could use some updates. Namely, the bar is cash only which is inconvenient, and the whole place could use a deep cleaning. I think there might be cobwebs from the 90's in there. Overall, it's fun playing there, and the sound is usually decent when seeing bands play.

Live From whatever

Best dive bar for live music.... Live bands 7days a week and cheap drinks

Moe Owen

Cheap drinks cool shows on Saturday nights.

Jibrail Nor

The staff and patrons are very friendly here. It's much larger on the inside than it looks from outside. There's a large performance space in the back and smaller musical acts play upfront. They don't serve food but there are a few restaurants nearby.

Brad Southworth

Great vibe chill atmosphere awesome service.

Breanne Reith

Very unique bar at the end of Allen Street. Funky decor. Great music. Good crowd.

Charles Hess

The ambiance in Nietzsche's is like no other bad on Allen St. They have great talent, bar regulars, and atmosphere.

Yellena Syljack

Against businesses who discriminate based on personal medical choices. ???????? But of course a place decked out in Illuminati decorations would require “papers” to enter.

jennifer lepper

Great music venue, cash only bar.

Aaron Parnell

It's a very interesting niche establishment. The music and talent is great! Please remember it's cash only!!

Ryan A (RyAnstett)

Always a cool show going on at Nietzsche's, although there is typically a cover. Bar is also cash-only so plan on bringing some bucks or stopping at an ATM. Getting to a show extra early will give you access to the limited seating on the sides of the floor where there are raised spaces to sit above head level.

Himadri Choudhury

Good beers, with pretty consistently great live music.

Jim M

A great place for live music and dancing in the Allentown neighborhood of Buffalo, NY owned by one of my high school classmates.

Heather Angel

Such a great venue for music in all it's grungy, jammy glory.

Lou Fasolino

Place has soul! Dana and Mike will take good care of you. Entire place is filled with good people.

Brandon McWhirter

Excellent music every day with a friendly staff. Fairly priced drinks but no food available. Bring your own pretzels or candy. This is where the locals go.

jeannette knop

One of my favorite places in Buffalo. Live music EVERY night, fantastic bartenders and great atmosphere

Su Van Exel

Love it a bunch! Great music, talk and super friendly peps

John Karyczak

Great drinks, cool vibe, wicked sweet music!

Corey

Bartenders are great! Unfortunately they don't allow dancing or moshing at their shows, even though they literally have punk bands play here. Lame as hell. The bouncers will literally stand in the center and watch people like hawks.

Benjamin Miller

Nice little bar for bands to come and perform. Haven’t tried the food, but the drink prices are fair.

Aitor Fuentes

Definitely not your regular bar. The ambiance there is always fun, live music, lots of beers, people from all ages from every corner of the word. One of the hidden gems in Allentown.

Tammy/hippie420Mom Englert

If u love music this place is it. Open mic on Monday's... Love it here. Drinks are over priced so drink before u come. Cash only no atm.

Cinder Block

Went here to hear a band I'd been wanting to see. Great location in the heart of Allentown district of Buffalo, NY. Wonderful atmosphere - great place to see live music. I believe they have live music every day of the week. The only real drawback to going here can be parking. This is a cool area of the city that is well attended. If you plan on going out on a Friday or Saturday night, you'd be smart to take an Uber, Lyft or taxi because it's very unlikely you'll find a parking spot. Hope you have fun when you go! It's a great place with an awesome vibe.

Meredith Everhart

You can catch some really great music here and it's always good vibes. Also they make a stellar hot toddy.

Andra Kenner Jr

One of my favorite places to perform.

Eric Guralny

Best bar on Allen. Great service, great people, and great entertainment.

Roberto Soto

Nice place to meet new people and spend a great time with friends.

D. K.

Great music! I really enjoyed the comedy, but the tuesday-night burlesque show was very inauthentic.

Dianne Britain

Best live music, friendly staff, and good beer prices.

Benjamin Uytiepo

Everyone was ranting and raving about this place. I don't get it. Personally, it's not my kind of ho-down. It's a huge space and I've seen a crazy amount of different kinds of things there from acoustic acts to huge bands. For entertainment, the place is great. But the bar is a tad bit inconvenient. It's a cash only bar and there's no ATM. So, you need to walk to the convenience store if you're only carrying a card. The drinks are made okay and the decor is definitely on the trendier side. I don't hate the place and I've gone there a few times now. And maybe catering to the customers might ruin some of it's charm that attracts so many. But, it's not my kind of place.

