Thin-sliced rare roast beef piled on a kummelweck roll (a Kaiser-style roll topped with caraway seeds and pretzel salt), the top half dipped in beef au jus and served with horseradish.
Beef on weck is Buffalo's other native dish, with Schwabl's in West Seneca serving it since 1837. German immigrant bakers brought the kummelweck roll (kummel for caraway, weck for the Austrian-German word for roll) and the city built a sandwich around it. Charlie the Butcher in Williamsville and Eckl's in Orchard Park run the suburban canonical versions; Bar Bill in East Aurora is the day-trip favorite.
4 editor picks for Beef on weck in Buffalo, ranked by editorial score. All Buffalo signature dishes · Beef on weck across every city.
Schwabl's ★ 4.7
west-seneca · 789 Center Rd, West Seneca, NY 14224
Schwabl's at 789 Center Road in West Seneca has been the canonical beef on weck since 1837, slicing rare roast beef onto caraway kummelweck rolls.
Duff's Famous Wings ★ 4.5
amherst · 3651 Sheridan Dr, Amherst, NY 14226
Duff's Famous Wings at Sheridan and Millersport in Amherst opened in 1946 and added wings in 1969, the hotter Anchor Bar rival Buffalo locals have defended for decades.
Charlie the Butcher's Kitchen ★ 4.4
williamsville · 1065 Wehrle Dr, Williamsville, NY 14221
Charlie the Butcher's Kitchen at Wehrle and Cayuga in Williamsville, a mile from the airport, is the family meat business's beef-on-weck flagship since 1993.
Pearl Street Grill and Brewery ★ 4.2
downtown · 76 Pearl St, Buffalo, NY 14202
Pearl Street Grill and Brewery on Pearl Street downtown has anchored Buffalo brewpubs since 1997, with four floors, nine bars and house-brewed beer.