Vegan Restaurants in Buffalo, New York: Food & Brunch Guide

New York · United States

Find your next vegan meal in Buffalo

Two dedicated vegan comfort-food restaurants, early brunch and broad vegan-friendly mixed menus make Buffalo an easy plant-based stop before or after Niagara Falls.

This guide to vegan restaurants in Buffalo, New York leads with Strong Hearts and Sunshine Vegan Eats, then adds mixed restaurants with clearly documented vegan dishes.

5 restaurant profilesBreakfast · lunch · dinnerResearched 20 September 2026

Choose your kind of meal

These are editorial starting points, not rankings. Pick the meal and neighborhood first, then check the current menu.

Fully vegan comfort food

Strong Hearts is 100% vegan; Sunshine Vegan Eats covers soul food, burgers and rotating specials.

Breakfast & brunch

Betty’s starts at 8am weekdays; BreadHive opens at 8am daily.

Mixed-menu dinner

Cafe 59 has a dedicated vegan/vegetarian guide and stays open until 10pm.

Restaurants in this guide

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Strong Hearts Buffalo

West Side · Niagara Street

Fully veganWeekend brunch hoursBakeryComfort food

Strong Hearts is a 100% vegan fast-casual restaurant serving wings, burgers, fried-chicken-style sandwiches, mac and cheese, salads, smoothies and an in-house bakery.

Before you orderMonday and Tuesday are closed. Weekend service starts earlier than weekdays; operator and ordering pages differ by about 30 minutes on some current time listings, so check live ordering for exact pickup timing.

Highlights: One of Buffalo’s strongest all-vegan comfort-food menus, with bakery items and weekend morning service.

Vegan status	Everything on the menu is vegan.
Address	295 Niagara Street, Buffalo, NY 14201
Operator hours	Wed–Thu 11am–9pm; Fri 11am–10pm; Sat 10am–10pm; Sun 10am–9pm; Mon–Tue closed.
Menu	Comfort food, bakery, shakes, wings and burgers.

Official / current sourcesCurrent address & hours · 100% vegan confirmation

Sunshine Vegan Eats

East Side · Jefferson Avenue

Vegan restaurantSoul foodBreakfast dishesLunch & dinner

Sunshine Vegan Eats serves plant-based American and soul-food-style comfort dishes such as fried mushroom plates, vegan ribs, burgers, curry plates, mac and cheese and breakfast specials.

Before you orderMonday is closed. The operator currently publishes Tuesday–Saturday 11am–8pm and Sunday 11am–5pm. Daily specials can sell out.

Highlights: Vegan soul food and American comfort dishes with substantial portions and rotating specials.

Vegan status	Vegan restaurant / plant-based menu.
Address	893 Jefferson Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14204
Published hours	Tue–Sat 11am–8pm; Sun 11am–5pm; closed Monday.
Breakfast	Current menu includes hotcakes, tofu scramble and sausage-style breakfast plates.

Official / current sourcesCurrent concept, address & hours · Current menu

Cafe 59

Allentown · Allen Street

Mixed kitchen + vegan menuDaily 11amVegan bowls & wrapsSunday brunch

Cafe 59 is a full mixed restaurant and bar with a dedicated vegetarian/vegan guidance page listing vegan starters, wraps, bowls, stir-fry and modification paths.

How to order veganUse items explicitly marked vegan and follow the published modifications. Cafe 59 warns that vegan items share fryers and grills with other food, so this is not an allergy-safe vegan kitchen.

Highlights: A broad vegan-friendly menu inside a full-service Allentown restaurant and bar.

Vegan status	Mixed restaurant with a dedicated vegan/vegetarian guide.
Address	62 Allen Street, Buffalo, NY 14202
Kitchen hours	Daily 11am–10pm.
Cross-contact	Shared fryer and grill; disclose dietary restrictions to staff.

Official / current sourcesCurrent hours · Vegan menu guidance

Betty's

Allentown · Virginia Street

Mixed brunch + vegan dishes8am weekdaysWeekend brunchBuffalo classics

Betty’s is an eclectic mixed breakfast-and-lunch restaurant with specific vegan dishes, including a vegan Beefless Weck and other plant-based adaptations of Buffalo favorites.

How to order veganThe kitchen serves eggs, dairy, meat and fish. Order the explicitly vegan dishes or ask for vegan modifications. Dinner is currently suspended, so plan for breakfast, lunch or weekend brunch.

Highlights: An early Buffalo brunch choice with a vegan take on the city’s classic beef-on-weck format.

Vegan status	Mixed restaurant with specific vegan dishes.
Address	370 Virginia Street, Buffalo, NY 14201
Published hours	Tue–Fri 8am–3pm; Sat 9am–3pm; Sun 9am–2pm; Mon closed.
Dinner	Temporarily closed for dinner.

Official / current sourcesCurrent hours · Current menus

BreadHive Bakery & Cafe

West Side · Connecticut Street

Mixed bakery + vegan-friendly8am dailyBagels & breadTempeh options

BreadHive is a worker-owned bakery and cafe known for bread, bagels, pretzels and breakfast/lunch sandwiches, with several vegan-friendly builds using tempeh and vegetable fillings.

How to order veganThe cafe also serves eggs, dairy, salmon and meat. Ask which current sandwiches are vegan and confirm mayo, cheese and butter on build-your-own orders.

Highlights: An 8am daily bakery stop with vegan-friendly breakfast and lunch sandwich options.

Vegan status	Mixed bakery/cafe with vegan-friendly sandwiches.
Address	402 Connecticut Street, Buffalo, NY 14213
Published hours	Daily 8am–2pm.
Bakery timing	Bagels and pretzels are available early; fresh bread arrives around 10am.

Official / current sourcesCurrent address & hours · Visit Buffalo vegan-friendly guidance

Vegan breakfast & brunch in Buffalo

8am bakery breakfast

BreadHive opens at 8am daily with vegan-friendly sandwich builds.

8am weekday brunch

Betty’s opens at 8am Tuesday–Friday and offers specific vegan dishes.

Vegan weekend brunch timing

Strong Hearts opens at 10am weekends; Sunshine Vegan Eats opens at 11am.

Plan your Buffalo food stops

Keep Niagara tourism separate

These are Buffalo city restaurants; Niagara Falls is a separate destination.

Use dedicated vegan menus first

Strong Hearts and Sunshine are the easiest strict-vegan choices.

Cross-contact at Cafe 59

The restaurant explicitly states that vegan items share grills and fryers.

Continue with our New York City guide or the upcoming Upstate New York guides.

Buffalo vegan dining FAQ

Which Buffalo restaurants here are fully vegan?

Strong Hearts is explicitly 100% vegan. Sunshine Vegan Eats operates as a vegan restaurant with a plant-based menu.

Where can I get vegan breakfast?

BreadHive and Betty’s both open at 8am, though both are mixed kitchens. Strong Hearts starts later on weekends.

Does Betty’s have real vegan dishes?

Yes. Current menus include vegan dishes such as the Beefless Weck, but the restaurant is otherwise mixed.

Is Cafe 59 vegan?

No. It is a mixed restaurant with a dedicated vegan/vegetarian options guide.

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Research notes & image credit

Checked 20 September 2026. Official restaurant websites, current menus and local destination sources were prioritized. This is desk research, not a claim of personal visits. Hours and menus can change.

Vegan descriptions refer to menu ingredients, not allergy-safe preparation. Mixed kitchens are labeled separately.

Featured image: Buffalo skyline by Andre Carrotflower, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.

Google media: External Google Maps photos. Food shown is not necessarily vegan. Google attribution remains visible. Photos are not used as evidence of vegan status.