Troy Fallin: T-Meadow farms had whole pork belly today. Time to smoke my own bacon. Also grabbed some fresh duck eggs and an everything bagel from Bread Hive.
Eric Amodeo: The Pasta Peddler has the best pasta, sauce and ravioli!
Rebecca Decker: Get cheese from First Light, beer from Community Beer Works, yogurt from White Cow and a whole wheat cinnamon roll from Five Points.
5. SPoT Coffee
7.5
227 Delaware Ave (at W Chippewa St), Buffalo, NY
Coffee Shop · Central Business District · 76 tips and reviews
Sam Robbins: Idle what it is about their bagels, but they're freaking awesome. Maybe it's the butter. Gotta be the butter...
Matthew Sheppard: Awesome place to hang out and have a coffee. The breakfast wrap was immense!
Nicole Johnson: If you need coffee on the corner of Delaware and Chippewa and choose Starbucks over Spot, you are what's wrong with America.
6. The Black Sheep
8.0
367 Connecticut St (at 14th St), Buffalo, NY
Eastern European Restaurant · West Side · 12 tips and reviews
Steve Poland: "Then there was the sticky toffee pudding, a Bistro Europa gem. It’s like butter making love to caramel under a whipped cream canopy. Expressed as cake." Buffalo News. 100% correct. YUM
Marge Novara: Pierogis were over the top delicious. I had chicken breast on a purée of vegetables. It was great! The sticky toffee pudding with their coffee ended aa incredible meal.
Steve Poland: French fries were amazing. Love the charcuterie (3 meats). Homemade bread. Need to try the clams. Great fancy cocktails, beers and wine selection. Love the ambiance.
7. Caffe Aroma
8.0
957 Elmwood Ave (at Bidwell Pkwy), Buffalo, NY
Café · Albright · 28 tips and reviews
Emma Fabian: Beer or coffee? Great problem to have and great place to have it.
Social Yeah: Longest running independently owned coffee shop in the area!
Adrian R.: Iced tea vat may not be cleaned regularly, so taste it before you leave because it gets funky. They sometimes pour one tea in with another (or iced coffee), so another reasn to taste.
8. Osteria 166
8.3
166 Franklin St (at W Mohawk St), Buffalo, NY
Trattoria · Central Business District · 26 tips and reviews
Anthony Crain: The service here is above and beyond amazing. The chef even came out to discuss options and pick food with me, then we crafted our own taste test experiment!
Chris Smith: Excellent service, good food, solid wine list, and the friendliest owner in the city. A great place for happy hour and dinner.
Rachel Gottlieb: If you're unhappy about anything, Nick will bend over backwards to fix it. Plus the food is great.