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Bill Rapaport's Buffalo Restaurant Guide

The Restaurants by Cuisine

• Afro-American/Soul Food,    American,    Asian Fusion,    Austrian

• Bagels,    Bakeries,    Barbeque,    Beef on Weck,    Belgian,    Bosnian,    Brazilian,    BREAKFAST/BRUNCH,    British,    Burgers,    Burmese,   

• Cajun,    California,    Canadian,    Caribbean/Jamaican,    CATERING,    CHAINS,    CHICKEN WINGS,    Chinese,    Coffee & Tea,    Continental/Eclectic/"Fine" Dining",    Creole,    Crepes/Pancakes,   

• Delis,    DESSERT / ICE CREAM / CANDY,    DO(UGH)NUTS,   

• Eclectic/"Fine" Dining,    Egyptian,    English,    Ethiopian,   

• "Fine" Dining,    FISH FRIES,    FOOD TRUCKS,    FRANCHISES,    French,   

• German,    GLUTEN-FREE,    Greek,   

• Halal,    Hibachi/Teppanyaki,    Hot-Dog Stands & Drive-Ins,    Hungarian

• Indian,    Iraqi,    Irish,    Italian,   

• Japanese,   

• Korean,    Kosher(-Style),   

• Latin American,    Lao,    Lebanese,    LOCALLY-GROWN FOOD,    LUNCH,   

• Macedonian,    Malaysian,    Mediterranean,    Mexican,    Middle Eastern,   

• New Orleans,   

• Organic,   

• Pakistani,    Pancakes/Crepes,    Persian,    Pizza,    Polish,    Puerto Rican,   

• Salads,    Sausage,    Seafood,    Soul Food,    South American,    Southwestern,    SPECIALS,    SPICY FOOD,    Sushi,    Steak and Steak Houses,    Swiss

• Teppanyaki,    Tex-Mex,    Thai,   

• "Upscale" Dining,   

• VEGAN/VEGETARIAN,    Vietnamese,   

Afro-American / Soul Food

"American" / "California"

99 Brick Oven Bar & Grille    (Village of Lancaster)
716 Food and Sport    (Buffalo/East Side-Downtown)
435 Deli & Cafe    (West Amherst)
800 Maple    (Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville-UB North Campus-Maple Rd. areas)

Adam's Rib    (Amherst/Snyder)
Al-E-Oops    (Lancaster/Bowmansville)
Alfie's Restaurant    (Chautauqua County/West Ellicott)
Allen Street Bar & Grill (a.k.a. The (Old) Pink (Flamingo)    (Buffalo/Allentown)
Allen Street Hardware Cafe    (Buffalo/Allentown-Elmwood Village)
Allegany Grill    (Allegany County/Belfast)
Alton's    (Cheektowaga/Forks)
Aman's Family Restaurant    (Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville)
American Grille on Seneca    (Elma/Billington Heights-East Aurora area)
Amigo's Restaurant    (Tonawanda/Kenmore)
Angry Buffalo at the Rose Garden    (Lancaster/Harris Hill-Transit Corners area)
Apple Granny's    (Niagara County/Lewiston)
Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar
      (North Buffalo; Hamburg/Blasdell area; & Niagara County/Niagara Falls, NY)
Arby's    (multiple locations)
Armor Inn Tap Room    (Hamburg/Armor)
Asa Ransom House    (Clarence Hollow)
Au Bon Pain    (Buffalo/Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus)
Aunt Millie's Kitchen    (Chautauqua County/Irving)

Bada Bing Bar & Grill    (Downtown Buffalo)
[] Bagel Jay's    (North Buffalo & Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville)
Ballyhoo Links and Drinks    (Buffalo/Old First Ward)
Bandana's Bar and Grill    (Niagara County/Porter-Towers Corners)
Bar Bill Tavern    (East Aurora)
The Beach House    (Grand Island/Sandy Beach)
Bertha's Diner    (North Buffalo/Hertel Ave.)
Betty's    (Buffalo/Allentown)
[] Bijou Grille    (Downtown Buffalo)
Billy Baroo's    (Clarence/Harris Hill)
Bin 620    (Downtown Buffalo)
Black Swan Lounge    (Buffalo/Allentown-Elmwood Village)
Blackthorn Restaurant and Pub    (South Buffalo)
Blue Monk    (Buffalo/Elmwood Village)
The Blue Wall    (West Seneca/Ebenezer-Gardenville-Winchester)
BlueFire Bar & Grill    (Amherst/North Bailey)
Boomerang's Bar & Grill    (Buffalo/West Side)
Boston Hotel's Steak & Crab    (Town of Lancaster)
Bova's Deli    (Buffalo/Lower West Side)
Brawler's Back-Alley Deli    (Downtown Buffalo)
Brennan's Bowery Bar & Restaurant    (Clarence/Harris Hill-Transit Rd.-Transit Corners)
Brick House Tavern & Tap    (Amherst/North Bailey)
Brothers Restaurant & Pub    (East Aurora)
Bruce's Cottage Cafe (Genesee County/Darien)
Buffalo Beef and Brew    (Hamburg/McKinley Mall)
Buffalo Brew Pub    (Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville-Transit Corners)
Buffalo Joe's Cafe (Clarence/Harris Hill)
Buffalo Proper    (Downtown Buffalo)
Buffalo's Best Grill    (Orchard Park-Windom)
Butterwood Sweet & Savory    (Downtown Buffalo)
Bye's Popcorn    (Niagara County/Olcott)

Cabana Sam's    (Chautauqua County/Irving)
Cabaret    (Downtown Buffalo)
Café 59    (Buffalo/Allentown)
Cala's Kitchen & Catering (Evans/Highland-on-the-Lake)
Campfire Grill    (Cheektowaga/Depew)
Candy Apple Cafe    (Newstead/Akron)
Carol's Cafe    (Lancaster/Bowmansville)
Carson's Country Deli & Bakery    (Niagara County/Lockport)
Casey's Tavern    (Buffalo/Black Rock-North Buffalo)
Charlie the Butcher    (Downtown Buffalo & Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville)
Cheeburger Cheeburger    (Amherst/North Bailey & Hamburg/McKinley Mall)
Cheesecake Factory    (Cheektowaga/Walden Galleria)
[] Chester's Cajun Grill    (Amherst/East Amherst-Transit Rd.)
Chris' N.Y. Sandwich Co.    (Downtown Buffalo)
Clarence Grille    (Clarence Hollow)
Clarence Pizza Company    (Clarence Center)
The Club at Silver Lake    (Wyoming County/Castile)
Cole's    (Buffalo/Elmwood Village)
Colombo's Sports Bar & Grill    (Hamburg/Lake View)
The Colony Seafood & Steakhouse    (Chautauqua County/Irving)

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Colter Bay Grill    (Buffalo/Allentown
Coppola's Pizzaria    (Chautauqua County/Bemus Point)
Connor's Restaurant    (West Seneca/Ebenezer)
Corner Bakery Cafe    (Amherst/North Bailey)
Country Club Family Restaurant    (Orleans County/Medina)
[] Creekview Restaurant    (Amherst/Williamsville)
Crow's Nest Tavern    (Amherst/Getzville)
Currents    (Grand Island/Sour Springs Cove area)
Curry's Casual Dining & Spirits    (North Buffalo)

Daddio's Pizza    (North Buffalo-Hertel Ave.)
Daisies Cafe    (Lackawanna)
Dairy Queen    (mutiple locations)
Dandelion's Restaurant    (Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville)
Danny Sheehan's Steak House    (Niagara County/Lockport)
Danny's & Danny's South
      (Cheektowaga/U-Crest & Orchard Park/Wilson Stadium-ECC South)
Darrow's Restaurant    (Village of Alden)
Dash's Market    (Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville)
Dave & Buster's    (Clarence/Eastern Hills Mall)
The Delaware Pub & Grill    (Tonawanda/Kenmore NW)
Dessert Deli    (Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville)
DiBella's Old Fashioned Submarines
      (Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville, Cheekotwaga/U-Crest, Tonawanda/Brighton)
Dick and Jenny's    (Grand Island/Grandyle Village)
Dock at the Bay    (Hamburg/Bay View)
Dockside Bar & Grill    (North Tonawanda/Niagara County)
The Dog Bar    (Aurora/West Falls)
Dog é Style    (Downtown Buffalo)
Donna Eick's    (Niagara County/Lockport)
Dug's Dive    (Buffalo/Old First Ward-Waterfront area)
Dutch Mill    (Village of Lancaster)
Dy's Country Kitchen    (Marilla)

Eagle House    (Amherst/Williamsville)
Ebenezer Ale House    (West Seneca/Ebenezer)
E Cafe    (Downtown Buffalo)
Eckl's [Beef & Weck] Restaurant    (Orchard Park/Duell's Corner)
Edge of Town    (Cheektowaga/Pine Hill)
Ellicottville Brewing Co.    (Chautauqua County/Fredonia)
Elm Street Bakery    (East Aurora)
Elma Towne Grille    (Elma)
Embers at the Ramada Hotel    (Amherst/Audubon-UB North Campus area)
Emerson Commons    (Downtown Buffalo)
Emily's Family Diner    (Clarence/Harris Hill area) The Empty Pint    (Chautauqua County/Busti)

Exit2 Bar & Grille    (Tonawanda/Brighton)

Fables Cafe    (Downtown Buffalo)
The Famous Dukes Bar & Grill    (Town of Newstead)
Farmers and Artisans    (Amherst/Snyder)
Fat Bob's Smokehouse    (Buffalo/Allentown)
The Fieldstone Country Inn    (Niagara County/Lockport)
Firehouse Subs    (Clarence/Harris Hill)
The Fireside Inn    (East Concord)
Five Guys
      (Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville-Transit Rd. & Cheektowaga/Walden Galleria)
Flying Turtles Bar & Grill    (Tonawanda/Elmwood North)
Founding Fathers Pub    (Downtown Buffalo)
Four Corners Cafe    (Eden)
Frank's Grille    (East Lancaster)
French Pub    (South Cheektowaga)
Friendly's    (Lancaster/Transit Corners)

The Garage Deli    (Tonawanda/Kenmore)
Garlock's Restaurant    (Niagara County/Lockport)
Gate House Grill    (Clarence/Harris Hill)
GDI Countryside Inn    (Alden Center)
Gene McCarthy's    (Buffalo/Old First Ward)
George's Hot Dog Stand    (North Boston)
Gertie's    (Clarence Center)
Getzville Grill & Bar    (Amherst/Getzville)
Giuseppe's    (Wales/South Wales area)
Globe Market    (Buffalo/Downtown & Elmwood Village)
Golden Parachute Restaurant & Catering Co.    (Amherst/Williamsville)
Good Tymes South    (Lancaster/Depew)
Goode's Country Market    (Collins/Bagdad)
Goodrich Coffee and Tea    (Clarence/Harris Hill-Clarence Hollow)
Gordie Harper's Bazaar    (Niagara County/Newfane)
Gordon Biersch    (Cheektowaga/Walden Galleria)
Gordon's    (North Buffalo)
Gowanda Country Club    (Collins/Taylor Hollow)
Gregario's Pizzeria & the Gator Pub    (Alden/Crittenden)
The Grill @ the Dome    (Tonawanda/Brighton Park)
Grille 620    (Buffalo/Allentown)
Grover's Bar & Grill    (Amherst/East Amherst)
Guppy's    (Chautauqua County/Ellery)

Hamlin House    (Buffalo/Allentown)
Handlebar at the Hub    (Downtown Buffalo)
Hard Rock Cafe Niagara Falls USA    (Niagara County/Niagara Falls, NY)
The Hatch Restaurant    (Buffalo/Downtown Waterfront)
Helen's Kitchen    (Clarence/Harris Hill-Transit Corners)
Hoak's Restaurant    (Hamburg/Athol Springs)
Hideaway Grille    (Niagara County/North Tonawanda)
(The Original) Honey's    (Amherst/North Bailey-UB North Campus area)

The Howling Rooster    (Tonawanda/Kenilworth)

IHOP    (Amherst/North Bailey)
Indian Falls Log Cabin Restaurant    (Genesee County/Pembroke)
Iris Restaurant    (Amherst/North Bailey)
Irish Times    (Downtown Buffalo)

Jack Astor's    (Cheektowaga-Walden Galleria)
Jack's Place    (Amherst/North Bailey)
Jade's Restaurant    (Cheektowaga/Depew)
Jim's SteakOut
      (Amherst/North Bailey; Buffalo/Downtown & Elmwood Village;
      & Clarence/East Amherst-Transit Rd.)
J.J.'s Cafe House of Breakfast    (Tonawanda/Kenilworth)
Joe's Deli    (Buffalo/Elmwood Village & North Buffalo-Hertel Ave.)
John & Mary's    (Tonawanda/Parkview)
Johnny's Lunch    (Chautauqua County/West Ellicott)
Johnston's Restaurant    (Niagara County/Porter-Ransomville)
Jonny C's NY Deli & Caterers    (Amherst/East Amherst)
Just Say Cheesecake    (Amherst/Eggertsville)

