Rochester, NYChicken Wings

Jeremiah's Tavern is a Monroe Avenue landmark whose wings CITY Magazine's own write-up calls award-winning, and the DISH wing guide notes the room takes the category year after year. Four locations now carry the name, with an impressive draft list and top-shelf whiskeys behind the bar. Order the wings in one of the signature sauces, with a game on whichever screen you can see.

A Rochester staple since 1977, serving hand-breaded, deep-fried wings dipped in the signature Country Sweet sauce.

The GateHouse sits in the Village Gate complex on North Goodman Street, a wood-fired Italian-leaning kitchen that CITY Magazine's Rebecca Rafferty covers for its landmark-named salads and its prepared vegetables. (585) Magazine lists the room among the city's restaurants. Order the garlic-and-parmesan wings the room is known for, and add the Durand Nicoise if you want something green alongside them.

Pub-style wings and 16 taps overlooking High Falls at the Genesee brewery.

Windjammers pays more for peanut oil than the canola or vegetable oil most bars fry in, (585) Magazine's Nicholas Abreu reports, because of the rich, smooth taste it produces. Owner Lee Selover, who runs the Lake Avenue bar with his wife Marcia, told the magazine he would rather make a good living on quality food than jack up the price. Order a plate of wings with blue cheese.