Rachel Cassidy-Cree

There for the comedy and burlesque. Had a great time, especially with the dancers on the bar! Also the piano player was fantastic

Jaiden Ferraccioli

This is by far one of the top 3 bars in buffalo. Live music all the time, burlesque, and a unique atmosphere where you'll run into new experiences depending on the day! It's cash only, which makes the experience better in my opinion. There is an ATM near by, though, and the drinks are reasonably priced. Definitely a must see in Buffalo!

Jason LaBarr

I always make time to stop into this little gem of Allentown. Great service, drinks, company, and often, live music!

Christina Stock

Classic music venue in Buffalo... stop in almost ANYTIME to hear awesome local artists. One of my favorite spots to drink and to perform. ????????????

Colin O'Keefe

Great weird spot. Tons of character

Daren Dugan

Best place on Allen St. for live music and dive culture.

Laura Sylyea Evans

Great place for local comedy, music, and entertainment!

Jim Fish

Nice selection of beer and whiskey, but that's not the main reason I go there. It is the leader in original music in WNY for well over 30 years, maybe 40 years now. It's hard to say how important Nietzsche's has been to music in the region but unless you're seeking out pure pop, or metal, you will possibly hear what you want on a given night. Look at the calendar on their website, see what appeals to you, go and enjoy yourself.

Anthony Kreher

Sexy burlesque show. Great live music. Sweet stage setup. Cash only

Timea Braun

Great local haunt that has a ton of history and is a staple of Allentown...but the service...ugh. The doorman doesn't know what's going on inside and he doesn't care. When I asked who is playing before paying the cover, he said "I don't really know. The band members don't tell you that anymore". This has happened a couple of times. If I'm paying a cover I'd like to know at least the genre of the music I will be listening to. Then on the inside, every time we go, the bartenders overcharge my husband for drinks (depending how slow or fast things are going) or they charge him different prices for the same drink...

Kevin .Loewke

Definitely a chaotic place In the sense that it's always a lively crowd and there's a lot to take in scenery wise. Beer is cheap, service is friendly and the atmosphere is fun dive bar. Only downside is cash only hence not a full 5 stars, in this day and age with transactions being electronic or card friendly, it's odd they haven't moved in that direction. So hit an ATM

Eric Shaw

Cool bar with good service but as with any aging building it's not the cleanest.

The Real Goopy Goop

Great place to catch live music

Reginald Nealy

Tuesdays the day to go

May K

A Buffalo landmark (even Anthony Bourdain stopped in on his show)! Best place to live music, open mic, comedy, and burlesque shows. Bartenders are very quick great beer selection too. Atmosphere is chill and relaxed.

Alexander “alxXXX” Wiseman

Always a beautiful experience!! Have a drink!

Robin Collier

Coolest bar in Buffalo!

Rita Bingham

Had a great time listening to A Boy Named Sue there. Met a nice group of friendly people and am planning to go see the band again.

Shontay Barnes

Probably the only place I'm willing to pay a cover for. I love their themed live band nights.

Doreen Bishop

always a good time,Home town Bar.great bartenders music and patrons.

Alex Ortiz

CASH ONLY. Great bar with fun, casual vibe and live music. Great selection of draft and bottled drinks and everyone in the joint is so friendly. Love music was also very good. Great spot for a fun night out.

Jimi Pidd

Best bar in Buffalo.

Chris Oh

Funny, weird, and chill. Had a great time talking to the bartenders. Great live band. Would come back again whenever I visit Allentown.

Rich Rivera

Music was awesome! Carry enough cash, this place doesn't take cards. Cool atmosphere, love the decor!

Heather Shimmin

Bartender was very nice. Interesting and welcoming crowd. Beer selection (draught) was not great. They have live music almost every night. Large space and very local.

#thebigwhatsup

Wildly talented musicians! Great jazz on Sunday night!

Eric Williams

awesome live venue for conversational jazz (saw a banjo/clarinet duo) and more than sufficient array of beers on draft in comfortable digs. my kind of place.

Bethy Mercer

Line music every night.

Jeremy sheridan

That Old Buffalo feeling. Steam Donkeys are always great to hear as well.

Susan Shermer

Love Nietzsches, my favorite neighborhood bar. Great music venue

Adam Bertucci

This is a good place to see some live music. You can see all different types of music depending on who's playing that night. The place is small and usually crowded on weekends. There is a main stage in the back and a improvised "stage" in the front.

