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Find your next vegan meal in Buffalo
Buffalo combines a dedicated vegan comfort-food restaurant with long-running neighborhood cafés, clearly labeled mixed menus and easy Mediterranean staples across several walkable districts.
This guide to vegan restaurants in Buffalo, New York prioritizes businesses that are still active in September 2026. That matters here: some older vegan roundups still feature a well-known Buffalo vegan restaurant that closed in July 2026.
Choose your kind of meal
Editorial starting points, not rankingsFully vegan comfort food
Sunshine Vegan Eats is the dedicated all-vegan anchor here, with plant-based comfort food on Jefferson Avenue.
Clearly documented mixed menu
Cafe 59 publishes a dedicated vegetarian-and-vegan menu page and explicitly explains its shared fryer and grill.
Breakfast & brunch
Betty’s opens from breakfast time and uses “v+” on its current menu for dishes that are vegan or can be made vegan.
Restaurants in this guide
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Sunshine Vegan Eats
East Side · Jefferson Avenue
Sunshine Vegan Eats is a fully plant-based Buffalo restaurant focused on vegan comfort food. Current ordering materials feature hearty dishes such as vegan ribs and mushroom-based fried-chicken-style plates alongside rotating sides and specials.
How to order veganThe restaurant is vegan, so the main decision is what style of comfort food you want. Diners with allergies should still confirm ingredients because plant-based does not mean allergen-free.
Highlights: Buffalo’s clearest dedicated vegan destination in this guide, with a menu designed around satisfying mains rather than only salads or substitutions.
| Vegan status | Fully plant-based / vegan restaurant. |
|---|---|
| Address | 893 Jefferson Ave, Buffalo, NY 14204 |
| Published hours | Tue–Sat 11am–8pm; Sun 11am–5pm; closed Mon. |
| Best for | Vegan comfort food, lunch and dinner. |
Official / current sourcesOperator site, address, hours and vegan status · Current menu
Cafe 59
Allentown · Allen Street
Cafe 59 is a mixed Allentown restaurant with an unusually clear vegan information page. Current options include vegan tabbouleh, hummus, portobello preparations, a bourbon wrap or bowl and a teriyaki stir-fry.
How to order veganUse the restaurant’s dedicated vegan guidance and tell staff you are ordering vegan. Cafe 59 explicitly notes that it does not have a separate fryer or grill, which is important for diners concerned about cross-contact.
Highlights: One of the easiest mixed-group choices in central Buffalo because vegan dishes are documented on the operator’s own site rather than inferred from third-party lists.
| Vegan status | Mixed restaurant with a dedicated vegan-options page. |
|---|---|
| Address | 62 Allen St, Buffalo, NY 14202 |
| Published hours | Daily 11am–10pm. |
| Cross-contact note | Operator states there is no separate fryer or grill. |
Official / current sourcesOfficial vegetarian and vegan options · Operator site and hours
Falafel House Bakery & Grill
North Buffalo · Hertel Avenue
Falafel House is a Mediterranean bakery and grill whose current menu includes a dedicated vegan falafel plate plus naturally plant-forward staples that can make ordering straightforward.
How to order veganStart with items explicitly listed as vegan and confirm sauces, breads and shared cooking surfaces. The restaurant also serves meat and dairy, so not every vegetarian-looking dish is automatically vegan.
Highlights: A practical North Buffalo choice for falafel, hummus-style staples and later service than many daytime cafés.
| Vegan status | Mixed Mediterranean restaurant with an explicitly vegan falafel plate. |
|---|---|
| Address | 1150 Hertel Ave, Buffalo, NY 14216 |
| Current listed hours | Sun–Thu 11am–11pm; Fri–Sat 11am–midnight. |
| Best for | Falafel, Mediterranean food and later evening service. |
Official / current sourcesOfficial menu · Visit Buffalo Niagara listing and hours
Betty’s
Allentown / Virginia Street
Betty’s is a long-running neighborhood breakfast and lunch restaurant. Its current takeout menu uses the key “v+” for dishes that are vegan or can be made vegan, which gives plant-based diners a clearer starting point than relying on older menu photos.
How to order veganLook for the “v+” marker and state that you want the vegan preparation. Breakfast menus commonly contain eggs, dairy and honey, so confirm the actual substitution rather than assuming a vegetarian dish is vegan.
