A regional pizza style with cup-and-char pepperoni (the rounds curl up and char at the edges), a slightly thicker crust than New York style and Buffalo Sahlen's-brand cup pepperoni from Western New York.
Buffalo-style pizza developed alongside the city's wings and Italian-American culture, with La Nova (1957) and Bocce Club Pizza (Bailey Avenue, 1959 location) the canonical homes. The cup-and-char pepperoni is the regional signature: the small cured pepperoni rounds curl into cups and char at the edges in the high-heat oven.
3 editor picks for Buffalo-style pizza (cup-and-char pepperoni) in Buffalo, ranked by editorial score. All Buffalo signature dishes · Buffalo-style pizza (cup-and-char pepperoni) across every city.
Bocce Club Pizza ★ 4.3
amherst · 4174 Bailey Ave, Amherst, NY 14226
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.
La Nova Pizzeria ★ 4.2
west-side · 371 W Ferry St, Buffalo, NY 14213
La Nova on West Ferry has been a Buffalo pizza-and-wings tradition since 1957, the original home of fully-cooked shipping wings sold to pizzerias nationwide.
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.