The Best Food Scene You Don’t Know About Is in Buffalo, New York (Correct)

Buffalo might be synonymous with hot wings, but there’s a less heralded bar staple that represents the city even better. The locally beloved roast beef on a caraway-seed-studded kümmelweck roll is a legacy left over from German immigrants who flocked to the northern New York metropolis in the early 19th century in search of jobs in the flourishing shipping and milling industries.

Beef on weck is still on the menu at many local restaurants and deli counters — most famously at Schwabl’s in nearby West Seneca, New York, where it’s proudly been served since 1837 — though middling versions abound. But ...