EatPizza restaurantSouth Buffalo

Hydraulic Hearth

Name: Hydraulic Hearth
Address: 716 Swan St., Buffalo
Telephone: +17162482216

The handsome and historic Hydraulics Hotel building (c. 1885) has been revamped as a gourmet bar and eatery where artisan brick-oven pizzas take center stage: the selection ranges from classics like margherita, sausage (sourced from Spar's in Black Rock), and pepperoni, to local favorites like Buffalo chicken, to innovations like pulled pork with radicchio slaw and a blend of cheddar and goat cheese. But it's in the appetizers that the true diversity of the Hydraulic Hearth's oeuvre comes out to shine: there's Swedish meatballs with lingonberry jam, matzo ball soup, a cheese and charcuterie plate, and what would a Buffalo pizza restaurant be without wings — bourbon wings in this case, with a side of smoked blue cheese?

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Address: 716 Swan St.
Getting there: Metro Bus 15, 18 or 23
Hours: Tue-Thu 4:30-10PM, Fri Sat 4:30-11PM
Price: $20-35
Phone: +17162482216
Website: hydraulichearth.com (opens in a new tab)

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