Keglers    (Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville)
Kenmore Village Restaurant    (Tonawanda/Kenmore)
Kennedy's Cove Steakhouse    (Clarence/Harris Hill-Clarence Hollow)
KFC [Kentucky Fried Chicken]    (multiple locations)
Kiebzak's    (Cheektowaga/Sloan)
Kim's International Cafe at the Gate    (Niagara County/Wheatfield-Walmore)
Knight Slider Food Truck    (variable locations)

La Tee Da    (Buffalo/Allentown-Elmwood Village)
Lake Effect Diner    (Buffalo/University District)
Lake View Corner Store & Pizzeria    (Hamburg/Lake View-Pinehurst)
Lancaster's Broadway Deli    (Village of Lancaster)
LaPort's Pine Restaurant    (Niagara County/Lockport)
Larkin Filling Station    (Buffalo/East Side)
Lebro's    (Amherst/Getzville)
Lee's Barbecue    (Buffalo/Humboldt Park)
Lexi's Kitchen    (Buffalo/Elmwood Village)
Libation Station    (Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville)
Liberty Hound    (Buffalo/Downtown Waterfront)
Lily's Tea Room    (Orleans County/Shelby)
Linger Longer Cafe    (Cattaraugus County/Allegany)
(Statler City) Lobby Bar    (Downtown Buffalo)
Lou's Restaurant    (Niagara County/North Tonawanda)
Loughran's Bar & Restaurant    (Amherst/Snyder)

Mac's on Hertel    (North Buffalo-Hertel Ave.)
MacGregors' Grill & Tap Room    (Amherst/North Bailey)
Magruders Restaurant, Pub, & Banquet House    (Lancaster/Depew)
Mandy's Cafe    (West Seneca/Gardenville)
Manhattan Bagel    (Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville)
The Mansard Inn    (Orchard Park-Windom area)
Marco's Italian Deli    (Grand Island & Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville)
Marie's Family Diner    (Village of Alden)
Marinaro's Larkin Tavern    (Buffalo/East Side)
Mary Claire's    (Village of Hamburg)
Mayback's Deli    (Tonawanda/Green Acres)
McDonald's    (multiple locations)
McMahon's Family Restaurant    (Town of Grand Island)
Melting Point    (Buffalo/Allentown)
Michael's Town Shanty    (Cheektowaga/Kaisertown)
Mickey's New Rise N Dine    (Evans/Derby-N. Evans)
MiMi's Central Perk Café    (Lancaster)
Mississippi Mudds    (City of Tonawanda)
Mister Dee's Restaurant & Bar    (Cheektowaga/Maryvale)
Mitchell's Tavern    (Tonawanda/near Sheridan-Parkside)
[] Mother's Restaurant    (Buffalo/Allentown)
Mr. Bill's Restaurant & Bar    (Cheektowaga/Maryvale)
My Little Margie's    (Lancaster/Depew)
Mooney's Sports Bar & Grill    (Tonawanda/Kenmore NW)

Nette's Fried Chicken    (Buffalo/University Heights)
Nina's Custard    (Amherst/Getzville)
The Nine-Eleven Tavern    (South Buffalo)
Nite Cap Grill    (Tonawanda/Riverview)

O3 Organic Cafe    (Amherst/Snyder)
O'Brien's Pub & Steakhouse    (Eden)
O'Daniels Gin Mill & Grill    (South Buffalo)
Ohlson's Bakery Cafe    (Clarence/Harris Hill)
Old Man River    (City of Tonawanda)
Old Orchard Inn    (Aurora/Blakely-East Aurora)
Omega Deli    (Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville-Transit Rd.)
Original Soup Man    (Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville)

Page's Grille & Bar    (Lancaster/Blossom area)
Pan American Grill & Brewery    (Downtown Buffalo)
Paula's Donuts    (Tonawanda/Lincoln Park & Clarence/Harris Hill)
Pautler's Drive In    (Clarence/East Amherst-Transit Rd.)
Pearl Street Catering at Lafayette    (Downtown Buffalo)
Pearl St. Grill & Brewery    (Downtown Buffalo)
Peg's Place Restaurant    (Hamburg/Athol Springs)
Perk's Café & Market    (Downtown Buffalo)
Pettibones Grille    (Downtown Buffalo)
The Phoenix    (Buffalo/Black Rock)
Piemania    (Clarence/Harris Hill-Eastern Hills Mall)
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen    (North Buffalo-Elmwood Ave.)
The Poppyseed Restaurant    (Hamburg/Blasdell-McKinley Mall)
Potts Deli & Grille    (Cheektowaga/Kaisertown)
The Pub    (Chautauqua County/Jamestown)
The Public House of Buffalo    (North Buffalo-Hertel Ave.)

Quaker Bonnet Eatery    (Buffalo/West Side)
Quaker Steak & Lube    (Lancaster/Transit Rd.)

Rachel's Cafe & Deli    (Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville)
Rachel's Mediterranean Food    (Amherst/UB North Campus)
Rainbow Deli    (Downtown Buffalo)
Ray's Lounge & Catering    (Buffalo/Kaisertown)
Red Top Hots    (Hamburg/Athol Springs)
Redlinski Meats    (Cheektowaga/Walden)
Red Coach Inn    (Niagara County/Niagara Falls, NY)
Red Robin    (Amherst/North Bailey-Maple Rd.)
Reid's    (Niagara County/Lockport)
Riley Street Station    (East Aurora)
Riley's Famous Roast Beef    (Downtown Buffalo)
Ripa's    (Town of Lancaster)
Risa's Restaurant & Catering    (Downtown Buffalo)
River Oaks Club House & Banquet Facility    (Grand Island)
Riverside Cafe    (Buffalo/Riverside)
Rodney's on the Lake    (Hamburg/Athol Springs)
Rooster's Café    (Lackawanna)
Roux Soup Bar & Cafe    (Buffalo/East Side-Downtown)
The Roycroft Inn    (East Aurora)

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Ruby Tuesday    (Chautauqua County/Lakewood)
Ruzzine's Rock Bottom Eatery    (Clarence/East Amherst-Transit Rd.)

Sandi's Family Restaurant    (Niagara County/Wheatfield)
Sara's Deli & Grill    (Amherst/Getzville)
Savory's    (Village of Hamburg)
Savoy    (Buffalo/Allentown-Elmwood Village)
Sawyer Creek Restaurant    (Niagara County/Wheatfield-Nashville)
Say Cheese! Pizza Co.    (Grand Island/Grandyle Village)
Schimschack's Restaurant    (Niagara County/Lewiston-Pekin-Cambria)
Schunk's West Hill Grill    (East Eden)
Scripts Cafe    (Niagara County/Lockport)
Sean Colin's Irish Pub    (Tonawanda/Sheridan-Parkside)
Sean Patrick's    (Amherst/Getzville)
Seneca Hickory Stick Golf    (Niagara County/Lewiston)
Shadow Lounge & Restaurant    (North Buffalo-Hertel Ave.)
Shango New Orleans Bistro & Wine Bar    (Buffalo/University Heights)
Shannon Pub    (Tonawanda/Parkview)
[] Shawbuck's Press Room Restaurant    (Chautauqua County/Downtown Jamestown)
The Shores Waterfront Island Restaurant & Marina
      (Niagara County/North Tonawanda-Tonawanda Island)
Sidelines Sports Bar and Grill    (Downtown Buffalo)
The Silo    (Niagara County/Lewiston)
Simply Gourmet    (Village of Hamburg)
Sneaker's Restaurant    (Hamburg/Blasdell)
Soho Burger Bar    (Downtown Buffalo)
[] The SoupHerb Gourmet    (Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville)
Southern Tier Brewing Co.    (Chautauqua County/Busti)
Spot Coffee    (Downtown Buffalo)
Squire's Tap Room    (City of Tonawanda)
Steener's Pub    (Chautauqua County/Greenhurst)
The Steer Restaurant & Saloon    (Buffalo/University District)
Sterling Tap & Wurst    (Buffalo/North Buffalo-Hertel Ave.)
The Stuffed Hot Pepper    (Amherst/East Amherst-Transit Rd.)
Subway
      (Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville, North Bailey, & UB North Campus;
      Buffalo/University Heights & North Buffalo; Clarence/Harris Hill-Transit Corners)
Swannie House    (Buffalo/Old First Ward-Cobblestone District)
Sweetness 7 Cafe    (Buffalo/Parkside & West Side)
Swiston's Beef & Keg    (City of Tonawanda)

T.C. Wheelers Bar & Pizzeria    (City of Tonawanda)
Tailgate Deli    (Tonawanda/Paramount)
Taste    (East Aurora)
Ted's Hot Dogs    (Amherst/Transit Corners)
Texas Roadhouse    (City of Tonawanda)
Theodore's Red Hots    (Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville-Transit Rd.)
Thirsty Buffalo    (Buffalo/Elmwood Village)
[] Tiffin Room    (Amherst/UB North Campus)
Tillman's Historic Village Inn    (Orleans County/Childs)
Tim Horton's    (Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville & UB North Campus)
Tom's Family Restaurant    (Chautauqua County/Irving)
Tony Rome's Globe Hotel & Restaurant    (East Aurora)
Top of the Falls Restaurant    (Niagara County/Niagara Falls, NY)
The Town Cafe    (Grand Island)
Tri-County Country Club    (Chautauqua County/Hanover-Forestville area)
Trina's Family Restaurant    (Buffalo/East Side)
Tully's Good Times    (Amherst/North Bailey)
Two Sisters Cafe    (Village of Orchard Park)

Uncle Joe's Diner    (Hamburg/Carnegie-Roundtree)
Union Family Restaurant    (West Seneca/Gardenville)

The Village Casino    (Chautauqua County/Bemus Point)
The Village Inn    (Grand Island/Ferry Village)
Village Pub    (Wyoming County/Strykersville)
Vizzi's    (Tonawanda/Kenmore)

Waldens Restaurant    (Cheektowaga/Walden Galleria area)
The Warehouse    (Hamburg/Blasdell area)
The Washington Market    (Downtown Buffalo)
Water Valley Inn    (Hamburg/Water Valley)
The Waterline Cafe    (Buffalo/Downtown Waterfront)
WaterStone Grill    (Village of Hamburg)
Wehrle Family Restaurant    (Amherst/Snyder)
Webb's Captain's Table    (Chautauqua County/Mayville)
The Wellington Pub    (North Buffalo-Hertel Ave.)
Wendy's    (multiple locations)
Whiskey Joe's    (Lancaster/Transit Rd.)
Whole Hog Food Truck    (variable locations)
Willowbrook Restaurant    (Niagara County/Lockport)
Wilson Boat House Restaurant    (Niagara County/Wilson)
Wine Trail Italian Bistro    (Niagara County/Lockport-Pendleton)
[] Wing City Grille    (Chautauqua County/Fredonia & Lakewood)
Woodcock Brothers Brewing Company    (Niagara County/Wilson)

Ying's    (South Cheektowaga)
Youngstown Village Diner    (Niagara County/Youngstown)

Zahz Pizza    (Cheektowaga/airport area)
Zebb's Deluxe Grill & Bar    (West Amherst)
The Zider Zee Restaurant    (Holland village)

Asian Fusion

• See also: Burmese,  Chinese,  Japanese,  Korean,  Lao,  Malaysian,  Thai,  Vietnamese 

[] Papaya Asian Kitchen & Bar    (Downtown Buffalo)

Austrian

Bagels

[]

Bakeries

• See also: Bagels,  Desserts

Barbeque

Beef on Weck

• History of Beef On Weck

• Jones, Carey (2014), "It's Time We Gave Buffalo's Beef on Weck the Recognition It Deserves", FWx [foodandwine.com] (6 March).

