Buffalo, NY
For Fish Fry in Buffalo, the local food press points to Wiechec's Lounge, Curry's, and Gene McCarthy's Old First Ward Brewing Company. Picks from Buffalo Spree, updated June 2026.
Editor’s picks
Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Buffalo Spree. Updated June 2026.
Wiechec's Lounge · Kaisertown
Buffalo Spree's 2024 and 2025 Fish Fry co-winner and the magazine's go-to answer when tourists ask where to go. a 60-plus-year Kaisertown institution serving huge beer-battered portions every Friday.
Curry's · Kenmore
Buffalo Spree's 2024 and 2025 Fish Fry co-winner. a Kenmore Avenue neighborhood pub that packs in crowds on Friday night.
Gene McCarthy's Old First Ward Brewing Company · Old First Ward
Featured in Buffalo Spree's 2025 Fish Fry List. The Old First Ward tavern/brewery whose Friday beer-battered fry is so popular they added a Wednesday service.
Hoak's Lakeshore Restaurant · Hamburg
Featured in Buffalo Spree's 2025 Fish Fry List. a lakefront third-generation family restaurant on the Hamburg shore that has been serving its famous fish fry seven days a week since 1949.
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