Buffalo’s Restaurants

The Best Restaurants in Western NY

While Buffalo’s culinary reputation rests largely on the spread of our wings around the world and the now common use of “Buffalo-style” to indicate a spicy experience ahead, the city is in fact a melting pot of diverse dishes, cuisines, and dining experiences. Old school restaurateurs who have been perfecting their menus for decades are being joined by a new generation of chefs (many of them former Buffalonians returning to their resurgent hometown) who are opening innovative restaurants that are re-defining dining in the city.

A variety of flavors

Alongside these re-pats are immigrants and refugees who are bringing a taste of places like Myanmar, Ethiopia, Cambodia and Iraq to the streets of Buffalo. If that’s not enough variety, the city has dozens of food trucks rolling around that serve everything from poutine to pierogi. Sure, come for the wings, but stay to sample one of the most dynamic food cities in the United States.

Loose Cannon Food Truck

Roaming Buffalo
Buffalo, NY 14203

(716) 361-2774

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Loud House

1735 Hertel Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14216

(716) 725-0024

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Louie’s Texas Red Hots

1098 Elmwood Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14222

(716) 882-4687

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Louie’s Texas Red Hots

2811 Bailey Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14215

(716) 835-8200

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Louie’s Texas Red Hots

3905 Southwestern Boulevard
Buffalo, NY 14127

(716) 648-6200

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Lovejoy Pizza

1244 East Lovejoy Street
Buffalo, NY 14206

(716) 883-2323

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Lovejoy Pizza – Downtown

900 Main Street
Buffalo, NY 14202

(716) 883-2323

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LT’s Pizza and Subs

1311 Union Road
West Seneca, NY 14224

(716) 674-8202

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Lucia’s on the Lake

4151 Lake Shore Road
Hamburg, NY 14075

(716) 627-9752

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Lucky Day Whiskey Bar

320 Pearl Street
Buffalo, NY 14202

(716) 322-0547

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Lucky Koi Bubble Tea

3216 Main Street
Buffalo, NY 14214

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Black-Owned Business

Lucy East African Cuisine

916 Tonawanda Street
Buffalo, NY 14207

(716) 597-2305

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Pizzaiolo Jay Langfelder is the co-owner of Pizzeria Florian in East Aurora.

  1. Frank’s Gourmet Hot Dogs

    While I really love everything they do, from burgers to dogs and sides, the French Fries are truly my favorite anywhere. The fries are always perfectly cooked and salted.

    707 Kenmore Ave., Kenmore
    findfranknow.com

  2. Chin Hills Restaurant

    I almost always order the bibimbap with tofu which is a hearty rice bowl with sides of pickled and marinated vegetables served with gochujang.

    2756 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo
    716-877-8880

  3. Casa Azul

    They have great handmade tortilla shells and creative and perfectly executed tacos. The fish taco is my favorite; it has a beautifully battered and fried piece of fish.

    128 Genesee St., Buffalo
    716-331-3869

  4. Squeeze Juicery

    The fruits and veggies they incorporate into their smoothies make for a quick and healthy lunch. The smoothies here are always the perfect consistency.

    770 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo
    squeezjuicerybuffalo.com

  5. Mattina’s

    Quintessential Buffalo-style pizza with concentrated tomato, pepperoni right off the stick and burnt edges. One of the few places still following the traditional preparation of Buffalo style pizza.

    6040 Sheridan Dr., Amherst
    mattinaspizzeria.com