Dining Out
Top five vote-getters, as chosen by Artvoice readers, listed in no particular order. Winners will be announced at the Best of Buffalo Party, Monday, May 14, 6pm, at the Town Ballroom
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Best Bagel
SPoT
Wegmans
Lexington Coop
Bagel Jay’s
Caffe Aroma
Best Bar Food
The Pink
Cole’s
Gabriel’s Gate
Brennan’s
Blue Monk
Best BBQ
Suzy Q’s
Kentucky Gregg’s
BW’s
Fat Bob’s
One-eyed Jack’s
Best Beef on Weck
Bar Bill Tavern
Schwabl's
Swiston's
Charlie the Butcher
Anderson's
Best Brunch
Empire Grill
Trattoria Aroma
Betty’s
Left Bank
Cole’s
Best Burger
Grover’s
Cole’s
Vizzi’s
Sterling Place
Soho
Best Cheap Eats
Amy’s Place
Louie’s
Mighty Taco
ETS
Pano’s
Best Chef
JJ Richert, Torches
Stece Gedra, Bistro Europa
Mike Andrzewski, SeaBar
Kate Elliott, Merge
Paul Jenkins, Tempo
Best Chinese
Tokyo Shanghai Bistro
Red Pepper
Great Wall
Taste Good
Eastern Pearl
Best Coffee
SPoT Coffee
Caffe Aroma
Sweet_ness 7
Cafe Taza
Caz Coffee Cafe
Best Deli
Omega
Globe Market
Jonny C’s
Marco’s
Joe’s
Editor's Pick: Best Ice Cream/Frozen Yogurt - Sweet Jenny’sTo get away from the hustle of the city on a hot summer night, head over to Sweet Jenny’s (5732 Main Street) in Williamsville. Their homemade ice cream is not made with chemicals and it is made with real cream (and it’s local) instead of milk. If you don’t have time to sit and savor a cone, you can take one of Sweet Jenny’s hand-packed pints of ice cream home with you. They offer unique flavors such as cinnamon-nutmeg, oreo mint, and orange chocolate (which is made from fresh oranges). Sweet Jenny’s also serves a variety of candies and chocolates, which owner Tara Cadmus knows a few things about. Cadmus studied the art of chocolate making in France. - jill greenberg
Butterwood
Dolci
Delish!
Chocolate Bar
Dessert Deli
Best Diner
Lake Effect
Amy’s Place
Towne
Pano’s
Bertha’s
Best Fish Fry
Wiechec’s
Papa Jake’s
Wellington
Blackthorn
Hayes
Best French
French Quarter
Bistro Europa
Tabree
Left Bank
Rue Franklin
Best French Fries
Blue Monk
Jim’s Steakout
Papa Jake’s
Ted’s
Duff’s
Best German
Scharf’s
Ulrich’s
Prosit
Bistro Europa
Black Forest Adler
Best Greek/Mediterranean
Acropolis
Towne
Kosta’s
Pano’s
Mythos
Best Hot Dog
Ted’s
Louie’s
Taffy’s
Red Top
Lucky Dogs
Best Ice Cream/Frozen Yogurt
Laje Effect
Anderson’s
Charlap’s
Fran-Ceil
De Dee’s Dairy
Best Indian
Star of India
Taste of India
Tandoori
India Gate
Kebab & Curry
Editor's Pick: Best Meatball - Santasiero’sIt’s not always possible to meet up with the family for Sunday sauce, and when I need a recommendation for a good meatball, my parents always tell me to go to Santasiero’s. The restaurant, on the corner of Lafayette and Niagara Street, has been there since the 1920s in a building that was built in 1867, so they must be doing something right. To this day, when you walk into the restaurant and look into the kitchen, with its countless steel pots boiling up pasta and sauce, you will feel like you’ve gone back in time. - cory perla
Sinatra’s
Trattoria Aroma
Chef’s
Mulberry
Frank’s Sunny Italy
Best Latino
La Galera
Cantina Loco
Sole
Papi’s
Niagara Cafe
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Best Mexican/Tex-Mex
La Tolteca
Gramma Mora’s
Cantina Loco
La Galera
El Palenque
Best Middle Eastern
Mezza
Falafel Bar
Byblos
Amy’s Place
Shish Kabob Express
Best New Restaurant
Cantina Loco
Vera
Yolo
Black Rock Kitchen & Bar
Lucy Ethiopian Cuisine
Best Pancakes
Amy’s Place
Pano’s
Lake Effect
Bertha’s
Sweetness 7
Best Patio
Pearl Street
Frog Hair
Cecelia’s
Cozumel
Mother’s
Best Pizza
Bocce Club
Just Pizza
Mister Pizza
La Nova
Zetti’s
Best 2AM Eat
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ETS
Mighty Taco
Mother’s
Towne
Jim’s Steakout
Editor's Pick: Best Manifestation of Burgeoning Burmese Population - Sun International FoodsThe tiny kitchen and restaurant in the back of Sun International Foods (1989 Niagara Street) has been such a success that the owners have decided to lose the grocery shop in the front of the building to make way for more tables. The food is cheap, delicious. Try the tea leaf salad, the fish noodle soup, the fried eggplant. - geoff kelly
Polish Villa
Bistro Europa
Polish Nook
Prosit
Gadawski’s
Best salad
Poppyseed
Pano’s
Globe Market
Cole’s
Kosta’s
Best Sausage
Mineo & Sapio
Spar’s
Scime’s
Hanzlian’s
Dash’s
Best Seafood
SeaBar
Hayes
Viking Lobster Company
Boston Hotel
Hutch’s
Best Soul Food
Nadia’s Taste of Soul
GiGi’s
Shango
Nette’s Fried Chicken
French Quarter Cafe
Best Soup
Brodo
Danny’s
Globe Market
Wegmans
Lexington Co-op
Best Steak
Russell’s
Fiamma
Buffalo Chop House
EB Green’s
Black and Blue
Best Street Food
Lloyd
Whole Hog
Roaming Buffalo
R&R BBQ
Hot dog vendors
Editor's Pick:Most Imaginative Kitchen - Bistro EuropaThere are any number of high-quality restaurants in which a chef develops a repertoire of beautifully executed, palate-pleasing dishes and then turns his kitchen into a factory that perfectly reproduces those dishes night after night. And there’s nothing wrong with that. If you want to be surprised and intrigued, on the other hand, then tiny Bistro Europa (484 Elmwood Ave.) is the best place in town for you. The owners, Steve and Ellen Gedra, try and accomplish more imaginative things with the ingredients before them—pickled knotweed, arugula blossoms, lovely housemade charcuterie—than any other chefs in town. Make a reservation. Start with Ellen’s bread basket; order anything in between; finish with sticky toffee pudding. - geoff kelly
Wegmans
Mike’s Subs
Jim’s Steakout
DiBella’s
Viola’s
Best Sushi
Kuni’s
SeaBar
Wasabi
Wegmans
Fuji Grill
Best Takeout
Vasili’s Express
ETS
Jim’s Steakout
Tokyo Shanghai Bistro
Just Pizza
Best Thai/Vietnamese/Burmese
Taste of Thai
Saigon Cafe
Saigon Bangkok
Thai Orchid
Jasmine Thai
Best Vegetarian
Betty’s
Amy’s Place
Merge
Falafel Bar
Organic 3 Cafe
Best Wings
Anchor Bar
Duff’s
Bar Bill
La Nova
Gabriel’s Gate
Restaurant We Need Most
Sonic
Dinosaur BBQ
Good, authentic Mexican
Vegan
Ethiopian
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