Rodney's on the Lake    (Hamburg/Athol Springs)

Belgian

Bosnian

Brazilian

• See also: South American,

BREAKFAST / BRUNCH

31 Club (Sunday brunch)    (Buffalo/Lower West Side)
435 Deli & Cafe    (West Amherst)

Acropolis Family Restaurant    (Buffalo/Elmwood Village)
Acqua Restaurant & Banquets (Sunday brunch)    (Buffalo/Black Rock)
Alton's    (Cheektowaga/Forks)
Aman's Family Restaurant    (Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville)
Amy's Place    (Buffalo/University Heights)
Amy's Truck    (variable locations)
Apollo Family Restaurant    (Lackawanna)
Arcade Center Farm Pancake House    (Wyoming County/Arcade Center)

[] Bagel Jay's    (North Buffalo & Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville)
Bertha's Diner    (North Buffalo/Hertel Ave.)
Betty's    (Buffalo/Allentown)
Break'n Eggs Crêperie    (Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville)
Buffalo Joe's Cafe    (Clarence/Harris Hill)
Butterwood Sweet & Savory    (Downtown Buffalo)

Cala's Kitchen & Catering    (Evans/Highland-on-the-Lake)
Campfire Grill    (Cheektowaga/Depew)
Candy Apple Cafe    (Newstead/Akron)
Cannery Restaurant    (Canada/Niagara-on-the-Lake)
Cecelia's Ristorante    (Buffalo/Elmwood Village)
Charlie's Diner    (East Aurora)
Coco Bar & Bistro    (Buffalo/Allentown-Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus)
[] CRāVing    (Buffalo/North Buffalo-Hertel Ave.)
Cream & Sugar Ice Cream Cafe    (Niagara County/Lockport)

Daisies Cafe    (Lackawanna)
Dick and Jenny's    (Grand Island/Grandyle Village)
Dina's Restaurant    (Cattaraugus County/Ellicottville)
Dutch Mill    (Village of Lancaster)
Dy's Country Kitchen    (Marilla)

E Cafe    (Downtown Buffalo)
Elm Street Bakery    (East Aurora)
Emily's Family Diner    (Clarence/Harris Hill area)
The Epicurean Cafe    (Canada/Niagara-on-the-Lake)
Escabèche    (Canada/Niagara-on-the-Lake)

Family Tree Restaurant    (Amherst/Eggertsville)
Four Corners Cafe    (Eden)

Gabriel's Gate (Sunday brunch)    (Buffalo/Allentown-Elmwood Village)
Gertie's    (Clarence Center)
[] Giancarlo's Sicilian Steakhouse & Pizzeria    (Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville)
      (call first to be sure about breakfast/brunch offerings)
Gigi's    (Buffalo/East Side)
Goodrich Coffee and Tea    (Clarence/Harris Hill-Clarence Hollow)
Gordie Harper's Bazaar    (Niagara County/Newfane)
The Grapevine Restaurant & Catering    (West Amherst-Niagara Falls Blvd.)
Gregario's Pizzeria & the Gator Pub    (Alden/Crittenden)

The Hatch Restaurant    (Buffalo/Downtown Waterfront)
Helen's Kitchen    (Clarence/Harris Hill-Transit Corners)
The Howling Rooster    (Tonawanda/Kenilworth)

IHOP    (Amherst/North Bailey)

J.J.'s Cafe House of Breakfast

Kalamata Family Restaurant    (Niagara County/South Lockport)
Kenmore Village Restaurant    (Tonawanda/Kenmore)
Kim's International Cafe at the Gate    (Niagara County/Wheatfield-Walmore)
Kostas Family Restaurant    (North Buffalo-Hertel Ave.)

Lake Effect Diner    (Buffalo/University District)
Langdon Hall Country House Hotel & Spa    (Canada/Cambridge-Preston)
LaPort's Pine Restaurant    (Niagara County/Lockport)
The Left Bank (Sunday brunch)    (Buffalo/West Side)
Lexi's Kitchen    (Buffalo/Elmwood Village)
Lou's Restaurant    (Niagara County/North Tonawanda)

Mac's on Hertel    (North Buffalo-Hertel Ave.)
Manhattan Bagel    (Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville)
Mangia Cafe & Bakery    (Niagara County/Lewiston)
Marie's Family Diner    (Village of Alden)
McMahon's Family Restaurant    (Town of Grand Island)
The Mess Hall    (Lackawanna)
Mickey's New Rise N Dine    (Evans/Derby-N. Evans)
MiMi's Central Perk Café    (Lancaster)
Mythos    (Buffalo/Elmwood Village)

Nick's Place    (North Buffalo)
Nick's Place Express    (Tonawanda/Kenmore)

Ohlson's Bakery Cafe    (Clarence/Harris Hill)
Olympia Family Restaurant    (Niagara County/Wheatfield-Nashville)
[] Original Pancake House
      (Amherst/West Amherst & Williamsville and Orchard Park)
Oshun Oyster Bar    (Downtown Buffalo)

Paddy's Pizza    (Cheektowaga/Depew)
Panera Bread
      (Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville & North Bailey, Hamburg/McKinley Mall,
      Orchard Park, Tonawanda/Kenmore NE, & Niagara County/South Lockport)

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Pano's Restaurant    (Buffalo/Elmwood Village)
The Parlour    (Canada/Stratford)
Paula's Donuts (Tonawanda/Lincoln Park & Clarence/Harris Hill)
Peg's Place Restaurant    (Hamburg/Athol Springs)
Pegasus Restaurant    (Hamburg/Scranton)
Perk's Café & Market    (Downtown Buffalo)
Pine Lounge    (Wyoming County/Cowlesville)
Polish Villa    (Town of Cheektowaga)

Ricotta's Pizza    (Orchard Park/Ellicott)
Risa's Restaurant & Catering    (Downtown Buffalo)
Riverstone Grill    (Town of Grand Island)
Rooster's Café    (Lackawanna)
The Roycroft Inn    (East Aurora)

Sandi's Family Restaurant    (Niagara County/Wheatfield)
Savory's    (Village of Hamburg)
Sean Patrick's (possibly only for catered breakfasts)    (Amherst/Getzville)
Shango New Orleans Bistro & Wine Bar (Sunday brunch)    (Buffalo/University Heights)
Sheridan Family Restaurant    (Amherst/Snyder)
Simply Gourmet    (Village of Hamburg)
Sophia's Restaurant    (Buffalo/Black Rock)
Sweetness 7 Cafe    (Buffalo/Parkside & West Side)

Taki's Restaurant    (Downtown Buffalo)
Terrapin Grille Fallsview Restaurant    (Canada/Niagara Falls, ON)
Toutant    (Downtown Buffalo)
[] The Towne Restaurant    (Buffalo/Allentown-Elmwood Village)
Trattoria Aroma (Sunday brunch)    (Buffalo/Elmwood Village)
Treadwell Farm to Table Cuisine    (Canada/Niagara-on-the-Lake)
Trina's Family Restaurant    (Buffalo/East Side)
Two Sisters Cafe    (Village of Orchard Park)

Upper Crust Bakery & Soup Co.    (Chautauqua County/Fredonia)

The Washington Market    (Downtown Buffalo)
White Linen Tea House & Restaurant    (Niagara County/Wheatfield-Shawnee)

[] YOLO Restaurant & Lounge    (Clarence/East Amherst-Transit Rd.)

Zaiqa Restaurant    (Tonawanda/Kenmore)

British/English

Burgers

• Almost every restaurant, even many of the high-end ones, serve burgers in some form or other. Rather than listing every restaurant here, I'm just listing those that either specialize in burgers or have had their burgers reviewed specifically (rather than just a mention that burgers are on the menu).

• Please note, however, that sometimes the reviews for burgers are negative!

• Restaurants that serve all kinds of burgers are included: bacon, beef, bison, blackened, Cajun, cheese (American, blue, Swiss), foie gras(!), halibut, lamb, monster, southwest, stuffed pepper, tuna, turkey, veggie, venison, etc. (even the things that they serve at places like McDonald's :-)
  • But not this kind of burger:

    

The Blue Wall    (West Seneca/Ebenezer-Gardenville-Winchester)
BlueFire Bar & Grill    (Amherst/North Bailey)
Bonefish Grill    (Amherst/North Bailey-Niagara Falls Blvd.)
Brennan's Bowery Bar & Restaurant    (Clarence/Harris Hill-Transit Rd.-Transit Corners)
Brick House Tavern & Tap    (Amherst/North Bailey)
Buffalo Brew Pub    (Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville-Transit Corners)
Buffalo Proper (Tuesdays only)    (Downtown Buffalo)
Burger King    (multiple locations)
Butterwood Sweet & Savory    (Downtown Buffalo)

Century Grill    (Downtown Buffalo)
Cheeburger Cheeburger (veggie burgers, too)    (Amherst/North Bailey & Hamburg/McKinley Mall)
The Cheesecake Factory    (Cheektowaga/Walden Galleria)
[] Chester's Cajun Grill    (East Amherst-Transit Rd.)
Chili's    (Amherst/North Bailey & Clarence/Harris Hill-Transit Rd.)
The Club at Silver Lake    (Wyoming County/Castile)
Coco Bar & Bistro    (Buffalo/Allentown-Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus)

Dairy Queen    (mutiple locations)
Dave & Buster's    (Clarence/Eastern Hills Mall)
The Delaware Pub & Grill    (Tonawanda/Kenmore NW)
Donna Eick's    (Niagara County/Lockport)
Dug's Dive    (Buffalo/Old First Ward-Waterfront area)

Ellicottville Brewing Co.    (Chautauqua County/Fredonia)
Exit2 Bar & Grille    (Tonawanda/Brighton)

Five Guys
      (Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville-Transit Rd., Cheektowaga/Walden Galleria)
[] Forte    (Chautauqua County/Downtown Jamestown)
Fresco Pizza & Wings    (Chautauqua County/Jamestown)
Friday's (veggie burgers, too)
      (Amherst/North Bailey & "Greater" Williamsville;
      Cheektowaga/Walden Galleria area)

George's Hot Dog Stand    (North Boston)
Gertie's    (Clarence Center)
Getzville Grill & Bar    (Amherst/Getzville)
Glen Park Tavern    (Amherst/Williamsville)
Good Tymes South    (Lancaster/Depew)
Gordon Biersch    (Cheektowaga/Walden Galleria)
Gordon's    (North Buffalo)
Grover's Bar & Grill    (Amherst/East Amherst)

Hard Rock Cafe Niagara Falls USA    (Niagara County/Niagara Falls, NY)

Indian Falls Log Cabin Restaurant    (Genesee County/Pembroke)
[] The Italian Fisherman    (Chautauqua County/Bemus Point)

Jack Astor's    (Cheektowaga-Walden Galleria)
Jack's Place    (Amherst/North Bailey)
Jim's SteakOut (veggie burgers, too)
      (Amherst/North Bailey; Buffalo/Downtown & Elmwood Village;
      & Clarence/East Amherst-Transit Rd.)

Lagerhaus 95    (Buffalo/Cobblestone-Old First Ward)
Lake Effect Diner    (Buffalo/University District)
Libation Station    (Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville)
The Lodge    (Downtown Buffalo)

Mac's on Hertel    (North Buffalo-Hertel Ave.)
Marble+Rye    (Downtown Buffalo)
McDonald's    (multiple locations)
Merge (veggie burgers)    (Buffalo/Allentown)
The Mess Hall    (Lackawanna)
Mississippi Mudds    (City of Tonawanda)
Mister Dee's Restaurant & Bar    (Cheektowaga/Maryvale)
Mulberry Italian Ristorante    (Lackawanna)
My Tomato Pie    (Amherst/Eggertsville-Northtown Plaza)

Natalie's Mediterranean Eatery (veggie burgers)    (Amherst/Eggertsville-Grover Cleveland Terrace)

O'Daniels Gin Mill & Grill    (South Buffalo)
Outback Steakhouse    (Amherst/North Bailey & Hamburg/Blasdell)

Pan American Grill & Brewery    (Downtown Buffalo)
Pautler's Drive In    (Clarence/East Amherst-Transit Rd.)

Quaker Steak & Lube    (Lancaster/Transit Rd.)
Queen's Landing Inn    (Canada/Niagara-on-the-Lake)
Queenston Heights Restaurant    (Canada/Queenston)

Red Robin    (Amherst/North Bailey-Maple Rd.)
Rodney's on the Lake    (Hamburg/Athol Springs)
Ruzzine's Rock Bottom Eatery    (Clarence/East Amherst-Transit Rd.)

