Tappo Wood-Fired Pizza @ Thin Man

The satellite location of not one but two of Buffalo's favorite restaurants: Mike Andrzejewski of downtown's Tappo and Mike Shatzel of Elmwood's Thin Man team up to offer not only the latter's expertly curated beer list but also a spin on the former's Italian-American oeuvre focusing on wood-fired pizzas of which the favorite is the "El Padrino" (meatballs, cherry peppers, whipped ricotta, and basil on a sesame seed crust). The system is unusual: place your order at the bar, leave them your phone number, seat yourself, then when it's ready they'll text you to pick it up. Easy enough if you're on the breezy patio, but if you're found respite from the thunderous din in the upstairs dining room (bedecked with a massive Space Ghost mural!), it presents a bit of inconvenience.

Address

166 Chandler St.

Getting there

Metro Bus 3 or 32

Hours

Mon-Thu 4-9PM, Fri 4-11PM, Sat noon-11PM, Sun noon-9PM

Price

$15-40

Website

tappoitalian.com (opens in a new tab)