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Roost

Name: Roost
Address: 1502 Niagara St., Buffalo
Telephone: +17162599306

Located in the Crescendo building and named for the huge mural painting of a red rooster that's the centerpiece of the cavernous dining room, Roost is the newest restaurant from local chef Martin Danilowicz. He's well-known locally for the eclecticism of the menus he constructs, and Roost doesn't disappoint in that department. Small plates are the name of the game here, meant to be ordered in multiples and shared around the table tapas-style; offerings change weekly, but think in terms of bone marrow with bacon onion jam, beef carpaccio with cucumber, microgreens, and miso pineapple dressing, and fig and prosciutto pizza with smoked blue cheese (cooked in a rotating Mariana Forni wood-fired pizza oven, one of only two in the United States).

Address: 1502 Niagara St.
Getting there: Metro Bus 5, 26 or 40
Hours: Wed-Sat 11AM-10PM, Sun 11AM-3PM
Price: $25-65
Phone: +17162599306
Website: roostwny.com (opens in a new tab)

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