Seneca Hickory Stick Golf    (Niagara County/Lewiston)
The Shores Waterfront Island Restaurant & Marina
      (Niagara County/North Tonawanda-Tonawanda Island)
Soho Burger Bar    (Downtown Buffalo)
The Steer Restaurant & Saloon    (Buffalo/University District)

Tavern at Windsor Park    (East Amherst-Transit Rd.)
Templeton Landing    (Buffalo/Downtown Waterfront)
Texas Roadhouse    (City of Tonawanda)
Thirsty Buffalo    (Buffalo/Elmwood Village)
The Towne Restaurant    (Buffalo/Allentow-Elmwood Village)

The Village Inn    (Grand Island/Ferry Village)
Vizzi's    (Tonawanda/Kenmore)

The Wellington Pub    (North Buffalo-Hertel Ave.)
Wendy's    (multiple locations)
Winfield's Pub    (City of Lackawanna)

Zebb's Deluxe Grill & Bar    (West Amherst)
Zees Grill    (Canada/Niagara-on-the-Lake)

Burmese

Cajun / Creole / New Orleans

Canadian

Caribbean/Jamaican

CATERING

Lloyd Taco Truck    (variable locations)

CHAINS / FRANCHISES

[] Bonefish Grill    (Amherst/North Bailey-Niagara Falls Blvd.)
Boston Market    (Amherst/North Bailey)
[] Bravo Cucina Italiana    (Cheektowaga/Walden Galleria)
Brick House Tavern & Tap    (Amherst/North Bailey)
Burger King    (multiple locations)

Carraba's Italian Grill    (Amherst/North Bailey)
Cheeburger Cheeburger    (Amherst/North Bailey & Hamburg/McKinley Mall)
The Cheesecake Factory    (Cheektowaga/Walden Galleria)
[] Chili's    (Amherst/North Bailey & Clarence/Harris Hill-Transit Corners)
Chipotle Mexican Grill    (Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville & North Bailey)
Corner Bakery Cafe    (Amherst/North Bailey)

Dairy Queen    (mutiple locations)
DiBella's Old Fashioned Submarines
      (Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville, Cheekotwaga/U-Crest, Tonawanda/Brighton)
Dinosaur Bar-B-Que    (Downtown Buffalo)
Dunkin' Donuts    (Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville)

Famous Dave's    (Cheektowaga/Walden Galleria area)
Five Guys
      (Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville-Transit Rd. & Cheektowaga/Walden Galleria)
Friday's
      (Amherst/North Bailey & "Greater" Williamsville;
      Cheektowaga/Walden Galleria area)
Friendly's    (Lancaster/Transit Corners)

Hard Rock Cafe Niagara Falls USA    (Niagara County/Niagara Falls, NY)
(The Original) Honey's    (Amherst/North Bailey-UB North Campus area)

IHOP    (Amherst/North Bailey)

Jack Astor's    (Cheektowaga-Walden Galleria)
Joe's Crab Shack    (Amherst/North Bailey)

KFC [Kentucky Fried Chicken]    (multiple locations)

LongHorn Steakhouse    (Orchard Park/Windom)

MacGregors' Grill & Tap Room    (Amherst/North Bailey)
Mandarin    (Canada/Niagara Falls, ON)
Manhattan Bagel    (Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville)
McDonald's    (multiple locations)
The Melting Pot of Buffalo    (Cheektowaga/Walden Galleria)
Mighty Taco
      (Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville & East Amherst, North Buffalo, East Aurora,
      Cheektowaga/South Cheektowaga & Walden Galleria, Tonawanda/Paramount)

Olive Garden    (Amherst/North Bailey-Maple Rd. & Chautauqua County/Lakewood)
[] Original Pancake House
      (Amherst/West Amherst & Williamsville and Orchard Park)

Panera Bread
      (Amherst/North Bailey & "Greater" Williamsville, Hamburg/Blasdell,
      Orchard Park, Tonawanda/Kenmore NE; Niagara County/South Lockport)
Paula's Donuts    (Tonawanda/Lincoln Park & Clarence/Harris Hill)
P.F. Chang's    (Cheektowaga/Walden Galleria)
Ponderosa Steak House    (Concord/Springville)
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen    (North Buffalo-Elmwood Ave.)

Quaker Steak & Lube    (Lancaster/Transit Rd.)

Red Robin    (Amherst/North Bailey-Maple Rd.)
Red Lobster    (Amherst/North Bailey)

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Ruby Tuesday    (Chautauqua County/Lakewood)
Ruth's Chris Steak House    (Canada/Niagara Falls, ON)

Salsarita's Fresh Cantina    (Cheektowaga/U-Crest)
Spot Coffee    (Downtown Buffalo)

Taco Bell    (Amherst/North Bailey)
Texas de Brazil    (Cheektowaga/Walden Galleria)
Texas Roadhouse    (City of Tonawanda)

Wendy's    (multiple locations)

Zebb's Deluxe Grill & Bar    (West Amherst)

CHICKEN WINGS

• Trillin, Calvin (1980), "An Attempt to Compile a Short History of the Buffalo Chicken Wing", New Yorker (25 August).
• Galarneau, Andrew Z. (2014), "At 50, The Buffalo-Style Chicken Wing Has Conquered the World", Buffalo News (1 March).
• Buffalo Eats Chicken Wing Guide to Buffalo
• But not this kind of wing:

  

Amy's Place (vegan wings!)    (Buffalo/University Heights)
[] Anchor Bar    (Buffalo/Medical Campus-Allentown & Cheektowaga/airport)
Armor Inn Tap Room    (Hamburg/Armor)
Bambino Bar & Kitchen    (Downtown Buffalo)
Bar Bill Tavern    (East Aurora)
Bing's    (Amherst/Snyder)
Clarence Pizza Company    (Clarence Center)
The Club at Silver Lake    (Wyoming County/Castile)
Colombo's Sports Bar & Grill    (Hamburg/Lake View)
Duff's Famous Wings
      (Amherst/Eggertsville, Cheektowaga,
      Clarence/Harris Hill-Transit Rd.-Eastern Hills Mall, & Orchard Park)
[] Elmo's Bar & Restaurant    (Amherst/Getzville)
Fresco Pizza & Wings    (Chautauqua County/Jamestown)
Gabriel's Gate    (Buffalo/Allentown-Elmwood Village)
Gene McCarthy's    (Buffalo/Old First Ward)
[] Giancarlo's Sicilian Steakhouse & Pizzeria    (Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville)
Glen Park Tavern    (Amherst/Williamsville)
Gordon's    (North Buffalo)
The Griffon Gastropub    (Clarence/East Amherst-Transit Rd. & Niagara County/Niagara Falls, NY)
Grover's Bar & Grill    (Amherst/East Amherst-Transit Rd.)
Hydraulic Hearth    (Buffalo/East Side)
The Irishman Pub & Eatery    (Amherst/Williamsville)
L'Isola d'Oro    (Hamburg/Roundtree-Athol Springs area)
Jack's Place    (Amherst/North Bailey)
Joey V's Pizza    (Evans/Highland on the Lake)
Judi's Lounge Bar & Grill    (Niagara County/Niagara Falls, NY)
La Porta's Pizzeria    (Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville)
Lake View Corner Store & Pizzeria    (Hamburg/Lake View-Pinehurst)
The Lodge    (Downtown Buffalo)
Lovejoy Pizza    (Buffalo/East Side–Bailey-Lovejoy & Allentown)
Lumber City Pizza Co.    (Niagara County/North Tonawanda)
Magruders Restaurant, Pub, & Banquet House    (Lancaster/Depew)
Mister Dee's Restaurant & Bar    (Cheektowaga/Maryvale)
Mooney's Sports Bar & Grill    (Tonawanda/Kenmore NW)
The Nine-Eleven Tavern    (South Buffalo)
La Nova Pizzeria & Wings    (Buffalo/West Side & Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville)
One-Eyed Jacks Smokehouse Grill    (Niagara County/South Lockport-S. Transit Rd.)
Quaker Steak & Lube    (Lancaster/Transit Rd.)
[] Rocco's Wood Fired Pizza    (Clarence/East Amherst-Transit Rd.)
Rodney's on the Lake    (Hamburg/Athol Springs)
Santora's Pizza Pub & Grill    (Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville-Transit Rd. & North Bailey)
Say Cheese! Pizza Co.    (Grand Island/Grandyle Village)
Steener's Pub    (Chautauqua County/Greenhurst)
T.C. Wheelers Bar & Pizzeria    (City of Tonawanda)
Thirsty Buffalo    (Buffalo/Elmwood Village)
[] Wing City Grille    (Chautauqua County/Fredonia & Lakewood)
Ying's    (South Cheektowaga)
Zahz Pizza    (Cheektowaga/airport area)

Chinese

Coffee & Tea

Continental / Eclectic / "Fine" Dining

• See also: French,  German,  Italian 

Acqua Restaurant & Banquets    (Buffalo/Black Rock)
AK Cafe (Albright-Knox Art Gallery)    (Buffalo/Elmwood Village)
The Archer Grilled Meats & Aquatics    (Downtown Buffalo)

Bacchus Wine Bar & Restaurant    (Downtown Buffalo)
Barton Hill Hotel & Spa    (Niagara County/Lewiston)
Black Iron Bystro    (Hamburg/Blasdell)
The Black Sheep Restaurant & Bar    (Buffalo/West Side)
Black Swan Lounge    (Buffalo/Allentown-Elmwood Village)
Blue Lantern Lounge    (Elma/Spring Brook area)
Bourbon and Butter    (Downtown Buffalo)
Buffalo Proper    (Downtown Buffalo)
Buffalo Street Grill    (Village of Hamburg)

Century Grill    (Downtown Buffalo)
Chanderson's Steak & Seafood    (Cattaraugus County/Yorkshire)
The Charles Restaurant    (Canada/Niagara-on-the-Lake)
The Chocolate Bar    (Downtown Buffalo)
Coco Bar & Bistro    (Buffalo/Allentown-Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus)
Colden Mill Restaurant    (Colden)
[] CRāVing    (Buffalo/North Buffalo-Hertel Ave.)
Crazy Jake's    (Niagara County/North Tonawanda)
Curly's Grill & Banquet Center    (Lackawanna)

Darrow's    (Village of Alden)
Dina's Restaurant    (Cattaraugus County/Ellicottville)

Ellicottville Brewing Co.    (Chautauqua County/Fredonia)
Epic Restaurant & Lounge    (Buffalo/Elmwood Village)

[] Forte    (Chautauqua County/Downtown Jamestown)
Foundry Lounge    (Buffalo/North Buffalo)

Glen Park Tavern    (Amherst/Williamsville)
The Grapevine Restaurant & Catering    (West Amherst-Niagara Falls Blvd.)
The Griffon Gastropub    (Clarence/East Amherst-Transit Rd. & Niagara County/Niagara Falls, NY)

Handlebar at the Hub    (Downtown Buffalo)
Henry's at Kleinhans    (Buffalo/Allentown)
HobNob Restaurant & Wine Bar    (Canada/Niagara-on-the-Lake)
The Hollow Bistro & Brew    (Clarence Hollow)
[] Hutch's    (Buffalo/Delaware District)

Just Vino    (Buffalo/Allentown)

[] Landmark Restaurant    (Chautauqua County/Downtown Jamestown)
Larkin Filling Station    (Buffalo/East Side)
Lagerhaus 95    (Buffalo/Cobblestone-Old First Ward)
Lenox Grill    (Buffalo/Delaware District)
Liv    (Canada/Glendale)
The Lodge    (Downtown Buffalo)

Mac's on Hertel    (North Buffalo-Hertel Ave.)
Manhattan's    (Niagara County/Lockport-Ridge Lea Hts.)
The Mansion on Delaware Avenue    (Buffalo/Allentown)
Marble+Rye    (Downtown Buffalo)
Martin Cooks    (Buffalo/West Side)
The Melting Pot of Buffalo    (Cheektowaga/Walden Galleria)
Muscoreil's Bistro and Fine Desserts & Cakes    (Niagara County/North Tonawanda)

The (Old) Prune Restaurant    (Canada/Stratford)
[] Oliver's    (North Buffalo)
Oshun Oyster Bar    (Downtown Buffalo)

Parings Wine Bar    (Amherst/Williamsville)
The Parlour    (Canada/Stratford)
Peller Estates Winery Restaurant    (Canada/Niagara-on-the-Lake)
The Protocol Restaurant    (Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville-Transit Corners)

Queen's Landing Inn    (Canada/Niagara-on-the-Lake)

Rick's on Main    (East Aurora)
Ridgeway's Restaurant & Catering    (Canada/Ft. Erie-Ridgeway)
Riverstone Grill    (Town of Grand Island)
Rocco's Restaurant & Cocktail Lounge    (Chautauqua County/Fredonia)
Rundles    (Canada/Stratford)

[] Salvatore's Italian Gardens    (Lancaster/Bowmansville)
[] Scallion Bistro    (Chautauqua County/Lakewood)
Savor    (Niagara County/Niagara Falls, NY)
Savoy    (Buffalo/Allentown-Elmwood Village)
The Shamus Restaurant    (Niagara County/Lockport)
Snooty Fox Lounge    (Downtown Buffalo-Allentown area)
Squire on Main    (Amherst/Snyder)
The Steer Restaurant & Saloon    (Buffalo/University District)

Tabree    (Amherst/Snyder)

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Templeton Landing    (Buffalo/Downtown Waterfront)
Tempo    (Buffalo/Allentown)
Thunder Falls Buffet    (Niagara County/Niagara Falls, NY)
Torches Restaurant    (Tonawanda/Kenmore) (catering and banquets only)
Trius Winery Restaurant    (Canada:Niagara-on-the-Lake/Virgil)

The White Inn    (Chautauqua County/Fredonia)
Wine on Third    (Niagara County/Niagara Falls)
Winfield's Pub    (City of Lackawanna)

[] YOLO Restaurant & Lounge    (Clarence/East Amherst-Transit Rd.)