Meredith Snow

Live music is always great and drinks are somewhat reasonably priced.

Matt

The best venue to experience sounds and music original to the region.

Kimm Ledbetter

A fine buffalo staple. Most the band stickers in the bathrooms are scratch and sniff.

Rico Pere

Love the bartenders, they're so friendly.

andrew torres

Best bar in buffalo .. amazing staff great ambiance always live music playing.. it's always a lot of fun

VelvetWench

Quirky. Amazing environment but not for everyone. It isnt a fancy uppity bar, so if that is what you are looking for this isnt it. For everyone else there is so much character and as someone from out of town, to come in and blend right in to the crowd and enjoy the amazing celtic music happening on Saturday night was the best.

Carm F

I am delighted I found this venue and extremely grateful to the Celtic group that play on Saturday afternoon between 4:30pm and 7:30pm for giving me the opportunity to sing a song when I am there. Though you guys do not know it,my gratitude runs deep. Fear of speaking or standing up in front of people to say something, never mind sing bound me to a silent prison for way too long. Considering I write and publish poetry I still have to tackle that one speaking the created word. However, that will come later.. I love how the group involves the bartenders Bill and Megan in singing their part and a few of the patrons to join in with their solo performance. I have met many beautiful people there, friendly, personable and a joy to communicate with. A special thank you goes out to everybody that makes Nietzsche's a wonderful place to hang out in.

Veronika Iurkova

It’s not fair that so authentic and with own deep dark vibe spot hasn’t so many visitors as expected. We had been on jazz concert, nice and friendly stuff who will advise you with a flavor of beer in what your mood is today. Extravagant pictures and masks on the ceiling. Easy and cozy vibe. Highly recommend this lovely place.

Rachel Walenceus

Excellent jazz and strong drinks - glad we visited while we were in town.

Mark Griffin

Great music drink prices are high not consistent pricing

maddninja727 Wilkins

Great stage, friendly staff, prime bartenders, had such a super duper time!

Joe Allen

Cool spot! Live music every night but their beer list needs to be updated. Servers were very friendly and helpful!

Jon Cameron

Best music bar period.

Andrew Newey

The music is great but the bartenders suck. Blatantly over looking customers that have been waiting way longer. On top of that one bartender has stayed giving people dirty looks when they're asked what they want. Same bartender didn't give someone their change back.

Danny Woodbridge

Good experience good drinks cool vibes

Mary Warden

This is the most amazing place I've been to in a long time. I've lived in London, New York, and Switzerland. This is an incredible vibe!

J HENDERSON

3 star for me, but if you love a dark, dank dive bar, it'll be 5 stars. It's a place you go if you want that very specific Nietzche's vibe. If you just end up there on a whim you may find yourself staying near the door and irked by their cash only policy. A Tuesday night open mic comedy session was a pleasant surprise. $6 vodka soda seemed a bit much.

James Winnert

Awesome time ! Vinnie Barbarino band rules !

Josh Plymel

Amazing music, terrible service, and staff seemed to wish they could be anywhere else but entertaining customers. If you dont want to entertain dont join the entertainment business.

Evan Fox

Always entertaining, easy place to spend time at

TNT1138

We once defeated a group that made others "show their papers" in order to live, we don't support them through our patronage.

Jean White

All I've ever wanted and more

Stephanie Bax

Always amazing music and friendly crew

Rob C

Great music but old and dirty bar!

J K

This review is way overdue. Like from the early '90s! had just moved to Buffalo for my freshman year (art history major), and read something in a local paper about an upcoming show featuring the critically-acclaimed band, the Goo Goo Dolls. Eager to explore local culture, I donned my favorite formal attire, a floor-length velvet skirt, and set out for an evening at Nietzsche's. Upon arriving, I was pleasantly surprised to find plenty of room to stand up close, right in front of the stage. "It's my lucky day!" I thought. The place was packed. "The Goo Goo Dolls must be awesome, I wonder what they sound like..." The lights dimmed, and the Goo Goo Dolls came out on stage. The lead singer addressed the audience: "Would anyone out there like one of my socks!" he screamed, as he pulled off his tube socks and threw them out into the audience. The crowd erupted! Everyone was running full force at the stage, and side to side, slamming into each other. I was totally smushed and about to be trampled when some really big guy in the crowd picked me up and threw me off to the side. He must have been really strong because I remember people looking up at me as I sailed through the air. If anybody knows who he is, please tell him I said thank you for saving me. I was the girl with long blonde hair wearing a long skirt who obviously had never heard of moshing. Every time I hear the Goo Goo Dolls on the radio I remember this, and it's amazing how different they sounded back then. I wonder if the singer still wears tube socks LOL

Tom Lennox

I love this bar. It was closed for so long I forgot how much I feel at home there. Always a smiling bartender with a cold beer. Good music always going. Much of it live. I had a very enjoyable Time. Life without music would be a mistake.

