Anchor Bar (Lunch)
- ★ 4.0
- American diner
- $
Try Original Buffalo wings
Anchor Bar on Main Street serves the original Buffalo wings at lunch (invented 1964), with sampler portions, blue cheese and celery under twenty dollars.
Eat well in Buffalo for under €15 a plate: the places locals on a budget actually use.
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Charlie the Butcher's Kitchen
- ★ 4.4
- American diner
- $
Try Beef on weck sandwich
Charlie the Butcher's at Wehrle and Cayuga is the counter-service beef-on-weck institution, a Buffalo signature sandwich at airport-area prices.
Ted's Hot Dogs (Sheridan)
- ★ 4.5
- American diner
- $
Try Charcoal-broiled hot dog with rings
Ted's Hot Dogs at the Sheridan Drive flagship has been charcoal-broiling Sahlen's franks since 1948, with hand-cut onion rings and the hot chili sauce.
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Mighty Taco (Delaware Avenue)
- ★ 4.0
- Mexican
- $
Try Beef taco and El Nino burrito
Mighty Taco on Delaware Avenue has been Buffalo's Tex-Mex chain since 1973, with the beef taco at under $4 and the El Nino burrito as a late-night signature.
Lloyd Taco Factory
- ★ 4.4
- Mexican
- $
Try Carne asada taco and loco fries
Lloyd Taco Factory on Hertel Avenue is Buffalo's food-truck-turned-counter favorite, with carne asada tacos at $4 and loaded loco fries under $12.
Broadway Market Pierogi Vendors
- ★ 4.3
- New American
- $
Try Polish pierogi and kielbasa plate
Broadway Market's pierogi vendors and kielbasa counters on the East Side serve Buffalo's most affordable Polish-American plate, under $14 per person.
Duff's Famous Wings (Lunch)
- ★ 4.5
- American diner
- $
Try Buffalo wings (medium-hot)
Duff's Famous Wings at the Sheridan flagship serves the hotter Buffalo wings at lunch, with portion sizes that feed two for under thirty dollars.
La Nova Pizzeria
- ★ 4.2
- Italian
- $
Try Buffalo-style pizza slice
La Nova on West Ferry has slung Buffalo-style cup-and-char pizza since 1957, with slices and pies that anchor the West Side budget Italian-American counter.
Gabriel's Gate (Bar Menu)
- ★ 4.4
- Burgers
- $
Try Wings and house burger
Gabriel's Gate on Allen Street in Allentown serves jumbo wings, a house burger and tavern plates that anchor Buffalo's neighborhood budget bar menu.
Bocce Club Pizza
- ★ 4.3
- Pizzeria
- $
Try Buffalo-style pepperoni pizza
Bocce Club Pizza on Bailey Avenue serves the canonical Buffalo cup-and-char pepperoni pizza since founder Dino moved in next to UB South in 1959.
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