Highlights: The strongest traditional breakfast-and-brunch setting in this guide, with weekday breakfast and weekend brunch hours.
| Vegan status | Mixed restaurant with menu items marked vegan or vegan-adaptable. |
|---|---|
| Address | 370 Virginia St, Buffalo, NY 14201 |
| Published hours | Tue–Fri 8am–3pm; Sat 9am–3pm; Sun 9am–2pm; closed Mon. |
| Service note | Dinner is currently listed as temporarily closed. |
Official / current sourcesOperator menus and current hours · Current menu key including v+ vegan notation
Caffe at Amy’s
University Heights · Main Street
Caffe at Amy’s remains a useful University Heights stop for vegan-friendly café food, but its current status is different from older descriptions of Amy’s Place as vegetarian. Recent listings describe a mixed menu with several vegan options.
How to order veganDo not rely on old claims that the cafe is vegetarian-only. Ask which current sandwiches, breakfast items and specials are vegan, and confirm cheese, sauces and cooking surfaces in the mixed kitchen.
Highlights: A flexible early-day neighborhood cafe near the university corridor, best used as a vegan-friendly mixed option rather than treated as a dedicated vegan restaurant.
| Vegan status | Current mixed cafe with multiple vegan-friendly choices. |
|---|---|
| Address | 3234 Main St, Buffalo, NY 14214 |
| Current listed hours | Open from about 8am most days; evening hours vary by day. |
| Planning note | Menu and concept have changed; verify current vegan choices directly. |
Official / current sourcesCurrent September 2026 listing and vegan-friendly details · Current status note documenting the move to a mixed menu
Vegan breakfast & brunch in Buffalo
Traditional brunch at Betty’s
Betty’s opens at 8am Tuesday through Friday and at 9am for weekend brunch. Use the current “v+” menu key and explicitly request the vegan preparation.
University Heights mornings
Caffe at Amy’s is currently listed from about 8am on most days and has vegan-friendly choices, but it is now a mixed cafe. Ask what is vegan that day rather than using older vegetarian-only descriptions.
Fully vegan starts later
Sunshine Vegan Eats opens at 11am on service days, so Buffalo’s dedicated vegan comfort-food option is better for lunch or an early dinner than for breakfast.
Plan your Buffalo food stops
Allentown cluster
Cafe 59 on Allen Street and Betty’s on Virginia Street are the easiest pair to combine with central Buffalo sightseeing, with lunch/dinner at Cafe 59 and breakfast/brunch at Betty’s.
North Buffalo
Falafel House on Hertel Avenue and Caffe at Amy’s near the Main Street university corridor provide useful mixed-menu coverage north of downtown.
Niagara trips
Buffalo is a common base for Niagara Falls, but these profiles are in Buffalo itself. Build in driving time rather than assuming a Buffalo restaurant is close to the Falls.
Watch older vegan lists
Buffalo’s restaurant scene changed in 2026. This guide excludes a prominent former vegan restaurant that closed in July rather than repeating stale roundups.
Buffalo vegan dining FAQ
Which Buffalo restaurant here is fully vegan?
Sunshine Vegan Eats is the dedicated fully plant-based restaurant in this guide. The other profiles are mixed kitchens with documented vegan choices or adaptations.
Is Strong Hearts Buffalo still open?
No. The Buffalo location closed in July 2026, so it is intentionally not included as an active recommendation here.
Where can I get vegan breakfast or brunch in Buffalo?
Betty’s is the clearest brunch profile because its current menu identifies dishes that are vegan or can be made vegan. Caffe at Amy’s also opens early and has vegan-friendly choices, but is a mixed cafe.
Does Cafe 59 have a separate vegan fryer?
No. Cafe 59 explicitly states that it does not have a separate fryer or grill, so diners concerned about cross-contact should take that into account.
Where can I find vegan-friendly food near Hertel Avenue?
Falafel House Bakery & Grill on Hertel Avenue lists a vegan falafel plate and other Mediterranean staples; it remains a mixed kitchen.
Does the guide work without Google Maps consent?
Yes. Written profiles, addresses and ordinary links remain available; Google photos and mini-maps are optional.
Research notes & image credit
Checked 20 September 2026. Operator websites, current menus and current local listings were prioritized. This is desk research, not a claim of personal visits. Hours, menus and business status can change.
Vegan does not automatically mean allergen-free. Mixed kitchens are clearly identified, and diners with allergies should confirm ingredients and cross-contact directly with the restaurant.
Featured image: Buffalo Skyline from Drone 1 (cropped) by Dekema, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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