AMSTERDAM, N.Y. ( NEWS10 ) — The winners of the 2025 Amsterdam WingFest have been announced. Over 1,500 votes were cast at Saturday’s event for Best Wings in the City and Hottest Wings in the City.
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Shorty’s took home the trophy for the Best Wings in the City with their C&J wings, which are coated in a mix of buffalo and garlic parmesan. This is the second year in a row that Shorty’s has won the title for Best Wings in the City, narrowly defeating Schwalbacher Brewing.
Lyon Street Bar & Grill won Hottest Wings in the City with their Ferocity 2.0 wings, which are so hot that samplers were required to sign a waiver before eating. The wings were also used in the festival’s Lyon Street Bar and Grill Wing Eating Contest, where two contestants raced to eat 10 of the wings. The first person who ate all 10 won a $100 gift card.
Saturday’s sixth annual festival featured $1 wing samples from over 20 Amsterdam restaurants , such as The Rockton House, Creekside Tavern, Bosco’s Family Restaurant, Fresh Basil and Goodfellas Pizzeria. Other wing specials included jack apple whiskey wings, Bloody Mary wings with a horseradish cream sauce, chicken wing soup and pickleback wings with dill ranch dip…