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No. 97 in the world · November 2026

Schwabl's

Center Road, West Seneca · Buffalo, United States

french dipNo. 97
A photo like it · Davinic (CC BY-SA 4.0) (french dip, not from Schwabl's) · source

The one to order

Beef on weck: rare roast beef, hand-carved, on a kummelweck roll with horseradish

The line to expect: Busy on weekend nights; book.

A Buffalo tavern since 1837, where the beef is carved to order.

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French dip with au jus

French dip with au jus

2 hr (20 min hands-on) · 4 sandwiches. Thin roast beef (or lamb) on a crusty roll, the cut side dipped in hot pan juices, with sharp mustard. Philippe's is the original; beef on weck in Buffalo is its cousin with a salted caraway roll and horseradish.

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Checked November 5, 2026. Hours and lines change; check before you cross town.

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