Buffalo, NY
For Italian in Buffalo, the local food press points to The Mulberry | Italian Ristorante, Lombardo, and DITONDO. 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.
The Mulberry | Italian Ristorante · Lackawanna
Buffalo Spree's 2025 Italian Restaurant winner and 2023–2024 co-winner. a Jackson Avenue room in Lackawanna that has defended the title three years running.
Lombardo · North Buffalo
Buffalo Spree's 2024 Best Dining Experience winner. The Hertel Avenue institution that anchors North Buffalo's Italian fine-dining scene.
DITONDO · Lower West Side
Buffalo Spree's 2024 Italian Restaurant co-winner. a fourth-generation family room on Seneca Street, opened by a Di Tondo immigrant in 1904 and reopened in 2021 after a deep restoration.
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