9 bakery places in Buffalo we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Buffalo | Bakery across every city.

Buffalo's West Side keeps much of the city's bakery culture, with several long-running rooms clustered on the Lower West Side. BreadHive Bakery and Cafe on Connecticut Street and Butter Block on Rhode Island Street lead the modern artisan bread and pastry wave, while Five Points Bakery and Toast Cafe on Brayton Street mills its own grain. Older sweet-tooth landmarks remain too, from Parkside Candy on Main Street to Caramici's Italian Bakery on Elmwood Avenue.

BreadHive Bakery and Cafe ★ 4.6

Bakery · $

402 Connecticut St, Buffalo, NY 14213

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.

Five Points Bakery and Toast Cafe ★ 4.8

Bakery · $

44 Brayton St, Buffalo, NY 14213

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.

Butter Block ★ 4.7

Bakery · $

426 Rhode Island St, Buffalo, NY 14213

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.

Paula's Donuts (Williamsville) ★ 4.5

Bakery · $

8560 Main St, Williamsville, NY 14221

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.

Paula's Donuts (Sheridan Drive) ★ 4.4

Bakery · $

2319 Sheridan Dr, Tonawanda, NY 14150

Paula's Donuts on Sheridan Drive in Tonawanda is the original location of the Buffalo-area oversized donut chain, with Texas-sized sour-cream glazed.

Parkside Candy ★ 4.2

Bakery · $

3208 Main St, Buffalo, NY 14214

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.

Watson's Chocolates (Elmwood) ★ 4.1

Bakery · $

738 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NY 14222

Watson's Chocolates on Elmwood Avenue is the Buffalo city shop of the Western New York sponge-candy maker hand-crafting confections since 1946.

Fowler's Chocolates ★ 4.3

Bakery · $

2468 Niagara Falls Blvd, Tonawanda, NY 14150

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

Caramici's Italian Bakery ★ 4.0

Bakery · $

3200 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NY 14217

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