Ristorante Lombardo ★ 4.7
Ristorante Lombardo on Hertel Avenue in North Buffalo is the Tuscan-influenced anchor of the city's Italian food row, family-owned since 1975.
OrderHandmade pasta, Wood-fired pizza
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Marble + Rye ★ 4.5
Marble + Rye on Genesee Street downtown is the Mike Dimmer and Christian Willmott cocktail-and-dining room with a dry-aged burger and small plates.
OrderDry-aged burger, Seasonal small plates
Duff's Famous Wings ★ 4.5
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.
OrderMedium-hot wings, Beef on weck
Gabriel's Gate ★ 4.5
Gabriel's Gate on Allen Street in Allentown is the local-favorite wings tavern, with crisp jumbo wings ranked among Buffalo's best by local press.
OrderWings, Burger
Wiechec's Lounge ★ 4.5
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.
OrderFriday fish fry, Wings
Ted's Hot Dogs ★ 4.5
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.
OrderCharcoal-broiled hot dog, Onion rings
Tappo Italian ★ 4.4
Tappo Italian on Ellicott Street downtown is the Pegula family's Italian-American room, with handmade pastas, veal saltimbocca and free Ferguson parking.
OrderVeal saltimbocca, House pastas
The Left Bank ★ 4.4
The Left Bank on Rhode Island Street near Elmwood Village is a long-running American room with seasonal meat and seafood plates and a romantic dining room.
OrderSeasonal entrees, Crab cakes
Charlie the Butcher's Kitchen ★ 4.4
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.
OrderBeef on weck, Pulled pork sandwich
Lloyd Taco Factory ★ 4.4
Lloyd Taco Factory on Hertel Avenue in North Buffalo is the brick-and-mortar flagship of Buffalo's food-truck-turned-empire, with carne asada and loco fries.
OrderCarne asada taco, Loco fries
Patina 250 ★ 4.3
Patina 250 inside the Westin on Delaware Avenue downtown runs a contemporary American menu built on Western New York producers, plus a strong bar.
OrderSeasonal local plates, Steak
Bocce Club Pizza ★ 4.3
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.
OrderCup-and-char pepperoni pizza, Wings
Anchor Bar ★ 4.2
Anchor Bar on Main Street is the birthplace of the Buffalo chicken wing, invented by Teressa Bellissimo in 1964 for her son Dominic and his friends.
OrderOriginal Buffalo wings, Wing sampler
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.
OrderBrick-oven pizza, Beef on weck
La Nova Pizzeria ★ 4.2
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.
OrderBuffalo-style pizza, Shipping wings
Mighty Taco ★ 4.0
Mighty Taco on Delaware Avenue in North Buffalo is the late-night Buffalo Tex-Mex chain (since 1973) every local defends, with a beef taco and the El Nino.
OrderBeef taco, El Nino burrito
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