2017 COLLEGE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
VISITORS’ GUIDE Buffalo!Welcome to e couldn’t be more excited to welcome college hoops fans to Wour resurgent destination. Since the last time Buffalo hosted this tournament in 2014, the city has undergone a once-in-a-lifetime transformation, featuring a revitalized waterfront, restored architecture, renewed neighborhoods and an influx of new attractions, hotels, restaurants, breweries and distilleries. We hope you have the time in between games to take a look around and experience all these wonderful changes in our city.
If you’re looking for information on where to stay, play, shop and eat while you’re in town, check out visitbuffaloniagara.com. You can also call 1-800-BUFFALO or stop at the Buffalo Niagara Visitor Center at the corner of Clinton and Washington Streets in downtown Buffalo. You will also find Visit Buffalo Niagara information booths at host hotels throughout downtown as well as Buffalo ambassadors on the streets of the city who will be carrying “Ask Me” signs. We encourage you to do just that — ask them! And feel free to ask us questions on Twitter using #HoopsBUF — we’ll have an army of Tweet Team volunteers eager to respond to your query.
Pulling this tournament off wouldn’t be possible without a wide variety of community stakeholders, including KeyBank Center, the Buffalo Sabres, City of Buffalo, Canisius College, Niagara University, the MAAC Conference, Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority, Buffalo Police Department, the Buffalo Niagara Sports Commission and Visit Buffalo Niagara.
We’re eager to make this a great stay for you — make sure to tell your friends back home about our city’s exciting rebirth. Enjoy your time in Buffalo! Patrick Kaler President and CEO Visit Buffalo Niagara
This Visitor’s Guide is a publication of The Buffalo News Marketing Department, One News Plaza, Buffalo, NY 14203. Produced with the cooperation of Visit Buffalo Niagara. ©2017 The Buffalo News BU-1295555 e know you are here for BOWLITOS NACHOS SALADSTACOS BURRITOS FAJITAS W the wings, but we’ve got some other joints you might want to check out too. ASLAMDUNK But first the wings. Here are places that serve up great wings with unique local flair. EVERYTIME! Visit the home of the Original Chicken Wing — THE ANCHOR BAR (1047 Main St. • anchorbar.com) — where you , can eat wings and see an eclectic array Beer of motorcycles and memorabilia. In Allentown, GABRIEL’S GATE (145 Allen St. • 886-0602) serves wings meaty wings, best ordered hot. FAT BOB’S SMOKEHOUSE (41 Virginia Pl. • fatbobs.com) serves barbecued smoked chicken wings & as well as Southern favorites. more The Elmwood Village is home to two iconic Buffalo taverns —COLE’S (1104 Elmwood Ave. • colesbuffalo.com) where wings are standard, Sicilian (Italian and Ceasar dressings with Parmesan cheese) and barbecue. Beer selections are outstanding. Right next door, MR. GOODBAR (1110 Elmwood Ave. • mrgoodbarbuffalo. com) serves a large variety of wings with a huge selection of beer. Live music makes it a great place to hang out. MACKY’S ESSEX STREET PUB (530 Rhode Island St. • essexstreetpub.com) dry rubs, smokes and fries the wings before serving with a smoked bourbon barbecue. In the Black Rock neighborhood the classic SPORTSMENS TAVERN (326 Amherst St. • sportsmenstavern. com) is known for its live music and Kyle Style wings “extreme but tasty barbecue” and Greg Wings, char- grilled “hot, but not too spicy.” 14 BuffaloAreaLocations
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