Food & Drink

The best restaurants, bars, food and drink events, and recommendations in Buffalo and WNY.

If you’re a food and drink lover looking for the best places to eat and drink – we got you. We’re *very* passionate about food here in Buffalo and constantly exploring the area in order to share the latest and greatest in WNY’s Food & Drink scene. On our Food & Drink page, you’ll find the best restaurants, foodie news, tasty events, and everything in between. So go ahead – dig in!

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Food & Drink News

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Featured Restaurants

Our Featured Restaurants are our quick picks for some of the best places to go for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or the most important meal of the day aka brunch. In a hurry? No problem. Select any one of these places and you won’t go wrong.

Garage Cafe & Lounge

" The Garage has great character and it’s very spacious. They kept the auto-theme going with their decor, which is represented most prominently in the form of a large mural of an old school car in the dining room. It’s evident that the menu at Garage was developed with care, with a ‘something for everyone’ mentality.…

Local Grille @ The Dome

Here at Local Grille, we strive to live up to our name every day. Our mission is to use all of the resources we can from our hometown of Buffalo, NY. We use locally sourced products from Johnny's Meats on Hertel Avenue, Gondola Macaroni on Niagara Street, Rootie's Blue Cheese, and Sloan Super Market in…

Santora’s Pizza Pub & Grill

Santora's Pizza offers a full bar with an extensive beer menu featuring local, domestic and imported brews. The Santora family has been making and selling pizzas since 1927 in Buffalo, New York. Grandpa Fioravanti started selling pizza by the slice out of his homemade ice cream shop. For years he would make his homemade ice…

Phillips WD Bar & Grille at at Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino

This often overlooked fine dining establishment is one of the nicest setups downtown and a great place to get your fill of the great American steak if you are at the casino, Key Bank Center or any where downtown. They put on a mighty fine brunch as well, complete with bottomless mimosas.

Gramma Moras

Our goals here at Gramma Mora's continue to reflect those aspirations of 100 years ago to serve our customers the finest Mexican Cuisine in a traditional family setting!

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Buffalo Beer Buzz

Guide to the latest news coming out of the blossoming Buffalo & WNY beer scene. We’re collaborating with the experts to get you brews news you won’t find elsewhere.

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This Season You Can Get 3 Epic Buffalo Bills-Themed Beers by Local Breweries

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Upcoming Food & Drink Events

With Buffalo and Western New York’s blossoming food scene has come a blossoming food and drink event scene and our taste buds are all the better for it. Check out these Upcoming Food & Drink Events and expand your horizons while expanding your palette and impressing that hot date of yours with a fun day or night out.

Hallowine Murder Mystery

Date: October 20, 2018 - October 21, 2018

Time: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm

Niagara Wine Trail

Admission starting at: $30

“LIGHTS, CAMERA, MURDER!” Our annual murder mystery is a 1920’s Oscars Theme! Come as yourself or in costume! Collect clues and interview a different Read more [...]

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Holiday Happening - December 9, 2018

Date: December 9, 2018

Time: 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Niagara Wine Trail

Receive a special holiday gift from the trail, wine tasting, and holiday shopping over two weekends.

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KEGS and EGGS

Date: October 28, 2018

Time: 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Resurgence Brewing Company

Everyones favorite beer-brunch is back! Join us October 28th for a fun, fall themed Kegs & Eggs. There will be fun, there will be Read more [...]

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Restaurant Recommendations

Restaurant Recommendations are all of the places we’ve tried and enjoyed around town. We only publish articles on the best of the best, so when you see a restaurant on our website there’s no question it’s gonna be good. We appreciate all of the great eats WNY has to offer and tell tales of our experiences trying them.

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Live Like a Queen at This Adorable English Tea House

This Corner Bar’s Fish Fry Gets Better Every. Single. Year.

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Brunch Recommendations

Brunch Recommendations are all of the best brunch spots we’ve tried out and enjoyed for brunch. From Saturday to Sunday to possibly even a weekday here or there – we don’t discriminate. Read on to find out where our brunch adventures have taken us…

Mardee’s in Clarence Center is a Diner Done Right

Why Lunch When You Can Brunch? Every. Damn. Day. @ Remedy House

Fried Chicken, Buttered Buns, & Boujee Benedict at This Little Pig Brunch

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The Best Restaurants in WNY

Delicious burgers, the best new restaurants, the best-kept secrets for chicken wings – these are a few of our favorite things. The Best Restaurants in WNY is where you’ll find our picks for the best of the best here in Buffalo and Western New York, and once you try them they’ll become your favorites too.