New York Has 5 of the Best Chicken Wing Joints In the Country

Five of the 10 Best Chicken Wings In the United States of America are located in New York State. According to discovery-matt, with 82,000 followers on Instagram, literally half of the best spots to get chicken wings can be found in the Empire State.

Discovery-matt ranks the best food across America. Recent polls include Best Chicken Parm, Best Sandwich Shops, and Best Cheeseburgers. Before we get to the top New York locations, I will tell you that not one of these places will be found in the city. Each one in north of Westchester County.

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The National Chicken Council reports, the chicken wing menu item was born in 1964 at the Anchor Bar in Buffalo, New York. Legend has it co-owner Teressa Bellissimo cooked leftover wings in hot sauce as a late-night snack for her son and his friends, put them on the menu the next day and “Buffalo Wings” were created.

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With Buffalo Wings staring in Western New York it makes sense the state would have a strong representation among the best in the nation. Let's see who made the list.

Here is how the top 5 New York locations rank:

1. Bar-Bill Tavern - East Aurora, NY
2. Duff's Famous Wings - Amherst, NY
3. Nine-Eleven Tavern - Buffalo, NY
4. Kelly's Korner - Buffalo, NY
5. Anchor Bar - Buffalo, NY - Home to the original Buffalo Wings

Fan reactions are mixed:

• Gabriel Gate Buffalo, NY. Legendary for their wings - deebo493
• Adolf's in Buffalo not in the list is crazy bro - tommy_egloffjr
• Being from South Buffalo I have to go with 911. Their wings are outstanding - baba-pipes