This is the most expansive list of restaurants to cafes that have ultra-vegan friendly options. If I am missing any, please feel free to share. Please spread the word. Thank you for your continual support! Listed from Buffalo – Rochester – Syracuse.

BUFFALO:

Flourish in Broadway, 5476 Broadway, Lancaster, NY 14086. Vegan meal prep, free of oils.

Long weekend, 34 Central Avenue, Lancaster, NY 14086. Buffalo’s first 100% vegan bakeshop!

Orange Cat Coffee Co., 703 Center St, Lewiston, NY 14092. All baked goods are vegan, they have different types of plant-based milks.

Grind Haus, 160 Allen Street Buffalo, New York 14201. Lots of breakfast options, along with plant-based milks.

Allentown Pizza, 94 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo, NY 14201. Many different types of vegan pizza & vegan wings!

Betty’s, 370 Virginia St., Buffalo, NY 14201

Fry Baby Donut Co., 336 S Elmwood Ave. Buffalo, NY 14201. Full-vegan donut pop-up.

Wurlitzer Pizza, 1401 Nash Rd, North Tonawanda, NY 14120

Underground’s Coffee House and Roastery, 580 South Park Ave, Buffalo, NY 14210. Vegan cookies and plant based milk options.

Cafe Aroma, 957 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NY 14222. Oatmilk chai latte is awesome! Also had some vegan baked goods available. Talking leaves books is right next door, 2 local visits in one stop!

Frosty’s Ice Cream, 2424 George Urban Blvd. Depew NY 14043. (Someone on WNY Vegans Facebook page had posted they bought a vegan ice cream cake from them).

Lake Effect Diner, 3165 Main St., Buffalo, NY 14214. Different breakfast options and lunch options!

Squeeze Juicery, 770 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NY 14222. Smoothies and juices! Some salads too.

Sunshine Vegan Eats, LLC., 893 Jefferson Ave, Buffalo, NY 14204. Vegan Philly Steak sandwich? VEgan po boy shrimp?? Yes please!

Fig Tree Pastisserie, 3062 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14217. Amazing vegan desserts!

Amy’s Place, 3234 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14214. From breakfast to sandwiches to vegan wings.

Essex St. Pub, 530 Rhode Island St, Buffalo, NY. They have two sandwiches offered.

Bread Hive, 402 Connecticut St., Buffalo, NY 14213. Different breakfast sandwiches and snacks!

Reid’s Ice Cream Parlor, 130 Lake Ave, Lockport, NY 14094. They have vegan soft serve ice cream!

Taste Good, 2308 Delaware Ave, Buffalo, NY 14216. Lots of different vegan ‘meat’ options available in all different flavors. Sesame, General Tsao’s and a few more.

Go Veggies, 1290 Sheridan Dr., Tonawanda, NY, 14217.

The Griffon Gastro Pub, – 4 different locations in Niagara Falls, Lewiston, East Aurora and Clarence. Multiple options that includes a veggie burger and a specialty ramen.

Wheatberry Bake Shop, 3985 Harlem Rd, Snyder, NY 14226. Vegan cupcakes and cookies.

The Vegan Grocery Store, 321 Oliver St., North Tonawanda, NY 14120

Taj Grill, 2290 Delaware Ave, Buffalo, NY 14216

Foibles, 172 Rhode Island St, Buffalo, NY 14213. Pies – both sweet and savory are offered in slices and pies. Ask for vegan options! Coffee also available.

Bean Bastard Coffee, 448 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NY 14222.

ROCHESTER:

Roc Vegan Savings Card – $15 for the year, reusable savings!

The Owl House, 75 Marshall St., Rochester NY, 14607. Sit down restaurant.

Dogtown, 691 Monroe Ave, Rochester, NY 14607.

Red Fern, 283 Oxford St, Rochester, NY 14607. A must! They offer desserts and all different types of food.

Abyssinia Ethiopian Restaurant, 1657 Mt Hope Ave, Rochester, NY 14620. Absolutely delicious Ethiopian food from a small, local restaurant.

Eden Cafe, 109 Main St, Batavia, NY 14020

Voula’s Greek Sweets, 439 Monroe Ave, Rochester, NY 14607. LOTS of vegan options, including Baklava and other sweets. They also have a ton of breakfast items like vegan eggs and bacon, potatoes, and much more. Their whipped coffee is also very good, but strong. Gyros, assortment of Greek coffee and olive oil, vegan savory pitas, fresh baked breads, and a vegan option French toast!

Balsam Bagels, 288 Winton Rd N, Rochester, NY 14610. Vegan Cream Cheeses Offered: Plain, Veggie, Spicy Veggie, Garlic and Herb, Herb and Chive, rotating sweet flavor.

Boulder Coffee Co., 100 Alexander St, Rochester, NY 14620. Lots of vegan drinks and different options for plant based milks. Sometimes they’ll have vegan sweets on the front counter made by a local bakery.

Equal Grounds Coffee, 750 South Ave, Rochester, NY 14620. Now offers oat milk.

Poke sushi, 682 South Ave, Rochester, NY 14620. Vegan sushi options.

Sqautcho’s, 17 E Main St, Rochester, NY 14614. Assortment of pizza, wings, subs, milkshakes.

Zemeta Ethiopian Restaurant, 1015-1009 S Clinton Ave, Rochester, NY 14620. Vegetarian platter and veggie sambusas.

Leonore’s, 703 Park Ave, Rochester, NY 14607. Tapas & cocktails.

Anyone’s Cafe, 133 Gregory St, Rochester, NY 14620. Fully vegan cafe, worker owned co-operative restaurant.

SYRACUSE:

Strong Hearts Cafe, 720 University Ave, Syracuse, NY 13210. Milkshakes, sandwiches, baked goods.

Otro Cinco, 206 S Warren St, Syracuse, NY 13202.

Recess Coffee, 110 Harvard Pl, Syracuse, NY 13210.

Emerald Cocktail Kitchen, 1333 W Fayette St, Syracuse, NY 13204. Very specifically states further down on the menu that they are very wary of cross contamination. Full vegan menu listed.

Nice Biscuit, 2324 Court St, Syracuse, NY 13208. Fully vegan!

Sweet Praxis, 203 E Water St, Syracuse, NY 13202.