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Clay Handi Restaurant The First Restaurant in USA & Canada which is Cooking & Serving food in Clay Pots and Clay dishes. Cooking and Serving in Clay Pots
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It started with one person on the third floor of an office in Amherst ordering chicken biryani for lunch.Then it was two...
10/15/2026

It started with one person on the third floor of an office in Amherst ordering chicken biryani for lunch.

Then it was two. By the end of the month the front desk was calling in an order for eleven and asking if we could do it every Thursday.

We could.

Our chicken biryani is the one that does that. Chicken cooked down in a fragrant masala, layered with saffron rice, sealed and finished in the pot so every grain is separate and every grain tastes of something. Raw onion, green chili and raita on the side. It travels well, reheats well, and makes a desk lunch feel like something you chose on purpose.

Halal, made fresh every day, ready for pickup or catering across Buffalo, Tonawanda and Amherst. Office orders welcome. We’ve had a few Thursdays turn into ten years.

Tag the coworker who started it at your office.

3054 Delaware Ave, Buffalo NY 14217
Open 7 days, 9am–2am

Make Your Next Event UnforgettableDelicious Desi Catering for Every Special Occasion.Every special occasion deserves foo...
10/14/2026

Make Your Next Event Unforgettable
Delicious Desi Catering for Every Special Occasion.

Every special occasion deserves food that brings people together. From family gatherings and weddings to mehndi celebrations, birthdays, and corporate events, Clay Handi brings the rich flavors of Pakistani and Indian cuisine to your table.

Enjoy the taste of freshly prepared biryani, flavorful handi and karahi, juicy seekh kebabs, naan, and more. Whether you're hosting a small family gathering or a big celebration, we'll help make your event memorable with food your guests will love.

Planning an upcoming event? Let us take care of the food while you enjoy the moments that matter most!

Contact Clay Handi to discuss your catering needs and plan a menu for your next special occasion.

3054 Delaware Ave, Buffalo, NY 14217
Open 7 days, 9 AM–2 AM

Happy Columbus Day from Clay Handi!Today is a wonderful opportunity to enjoy a little extra time with family, reconnect ...
10/12/2026

Happy Columbus Day from Clay Handi!

Today is a wonderful opportunity to enjoy a little extra time with family, reconnect with friends, and appreciate the community that makes Buffalo such a special place to call home.

At Clay Handi, we believe that good food brings people together. From the rich flavors of authentic Pakistani and Indian cuisine to our traditional clay pot dishes, every meal is an opportunity to share traditions, create memories, and enjoy meaningful moments with the people who matter most.

Whether you're planning a family dinner, catching up with friends, or simply treating yourself to your favorite handi, biryani, or karahi, we're here to make your day a little more delicious.

From our Clay Handi family to yours, we wish you a happy, peaceful, and memorable Columbus Day. Thank you for being part of our community and allowing us to bring the warmth of our kitchen to your table.

Celebrate the day with good food, great company, and flavors worth sharing!

3054 Delaware Ave, Buffalo, NY 14217
Open 7 days, 9 AM–2 AM

People ask why the food tastes different here. The answer is on the table in front of you.Every handi at Clay Handi is a...
10/08/2026

People ask why the food tastes different here. The answer is on the table in front of you.

Every handi at Clay Handi is a handmade clay pot, shaped and fired by artisans in Pakistan and shipped to Buffalo. Clay holds heat evenly and gives it back slowly. It lets a karahi finish at the table and keeps a biryani steaming long after it arrives.

It is also how this food was always cooked. Before steel, before non-stick, there was clay, and the recipes we use were written for it.

We are the only Pakistani and Indian restaurant in Buffalo NY that cooks and serves this way, and it is the reason we carry the name.

Next time the lid comes off, look at the pot. It came a long way to get to your table.

3054 Delaware Ave, Buffalo NY 14217
Open 7 days, 9am–2am

Some things about our kitchen have not changed in ten years.Every dish is halal. Every masala is ground and blended here...
10/07/2026

Some things about our kitchen have not changed in ten years.

Every dish is halal. Every masala is ground and blended here, not bought in a jar. The nihari and paya start the night before. The biryani is layered and sealed by hand. The naan is made to order. The pots are seasoned clay, not steel.

This is how Pakistani food is cooked at home, and it is the only way we know how to cook it.

If you are looking for a halal restaurant in Buffalo NY where the food is made from scratch rather than reheated, this is what we have been doing on Delaware Ave since we opened.

Come taste the difference. Then ask the kitchen how long the nihari took.

