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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Step Out Buffalo. Updated September 2026.
Bratts Hill by Chef Darian · Larkinville
Chef Darian Bryan's Larkinville room serves Jamaican cooking in a sit-down setting.
Chef BigWayne Jamaican Cuisine · Allentown
Chef Dwayne "BigWayne" Jones built a following at the West Side Bazaar before opening on Allen Street; the oxtail takes four to five hours to cook.
Niagara Cafe · West Side
A long-running West Side Puerto Rican kitchen on the Niagara Street corridor.
A Taste of Soul · Elmwood Village
A Taste of Soul combines Caribbean cooking with Southern comfort food at its Elmwood Avenue kitchen. Order the Jamaican oxtails, which remain on the current menu, alongside collard greens or candied yams. The room grew from owner Khilialah Reese's cooking operation into a fixed restaurant, with food prepared from scratch.
Kiosko Latino · Cheektowaga
Kiosko Latino built its following on Puerto Rican classics and Tex-Mex dishes, starting in the West Side Bazaar. Owners Maria Del Carmen and Alain Rodríguez turned that counter into a permanent restaurant, carrying its Puerto Rican cooking into the Cheektowaga location.