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West Side Coffee and Culture

Start your afternoon with a quiet cup in a leafy neighborhood, then stroll south to a historic theatre.

Best time: noneAbout 75 min

Timeline

  1. 14:00

    Tipico Coffee

    Grab a coffee at Tipico. This Lower West Side café is the best-established spot in the leafy residential area, perfect for settling in before a walk.

  2. 14:20

    La Flor Bakery

    Walk seven minutes to La Flor Bakery. Stop in for a sweet treat like bizcocho or flan to pair with your earlier coffee.

  3. 14:40

    Burning Books

    Continue eleven minutes to Burning Books. Browse this unique bookshop for independent titles and radical reads.

  4. 14:55

    Niagara Café

    Walk eight minutes to Niagara Café. Arrive before it closes at 22:00 to enjoy Puerto Rican specialties in this West Side culinary pioneer.

  5. 15:15

    Kavinoky Theatre

    End your walk at the Kavinoky Theatre. Catch a performance by this local repertory company in their restored historic space.

Local tip

Tipico Coffee is open until 21:00 on weekdays and 20:00 on Sundays. La Flor Bakery is open until 21:00 daily. Niagara Café closes at 22:00 on weekdays and 20:00 on Sundays, so check the day before you go.

Check before you go

  • Verify opening hours for Tipico Coffee, La Flor Bakery, and Niagara Café as they vary by day of the week.

Worth knowing

  • Burning Books is open at 14:40 only on We, Th, Fr, Sa, Su

Built from places in the Wikivoyage guide to Buffalo (CC BY-SA 4.0), with open map data from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

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