🍝 Buffalo’s Top Italian

🍝 Buffalo’s Top Italian / Fine Dining Contender Ristorante Lombardo Price per person: 💲100+ Located on Hertel Ave—on this street, it feels like there’s no such thing as inauthentic Italian food 🇮🇹✨ 🍞 The complimentary bread was ciabatta. The butter was served a bit too cold, so it didn’t spread smoothly. From the daily special menu (likely seasonal): 🥩 Beef with dry-aged + cheese notes, deeply aromatic 🍣 Scallop was super tender, probably sous-vide then quickly seared in butter, served over risotto and pumpkin 🎃 🦆 Duck breast was wonderfully seasoned with a fruit sauce (maybe blueberry + raspberry), though the meat was slightly tough 🦪 Baked oysters with cheese and maitake mushrooms—a delicious combo, though it can get rich without wine 🍫 Baby chocolate truffle cheesecake, with possibly the best mint gelato I’ve had + rich chocolate powder on the side 🍸 The cocktails are balanced and elegant, with well-controlled sweetness. 🍷 The wine list is fascinating, with many Italian regional selections. The most expensive listed is a 2016 Soldera Casa Basse, and notably—no Opus One in the American section 😉 👔 No strict dress code, but most guests were in casual business wear. 🅿️ Valet parking available at the entrance. 📅 Not sure if they accept walk-ins. #buffalo#buffalofood#italiancuisine#finedining#foodexploration#upstatenyfood