Spending time in the city and want to find the best Buffalo chicken wings? Don’t worry, we have you covered. It should come as no surprise that some of the absolute best wings in America come from Buffalo, NY, where Buffalo-style was invented. It was a tough shout rounding up the best chicken wings here, but we’ve done it.
If there’s one dish that brings pleasure to the masses, it has to be a humble portion of chicken wings. Something so simple, yet with so many varieties that never fails to deliver happiness. The fact that you usually wash them down with some beer is just an added bonus…
Buffalo has some great spots for wings, so we wanted the find the best of the best. Those chicken wings that are so good you’d travel all the way across the city for them…
Best Wings in Buffalo NY
How do these rankings work?
1. Anchor Bar
The Anchor Bar claims the prestigious title of the inventor of the buffalo wing – in 1964, the owner of this bar took chicken wings intended for a soup, fried them and tossed them in hot sauce as a snack for her son and hey presto! An icon was born.
These world-famous wings are still the bomb.com, and come served with traditional celery and bleu cheese.
2. Gabriel’s Gate
‘The Gate’ has been a staple for more than 50 years, and is in one of the original Tift Row Homes built in 1864. They are known for their traditional Buffalo wings that deliver the classic flavor with an extra crispy skin and plump meat. With sauces made in house, you can’t go wrong here.
3. Mac’s on Hertel
Have a wing feast on the outdoor balcony of this all-American restaurant and bar – you’ll never be let down by these bad boys. Their delicious wings are available mild, medium, hot, spicy Asian, garlic parmesan or – for something really tasty – try them grilled with Mac’s tequila barbecue sauce. They come with blue cheese and celery.
4. JJs Casa Di Pizza
This family-owned spot serves up some of the tastiest wings in Buffalo. Their sauces are especially wholesome and tasty. Dig into all sorts of different wing flavours here, from three spice levels of classic Buffalo to char-grilled-bbq, lemon pepper, cajun-bbq, suicide, or a housemade Jack Daniels’ BBQ.
5. Wing Kings
Wing Kings really are wing kings, with over 30 flavours of wings including mango habanero, adobo, salt & vinegar or sesame seed. As soon as you sink your teeth into these beauties your taste buds are going to absolutely explode.
Just as many people get them to takeaway, which makes them the perfect treat after a night out or the next day when you have a hangover. Seriously good comfort food.
6. Lenox Grill
$0.64 wings every Monday and , 500+ hand-crafted and bottled beers to wash ’em down with? It’s no wonder Lenox Grill is such a popular place. Their award-winning wings come with your pick of hot sauces, or creative flavours such as ‘truffalo’ a truffle-y buffalo sauce. The wings themselves have juicy meat, yet crispy and perfectly crunchy on the outside.
7. Duff’s Famous Wings
Duff’s Famous Wings are famous for good reason – they’ve been serving their traditional Buffalo wings for more than 40 years in the same style. Take heed of the warning signs all over the restaurant for their hot sauce as the HOT really is very very very hot. The secret to their great wings is that they fry them once to seal the flavour in, and again for extra crispiness.
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