Julia's Guidebook to the Best of Buffalo

Julia
Julia's Guidebook to the Best of Buffalo

Food scene

The best baked goods on the planet!
16 preporuka/e lokalaca
Butter Block
426 Rhode Island St
16 preporuka/e lokalaca
The best baked goods on the planet!
Amazing cafe with great food and cute outdoor space or cute interior atmosphere. They have cocktails too!
53 preporuka/e lokalaca
Remedy House
429 Rhode Island St
53 preporuka/e lokalaca
Amazing cafe with great food and cute outdoor space or cute interior atmosphere. They have cocktails too!
My most fav coffee shop in the city! Fun and quirky interior and in my opinion the best latte around! I love to walk here and order the mocha and breakfast sandwich while reading a good book. I recommend walking up Dorchester St to this cafe for one of the most charming walks in all of Buffalo!
58 preporuka/e lokalaca
Tipico Coffee
58 preporuka/e lokalaca
My most fav coffee shop in the city! Fun and quirky interior and in my opinion the best latte around! I love to walk here and order the mocha and breakfast sandwich while reading a good book. I recommend walking up Dorchester St to this cafe for one of the most charming walks in all of Buffalo!
This is hands down my most fav thing to do in Buffalo in the summer months. I rarely miss a Saturday! It runs every day May-nov from 8-1. I go weekly for fresh produce, cheeses, flowers, and butterblock baked goods!
18 preporuka/e lokalaca
Elmwood-Bidwell Farmers' Market
Elmwood Avenue
18 preporuka/e lokalaca
This is hands down my most fav thing to do in Buffalo in the summer months. I rarely miss a Saturday! It runs every day May-nov from 8-1. I go weekly for fresh produce, cheeses, flowers, and butterblock baked goods!
My fav Mexican in the city
45 preporuka/e lokalaca
lloyd Taco Factory
1503 Hertel Ave
45 preporuka/e lokalaca
My fav Mexican in the city
One of the top rated grocery stores in the country!
99 preporuka/e lokalaca
Wegmans
601 Amherst St
99 preporuka/e lokalaca
One of the top rated grocery stores in the country!
Great local grocery store that’s walkable from the house it’s a great boutique style grocery store mainly offering organic and local selections. They have a great bakery and ready to eat section as well that I enjoy taking a walk to and grabbing a treat!
89 preporuka/e lokalaca
Lexington Cooperative Market
807 Elmwood Ave
89 preporuka/e lokalaca
Great local grocery store that’s walkable from the house it’s a great boutique style grocery store mainly offering organic and local selections. They have a great bakery and ready to eat section as well that I enjoy taking a walk to and grabbing a treat!
Great food, great energy and vibe, walkable from the house, has a great patio in the summer! I love to sit on the patio in the summer for date night with an aperol spritz and pizza or pasta!
20 preporuka/e lokalaca
JT’s Restaurant
905 Elmwood Ave
20 preporuka/e lokalaca
Great food, great energy and vibe, walkable from the house, has a great patio in the summer! I love to sit on the patio in the summer for date night with an aperol spritz and pizza or pasta!
Great cafe downtown
15 preporuka/e lokalaca
Public Espresso + Coffee
391 Washington St
15 preporuka/e lokalaca
Great cafe downtown
Hands down best sandwiches in the city! I buy all my sourdough from them. Bagels too!!
37 preporuka/e lokalaca
BreadHive Bakery & Cafe
402 Connecticut St
37 preporuka/e lokalaca
Hands down best sandwiches in the city! I buy all my sourdough from them. Bagels too!!
Amazing casual vibe - pub like - and amazing food! Great cocktails too! Has an amazing patio in summer.
25 preporuka/e lokalaca
The Place
229 Lexington Ave
25 preporuka/e lokalaca
Amazing casual vibe - pub like - and amazing food! Great cocktails too! Has an amazing patio in summer.
Best sushi around and the most charming atmosphere. Will make you feel like your in NYC. One of my favs!
64 preporuka/e lokalaca
Kuni's
226 Lexington Ave
64 preporuka/e lokalaca
Best sushi around and the most charming atmosphere. Will make you feel like your in NYC. One of my favs!
Hands down the best Italian in buffalo - walkable from the apartment!
8 preporuka/e lokalaca
Daniela
387 Forest Ave
8 preporuka/e lokalaca
Hands down the best Italian in buffalo - walkable from the apartment!
Highly recommend the rooftop patio in summer!
30 preporuka/e lokalaca
Tappo
338 Ellicott St
30 preporuka/e lokalaca
Highly recommend the rooftop patio in summer!
Great bar that’s walkable from apartment with lots of live music
Jack Rabbit
Great bar that’s walkable from apartment with lots of live music
Amazing toast bar!!
71 preporuka/e lokalaca
Five Points Bakery
44 Brayton St
71 preporuka/e lokalaca
