2. Dog Ears Cafe
8.4
688 Abbott Rd, Buffalo, NY
Coffee Shop · Abbott McKinley · 14 tips and reviews
Andrew Joseph: An amazing South buffalo alternative to Starbucks and spot coffee! Amazing coffee at a reasonable price! The added value of a bookstore makes it that much more to love!
Dawn Glinski: Free coffee Fridays! (And excellent scones)
S.J. Velasquez: Dog Ears Cafe occupies the former Caz Coffee Cafe storefront, which closed in summer 2012. The new cafe opened months later and has a different menu and staff, but still worth visiting. Fresh scones!
3. Osteria 166
8.1
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.
4. Ashker's
8.8
1002 Elmwood Ave (at Potomac Ave), Buffalo, NY
Juice Bar · West Side · 52 tips and reviews
Nancy Campos: The food here is great! The pancakes with blueberries and the blueberry and peach waffle are must haves!
Sarah Lang: I've been here 2x and love it! Very friendly workers, they also don't mind if you crash and study while you eat or drink. Cool artwork. Delicious fruit/veg smoothies and very accommodating to vegans!
Natalee: The tomato basil grilled cheese panini is the best grilled cheese I've ever had, and I eat a LOT of grilled cheese. So many other things I want to try!
8. Caffe Aroma
7.7
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.
9. Dinosaur Bar-B-Que
8.5
301 Franklin St (btwn W Chippewa St & W Tupper St), Buffalo, NY
BBQ Joint · Central Business District · 58 tips and reviews
Josh: Great BBQ and nice atmosphere. Always busy, make a reservation first.
Gabi Bulumac: Get a full rack Bar-B-Que pork ribs with Sam Adams ;)
Josh Auringer: Actually the wings are awesome. As well as the brisket, pulled pork and ribs. Its how bbq is done. Good riddance to Famous Daves and Smokey Bones. There simply is no other.
11. Tokyo II Steakhouse
7.6
2262 Delaware Ave (at Linden Ave), Buffalo, NY
Japanese Restaurant · North Delaware · 16 tips and reviews
Joseph Thomas: The hibachi is great here. Very entertaining, and tasty food!
Cassandra Lyons: Wu Tang eats here!!!
Emily Bolles: Came in a few minutes before closing (we thought they were open later than they actually were) they still served us, we're incredibly polite and gave us soup on the house. Amazing customer service!