Zees Grill    (Canada/Niagara-on-the-Lake)

Crepes/Pancakes (both sweet and savory)

Delis

• Growing up in NYC in the 1950s, as far as I can recall, there were no "delis". But there were lots of "delicatessens": kosher restaurants serving central and eastern European cuisine—hot dogs & "specials", sour & half-sour (but not "kosher dill") pickles, tongue & pastrami sandwiches on rye, matzoh-ball soup, etc.
  • Such delicatessens are few and far between, now. The closest we have in WNY are probably Nissan's Kosher Deli, and maybe Risa's Restaurant & Catering.

  • For an interesting article on the history and future of Jewish delis, see Moskin, Julia (2014), "Everything New Is Old Again: The New Golden Age of Jewish-American Deli Food", New York Times (28 May): D1.

• Instead, we have "delis", most of which in WNY are Italian. Typically, delis both serve food, usually to be eaten at the deli (though perhaps equally often taken out), and sell food, much like a convenience store. (For Wikipedia's take on what a deli is, see "Delicatessen".)

• Here's a list of some of them. Criteria for inclusion on this list include having "deli" in its name or being described as a deli by a reviewer. (And at least one—I'll let you guess which—isn't really a deli in the usual sense at all :-) And, of course, not all of those listed have been reviewed positively. Please let me know if I've missed any.
  

DESSERT / ICE CREAM / CANDY

• Stern, Jane and Michael (2014), "Welcome to Candy Land: A shuffle off to Buffalo reveals some of the finest confectioneries the Rust Belt has to offer", Saveur (19 February).

DO(UGH)NUTS

Dunkin' Donuts    (Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville)
Paula's Donuts    (Tonawanda/Lincoln Park & Clarence/Harris Hill)
Tim Horton's    (Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville & UB North Campus)

Egyptian

Ethiopian

FISH FRIES

Adam's Rib    (Amherst/Snyder)
Al-E-Oops    (Lancaster/Bowmansville)
American Grille on Seneca    (Elma/Billington Heights-East Aurora area)
Apple Granny's    (Niagara County/Lewiston)
Armor Inn Tap Room    (Hamburg/Armor)

The Beach House    (Grand Island/Sandy Beach)
Bing's    (Amherst/Snyder)
Blackthorn Restaurant and Pub    (South Buffalo)
The Blue Wall    (West Seneca/Ebenezer-Gardenville-Winchester)
Boomerang's Bar & Grill    (Buffalo/West Side)
Boston Hotel's Steak & Crab    (Town of Lancaster)
Bravo Cafe & Catering    (Elma, near West Seneca)
Brennan's Bowery Bar & Restaurant    (Clarence/Harris Hill-Transit Rd.-Transit Corners)
Broadway Hotel    (Niagara County/North Tonawanda)
Buffalo's Best Grill    (Orchard Park/Windom)

Casey's Tavern    (Buffalo/Black Rock-North Buffalo)
Century Grill    (Downtown Buffalo)
Charlie's Diner    (East Aurora)
[] Chester's Cajun Grill    (East Amherst-Transit Rd.)
Chili's    (Amherst/North Bailey & Clarence/Harris Hill-Transit Rd.)
The Club at Silver Lake    (Wyoming County/Castile)
Colter Bay Grill    (Buffalo/Allentown
Connor's Restaurant    (West Seneca/Ebenezer)
Crow's Nest Tavern    (Amherst/Getzville)
Curly's Grill & Banquet Center    (Lackawanna)
Curry's Casual Dining & Spirits    (North Buffalo)

Dash's Market    (Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville)
DiPaulo's Pizzeria    (Tonawanda/Brighton)
Dock at the Bay    (Hamburg/Bay View)
Dug's Dive    (Buffalo/Old First Ward-Waterfront area)

Eagle House    (Amherst/Williamsville)
Eckl's [Beef & Weck] Restaurant    (Orchard Park/Duell's Corner)
Edge of Town    (Cheektowaga/Pine Hill)
Elks Lodge #346    (Niagara County/Niagara Falls, NY)
Embers at the Ramada Hotel    (Amherst/Audubon-UB North Campus area)

Family Tree Restaurant    (Amherst/Eggertsville)
Frank's Grille    (East Lancaster)

Gadawski's    (Niagara County/Niagara Falls, NY)
Gate House Grill    (Clarence/Harris Hill)
Gianni Mazia's on Main    (Clarence Hollow)
Glen Park Tavern    (Amherst/Williamsville)
Good Tymes South    (Lancaster/Depew)
Gordon's    (North Buffalo)
The Griffon Gastropub    (Clarence/East Amherst-Transit Rd. & Niagara County/Niagara Falls, NY)
Grover's Bar & Grill    (Amherst/East Amherst)
Guppy's    (Chautauqua County/Ellery)

Hamlin House    (Buffalo/Allentown)
Hayes Seafood House    (Clarence/Harris Hill)
Hoak's Restaurant    (Hamburg/Athol Springs)
The Hollow Bistro & Brew    (Clarence Hollow)
The Howling Rooster    (Tonawanda/Kenilworth)

The Irishman Pub & Eatery    (Amherst/Williamsville)
L'Isola d'Oro    (Hamburg/Roundtree-Athol Springs area)

Jade's Restaurant    (Cheektowaga/Depew)
Just Pizza    (Buffalo/University Heights & Clarence/Transit Rd.)

Kiebzak's    (Cheektowaga/Sloan)

Lebro's    (Amherst/Getzville)
Loughran's Bar & Restaurant    (Amherst/Snyder)
Lucia's on the Lake    (Hamburg/Athol Springs)

Macri's Italian Grille    (Niagara County/Lewiston)
Marco's Italian Deli    (Grand Island & Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville)
McPartlan's Corner    (Cheektowaga/Maryvale)
The Mess Hall    (Lackawanna)
Mister Dee's Restaurant & Bar    (Cheektowaga/Maryvale)
Mitchell's Tavern    (Tonawanda/near Sheridan-Parkside)
My Little Margie's    (Lancaster/Depew)

[] Osteria 166    (Downtown Buffalo)
Otto's Restaurant & Bar    (Cheektowaga/U-Crest)

Ray's Lounge & Catering    (Buffalo/Kaisertown)
River Grill    (Tonawanda/Old Town-Riverside)
Riverstone Grill    (Town of Grand Island)
Rodney's on the Lake    (Hamburg/Athol Springs)
Rooster's Café    (Lackawanna)

Sawyer Creek Restaurant    (Niagara County/Wheatfield-Nashville)
Scharf's German Restaurant und Bar    (West Seneca/Winchester)
Schunk's West Hill Grill    (East Eden)
Sneaker's Restaurant    (Hamburg/Blasdell)
Squire's Tap Room    (City of Tonawanda)

Tavern at Windsor Park    (East Amherst-Transit Rd.)
Templeton Landing    (Buffalo/Downtown Waterfront)
Tony Rome's Globe Hotel & Restaurant    (East Aurora)
Tony's Pizza & Pasta    (South Cheektowaga)
Top of the Falls Restaurant    (Niagara County/Niagara Falls, NY)
The Town Cafe    (Grand Island)
Trina's Family Restaurant    (Buffalo/East Side)

Ulrich's 1868 Tavern    (Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus)

The Varysburg Hotel    (Wyoming County/Varysburg)
The Village Casino    (Chautauqua County/Bemus Point)
The Village Inn    (Grand Island/Ferry Village)
Vizzi's    (Tonawanda/Kenmore)

Water Valley Inn    (Hamburg/Water Valley)
The Wellington Pub    (North Buffalo-Hertel Ave.)
Whiskey Joe's    (Lancaster/Transit Rd.)
Wiechec's Lounge    (Buffalo/Kaisertown)
Wilson Boat House Restaurant    (Niagara County/Wilson)
Winfield's Pub    (City of Lackawanna)

French

Daniel's Restaurant    (Village of Hamburg)

La Fleur    (Chautauqua County/Chautauqua-Mayville)

German

GLUTEN-FREE

Allen Street Hardware Cafe (on request)    (Buffalo/Allentown-Elmwood Village)
Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar
      (ask for their special menu that lists gluten-free, non-dairy, no-egg, etc., dishes)
      (North Buffalo; Hamburg/Blasdell area; & Niagara County/Niagara Falls, NY)
The Archer Grilled Meats & Aquatics    (Downtown Buffalo)
Brasa Brazilian Steakhouse    (Canada/Niagara Falls, ON)
Break'n Eggs Crêperie    (Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville)
Brick Oven Bistro & Deli    (South Buffalo)
Café 59    (Buffalo/Allentown)
Chipotle Mexican Grill (if no tortilla)    (Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville & North Bailey)
Coyote Cafe    (Village of Hamburg)
[] CRāVing    (Buffalo/North Buffalo-Hertel Ave.)
Curly's Grill & Banquet Center    (Lackawanna)
Darrow's Restaurant    (Village of Alden)
Epic Restaurant & Lounge    (Buffalo/Elmwood Village)
[] DeFlippo's    (Niagara County/Lockport)
[] Giancarlo's Sicilian Steakhouse & Pizzeria    (Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville)
Kabab & Curry    (Clarence/Harris Hill)
The Lodge    (Downtown Buffalo)
The Melting Pot of Buffalo    (Cheektowaga/Walden Galleria)
Merge    (Buffalo/Allentown)
My Tomato Pie    (Amherst/Eggertsville-Northtown Plaza)
Original Pancake House    (Amherst/West Amherst & Williamsville and Orchard Park)
[] Osteria 166    (Downtown Buffalo)
Outback Steakhouse    (Amherst/North Bailey & Hamburg/Blasdell)
Perk's Café & Market    (Downtown Buffalo)
Pizza Plant Italian Pub (Wednesdays only)
      (Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville-Transit Rd.)
[] Rocco's Wood Fired Pizza    (Clarence/East Amherst-Transit Rd.)
[] Scallion Bistro    (Chautauqua County/Lakewood)
[] Wing City Grille    (Chautauqua County/Fredonia & Lakewood)
Wok & Roll    (Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville)
[] YOLO Restaurant & Lounge    (Clarence/East Amherst-Transit Rd.)

Greek

• See also: Macedonian,  Mediterranean

• For a history of the Greek restaurants in the Buffalo/Western NY area, see:
  Christmann, Samantha Maziarz (2013), "A Big Family of Greek Restaurants", Buffalo News (10 August).

Halal

Grill Kabob    (Amherst/East Amherst-Transit Rd.)
Kabab & Curry    (Clarence/Harris Hill)
Pita Gourmet ?    (Niagara County/Niagara Falls, NY)
Zaiqa Restaurant    (Tonawanda/Kenmore)

HOT-DOG STANDS & DRIVE-INS

Hungarian

Indian

Iraqi

Shish Kabab Express    (North Buffalo-Hertel Ave.)

Irish

Blackthorn Restaurant and Pub    (South Buffalo)
Doc Magilligan's Restaurant & Irish Pub    (Canada/Niagara Falls, ON)
Eddie Ryan's    (Village of Lancaster)
The Irish Harp Pub    (Canada/Niagara-on-the-Lake)
Irish Times    (Downtown Buffalo)
The Irishman Pub & Eatery    (Amherst/Williamsville)
Ken's Chuckwagon    (Canada/Stratford)
McPartlan's Corner    (Cheektowaga/Maryvale)
Shannon Pub    (Tonawanda/Parkview)

Italian

• See also: Pizza

Bambino Bar & Kitchen    (Downtown Buffalo)
La Bella Sicilia    (Cheektowaga/Pine Hill)
Bing's    (Amherst/Snyder)
Boomerang's Bar & Grill    (Buffalo/West Side)
Bravo Cafe & Catering    (Elma, near West Seneca)
[] Bravo Cucina Italiana    (Cheektowaga/Walden Galleria)
Bravo Pizza & Grill    (West Amherst)
Brick Oven Bistro & Deli    (South Buffalo)
Bruno's Pizzeria    (Amherst/Eggertsville)
Buster Jacobi's    (Village of Hamburg)

[] Caffe Espresso    (Clarence/Harris Hill-Transit Rd.)
Cammarata's Restaurant    (Niagara County/South Lockport)
[] Campobello's Cucina Italiana    (Amherst/East Amherst-Transit Rd.)
Carmelo's Restaurant    (Niagara County/Lewiston)
Carraba's Italian Grill    (Amherst/North Bailey)
Casa Antica    (Niagara County/Lewiston)
Casa Nova    (Niagara County/Niagara Falls-Pletchers Corners)
La Cascata    (Niagara County/Niagara Falls, NY)
Cecelia's Ristorante    (Buffalo/Elmwood Village)

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Chef's Restaurant    (Buffalo/East Side-Downtown)
Clarence Pizza Company    (Clarence Center)
Como Restaurant    (Niagara County/Niagara Falls, NY)
Cugino's Italian Restaurant    (Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville)

D'Avolio Kitchen    (Amherst/Williamvsville)
[] DeFlippo's    (Niagara County/Lockport)
DeJohns Italian Spaghetti House    (Chautauqua County/Fredonia)
Della Mostra by Mulberry    (Downtown Buffalo)
Della Terra    (Downtown Buffalo)
The Dove Restaurant    (Town of Orchard Park)

Falletta's Restaurant    (Clarence/East Amherst)
Faso's Restaurant    (Buffalo/Black Rock)
Il Fiorentino Ristorante    (Orchard Park/Wilson Stadium-ECC South area)
Fortuna's Restaurant    (Niagara County/Niagara Falls, NY)
Francesca's Ristorante Italiano    (South Buffalo)
Frank's Sunny Italy    (North Buffalo)

GDI Countryside Inn    (Alden Center)
[] Giancarlo's Sicilian Steakhouse & Pizzeria    (Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville)
Gigi's Cucina Povera    (Tonawanda/Kenmore)
Gigio's Cafe    (Niagara County/Niagara Falls)
Giuseppe's    (Wales/South Wales area)
The Grapevine Restaurant & Catering    (West Amherst-Niagara Falls Blvd.)