Amazing toast bar!!
The best soft serve in town!
Churn Soft Serve & Coffee
1501 Hertel Ave
The best soft serve in town!
The best local ice cream
17 preporuka/e lokalaca
Lake Effect Ice Cream
1900 Hertel Ave
17 preporuka/e lokalaca
The best local ice cream
Amazing local butcher with a great little cafe and wine bar attached. Feels like you are in Europe!
Moriarty Meats
Amazing local butcher with a great little cafe and wine bar attached. Feels like you are in Europe!
Great Thai takeout
22 preporuka/e lokalaca
Sun Cuisines
1989 Niagara St
22 preporuka/e lokalaca
Great Thai takeout
Great brick oven pizza
Jay's Artisan Pizzeria
2872 Delaware Ave
Great brick oven pizza
Amazing pizza and wings takeout and it’s around the corner from the apartment
La Nova
Amazing pizza and wings takeout and it’s around the corner from the apartment
Home of the original wings
100 preporuka/e lokalaca
Anchor Bar
1047 Main St
100 preporuka/e lokalaca
Home of the original wings
Great burgers!! Really great bar & drinks too
Mister Sizzle's
Great burgers!! Really great bar & drinks too
My fav bar in the city!! Dive bar feeling but the best mixed drinks in town
15 preporuka/e lokalaca
Ballyhoo
211 South Park Ave
15 preporuka/e lokalaca
My fav bar in the city!! Dive bar feeling but the best mixed drinks in town
Great little wine bar
The Little Club
Great little wine bar
Great local Greek diner that has the classic bacon home fries and eggs breakfast
9 preporuka/e lokalaca
Mythos
510 Elmwood Ave
9 preporuka/e lokalaca
Great local Greek diner that has the classic bacon home fries and eggs breakfast
Great food and mojitos in the summer on the waterfront!
Charlie's Boat Yard
1111 Fuhrmann Boulevard
Great food and mojitos in the summer on the waterfront!
Great bar not far from the apartment. Fun to watch bills games at
20 preporuka/e lokalaca
Forty Thieves
727 Elmwood Ave
20 preporuka/e lokalaca
Great bar not far from the apartment. Fun to watch bills games at
Quirky but hip bar
27 preporuka/e lokalaca
The Gypsy Parlor
376 Grant St
27 preporuka/e lokalaca
Quirky but hip bar
High energy bar not far from the apartment. Often hosts live music
12 preporuka/e lokalaca
Mr. Goodbar
1110 Elmwood Ave
12 preporuka/e lokalaca
High energy bar not far from the apartment. Often hosts live music
18 preporuka/e lokalaca
Lucky Day Whisky Bar
320 Pearl St
18 preporuka/e lokalaca
Speak easy not far from the apartment
High Violet
Speak easy not far from the apartment
Really fun cafe
Cafe Postscript
Really fun cafe
10/10 Italian
DITONDO
10/10 Italian
16 preporuka/e lokalaca
Fat Bob's Smokehouse
41 Virginia Pl
16 preporuka/e lokalaca
Fun kombucha bar!
Buffalo Barrel + Brine
155 Manton Pl
Fun kombucha bar!
I love sitting on the patio in summer enjoying a book with a coffee or glass of wine!
31 preporuka/e lokalaca
Caffe Aroma
957 Elmwood Ave
31 preporuka/e lokalaca
I love sitting on the patio in summer enjoying a book with a coffee or glass of wine!
Great waterfront spot with good fish tacos
16 preporuka/e lokalaca
Liberty Hound
16 preporuka/e lokalaca
Great waterfront spot with good fish tacos
Amazing home cooked food with a great patio in summer! Great for lunch; voted some of the best sandwiches and soup in buffalo!
14 preporuka/e lokalaca
Globe Market
762 Elmwood Ave
14 preporuka/e lokalaca
Amazing home cooked food with a great patio in summer! Great for lunch; voted some of the best sandwiches and soup in buffalo!
A bit of a drive, close to the Bills Stadium but so so so good!
Wayland Brewing Company
A bit of a drive, close to the Bills Stadium but so so so good!
A bit of a drive but definitely one of the top places to eat in Buffalo - I personally love their breakfasts; baked goods, coffee & enjoying a leisurely Saturday morning breakfast trip.
18 preporuka/e lokalaca
The Grange Community Kitchen
22 Main St
18 preporuka/e lokalaca
A bit of a drive but definitely one of the top places to eat in Buffalo - I personally love their breakfasts; baked goods, coffee & enjoying a leisurely Saturday morning breakfast trip.
Pizza and wine - close by the apartment!
Extra Extra Pizza
Pizza and wine - close by the apartment!
25 preporuka/e lokalaca
The Terrace at Delaware Park
199 Lincoln Pkwy
25 preporuka/e lokalaca
Fresh Catch Poke and The Galley Lounge
305 Franklin St
6 preporuka/e lokalaca
Patrick's Rooftop
69 preporuka/e lokalaca
The Left Bank
511 Rhode Island St
69 preporuka/e lokalaca
I kid you not this is the BEST food I’ve ever had in my life. Unbelievably delicious. I order the “foldie”. Don’t miss out!!
Southern Junction
I kid you not this is the BEST food I’ve ever had in my life. Unbelievably delicious. I order the “foldie”. Don’t miss out!!
Southern Junction