3054 Delaware Ave, Buffalo NY 14217
Open 7 days, 9am–2am

Some occasions need more than a table for fourClay Handi seats 150, which makes it one of the largest Pakistani and Indi...
10/06/2026

Some occasions need more than a table for four

Clay Handi seats 150, which makes it one of the largest Pakistani and Indian restaurants in Buffalo NY and the place Western New York families book when the whole family is coming. Birthdays, graduation dinners, engagement parties, office celebrations, and the family reunion where cousins fly in from Toronto and Karachi.

Family-size handis, biryani for the table, and a kitchen that has fed a room of 150 many times over. Halal throughout, so nobody has to ask.

We also cater across Buffalo, Tonawanda and Amherst for events, offices and gatherings of any size.

If you have a date coming up, call ahead. We will make sure the room is ready

3054 Delaware Ave, Buffalo NY 14217
Open 7 days, 9am–2am
Group bookings and catering: [phone]

Every Buffalo parent knows the negotiation. “Just try one bite.”We’ve watched it play out at our tables for ten years. T...
10/05/2026

Every Buffalo parent knows the negotiation. “Just try one bite.”

We’ve watched it play out at our tables for ten years. The parents order what they grew up on. The kids want nothing to do with it. Then the makhni karahi arrives.

Chicken in a buttery tomato and cream gravy, gently spiced, finished with a swirl of cream and fresh coriander, served bubbling in the clay pot with hot naan for dipping. Rich, mild, and the closest thing on our menu to a guaranteed clean plate.

We’ve had eight-year-olds from Tonawanda ask for it by name. We’ve had grandparents from Lahore admit it’s better than theirs. That range is the whole point.

If you’ve been looking for a family-friendly halal restaurant in Buffalo NY where everyone at the table eats, this is the dish that makes it happen.

Sunday dinner, high chairs available, 150 seats. Bring the picky one.

3054 Delaware Ave, Buffalo NY 14217
Open 7 days, 9am–2am

Every table has one. The guy from Tonawanda who says “extra spicy, I can handle it,” and means it right up until the thi...
10/02/2026

Every table has one. The guy from Tonawanda who says “extra spicy, I can handle it,” and means it right up until the third bite.

We don’t say anything. We just bring the lassi.

Thick yogurt, ripe mango, a little cardamom, blended until the spoon stands up on its own, and served the way it’s served at home: in a clay pot with clay cups, cold enough to sweat on the table. It’s the sweetest thing on our menu and the only thing that’s ever settled a spice argument in Buffalo.

It’s also the drink the kids fight over, the one the grandparents order without looking, and the reason a lot of first timers at our Pakistani restaurant in Buffalo NY take their first photo before the food even arrives.

Order the karahi as spicy as you like. We’ve got you either way.

3054 Delaware Ave, Buffalo NY 14217
Open 7 days, 9am–2am

Sunday, 9:30am. Before the game-day crowd, before the brunch crowd, there’s a table that’s been coming for years. Our br...
10/02/2026

Sunday, 9:30am. Before the game-day crowd, before the brunch crowd, there’s a table that’s been coming for years. Our breakfast menu is available all week from 9am to 2am.

Fathers and grandfathers, mostly. Men who came to Buffalo in the eighties and nineties, worked the plants and the cabs and the shops, raised families here. They don’t look at the menu. They order paya.

Goat trotters slow-cooked overnight until the broth turns thick and glossy and the meat slips from the bone. Served with lemon, green chili, fresh ginger and naan for soaking. It’s a dish that takes patience to make and patience to eat, and it tastes like a Sunday morning in Lahore.

For a lot of Buffalo’s Pakistani community, our paya is the closest thing to home that’s still open at 9am. For everyone else, it’s the dish the regulars will tell you to try if you ask.

Goat paya in Buffalo NY, made the old way, every morning from 9am. Come early. Sit near the window. Ask the table next to you how long they’ve been coming.

3054 Delaware Ave, Buffalo NY 14217
Open 7 days, 9am–2am

10/01/2026

The halwa puri you miss from home, now in Buffalo, every single morning. Soft puri, sweet halwa, fresh channa, made daily. We are the only Pakistani kitchen in Buffalo serving a full desi breakfast 7 days a week, from 9am. You do not have to wait for the weekend anymore. Call (716) 877-7797 to reserve your table, or order online at order.clayhandi.com. Breakfast from 9am, 7 days. 3054 Delaware Ave, Buffalo.

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3054 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, NY
14217

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 2am
Tuesday 9am - 2am
Wednesday 9am - 2am
Thursday 9am - 2am
Friday 9am - 2am
Saturday 9am - 2am
Sunday 9am - 2am

Telephone

+17168777797

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