The Merry Shelley

The Merry Shelley Buffalo's Only Literary-Themed Romantic Horror Bar. šŸ¦‡21+šŸ¦‡

09/14/2026

Need a little check in before autumn? Come see me for a reading and a tasty mocktail or cocktail! šŸ‘»šŸ–¤šŸ’€

Hello Ghouls, Our current hours are:Tuesday - Thursday: 6pm-11pm &Fridays & Saturdays: 6pm-1am *BUT! In October we will ...
09/14/2026

Hello Ghouls,
Our current hours are:
Tuesday - Thursday: 6pm-11pm &
Fridays & Saturdays: 6pm-1am
*BUT!
In October we will be open on MoNdAyS!
And till 2am on Fridays & Saturdays šŸ‘»
Weā€™re so excited šŸ¦‡

Weā€™re here, weā€™re weird, come hang out with the Spooky Kids šŸ¦‡ Itā€™s Friday! 6pm-1am šŸ¦‡ Drink our fall drinkies!
09/11/2026

Weā€™re here, weā€™re weird, come hang out with the Spooky Kids šŸ¦‡ Itā€™s Friday! 6pm-1am šŸ¦‡ Drink our fall drinkies!

Weā€™re doing it again šŸ‘» The Merry Shelley and Talking Leavesā€¦Books are teaming up for one night of boozy, spooky, nerdy f...
09/10/2026

Weā€™re doing it again šŸ‘» The Merry Shelley and Talking Leavesā€¦Books are teaming up for one night of boozy, spooky, nerdy fun! Join us at The Merry Shelley on Tuesday, October 13th, for our second annual Boozy Book Fair, where Talking Leaves will be set up with all their favorite books - 6pm to 11pm.
Come hang out with the Spooky, Nerdy Kids!
A Spooky Boozy Book Fair
Hosted by The Merry Shelley with
Talking Leaves Books
Tuesday, October 13th
6pm-11pm
21+
No cover~
1122 Hertel Ave

Itā€™s Spooky Season! As the nights grow longer we canā€™t help but start dreaming about Halloweenā€¦Hot Mamaā€™s Canteen, with ...
09/09/2026

Itā€™s Spooky Season! As the nights grow longer we canā€™t help but start dreaming about Halloweenā€¦
Hot Mamaā€™s Canteen, with sister bar The Merry Shelley, alongside Rohallā€™s Corner, are excited to present: A Ghoul-Damned Halloween Party; a three-bar Halloween party extravaganza (with a bus!) šŸ¦‡
Three venues with djā€™s, three Halloween costume contests, and one bus between us all night long (come along the Terror Trolleyā€¦). Come celebrate your favorite holiday of the year with the Spooky Kids!
āœØSaturday, October 31st
6pm - Late
āœØBus: 7pm-1am
āœØCostume contest:
The Merry Shelley: 10pm
Rohallā€™s Corner: 11pm
Hot Mamaā€™s Canteen: 12am
āœØ$10 for a wristband to all three venues and the bus- ($5 for just one bar, no bus)
*Wristbands sold at the door of whichever bar you choose to start your journey*
āœØ21+ with ID
Hot Mamaā€™s Canteen
Hot Mama's CanteenšŸ“12Military
12 Military Road
Buffalo, NY

The Merry Shelley
The Merry Shelley
1122 Hertel Avenue
Buffalo, NY

Rohallā€™s Corner
Rohall's Corner
540 Amherst Street
Buffalo, NY

A heartfelt thank you from the bottom of our hearts to everyone who came out in force this past weekend to support us, f...
09/08/2026

A heartfelt thank you from the bottom of our hearts to everyone who came out in force this past weekend to support us, for all your kind words, for the gift cards (weā€™re looking at you, Em and Emā€™s Books āœØWe canā€™t wait to use our Spoke & Dagger Co. gift card), and to those on the ground who helped with cleaning and hauling and general emotional support, we love you we love you we love you šŸ–¤ Keep supporting your North Buffalo businesses, up and down the Avenue, we are all eternally grateful. Xo
We will continue to be open for normal business hours:
*September*
Tuesday - Thursday : 6pm-11pm
Friday & Saturday : 6pm-1am
*October*
Monday - Thursday : 6pm-11pm
Friday & Saturday : 6pm-2am

Itā€™s Saturday and weā€™re open open open! Come drink our drinkies and commune with the ghosties šŸ‘» 6pm-1am xo
09/05/2026

Itā€™s Saturday and weā€™re open open open! Come drink our drinkies and commune with the ghosties šŸ‘» 6pm-1am xo

Itā€™s Friday night, and we are open!! 6pm-1am. See you soon, Spooky Kids šŸ¦‡
09/04/2026

Itā€™s Friday night, and we are open!! 6pm-1am. See you soon, Spooky Kids šŸ¦‡

Hey all, Karma herešŸ¦‡ TLDR: we survived the flash flood on Hertel, weā€™re all okay, and will be open for normal weekend ho...
09/04/2026

Hey all, Karma herešŸ¦‡ TLDR: we survived the flash flood on Hertel, weā€™re all okay, and will be open for normal weekend hoursā€¦ read on for more šŸ–¤
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I am posting this very late Thursday night to give everyone a little update~
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Tonight we got hit with a flash flood on Hertel that took out the whole street from Delaware to Parkside, and it was i n s a n e. šŸ’€ First of all, and most importantly (!!) weā€™re all okay and the bar is okay and we will be open for normal business hours this weekend! Hertel was fully flooded to the door of the bar, and with the help of some very quick thinking bar patrons this evening, we managed to block the water from coming into the bar itself. The basement however wasnā€™t so lucky, and like most of our neighbors, we fully flooded out. We got VERY lucky and only lost one small piece of equipment (the line chiller for the tap lines was flooded and fried), but the walk-in made it through (thank goth). As some of you know, we have tenants who live in the apartments behind the bar, and the far basement is shared tenant space. Their section of the basement was hit the hardest, and our storage room and the furnace/equipment room fully flooded as well. The bar kitchen also went under water (a few inches) šŸ«  but drained quickly and has been fully scrubbed down and will be ready for service for Friday. Iā€™m feeling very overwhelmed, a bit shocked, and extremely lucky all at the same time. I want to thank the folks that were in the bar tonight that saw it happen, for helping, and for being so very kind. And extra thank yous to the crew for showing up and helping in a crisis, for checking in, and for loving The Merry Shelley as much as I do. They are the reason why you all love the bar so much, and Iā€™m wildly thankful for them. I want to also thank my father for FaceTiming with me while I waded through water and kept me calm. Sometimes even an adult needs an adultier adult šŸ™ƒ Iā€™m going to be very busy this weekend as I mitigate damage, and Iā€™m asking you all to help by coming in and drinking our booze. We honestly need you now more than ever, and weā€™ve always really needed you šŸ–¤ Thankful weā€™re all safe. Much love to you all. šŸ–¤k

Address

1122 Hertel Avenue
Buffalo, NY
14216

Opening Hours

Tuesday 6pm - 11pm
Wednesday 6pm - 11pm
Thursday 6pm - 11pm
Friday 6pm - 1am
Saturday 6pm - 1am

Telephone

+17163701215

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