La Hacienda Brighton    (Tonawanda/Brighton)
La Hacienda of New York    (Niagara County/Niagara Falls, NY)
[] Hutch's    (Buffalo/Delaware District)

Ilio DiPaolo's Restaurant & Ringside Lounge    (Hamburg/Blasdell)
L'Isola d'Oro    (Hamburg/Roundtree-Athol Springs area)
[] The Italian Fisherman    (Chautauqua County/Bemus Point)
Italian Village Restaurant    (Cheektowaga/Depew)

Joe's New York Style Pizzeria & Restaurant    (Buffalo/Black Rock)
Jovi's Italian Grille & Bistro    (Tonawanda/Kenmore)

Kalamata Family Restaurant    (Niagara County/South Lockport)
Kim's International Cafe at the Gate    (Niagara County/Wheatfield-Walmore)

The Left Bank    (Buffalo/West Side)
[] Linguine's Italian Restaurant    (Lancaster/Bowmansville)
Lucia's on the Lake    (Hamburg/Athol Springs)
Luigi's Pizza & Catering    (Amherst/Swormville)
Lumber City Pizza Co.    (Niagara County/North Tonawanda)
Lunetta's Restaurant    (North Buffalo-Hertel Ave. & Cheektowaga/Cleve Hill-Maryvale)

Macri's Italian Grille    (Niagara County/Lewiston)
Mangia Ristorante & Caffe    (Village of Orchard Park)
Manhattan's    (Niagara County/Lockport-Ridge Lea Hts.)
Manzella's    (Tonawanda/Kenmore NE)
Marco's Italian Deli    (Grand Island & Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville)
Marco's Italian Restaurant    (Buffalo/West Side)
Medici House    (East Aurora)
The Mess Hall    (Lackawanna)
Michael's Italian Restaurant    (Niagara County/Niagara Falls, NY)
Molinaro's Ristorante, NY Pizzeria & Caffe    (Niagara County/Lockport)
Mulberry Italian Ristorante    (Lackawanna)
Muscoreil's Bistro and Fine Desserts & Cakes    (Niagara County/North Tonawanda)

Olive Garden    (Amherst/North Bailey & Chautauqua County/Lakewood)
Olive's    (Chautauqua County/Mayville)
[] Oliver's    (North Buffalo)
Orazio's Italian Crepes & Gelato    (Cheektowaga/Walden Galleria)
Orazio's Restaurant    (Clarence/Harris Hill-Clarence Hollow)
[] Osteria 166    (Downtown Buffalo)
Otto's Restaurant & Bar    (Cheektowaga/U-Crest)

Panaro's    (Buffalo/Allentown)
Pane's Restaurant    (Niagara County/North Tonawanda)
Panera Bread
      (Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville & North Bailey, Hamburg/McKinley Mall,
      Orchard Park, Tonawanda/Kenmore NE, & Niagara County/South Lockport)
Pasquale's (East Aurora, Evans/Highland on the Lake, & West Seneca/Ebenezer)
Prima Pizza Pasta    (Downtown Buffalo)

Ripa's    (Town of Lancaster)
Ristorante Lombardo    (North Buffalo-Hertel Ave.)
Rizotto Ristorante    (Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville)
Rizzo's Casa di Italia Restaurant    (Tonawanda/Brighton)
[] Ristorante Giardino    (Canada/Niagara-on-the-Lake)
[] Rocco's Wood Fired Pizza    (Clarence/East Amherst-Transit Rd.)
Romeo and Juliet's Bakery & Caffe    (North Buffalo, Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville, & Hamburg)

[] Salvatore's Italian Gardens    (Lancaster/Bowmansville)
[] San Marco Ristorante    (Amherst/Snyder)
Santasiero's Restaurant    (Buffalo/West Side)
La Scala Restaurant    (Chautauqua County/Fluvanna)
Seabar—Italian-inspired dishes    (Downtown Buffalo)
[] Siena    (Amherst/Snyder)
Sinatra's Restaurant    (North Buffalo)
Squire on Main    (Amherst/Snyder)
The Steer Restaurant & Saloon    (Buffalo/University District)
Sweet Melody's Authentic Italian Gelateria    (Amherst/North Bailey-Boulevard Mall)

Tappo Restaurant    (Downtown Buffalo)
[ for pizza only] La Tavola Trattoria    (North Buffalo-Hertel Ave.)
Tina's Italian Kitchen    (Village of Hamburg)
Tony's Pizza & Pasta    (South Cheektowaga)
Touch of Italy Restaurant & Pizzeria    (City of Tonawanda)
[] Trattoria Aroma    (Amherst/East Amherst & "Greater" Williamsville, Buffalo/Elmwood Village)

The Varysburg Hotel    (Wyoming County/Varysburg)
Vera Pizzeria    (Buffalo/Elmwood Village)
Vino's Italian Restaurant    (North Buffalo-Elmwood Ave.)
[] Vito e Vino    (Amherst/East Amherst-Transit Rd.)

Water Street Landing    (Niagara County/Lewiston)

Ying's    (South Cheektowaga)

[] Zetti's Pizza and Pasta    (Amherst/Maple Rd.)

Japanese / Sushi / Hibachi / Teppanyaki

Korean

Kosher(-Style)

Lao

LOCALLY-GROWN

• [SAn, 5/11] wrote: "I'm a foodie from Toronto coming on an antiquing weekend with relatives (all adults) in a couple of weeks…. We're a bunch of pretty savvy, healthy-eating, well-traveled, and sophisticated eaters (food snobs, you say? perhaps a bit…I've got a small catering business).…Maybe I'm wrong, but it seemed to me that ‘old-school’ dishes loaded with butter and cream are the most popular on many of the menus I've perused. I was hoping to find a restaurant that uses fresh, local, organic produce and unusual ingredients indigenous to the region….Does such a place exist?"
  • Thanks to several of our readers, here's a list of some.
  • Another list is online at: Edible Buffalo
  • If anyone has other suggestions, please send them to me, and I will post them here

  • See also: Organic,

Becker Farms' 100 Mile Radius Meals    (Niagara County/Gasport)
      [Listed here for information only; has not yet been reviewed.]
Carmelo's Restaurant    (Niagara County/Lewiston)
Farmers and Artisans    (Amherst/Snyder)
Merge    (Buffalo/Allentown)
The Roycroft Inn    (East Aurora)
Saigon Bangkok    (Tonawanda/Kenilworth-Niagara Falls Blvd.)
[] Trattoria Aroma    (Amherst/East Amherst & "Greater" Williamsville, Buffalo/Elmwood Village)
      • Trattoria Aroma farm dinners
Whole Hog Food Truck    (variable locations)

LUNCH

• [KL, 3/09] said: "I live in Buffalo and use your website often to get ideas on new restaurants to try. I wanted to suggest a new category to sort your list—places that are open for lunch. It is difficult to find places that still serve lunch. It would be a big help if you could sort the restaurants that way instead of going through each one individually to check the hours. It would also be nice to be able to sort for breakfast too. Thanks so much for all your work."
  • Thanks to [KL] for the kind words and for some of the names on the following list.
  • Breakfast/brunch places are listed above.

AK Cafe (Albright-Knox Art Gallery)    (Buffalo/Elmwood Village)

Bada Bing Bar & Grill    (Downtown Buffalo)
Bertha's Diner    (North Buffalo/Hertel Ave.)
Betty's    (Buffalo/Allentown)
Billy Baroo's    (Clarence/Harris Hill)
[] Bravo Cucina Italiana    (Cheektowaga/Walden Galleria)
Break'n Eggs Crêperie    (Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville)
Brennan's Bowery Bar & Restaurant    (Clarence/Harris Hill-Transit Rd.-Transit Corners)
Brioso    (Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville)
Buffalo Joe's Cafe    (Clarence/Harris Hill)
Buffalo Street Grill    (Village of Hamburg)
Buffalo's Best Grill    (Orchard Park/Windom)
Butterwood Sweet & Savory    (Downtown Buffalo)

Cabaret    (Downtown Buffalo)
Café 59    (Buffalo/Allentown)
Cala's Kitchen & Catering    (Evans/Highland-on-the-Lake)
Campfire Grill    (Cheektowaga/Depew)
Candy Apple Cafe    (Newstead/Akron)
Carol's Cafe    (Lancaster/Bowmansville)
Cecelia's Ristorante    (Buffalo/Elmwood Village)

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Chef's Restaurant    (Buffalo/East Side-Downtown)
Chris' N.Y. Sandwich Co.    (Downtown Buffalo)
Clarence Grille    (Clarence Hollow)
Clarence Pizza Company    (Clarence Center)
Coco Bar & Bistro    (Buffalo/Allentown-Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus)
Cole's    (Buffalo/Elmwood Village)

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Colter Bay Grill    (Buffalo/Allentown)
Connor's Restaurant    (West Seneca/Ebenezer)
Coyote Cafe    (Village of Hamburg)

D'Avolio Kitchen    (Amherst/Williamvsville)
Daisies Cafe    (Lackawanna)
Delhi Chaat Sweets and Restaurants    (Amherst/Eggertsville)
Dick and Jenny's    (Grand Island/Grandyle Village)
Dina's Restaurant    (Cattaraugus County/Ellicottville)
Dinosaur Bar-B-Que    (Downtown Buffalo)
Dy's Country Kitchen    (Marilla)

Eddie's Chop House    (Buffalo/University District)
Edgewaters    (Canada/Niagara Falls, ON)
Elm Street Bakery    (East Aurora)
Embers at the Ramada Hotel    (Amherst/Audubon-UB North Campus area)
Emily's Family Diner    (Clarence/Harris Hill area)

Ferro's Famous New York Pizza    (West Seneca/Ebenezer)
Four Corners Cafe    (Eden)
Frank's Grille    (East Lancaster)
Fresco Pizza & Wings    (Chautauqua County/Jamestown)

Gabriel's Gate    (Buffalo/Allentown-Elmwood Village)
The Garage Deli    (Tonawanda/Kenmore)
Gate House Grill    (Clarence/Harris Hill)
Gertie's    (Clarence Center)
[] Giancarlo's Sicilian Steakhouse & Pizzeria    (Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville)
Gigi's    (Buffalo/East Side)
Globe Market    (Buffalo/Downtown & Elmwood Village)
Goodrich Coffee and Tea    (Clarence/Harris Hill-Clarence Hollow)
Gordie Harper's Bazaar    (Niagara County/Newfane)
Gordon Biersch    (Cheektowaga/Walden Galleria)
Gramma Mora's    (North Buffalo-Hertel Ave.)
Grill Kabob    (Amherst/East Amherst-Transit Rd.)

The Hatch Restaurant    (Buffalo/Downtown Waterfront)
The Howling Rooster    (Tonawanda/Kenilworth)

Ichiban House    (Amherst/North Bailey)
IHOP    (Amherst/North Bailey)
India Gate    (Buffalo/Elmwood Village)

[] Jasmine Thai Restaurant    (Tonawanda/Brighton-Niagara Falls Blvd.)
Joe's Deli    (Buffalo/Elmwood Village & North Buffalo-Hertel Ave.)
Just Say Cheesecake    (Amherst/Eggertsville)

Kabab & Curry    (Clarence/Harris Hill)
Kalamata Family Restaurant    (Niagara County/South Lockport)
Kim's International Cafe at the Gate    (Niagara County/Wheatfield-Walmore)
Kostas Family Restaurant    (North Buffalo-Hertel Ave.)

