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Where to Get Wings in Greater Boston on Super Bowl Sunday

From Korean fried to Buffalo-style, these are the best wings in and around the Hub

by Terrence Doyle, Rachel Leah Blumenthal, and Erika Adams Updated
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Garlic lemon pepper wings from Hot Chix in Cambridge.
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by Terrence Doyle, Rachel Leah Blumenthal, and Erika Adams Updated

No Super Bowl snack spread is complete without chicken wings. Sure, the Patriots aren’t playing in this season’s rendition of the big game (Sunday, February 12, 6:30 p.m.), but sports fans all over will still be watching — and eating. Read on to get your Super Bowl chicken wing fix from one of these local restaurants.

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Crying Thaiger

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Crispy, meaty, and strongly seasoned, the crying wings at Crying Thaiger deliver a balanced level of spice that will stick with you a bit without totally destroying your tastebuds for the rest of the meal. The menu is huge, but find room for the wings.

114 Ferry St, Malden, MA 02148
(781) 480-1243
(781) 480-1243
Meaty chicken wings with a breaded, fried crust sit on a wooden platter on a wooden table.
Crying wings at Crying Thaiger.
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Monument Restaurant & Tavern

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Oftentimes the best chicken wings are fried, but Monument’s wood fire-roasted lemon rosemary wings, served with buttermilk ranch, may convert even the most diehard fried wing fan.

251 Main St, Boston, MA 02129
(617) 337-5191
(617) 337-5191

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Hot Chix

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The Hot Chix headliner is their Nashville-style hot chicken sandwich but the fried chicken wings, which include a Nashville hot style, garlic lemon pepper, and more, are similarly worthy of their own spotlight.

1220 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA 02139

Bonchon Chicken

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Yes, it’s a chain. And yes, its wings are worthy of your dollars. Choose between soy garlic and spicy, or get half and half. Massachusetts locations include this one in Cambridge’s Harvard Square, Waltham, and Salem.

57 John F. Kennedy St, Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 868-0981
(617) 868-0981

The Smoke Shop BBQ

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Andy Husbands may be known for his barbecue — brisket is a must at the Smoke Shop — but don’t overlook the wings, which are cooked with agave and pit spices. They’re some of the best in town. There’s also a hot version available, made with fermented habanero and brown butter, but nothing beats the sticky-sweet glaze on the agave version. Smoke Shop now has multiple locations all around Boston; check them out here.

25 Hampshire St, Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 577-7427
(617) 577-7427
Three agave-glazed chicken wings sit on brown paper stamped with a Smoke Shop logo, which sits in a metal tray on a wooden table
Agave wings at the Smoke Shop.
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Buff's Pub

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According to Buffalonians, Buff’s is the closest it gets to real-deal Buffalo wings in the Boston area. Open over 40 years, this Newton Corner pub serves five heat levels of Buffalo wings and also has a few other sauce choices, including maple hot, garlic cheese Sriracha, honey barbecue, and more.

317 Washington St, Newton, MA 02458
(617) 332-9134
(617) 332-9134

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The Fed at The Langham, Boston

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The crowd-favorite duck wings at the Fed, the cocktail bar at the Langham hotel, are worth a special visit — they are confited, fried, and tossed in the restaurant’s housemade hot sauce.

250 Franklin St, Boston, MA 02110
(617) 956-8765
(617) 956-8765
Fried wings served with slices of oranges and a dark sauce in a teal bowl.
The Fed’s fried duck wings.
The Langham

Coreanos

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The double-fried, shatteringly crisp wings with yang yum sauce at Coreanos might be the best in the entire city.

172 Brighton Ave, Boston, MA 02134
(617) 208-8822
(617) 208-8822

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Fiya Chicken

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Allston is the spot for Korean fried chicken in Boston, and this award-winning newcomer solidifies that fact. Fiya Chicken offers twice-fried chicken in many forms (wing, tender, and sandwich). Get the wings, which come in four varieties: soy garlic, spicy Korean (which is made with gochujang), honey mustard, and Fiya (which is hot).

1024 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215
(617) 208-8659
(617) 208-8659
Eight chicken wings are arranged in a circle on a white plate, pointing toward a small white bowl of dipping sauce in the middle.
Fiya Chicken’s wings.
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Crave Chinatown

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This Chinatown fusion eatery has a menu that includes salt and pepper squid, wonton mozzarella sticks, various sushi preparations, and duck bacon, among other dishes, but it’s the chicken wings you’re after here. Get them as a combo (wings and drumsticks), and try them tossed with spicy garlic sauce.

