Polish smoked pork sausage and stuffed dumplings, typically with potato-cheese, sauerkraut-mushroom or farmer-cheese fillings, served pan-fried with butter and onion. A Buffalo East Side Polish-American staple.
Polish immigrants settled Buffalo's East Side from the 1880s, building the Broadway-Fillmore neighborhood and the Broadway Market (1888) as the anchor. The kielbasa and pierogi tradition survives at Wardynski's Famous Meats, Broadway Market vendors and the city's Polish festivals (Dyngus Day on Easter Monday, Polish-American Arts Festival).
2 editor picks for Kielbasa and pierogi in Buffalo, ranked by editorial score. All Buffalo signature dishes · Kielbasa and pierogi across every city.
Wiechec's Lounge ★ 4.5
east-side · 1748 Clinton St, Buffalo, NY 14206
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.
Broadway Market Pierogi Vendors ★ 4.3
999 Broadway, Buffalo, NY 14212
Pierogi and kielbasa vendors at Broadway Market on the East Side (1888) anchor the city's Polish street-food tradition, with cash-and-card counter service.