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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Buffalo Spree and Step Out Buffalo. Updated August 2026.
Lake Effect Ice Cream · Hertel Avenue
Buffalo Spree's 2024 Best Ice Cream winner. The Hertel Avenue artisan scoop shop known for locally inflected flavors like sponge candy and Frank's RedHot.
Paula's Donuts · Williamsville
The regional benchmark for the Buffalo doughnut, and the readers-poll winner two years running.