Anchor Bar

Eat Buffalo wings at the Main Street restaurant credited with first serving them, cooked by Teressa Bellissimo in 1964.

1047 Main St · Buffalo, NY

About Anchor Bar

Anchor Bar is the Buffalo restaurant that bills its wings as the original. Frank and Teressa Bellissimo opened it in 1935, and on March 4, 1964, Teressa deep-fried chicken wings, tossed them in a butter and cayenne sauce and served them with celery and blue cheese. You can order wings today at the original location on Main Street, along with Buffalo-style pizza and a fish fry. A retail shop sells sauces, apparel and gifts.

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