Janis Goldberg

Can someone just sit there until closing and chill? It sounds wonderful!

Paula Higgins

Vaccines required. Great band played. No cover. Highly recommend!!

donald phillips

Music 7 nights a week.No food or credit but still a great place.Different every day.Bartenders friendly.Check website for listings.Go and have fun.

Rosemary Glynn

Really fun! Better Irish Pub experience than pubs in Ireland!

jake sicoli

Great owner, super staff, A Band Named Sue is the best.

Scott Bailin

Slow night, but the patrons there and the staff made the best of it. Great live music too.

Sean Sanker Sr.

Very cool quirky bar with great love music and atmosphere. Reasonable drink prices

David Arakelian

Best venue great time staff were awesome go team nietzsches

Chris Jüttner

Friendly staff, good live music

David Sajdak

A nice place to try if there is no cover just to get in. The drinks are fairly priced and the frequent live music can be next level.

Pudel Pinkler

One of the coolest dive bars I have ever visited. Great decor, friendly staff, cheap beer and live music every night. If I lived in Buffalo I would come here all the time.

Lawrence Myers

I havent been here in quite some time, and forgot how nice of a place it is. Great crowd and the room sounded pretty good. One request...get an ATM ????

Tammy Osborne

Quite the interesting place to enjoy great music and learn all the past history of the place. VERY relaxing and inviting. A must experience!

Marcia Lussier

Mixed emotions. I like the music. I like the location of the stage. I hate the rundown condition of the place. It's depressing sometimes. The bathrooms are not the greatest. But you can meet some pretty interesting people in there. You can also meet some pretty sketchy people there. I didlik the fact that they always have a cover charge anytime anyone is playing. sometimes I like to go in and check out the music before I decide if I'm going to stay. However, if you explain to them that you're just there to check out the scene, they may give you a pass at the door, but they will keep their eye on you and if you hang around, you will have to cough upthe cover charge, which is only fair, because we have to support our local musicians!

L Roy

Great local music scene, beer selection is pretty good too!

James Weiss

Cool place great ppl

Craig Purcell

Was there for almost an hour... never got served. If your not from Buffalo. Don't come to Buffalo. Nothing fun ever happens.

Courtney Liqueur

Make sure u got cash! Always a good time, amazing staff, great live music.

Alexander

What can I say? Great rockin' dive with cool bands easily worth the cover. Love it.

mary heick

Cool vibe, great music..always

Ben Smith

Love Nietzsche's! Classic Buffalo establishment with a great musical history! Cash only bar but very well priced. Highly recommend!

Ev Janish

Great fun. Loved the music. Not enough parking in the heart of Buffalo's Allentown neighborhood.

Shaina Hibbard

Very dark dive bar. Kind of dinghy. Don't accept credit cards, cash only. The only redeeming factor is a pretty awesome and friendly staff.

Ryan Santarini

Great to hear live, local bands. Bar (service) consistently underwhelming. Better options all up and down Allen

Devin Finan

I am in love with this artsy bar in the historic Allentown neighborhood. The bar is cash only, but the drinks are cheap and the bartenders are friendly. It seems like there is always something going on at Neitzche's.

Felix Ludwig

Really nice bar and good live music at later hours run in there at 6pm because of Hearing nice Irish Style Volk music in the streets....we also enjoyed this ,,older music " Part. All in all i would recommend this place

Jillian Wolf

If you like to get down with the get down this is place to get weird

Darrell Kramer

Great music; boring berlesque show. Made me feel sad to be back in Buffalo or in the USA.

evan smith

Wonderful music wonder people wonderful drinks

Jim Croad

Great music... great service... decent prices

Michael Moretti

live music 7 days a week, cash only bar Sunday - Jazz Night Monday - Open mic night Tuesday - comedy + burlesque Wednesday-Saturday local, regional and national acts with usually a cover.

andrea manna

Ecclectic; friendly; music every day.

Edward Gil

Great atmosphere and lots of music to soak in.

Nolan Colucci

Cash only, good selection of beer, interesting inside, always has live music