Lake Effect Diner    (Buffalo/University District)
Lebro's    (Amherst/Getzville)
Legends on the Niagara    (Canada/Niagara Falls, ON)
Lexi's Kitchen    (Buffalo/Elmwood Village)
Lou's Restaurant    (Niagara County/North Tonawanda)

Mac's on Hertel    (North Buffalo-Hertel Ave.)
Mangia Cafe & Bakery    (Niagara County/Lewiston)
Marie's Family Diner    (Village of Alden)
Martin Cooks    (Buffalo/West Side)
Marotto's Restaurant    (Tonawanda/Kenmore NE)
McMahon's Family Restaurant    (Town of Grand Island)
Melting Point    (Buffalo/Allentown)
Merge    (Buffalo/Allentown)
The Mess Hall    (Lackawanna)
Mezza Restaurant & Lounge    (Buffalo/Elmwood Village)
Michael's Italian Restaurant    (Niagara County/Niagara Falls, NY)
Michael's Town Shanty    (Cheektowaga/Kaisertown)
Mickey's New Rise N Dine    (Evans/Derby-N. Evans))
MiMi's Central Perk Café    (Lancaster)
Ming Teh    (Canada/Fort Erie)
Miss Hot Cafe    (Amherst/North Bailey)

Ohlson's Bakery Cafe    (Clarence/Harris Hill)
Orazio's Restaurant    (Clarence/Harris Hill-Clarence Hollow)
Orchid Asian Bistro    (Tonawanda/Kenmore)
[] Osteria 166    (Downtown Buffalo)

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Pano's Restaurant    (Buffalo/Elmwood Village)
Paula's Donuts    (Tonawanda/Lincoln Park & Clarence/Harris Hill)
Pearl St. Grill & Brewery    (Downtown Buffalo)
Peg's Place Restaurant    (Hamburg/Athol Springs)
Peller Estates Winery Restaurant    (Canada/Niagara-on-the-Lake)
Perk's Café & Market    (Downtown Buffalo)
Pi Craft Fast Fired Fresh Pizza    (Tonawanda/Green Acres-Niagara Falls Blvd.)
Polish Villa 2    (Cheektowaga/Kaisertown)

Quaker Bonnet Eatery    (Buffalo/West Side)
Quaker Steak & Lube    (Lancaster/Transit Rd.)

Rainbow Deli    (Downtown Buffalo)
El Ranchito    (Clarence/Harris Hill-Clarence Hollow-Clarence Center area)
Ricotta's Pizza    (Orchard Park/Ellicott)
Risa's Restaurant & Catering    (Downtown Buffalo)
River Grill    (Tonawanda/Old Town-Riverside)
[] Rocco's Wood Fired Pizza    (Clarence/East Amherst-Transit Rd.)
Rodney's on the Lake    (Hamburg/Athol Springs)
Romeo and Juliet's Bakery & Caffe    (North Buffalo, Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville, & Hamburg)
Rooster's Café    (Lackawanna)
Roux Soup Bar & Cafe    (Buffalo/East Side-Downtown)
The Roycroft Inn    (East Aurora)

[] Saigon Bangkok
      (Tonawanda/Kenilworth-Niagara Falls Blvd.
      & Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville-Transit Rd.)
[] Saigon Café    (Buffalo/Elmwood Village)
Sandi's Family Restaurant    (Niagara County/Wheatfield)
Savory's    (Village of Hamburg)
Seabar    (Downtown Buffalo)
Sean Colin's Irish Pub    (Tonawanda/Sheridan-Parkside)
Sean Patrick's    (Amherst/Getzville)
[] Shawbuck's Press Room Restaurant    (Chautauqua County/Downtown Jamestown)
[] Siena    (Amherst/Snyder)
Simply Gourmet    (Village of Hamburg)
Sophia's Restaurant    (Buffalo/Black Rock)
Squire on Main    (Amherst/Snyder)
The Stuffed Hot Pepper    (Amherst/East Amherst-Transit Rd.)
Sweetness 7 Cafe    (Buffalo/Parside & West Side)

Tavern at Windsor Park    (East Amherst-Transit Rd.)
Texas Roadhouse    (City of Tonawanda)
Tokyo Shanghai Bistro    (Buffalo/Elmwood Village)
Toni Pepperoni    (Amherst/North Bailey)
[] Trattoria Aroma    (Amherst/East Amherst & "Greater" Williamsville, Buffalo/Elmwood Village)
Trina's Family Restaurant    (Buffalo/East Side)

Ulrich's 1868 Tavern    (Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus)

Village Pub    (Wyoming County/Strykersville)

The Washington Market    (Downtown Buffalo)
WaterStone Grill    (Village of Hamburg)
The Waterline Cafe    (Buffalo/Downtown Waterfront)
Wild Bill's Hickory BBQ    (Clarence Center)
Wilson Boat House Restaurant    (Niagara County/Wilson)
Winfield's Pub    (City of Lackawanna)

[] YOLO Restaurant & Lounge    (Clarence/East Amherst-Transit Rd.)
Young Chow    (Amherst/UB North Campus Commons)

Zaiqa Restaurant    (Tonawanda/Kenmore)
Zees Grill    (Canada/Niagara-on-the-Lake)

Macedonian

Malaysian

Mediterranean

• See also: Greek,  Lebanese,  Macedonian, 

Mexican / Southwestern / Tex-Mex

Arriba Tortilla    (East Aurora)
Brioso    (Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville)
Burrito Bay    (Amherst/Getzville)
Cantina Loco    (Buffalo/Allentown-Elmwood Village)
Carlos' Cantina    (Canada/St. Catharines)
[] Chili's    (Amherst/North Bailey & Clarence/Harris Hill-Transit Corners)
Clarence Pizza Company    (Clarence Center)
Coyote Cafe    (Village of Hamburg)
El Canelo    (Hamburg/McKinley Plaza)
Chipotle Mexican Grill    (Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville & North Bailey)
Elmwood Taco & Subs (ETS)    (Buffalo/Elmwood Village)
La Galera Mexican Restaurant    (Niagara County/Niagara Falls, NY)
Gramma Mora's    (North Buffalo-Hertel Ave.)
La Hacienda Brighton    (Tonawanda/Brighton)
Jaguar at the Bistro    (Niagara County/Youngstown)
Lloyd Taco Truck    (variable locations)
Lone Star Fajita Grill    (North Buffalo-Hertel Ave.)
Mariachi De Oro Mexican Grill    (Orleans County/Medina)
Mighty Taco
      (Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville & East Amherst, East Aurora
      North Buffalo, South Cheektowaga, Tonawanda/Paramount)
Moe's Southwest Grill
      (Amherst/UB North Campus, Clarence/Harris Hill-Transit Rd.,
      Orchard Park/Webster Corners area)
El Palenque Mexican Grill    (Amherst/Eggertsville)
El Ranchito    (Clarence/Harris Hill-Clarence Hollow-Clarence Center area)
La Rosa NY Style Pizzeria & Peppino's Burritos
      (Amherst/UB North Campus; Clarence/Harris Hill-Transit Rd.-Eastern Hills Mall;
      & Niagara County/Niagara Falls, NY-Fashion Outlet Mall)
Salsarita's Fresh Cantina    (Cheektowaga/U-Crest)
Seabar—Mexican-influenced dishes    (Downtown Buffalo)
Taco Bell    (Amherst/North Bailey)
Taco Hut    (Chautauqua County/Jamestown)
La Tolteca    (Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville-Transit Rd.)
Valle of Mexico    (South Buffalo)
The Warehouse    (Hamburg/Blasdell area)
Ying's    (South Cheektowaga)

Middle Eastern / Lebanese

• See also: Greek,  Mediterranean

Organic

• See also: LOCALLY-GROWN FOOD,

Pakistani

Persian

Pizza

• See also: Italian

99 Brick Oven Bar & Grille    (Village of Lancaster)

Antica Pizzeria    (Canada/Niagara Falls, ON)

Bambino Bar & Kitchen    (Downtown Buffalo)
Bella Pizza    (Lackawanna & North Boston)
La Bella Sicilia    (Cheektowaga/Pine Hill)
[] Bijou Grille    (Downtown Buffalo)
Bob & John's La Hacienda    (North Buffalo-Hertel Ave.)
"Bocce" pizzerias    (Amherst/Eggertsville & "Greater" Williamsville)
Bravo Pizza & Grill    (West Amherst)
Brick Oven Bistro & Deli    (South Buffalo)
Bruno's Pizzeria    (Amherst/Eggertsville)
Buffalo Pizza Co.    (Buffalo/East Side)
Buster Jacobi's    (Village of Hamburg)
Butterwood Sweet & Savory    (Downtown Buffalo)
Buzzy's New York Style Pizza & Restaurant    (Niagara County/Niagara Falls, NY)

[] Campobello's Cucina Italiana    (Amherst/East Amherst-Transit Rd.)
Cappelli's Pizzeria    (Orchard Park/Webster Corners)
Carbone's Pizza & Subs    (Buffalo/Old First Ward & Bailey-Lovejoy)
Casa Nova    (Niagara County/Niagara Falls-Pletchers Corners)
Clarence Pizza Company    (Clarence Center)
Coco Bar & Bistro    (Buffalo/Allentown-Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus)
[] CRāVing    (Buffalo/North Buffalo-Hertel Ave.)
Colombo's Sports Bar & Grill    (Hamburg/Lake View)
Coppola's Pizzaria    (Chautauqua County/Bemus Point)
Curly's Grill & Banquet Center    (Lackawanna)

Daddio's Pizzeria    (North Buffalo-Hertel Ave.)
D'Avolio Kitchen    (Amherst/Williamvsville)
DeJohns Italian Spaghetti House    (Chautauqua County/Fredonia)
DiPaulo's Pizzeria    (Tonawanda/Brighton)

Eatza My Pizza    (West Seneca/Ebenezer-Gardenville)
Elm Street Bakery    (East Aurora)

Ferro's Famous New York Pizza    (West Seneca/Ebenezer)
Foundry Lounge    (Buffalo/North Buffalo)
Franco's Pizza    (Niagara County/North Tonawanda)
Fresco Pizza & Wings    (Chautauqua County/Jamestown)

[] Giancarlo's Sicilian Steakhouse & Pizzeria    (Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville)
Gianni Mazia's on Main    (Clarence Hollow)
Gino and/or Joe's Pizza    (multiple owners, multiple locations)
Gino's Pizza Place    (Tonawanda/Brighton)
Giuseppe's    (South Wales area)
Grasso's Pizza    (Cheektowaga/Depew)

La Hacienda of New York    (Niagara County/Niagara Falls, NY)
Hydraulic Hearth    (Buffalo/East Side)

Ilio DiPaolo's Restaurant & Ringside Lounge    (Hamburg/Blasdell)
Imperial Pizza    (South Buffalo)

Joe's New York Style Pizzeria & Restaurant    (Buffalo/Black Rock)
Joey V's Pizza    (Evans/Highland on the Lake)
Johnny J's Lancaster Pizzeria    (Village of Lancaster)

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Just Pizza    (Buffalo/University Heights & Clarence/Transit Rd.)

La Porta's Pizzeria    (Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville)
Lake View Corner Store & Pizzeria    (Hamburg/Lake View-Pinehurst)
Leonardi's Pizzeria    (Amherst/Eggertsville-Grover Cleveland Terrace)
Little Caesar's    (Chautauqua County/Lakewood)
Lovejoy Pizza    (Buffalo/East Side–Bailey-Lovejoy & Allentown)
Luigi's Pizza & Catering    (Amherst/Swormville)
Lumber City Pizza Co.    (Niagara County/North Tonawanda)

Mattina's Pizzeria    (Tonawanda/Elmwood North)
Medici House    (East Aurora)
The Mess Hall    (Lackawanna)
Molinaro's Ristorante, NY Pizzeria & Caffe    (Niagara County/Lockport)
Mustachio's Pizza    (Tonawanda/Kenmore)
My Tomato Pie    (Amherst/Eggertsville-Northtown Plaza)

Nino's Pizza    (Village of Hamburg)
La Nova Pizzeria & Wings    (Buffalo/West Side & Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville)
The Now Pizzeria    (Village of Hamburg)

Paddy's Pizza    (Cheektowaga/Depew)
Pan American Grill & Brewery    (Downtown Buffalo)
Pasquale's
      (East Aurora, Evans/Highland on the Lake, & West Seneca/Ebenezer)
Pi Craft Fast Fired Fresh Pizza    (Tonawanda/Green Acres-Niagara Falls Blvd.)
Picasso's Pizza    (Village of Lancaster)
Pizza Amore    (Grand Island)
La Pizza Club    (North Buffalo-Hertel Ave.)
The Pizza Glen    (Colden/Glenwood)
Pizza Pan    (Tonawanda/Deerhurst Park)
[] Pizza Pizza    (Canada/Southern Ontario)

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Pizza Plant Italian Pub    (Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville-Transit Rd.)
Pizza Towne    (Buffalo/West Side)
Prima Pizza Pasta    (Downtown Buffalo)

Ricotta's Pizza    (Orchard Park/Ellicott)
Ristorante Lombardo    (North Buffalo-Hertel Ave.)
[] Rocco's Wood Fired Pizza    (Clarence/East Amherst-Transit Rd.)
Romeo and Juliet's Bakery & Caffe    (North Buffalo, Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville, & Hamburg)
Ronny's Take Out Service    (Village of Lancaster)
La Rosa NY Style Pizzeria & Peppino's Burritos
      (Amherst/UB North Campus; Clarence/Harris Hill-Transit Rd.-Eastern Hills Mall;
      & Niagara County/Niagara Falls, NY-Fashion Outlet Mall)

Santora's Pizza Pub & Grill    (Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville-Transit Rd. & North Bailey)
Say Cheese! Pizza Co.    (Grand Island/Grandyle Village)
[] Siena    (Amherst/Snyder) Sorrentino's Spaghetti House    (Amherst/Williamsville)
The Stuffed Hot Pepper    (Amherst/East Amherst-Transit Rd.)

