The 3 Best Wing Joints Around Winchester

In America, chicken wings have transcended mere bar food to become a cultural touchstone: consumers are projected to devour 1.47 billion wings during Super Bowl LIX on Jan. 30, 2025, and a recent survey found 49 percent of fans rank buffalo or hot wings as the single most essential party snack. Here in Winchester, wing aficionados can choose from everything between the mildest honey barbecue and the most incendiary Blazin’ sauce—paired with cold brews, big-screen sports and lively atmospheres.

Backseat Bar & Grill

At Backseat Bar & Grill, wings take center stage on a menu that spans breakfast burritos to late-night sliders—but it’s their boneless and bone-in chicken wings that steal the show. Tossed in crowd-pleasing sauces like Buffalo, Sweet Chili and Garlic Parmesan, each order arrives piping hot for dine-in, takeout or delivery via their website. Downstairs, the event hall pulses with live-music weekends, while upstairs hosts TVs for sports fans craving wings and action in equal measure.

Buffalo Wild Wings

Buffalo Wild Wings stakes its reputation on over 20 signature sauces and dry rubs—from blistering Blazin’ to sweet Mango Habanero—applied to both traditional and boneless wings. The sports-bar setting, dotted with HDTVs and boasting a full bar, makes it a go-to destination for game-day crowds. Whether you’re sampling Thai Curry or Classic Buffalo, their wings deliver consistent crunch and flavor in a stadium-style environment.

Winchester Elks Lodge 867

Though primarily a fraternal gathering spot, the Winchester Elks Lodge 867 rolls out platefuls of boneless wings (8 oz. for $7.95) that are breaded, lightly spicy and served with house-made dipping sauces. Nonmembers are welcome on event nights—think Wing Dings paired with cold drafts—within the lodge’s convivial social hall, where community and comfort food come together under the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks banner.

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