Bakery counters in Buffalo worth queuing for: levain breads, laminated pastry, regional bakes and the morning ritual.

Where to queue for bread and pastry

BreadHive Bakery and Cafe ★ 4.6

Bakery$Mon-Fri 07:30-15:00, Sat-Sun 08:00-15:00Walk-in onlyWorker-owned bakery, sourdough breads, bagels

BreadHive on Connecticut Street is Buffalo's worker-owned cooperative bakery, with sourdough breads, hand-rolled bagels and a counter cafe in the West Side.

Worth the queue: Sourdough bagel

402 Connecticut St, Buffalo, NY 14213

Five Points Bakery and Toast Cafe ★ 4.8

Bakery$Daily 08:00-15:00Walk-in onlyWhole-grain breads from local-mill wheat

Five Points Bakery on Brayton Street mills its own wheat from Western New York farms and bakes whole-grain sourdoughs at a West Side toast-cafe counter.

Worth the queue: Whole-grain sourdough

44 Brayton St, Buffalo, NY 14213

Butter Block ★ 4.7

Bakery$Wed-Sun 08:00-15:00Walk-in onlyFrench laminated pastry, croissants, kouign-amann

Butter Block on Rhode Island Street in the Five Points neighborhood moved from market pop-up to brick-and-mortar in 2019, with French laminated pastries.

Worth the queue: Almond croissant

426 Rhode Island St, Buffalo, NY 14213

Paula's Donuts (Williamsville) ★ 4.5

Bakery$Daily 05:00-15:00 (or until sold out)Walk-in onlySour-cream and yeast donuts

Paula's Donuts at the Williamsville Main Street shop fries oversized sour-cream and yeast donuts daily, a Western New York obsession with morning lines.

Worth the queue: Sour-cream glazed donut

8560 Main St, Williamsville, NY 14221

Parkside Candy ★ 4.2

Bakery$Mon-Sat 11:00-18:00; Sun 12:00-18:00Walk-in onlySponge candy, old-fashioned candy, soda fountain

Parkside Candy on Main Street at Winspear is a 1927 candy temple, with a walnut soda fountain, oval Adam-period interior and Buffalo's signature sponge candy.

Worth the queue: Sponge candy

3208 Main St, Buffalo, NY 14214

Fowler's Chocolates ★ 4.3

Bakery$Mon-Sat 10:00-20:00, Sun 10:00-19:00Walk-in onlySponge candy, chocolates

Fowler's Chocolates on Niagara Falls Boulevard is the original maker of Buffalo sponge candy, in business since 1910 and a city signature confection.

Worth the queue: Original sponge candy

2468 Niagara Falls Blvd, Tonawanda, NY 14150

Caramici's Italian Bakery ★ 4.0

Bakery$Wed-Fri 12:00-18:00, Sat 09:30-13:30Walk-in onlyItalian cookies, biscotti, pastries

Caramici's Italian Bakery on Elmwood Avenue serves Buffalo's Italian-American cookie tray with pignoli, biscotti and seasonal Sicilian sweets to order.

Worth the queue: Pignoli cookies

3200 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NY 14217
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