Guidebook for Buffalo
Food Scene
a 10 minute walk for coffee and lovely quiche, or a glass of wine in the evening.
31 locals recommend
Caffe Aroma
957 Elmwood Avea 10 minute walk for coffee and lovely quiche, or a glass of wine in the evening.
Gino's NY Pizzeria Elmwood
1009 Elmwood AveNYC style pizza! pick up a quick slice.
Fresh Juices and smoothies and a nice assortment of wraps and salads. This place can be packed on a weekend morning- very popular.
24 locals recommend
Ashker's
1002 Elmwood AveFresh Juices and smoothies and a nice assortment of wraps and salads. This place can be packed on a weekend morning- very popular.
Cole's
1104 Elmwood Avegreat burgers and beer in walking distance.
fantastic breakfast and super cozy cafe. Locals often bring laptops and use it as a working cafe, tho on the weekends its mostly socializing.
38 locals recommend
Sweet Ness 7 Cafe
220 Grant Stfantastic breakfast and super cozy cafe. Locals often bring laptops and use it as a working cafe, tho on the weekends its mostly socializing.
Essentials
Co-op is just the right size for quick visit. Has a salad bar and hot bar, fresh baked goods, and plenty of organic and local options for groceries. A nice 20 minute walk (about a mile).
89 locals recommend
Lexington Cooperative Market
807 Elmwood AveCo-op is just the right size for quick visit. Has a salad bar and hot bar, fresh baked goods, and plenty of organic and local options for groceries. A nice 20 minute walk (about a mile).
Wine and Liquor shop. Nice selection, friendly staff. In NY state beer cannot be sold in same building as wine/liquor. Its dumb, i agree. If you're looking for good beer, try the Lexington Co-op.
Gates Circle Wine and Liquor
1430 Delaware AveWine and Liquor shop. Nice selection, friendly staff. In NY state beer cannot be sold in same building as wine/liquor. Its dumb, i agree. If you're looking for good beer, try the Lexington Co-op.
Drinks & Nightlife
Best brisket and mac-n-cheese around. Draft Beer selection is small but local. Pool table, outdoor patio, and usually a good (not top 40s!) music selection. Karaoke on Tuesday nights too.
45 locals recommend
Essex St. Pub
530 Rhode Island StBest brisket and mac-n-cheese around. Draft Beer selection is small but local. Pool table, outdoor patio, and usually a good (not top 40s!) music selection. Karaoke on Tuesday nights too.
Sightseeing
Fredrick Olmstead is a pretty famous landscape architect. Delaware park has a small lake to walk or bike around, a rose garden, free Shakespeare plays in the summer.
175 locals recommend
Delaware Park
Fredrick Olmstead is a pretty famous landscape architect. Delaware park has a small lake to walk or bike around, a rose garden, free Shakespeare plays in the summer.
Frank Lloyd Wright Architecture- theres a bunch of it in Buffalo!
154 locals recommend
Frank Lloyd Wright's Martin House Complex
125 Jewett PkwyFrank Lloyd Wright Architecture- theres a bunch of it in Buffalo!
Old Buffalo Central Terminal- Train terminal from the heyday of Buffalo when it was as bustling as NYC..... Tours of the inside on Saturdays, though you can walk around the outside on your own.
10 locals recommend
Buffalo Central Terminal
495 Paderewski DrOld Buffalo Central Terminal- Train terminal from the heyday of Buffalo when it was as bustling as NYC..... Tours of the inside on Saturdays, though you can walk around the outside on your own.
Evangola State Park
10191 Old Lake Shore RdBeaaautiful beach!
Arts & Culture
Its too large to still be called a gallery. Definitely a museum worth checking out!
245 locals recommend
Albright-Knox Art Gallery
1285 Elmwood AveIts too large to still be called a gallery. Definitely a museum worth checking out!
Well-known Contemporary Art Gallery- known for more unusual conceptual art.
7 locals recommend
Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center
341 Delaware AveWell-known Contemporary Art Gallery- known for more unusual conceptual art.
Sometimes some cool Indie musicians come through here to Asbury Hall or intimate basement bar "The 9th Ward" Ani Difranco, the folk singer saved this church from demolition a few decades ago.
Babeville
341 Delaware AveSometimes some cool Indie musicians come through here to Asbury Hall or intimate basement bar "The 9th Ward" Ani Difranco, the folk singer saved this church from demolition a few decades ago.
An unusual art & music & film space inside old Grain Silos -- its not open all the time but events happen here often- ask me and i'll let you know if anything is going on.
15 locals recommend
Silo City
85 Silo City RowAn unusual art & music & film space inside old Grain Silos -- its not open all the time but events happen here often- ask me and i'll let you know if anything is going on.
Everything Else
Drugstore for any personal needs, also basic snacks and some drinks (overpriced for snacks, but a quick walk)
22 locals recommend
Rite Aid
424 Elmwood AveDrugstore for any personal needs, also basic snacks and some drinks (overpriced for snacks, but a quick walk)
Shopping
Rust Belt Books
415 Grant StUsed books store piled high..