Orchard Park: Home of the Bills

The name may be familiar because Orchard Park is the home of the National Football League’s Buffalo Bills. And nearby pubs like Big Tree Inn and the O’Neill’s Stadium Inn and Grill have also achieved a degree of fame outside the neighborhood owing to the loyalty they’ve inspired in Bills players and fans. But Orchard Park is much more than the place where the Bills Mafia gathers for eight Sundays a year. It’s a vintage American village set in gently rolling countryside about a half hour drive from downtown Buffalo. At the junction of North Buffalo Road and West Quaker Road, you’ll find delicious food at stops like Mangia and O.P. Social Tap & Grille, along with locally-owned, independent businesses still going strong in the heart of the village. Nearby, the Eternal Flame – a naturally occurring flame flickering in a waterfall – is the highlight of many a visit to Chestnut Ridge Park.