Pearl Street Grill and Brewery ★ 4.2
Pearl Street Grill and Brewery on Pearl Street downtown has anchored Buffalo brewpubs since 1997, with four floors, nine bars and house-brewed beer.
Signature: Brick-oven pizza, Beef on weck
Lloyd Taco Factory (Elmwood) is a taqueria restaurant in Elmwood Village, Buffalo.
Lloyd Taco Factory on Elmwood Avenue is the 2025 Elmwood Village expansion of the Buffalo taco-truck institution, with the original Lloyd menu and a full bar.
Signature dishes: Carne asada taco, Margaritas
Address: 492 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NY 14222
Pearl Street Grill and Brewery on Pearl Street downtown has anchored Buffalo brewpubs since 1997, with four floors, nine bars and house-brewed beer.
Signature: Brick-oven pizza, Beef on weck
Wiechec's Lounge on Clinton Street is the East Side fish-fry institution, with oversized hand-breaded haddock that hangs off the plate through Lent.
Signature: Friday fish fry, Wings
La Nova on West Ferry has been a Buffalo pizza-and-wings tradition since 1957, the home of fully-cooked shipping wings sold to pizzerias nationwide.
Signature: Buffalo-style pizza, Shipping wings
Bocce Club Pizza on Bailey Avenue in Amherst has been a Buffalo cup-and-char pepperoni institution since founder Dino moved in next to UB South in 1959.
Signature: Cup-and-char pepperoni pizza, Wings
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 secret hot chili sauce.
Signature: Charcoal-broiled hot dog, Onion rings
Mighty Taco on Delaware Avenue is the late-night Buffalo Tex-Mex chain (since 1973) every local defends, with a beef taco and the El Nino burrito.
Signature: Beef taco, El Nino burrito