Sightseeing

Amazing park around the corner to take a pic nic or read a book or walk along and look at the beautiful houses. Designed by the same architect as Central Park!
21 preporuka/e lokalaca
Bidwell Parkway
Bidwell Parkway
21 preporuka/e lokalaca
Amazing park around the corner to take a pic nic or read a book or walk along and look at the beautiful houses. Designed by the same architect as Central Park!
Such a charming street to take a walk on and look at the beautiful houses
Dorchester Road
Dorchester Road
Such a charming street to take a walk on and look at the beautiful houses
175 preporuka/e lokalaca
Delaware Park
175 preporuka/e lokalaca
39 preporuka/e lokalaca
Hoyt Lake
199 Lincoln Pkwy
39 preporuka/e lokalaca
245 preporuka/e lokalaca
Albright-Knox Art Gallery
1285 Elmwood Ave
245 preporuka/e lokalaca
Up on the 30th floor of city hall and offers a 360 deck view of the city and it’s free!
Buffalo City Hall Observation Deck
Up on the 30th floor of city hall and offers a 360 deck view of the city and it’s free!
Buffalos best mall
122 preporuka/e lokalaca
Walden Galleria
1 Walden Galleria
122 preporuka/e lokalaca
Buffalos best mall
Perhaps one of the most beautiful outdoor music venues. I saw the Bleachers there last summer and was one of my most fav things I did all year!
76 preporuka/e lokalaca
Artpark
450 S 4th St
76 preporuka/e lokalaca
Perhaps one of the most beautiful outdoor music venues. I saw the Bleachers there last summer and was one of my most fav things I did all year!
The Canadian side of the Niagara Falls is actually 10 times better in both sight and things to do!
Pogled na slapove Niagara
The Canadian side of the Niagara Falls is actually 10 times better in both sight and things to do!
Has a great gift shop as well!
93 preporuka/e lokalaca
Burchfield Penney Art Center
1300 Elmwood Ave
93 preporuka/e lokalaca
Has a great gift shop as well!
Highly recommend the tour!
154 preporuka/e lokalaca
Kompleks Frank Lloyd Wrightovog Martin Housea
125 Jewett Pkwy
154 preporuka/e lokalaca
Highly recommend the tour!
Botanički vrt okruga Buffalo i Erie
2655 South Park Ave
56 preporuka/e lokalaca
A fun little ferry (you can walk or be on a bike) that takes you from the inner harbor/canal side to the outer harbor. It’s only $1! The outer harbor is so beautiful and has a beautiful bike path all along the water. You can rent bikes in buffalo at any of the “reddy bikeshare locations”
Queen City Bike Ferry
A fun little ferry (you can walk or be on a bike) that takes you from the inner harbor/canal side to the outer harbor. It’s only $1! The outer harbor is so beautiful and has a beautiful bike path all along the water. You can rent bikes in buffalo at any of the “reddy bikeshare locations”
Gorgeous bike path and look out point on the water. Beautiful sunsets! There is a beer garden, a small beach, and Kyak rental also at this location.
20 preporuka/e lokalaca
Wilkeson Pointe
