Things To Do

Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens

We love visiting the Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens, just a 10-minute drive from our apartment.

Hamburg Brewing Company

We love sitting outside by the pond and enjoying delicious local beers and food.

Alchemy Wine & Beer

Cozy restaurant and wine bar serving small plates and cocktails, plus happy hours.

Black Smoke Bourbon Bar

Trendy spot serving signature cocktails and bites such as burgers, pizza, and mac 'n' cheese, plus live music.

The Foxglove Pub

The Foxglove Pub invites you to step into a world of vintage charm and modern delights. A cozy establishment that exudes warmth and character.

Cozy Thai Restaurant

We love ordering from Cozy Thai! Owned by a brother and sister serving traditional meals amid cultural decor with wine & takeout available. Sarah always gets the Panang Curry and Tucker the Pad Thai.

The Poked Yolk Abbott

Walking distance from our apartment, The Poked Yolk has an amazing breakfast! Sarah recommends the Jose Benny.

174 Buffalo

Gastropub with a patio serving small plates, salads & entrees, plus craft beer, wine & cocktails.

pure.roots Cafe & Plant Shop

Cozy cafe dishing up health-conscious coffee drinks, smoothies, and vegetarian meals, plus a selection of plants.

SPoT Coffee

Hip local cafe chain serving coffee drinks, breakfast & desserts, plus sandwiches, salads & pizza. We love walking from Sarah's parent's house to SPoT for coffee and food.

Ten Thousand Vines Winery

Ten Thousand Vines is a micro-winery crafting small batches of wines from grapes grown all over the globe. They do wine tastings from a selection of over 50 wines made in-house.

Fattey Beer Co. Hamburg

Casual bottle shop and tasting room with a large selection of craft beer, cider, and wine, plus live music.

Hofbräuhaus Buffalo

Vast pub-style eatery with a beer garden & concert area, showcasing Bavarian dishes & beers. Amazing German food and more beer than you could drink!

Carte Blanche

An inviting, romantic restaurant with dishes made from local ingredients. One of our favorite date night places.

The Grange Community Kitchen

A neighborhood restaurant that doubles as a community hub, nurturing the connections between great cooking, great dining and great company.

Main Street Ice Cream

Fresh handcrafted ice cream, ice cream cakes and pies. Indoor and outdoor seating. Our favorite place for ice cream, and the best milkshakes in Western New York!

Bar-Bill Tavern

If you want the best wings Buffalo has to offer, Bar-Bill is the place! Located in scenic East Aurora, this rustic, longtime hangout in a historical building features a mug club, pub fare & many beers. *Cash only*

Chestnut Ridge Park

A huge wooded and hilly park, Chestnut Ridge has many hiking trails, the Eternal Flame Falls, places for a cookout or to play frisbee, and playgrounds for kids. We love hiking here and spending the day at this park. Some of our favorite hikes are the Eternal Flame Falls Trail, the Orienteering and Boy Scout Trails, and the Chestnut Ridge Reservoir Trail. This is also where we got engaged!!!

Tifft Nature Preserve

The Tifft Nature Preserve is a 264-acre nature preserve in Buffalo, New York, and one of the largest municipal nature preserves in New York State. We love hiking these trails, from the hills that overlook the city of Buffalo and Lake Erie, to the wetlands that are rife with birds and other wildlife. Tifft is constantly working to better the preserve, and we enjoy watching the trees and native species grow and flourish. Sometimes we will meet here while Tucker is on his lunch break from work.

Majors Park

Major's Park Boardwalk and Wetland Loop is a favorite of ours, and we will sometimes go and have picnics here. A kid-friendly hike with lots of wildflowers.

Knox Farm State Park

A beautiful park with a variety of habitats, including grasslands, woodlands, ponds, and wetlands. The Knox Farm, located within the park, is still home to a number of farm animals, including horses, sheep, goats, llamas, and chickens. The historic farm buildings are still standing and we enjoy exploring the area around them.

Mammoser's

Longtime neighborhood hub offering wings & sauces with varying spice levels, plus beer flights.

Lassos Chicken & Barbecue

Buffalo RiverWorks

Buffalo RiverWorks is the city’s premier waterfront, boating, sports bar, music and entertainment destination located along the banks of the Buffalo River. A fun place to explore and one of the first places we went when we moved to Buffalo in 2022. The Ward Restaurant features contemporary American cuisine served in an industrial rustic setting and both with indoor and outdoor patio seating. There is also a Ferris wheel!

Buffalo Heritage Carousel

Year-round, free-admission attraction featuring a restored 1924 hand-carved wooden carousel. A great place to take kids and walk along the Buffalo Riverfront!

Pearl Street Grill & Brewery

Historic 4-level warehouse for bar-&-grill fare, billiards & sports on TV with house brews in hand. Has live music and bar games! We like going here before a Buffalo Bandits Lacrosse game.

Niagara Falls State Park

Niagara Falls State Park is America's oldest state park and lives up to its reputation as a natural wonder of the world. Walk along the gorgeous Niagara Gorge landscape designed by Olmstead, check out the Cave of the Winds and Maid of the Mist attractions, or eat at the Top of the Falls Restaurant! A family-friendly day of adventure. If you bring your passport, you can check out the Canadian side as well.