75 Kneeland St, Boston, MA 02111
(617) 338-0188
(617) 338-0188

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City Tap

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Head to this East Coast chain for a plate of crispy, crunchy ten-spice wings (the exact seasoning blend is a secret, of course) which come with blue cheese ranch dressing to dip. It’s been one of the most popular items on the menu since the restaurant opened in Fort Point in 2016, according to the company.

10 Boston Wharf Rd, Boston, MA 02210
(617) 904-2748
(617) 904-2748
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The ten-spice wings at City Tap.
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Slade’s Bar & Grill

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There’s often a reason to be skeptical when a restaurant’s own menu declares a dish to be “famous,” but the brag is warranted at decades-old Roxbury icon Slade’s, where the fried chicken wings, tossed in “secret seasonings,” rightfully get top billing. Or stop by on a Tuesday or Friday for the baked wings.

958 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02120
(617) 442-4600
(617) 442-4600

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Suya Joint

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The saucy suya wings at Suya Joint are tender, juicy, and will leave your mouth happily buzzing thanks to its carefully calculated spice blend. Get them alone or in one of multiple meal combinations: the Joint Sampler includes wings, meat pies, moi moi (a steamed bean pudding), and a stew; or order the wings, plantains, and rice or beans.

185 Dudley St, Boston, MA 02119
(617) 708-0245
(617) 708-0245
An aluminum takeout container filled with rice, grilled plaintains, and suya wings covered in a red sauce and sauteed onions.
A takeout container of suya wings with rice and plantains.
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Flames

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Flames is a Caribbean mainstay in Boston. Head to any of the restaurant’s four locations in Mattapan, Brigham Circle, Dorchester, and Brockton to find outstanding renditions of tender, flavorful jerk chicken wings.

663 Morton St, Mattapan, MA 02126
(617) 296-4972
(617) 296-4972

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Crying Thaiger

114 Ferry St, Malden, MA 02148

Crispy, meaty, and strongly seasoned, the crying wings at Crying Thaiger deliver a balanced level of spice that will stick with you a bit without totally destroying your tastebuds for the rest of the meal. The menu is huge, but find room for the wings.

114 Ferry St, Malden, MA 02148
(781) 480-1243
(781) 480-1243
Meaty chicken wings with a breaded, fried crust sit on a wooden platter on a wooden table.
Crying wings at Crying Thaiger.
Rachel Leah Blumenthal/Eater Boston

Monument Restaurant & Tavern

251 Main St, Boston, MA 02129

Oftentimes the best chicken wings are fried, but Monument’s wood fire-roasted lemon rosemary wings, served with buttermilk ranch, may convert even the most diehard fried wing fan.

251 Main St, Boston, MA 02129
(617) 337-5191
(617) 337-5191

Hot Chix

1220 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA 02139

The Hot Chix headliner is their Nashville-style hot chicken sandwich but the fried chicken wings, which include a Nashville hot style, garlic lemon pepper, and more, are similarly worthy of their own spotlight.

1220 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA 02139

Bonchon Chicken

57 John F. Kennedy St, Cambridge, MA 02138

Yes, it’s a chain. And yes, its wings are worthy of your dollars. Choose between soy garlic and spicy, or get half and half. Massachusetts locations include this one in Cambridge’s Harvard Square, Waltham, and Salem.

57 John F. Kennedy St, Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 868-0981
(617) 868-0981

The Smoke Shop BBQ

25 Hampshire St, Cambridge, MA 02139

Andy Husbands may be known for his barbecue — brisket is a must at the Smoke Shop — but don’t overlook the wings, which are cooked with agave and pit spices. They’re some of the best in town. There’s also a hot version available, made with fermented habanero and brown butter, but nothing beats the sticky-sweet glaze on the agave version. Smoke Shop now has multiple locations all around Boston; check them out here.