225 Fuhrmann Boulevard
20 preporuka/e lokalaca
Gorgeous bike path and look out point on the water. Beautiful sunsets! There is a beer garden, a small beach, and Kyak rental also at this location.
A beautiful hike that hosts an eternal flame
48 preporuka/e lokalaca
Chestnut Ridge Park
6121 Chestnut Ridge Rd
48 preporuka/e lokalaca
A beautiful hike that hosts an eternal flame
Buffalo’s waterfront that hosts many attractions; concerts, beautiful paths along the water, restaurants, beautiful scenery, etc!
Canalside
Buffalo’s waterfront that hosts many attractions; concerts, beautiful paths along the water, restaurants, beautiful scenery, etc!
7 preporuka/e lokalaca
BFLO Harbor Kayak
44 Prime St
7 preporuka/e lokalaca
123 preporuka/e lokalaca
Djevojka iz magle
1 Prospect St
123 preporuka/e lokalaca
Has an amazing shoreline path that walks you right under the peace bridge
10 preporuka/e lokalaca
Broderick Park
1170 Niagara St
10 preporuka/e lokalaca
Has an amazing shoreline path that walks you right under the peace bridge
Buffalo Touring Company
1 Museum Ct
Rent boats at Hoyt lake! They rent flamingo boats too!
Hoyt Lake Rowboats
Rent boats at Hoyt lake! They rent flamingo boats too!
14 preporuka/e lokalaca
Shakespeare in Delaware Park
199 Lincoln Pkwy
14 preporuka/e lokalaca
99 preporuka/e lokalaca
Shea's Buffalo Theatre
650 Main St
99 preporuka/e lokalaca
7 preporuka/e lokalaca
The Blueberry Treehouse Farm
1897 Davis Rd
7 preporuka/e lokalaca
75 preporuka/e lokalaca
The Buffalo History Museum
1 Museum Ct
75 preporuka/e lokalaca
9 preporuka/e lokalaca
Elevator Alley Kayak
65 Vandalia St
9 preporuka/e lokalaca

Things to do for kids!

Explore & More - Dječji muzej Ralph C. Wilson, JR.
130 Main St
30 preporuka/e lokalaca
Get Air Trampoline Park
96 preporuka/e lokalaca
Buffalo Museum of Science
1020 Humboldt Pkwy
96 preporuka/e lokalaca
Billy Beez
1 Walden Galleria
149 preporuka/e lokalaca
Buffalo Zoo
300 Parkside Ave
149 preporuka/e lokalaca
Aquarium of Niagara
Ferris wheel and zip line! There are rides for kids too that are really fun!
93 preporuka/e lokalaca
Buffalo RiverWorks
359 Ganson St
93 preporuka/e lokalaca
Ferris wheel and zip line! There are rides for kids too that are really fun!
A great toddler playground on the corner of St James Places and Elmwood Ave! Grab a coffee and relax on the park bench while your toddler plays in the enclosed playground!
Lafayette Church
A great toddler playground on the corner of St James Places and Elmwood Ave! Grab a coffee and relax on the park bench while your toddler plays in the enclosed playground!

Local shops

Little Salmon
230 Lexington Ave
Buffalo ShopCraft, LLC
773 Elmwood Ave
Fitz Books & Waffles
Westside Stories Used Books
398 Grant St
6 preporuka/e lokalaca
Second Chic
810 Elmwood Ave
6 preporuka/e lokalaca
Oxford Pennant
810 Main St
Amazing local treats and baked goods
Farm Shop
235 B Lexington Ave
Amazing local treats and baked goods