T.C. Wheelers Bar & Pizzeria    (City of Tonawanda)
[ for pizza only] La Tavola Trattoria    (North Buffalo-Hertel Ave.)
Toni Pepperoni    (Amherst/North Bailey)
Tony's Pizza & Pasta    (South Cheektowaga)
Touch of Italy Restaurant & Pizzeria    (City of Tonawanda)

Vera Pizzeria    (Buffalo/Elmwood Village)
[] Vito e Vino    (Amherst/East Amherst-Transit Rd.)

The Warehouse    (Hamburg/Blasdell area)
[] Wing City Grille    (Chautauqua County/Fredonia & Lakewood)

Ying's    (South Cheektowaga)

Zahz Pizza    (Town of Cheektowaga)
[] Zetti's Pizza and Pasta    (Amherst/Maple Rd.)
Zip's-Wiseguys Pizza    (North Buffalo-Hertel Ave.)

Polish

(and various restaurants in the Broadway Market)

Puerto Rican / Latin American

• See also: Caribbean/Jamaican

Salads

• [KBA, 11/13/14] wrote that it "would be wonderful if you had a category for salads. Sometimes you just want to get salad, and you want to know who has the biggest or the best or the most unusual selection." Of course, the problem with this kind of category is that every restaurant offers salads, so, technically, a "salad" category would list all restaurants. But some readers have sent in the following suggestions. If you have others, please send them to me.

Betty's    (Buffalo/Allentown)
Buffalo's Best Grill    (Orchard Park/Windom)

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Chef's Restaurant    (Buffalo/East Side-Downtown)
Foundry Lounge    (Buffalo/North Buffalo)
Gertie's    (Clarence Center)
Mac's on Hertel    (North Buffalo-Hertel Ave.)
The Mess Hall    (Lackawanna)
Mythos    (Buffalo/Elmwood Village)
The Poppyseed Restaurant    (Hamburg/Blasdell-McKinley Mall)
Ristorante Lombardo    (North Buffalo-Hertel Ave.)
The Stuffed Hot Pepper    (Amherst/East Amherst-Transit Rd.)

The Wellington Pub    (North Buffalo-Hertel Ave.)

Sausage

Seafood

• See also: Sushi,

Acqua Restaurant & Banquets    (Buffalo/Black Rock)
Alex's Place    (Genesee County/Batavia)
Bacchus Wine Bar & Restaurant    (Downtown Buffalo)
Bistro Six-One    (Canada/Niagara-on-the-Lake)
Black and Blue Steak and Crab    (Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville)
[] Bonefish Grill    (Amherst/North Bailey-Boulevard Mall)
BOSS (Buffalo's Original Steak & Seafood)    (North Buffalo-Hertel Ave.)
Boston Hotel    (Boston [NY, of course!])
Boston Hotel's Steak & Crab    (Town of Lancaster)
Brioso    (Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville)
Captain's Cove    (Cheektowaga/airport area)
Carmelo's Restaurant    (Niagara County/Lewiston)
The Colony Seafood & Steakhouse    (Chautauqua County/Irving)
Curly's Grill & Banquet Center    (Lackawanna)
Dock at the Bay    (Hamburg/Bay View)
Dug's Dive    (Buffalo/Old First Ward-Waterfront area)
Encore    (Downtown Buffalo)
GDI Countryside Inn    (Alden Center)
Gertie's    (Clarence Center)
The Grapevine Restaurant & Catering    (West Amherst-Niagara Falls Blvd.)
Hayes Seafood House    (Clarence/Harris Hill)
[] Hutch's    (Buffalo/Delaware District)
[] The Italian Fisherman    (Chautauqua County/Bemus Point)
Joe's Crab Shack    (Amherst/North Bailey)
Kalamata Family Restaurant    (Niagara County/South Lockport)
Liberty Hound    (Buffalo/Downtown Waterfront)
Lucia's on the Lake    (Hamburg/Athol Springs)
Old Man River    (City of Tonawanda)
Oshun Oyster Bar    (Downtown Buffalo)
Otto's Restaurant & Bar    (Cheektowaga/U-Crest)
The Protocol Restaurant    (Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville-Transit Corners)
Red Lobster    (Amherst/North Bailey)
Remington Tavern & Seafood Exchange    (Niagara County/North Tonawanda)
River Grill    (Tonawanda/Old Town-Riverside)
Seabar    (Downtown Buffalo)
The Shores Waterfront Island Restaurant & Marina
      (Niagara County/North Tonawanda-Tonawanda Island)

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Templeton Landing    (Buffalo/Downtown Waterfront)
The Viking Lobster Co.    (Buffalo/Black Rock)
[] Vito e Vino    (Amherst/East Amherst-Transit Rd.)
WaterStone Grill    (Village of Hamburg)
Wilson Boat House Restaurant    (Niagara County/Wilson)

South American

• See also: Brazilian,

SPICY FOOD

• See also: CHICKEN WINGS,  Thai, 

Steak and Steak Houses

[] Mother's Restaurant    (Buffalo/Allentown)

[] Papaya Asian Kitchen & Bar    (Downtown Buffalo)

Swiss

Thai

Water Lily Cafe    (Lancaster/Bowmansville)

VEGAN/VEGETARIAN

• See also: Chinese,  Indian,  Italian,  Japanese,  Mexican,  Pizza,  Thai,  Vietnamese 

• [KE, 6/08] warns: "Many of the restaurants listed here under vegetarian have almost no vegetarian food to speak of. One should be especially wary of Thai, as almost everything in Thai food has fish in it. (See my comments on Jasmine, which I've since discovered is true of almost all Thai food unless a restaurant is doing something special.) Also, I would not list a restaurant that will make a vegi dish to order but has none on its menu under vegetarian (e.g., Touch). [Editor's Note: Touch has closed.] Here's what I hope you'll take as a friendly suggestion from a concerned vegetarian: Perhaps under this heading, you might consider putting Palace of Dosas first (mentioning that it is the only truly vegetarian restaurant in the area) [2/10/14: But, alas, now closed.] and then listing ones that are specifically vegi-friendly (and having a sub-heading mentioning that): Amy's Place, Amy's Truck, Café 59, Dolci Bakery, Falafel Bar, Natalie's Mediterranean Eatery, Pizza Plant Italian Pub. (As a general rule, I don't think of a restaurant as vegi-friendly at all unless they have at least two entree choices on the menu, and I would submit that they need to be seen as making a special effort to cater to vegetarians to be on this list.) Then ‘these other cuisines are also generally vegi-friendly’: (perhaps with a special mention of Taste Good Chinese Restaurant and China Max for offering mock-meat options). Thanks for a wonderful resource." Update [7/08] "I would not add Kyoto to the vegetarian section."

• Bill's reply: Thanks! I'm not a vegetarian, so I'm not sensitive to the subtleties of the varieties of vegetarianism. I suspect that many readers who are vegetarians are so to different degrees. The list below was simply culled from reviews that mentioned the existence of vegetarian dishes, and was never intended to be a precise guide, merely a list of pointers. So I'm grateful for your detailed analysis. Note that Jasmine, was never listed here. My inclusion of Touch was intended to indicate that (some) vegetarians might not feel out of place there (according to at least one reviewer), not necessarily that (all) vegetarians would feel fully at home.

• The listings here, as elsewhere, are alphabetical, with only an indication of those restaurants that I especially like or dislike; my stars are an indication of my ranking of a restaurant's cuisine in general, not of their vegetarian dishes in particular.

Acqua Restaurant & Banquets    (Buffalo/Black Rock)
Acropolis Family Restaurant    (Buffalo/Elmwood Village)
Amy's Place    (Buffalo/University Heights)
Amy's Truck    (variable locations)

Bacchus Wine Bar & Restaurant    (Downtown Buffalo)
Betty's    (Buffalo/Allentown)
Black Swan Lounge (with advance notice; see [DA, 4/6/15]'s review)    (Buffalo/Allentown-Elmwood Village)
[] Bollywood Bistro    (Amherst/UB North Campus)
Brasa Brazilian Steakhouse    (Canada/Niagara Falls, ON)

Café 59    (Buffalo/Allentown)
El Canelo    (Hamburg/McKinley Plaza)
Carlos' Cantina    (Canada/St. Catharines)
China Max Wok (see [KE]'s comment above)    (Amherst/Eggerstville)

Dinosaur Bar-B-Que (believe it or not!)    (Downtown Buffalo)
Doctor Birds Caribbean Rasta-Rant    (Buffalo/University Heights)

Elm Street Bakery    (East Aurora)
Epic Restaurant & Lounge    (Buffalo/Elmwood Village)

Falafel Bar    (Amherst/Eggertsville)

[] Giancarlo's Sicilian Steakhouse & Pizzeria    (Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville)

Hong Kong Chinese Restaurant    (Cheektowaga/U-Crest)

India Gate    (Buffalo/Elmwood Village)

Jewel of India    (North Buffalo/Hertel Ave.)

Kabab & Curry    (Clarence/Harris Hill)
Kaydara Noodle Bar    (Downtown Buffalo)

La Tee Da    (Buffalo/Allentown-Elmwood Village)
Lexi's Kitchen    (Buffalo/Elmwood Village)
The Lodge    (Downtown Buffalo)
Lucy Ethiopian Cuisine and Variety Store    (Buffalo/Black Rock)
Luigi's Pizza & Catering    (Amherst/Swormville)

May Jen    (Amherst/Eggertsville)
Merge    (Buffalo/Allentown)

Natalie's Mediterranean Eatery    (Amherst/Eggertsville-Grover Cleveland Terrace)

Orchid Asian Bistro    (Tonawanda/Kenmore)

[] Original Pancake House
      (Orchard Park and Amherst/West Amherst & Williamsville)

[] Osteria 166    (Downtown Buffalo)

[] Papaya Asian Kitchen & Bar    (Downtown Buffalo)

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Pizza Plant Italian Pub
      (Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville-Transit Rd.)

Royal Family Restaurant    (Tonawanda/Sheridan-Parkside)

[] Saigon Bangkok
      (Tonawanda/Kenilworth-Niagara Falls Blvd.
      Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville-Transit Rd.)
[] Saigon Café    (Buffalo/Elmwood Village)
[] San Marco Ristorante    (Amherst/Snyder)
[] Scallion Bistro    (Chautauqua County/Lakewood)
Shango New Orleans Bistro & Wine Bar    (Buffalo/University Heights)
Sun Restaurant    (Buffalo/Black Rock)

Tabree    (Amherst/Snyder)
Taj Grill    (North Buffalo)
Taste Good Chinese Restaurant    (North Buffalo)
Taste of Thai    (North Buffalo-Hertel Ave.)
Tokyo Shanghai Bistro    (Buffalo/Elmwood Village)

Vera Pizzeria    (Buffalo/Elmwood Village)

Whole Hog Food Truck    (variable locations)
Wasabi    (Amherst/"Greater" Williamsville & Buffalo/Elmwood Village)

Young Chow    (Amherst/UB North Campus Commons)

Zaiqa Restaurant    (Tonawanda/Kenmore)

Vietnamese

WEEKLY DINING SPECIALS

• Here is a list of some restaurants that advertise weekly dining specials. For details, consult the restaurant's listing or website. Thanks to [EAK] for this idea and the initial list.
• [WHN, 3/6/13] writes: "Here is a link to Andrew Galarneau's article about upscale restaurants with prix-fixe menus."

Daniel's Restaurant    (Village of Hamburg)

[] Trattoria Aroma    (Amherst/East Amherst & "Greater" Williamsville, Buffalo/Elmwood Village)

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