25 Hampshire St, Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 577-7427
(617) 577-7427
Three agave-glazed chicken wings sit on brown paper stamped with a Smoke Shop logo, which sits in a metal tray on a wooden table
Agave wings at the Smoke Shop.
Rachel Leah Blumenthal/Eater Boston

Buff's Pub

317 Washington St, Newton, MA 02458

According to Buffalonians, Buff’s is the closest it gets to real-deal Buffalo wings in the Boston area. Open over 40 years, this Newton Corner pub serves five heat levels of Buffalo wings and also has a few other sauce choices, including maple hot, garlic cheese Sriracha, honey barbecue, and more.

317 Washington St, Newton, MA 02458
(617) 332-9134
(617) 332-9134

The Fed at The Langham, Boston

250 Franklin St, Boston, MA 02110

The crowd-favorite duck wings at the Fed, the cocktail bar at the Langham hotel, are worth a special visit — they are confited, fried, and tossed in the restaurant’s housemade hot sauce.

250 Franklin St, Boston, MA 02110
(617) 956-8765
(617) 956-8765
Fried wings served with slices of oranges and a dark sauce in a teal bowl.
The Fed’s fried duck wings.
The Langham

Coreanos

172 Brighton Ave, Boston, MA 02134

The double-fried, shatteringly crisp wings with yang yum sauce at Coreanos might be the best in the entire city.

172 Brighton Ave, Boston, MA 02134
(617) 208-8822
(617) 208-8822

Fiya Chicken

1024 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215

Allston is the spot for Korean fried chicken in Boston, and this award-winning newcomer solidifies that fact. Fiya Chicken offers twice-fried chicken in many forms (wing, tender, and sandwich). Get the wings, which come in four varieties: soy garlic, spicy Korean (which is made with gochujang), honey mustard, and Fiya (which is hot).

1024 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215
(617) 208-8659
(617) 208-8659
Eight chicken wings are arranged in a circle on a white plate, pointing toward a small white bowl of dipping sauce in the middle.
Fiya Chicken’s wings.
Fiya Chicken

Crave Chinatown

75 Kneeland St, Boston, MA 02111

This Chinatown fusion eatery has a menu that includes salt and pepper squid, wonton mozzarella sticks, various sushi preparations, and duck bacon, among other dishes, but it’s the chicken wings you’re after here. Get them as a combo (wings and drumsticks), and try them tossed with spicy garlic sauce.

75 Kneeland St, Boston, MA 02111
(617) 338-0188
(617) 338-0188

City Tap

10 Boston Wharf Rd, Boston, MA 02210

Head to this East Coast chain for a plate of crispy, crunchy ten-spice wings (the exact seasoning blend is a secret, of course) which come with blue cheese ranch dressing to dip. It’s been one of the most popular items on the menu since the restaurant opened in Fort Point in 2016, according to the company.

10 Boston Wharf Rd, Boston, MA 02210
(617) 904-2748
(617) 904-2748
A hand holding a chicken wing dipped in blue cheese ranch dressing.
The ten-spice wings at City Tap.
City Tap

Slade’s Bar & Grill

958 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02120

There’s often a reason to be skeptical when a restaurant’s own menu declares a dish to be “famous,” but the brag is warranted at decades-old Roxbury icon Slade’s, where the fried chicken wings, tossed in “secret seasonings,” rightfully get top billing. Or stop by on a Tuesday or Friday for the baked wings.

958 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02120
(617) 442-4600
(617) 442-4600

Suya Joint

185 Dudley St, Boston, MA 02119

The saucy suya wings at Suya Joint are tender, juicy, and will leave your mouth happily buzzing thanks to its carefully calculated spice blend. Get them alone or in one of multiple meal combinations: the Joint Sampler includes wings, meat pies, moi moi (a steamed bean pudding), and a stew; or order the wings, plantains, and rice or beans.

185 Dudley St, Boston, MA 02119
(617) 708-0245
(617) 708-0245
An aluminum takeout container filled with rice, grilled plaintains, and suya wings covered in a red sauce and sauteed onions.
A takeout container of suya wings with rice and plantains.
Erika Adams/Eater Boston

Flames

663 Morton St, Mattapan, MA 02126

Flames is a Caribbean mainstay in Boston. Head to any of the restaurant’s four locations in Mattapan, Brigham Circle, Dorchester, and Brockton to find outstanding renditions of tender, flavorful jerk chicken wings.

663 Morton St, Mattapan, MA 02126
(617) 296-4972
(617) 296-4972

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