BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — The Taste of Buffalo presented by Tops announced this year's restaurant lineup, as well as a change to the value of festival's food and beverage tickets.
For the first time, each ticket will be valued at 1 dollar. It is designed to simplify the experience for visitors. They will continue to be sold in 5 dollar sheets at three ticket tents located throughout the festival. Menu items will remain between one and five tickets.
This year's festival takes place July 13 from 11AM to 9PM and July 14 from 11AM to 7PM along Delaware Avenue from Johnson Park to Niagara Square in downtown Buffalo.
Fifty-seven restaurants along with six local wineries will be on site.
They include:
1. (716) Food & Sport
2. A Gust of Sun Winery & Vineyard
3. Alex's Place
4. Anderson's Frozen Custard
5. Applebee's
6. Bavarian Nut Company
7. Black & Blue Steak and Crab
8. Bravo! Cucina Italiana
9. Buffalo Soul Catering*
10. BW'S Barbecue
11. Cali Eats*
12. Caribbean Experience
13. Carmine's
14. Cecelia's Ristorante
15. Cheesecake Guy food truck
16. The Cheesy Chick food truck
17. Chiavetta's BBQ Takeout
18. The Chocolate Bar*
19. Chrusciki Bakery
20. Clarence Center Coffee Co. & Café
21. Dalmatia Hotel*
22. Danny's Restaurant
23. Dinosaur Bar-B-Que
24. Dirty Bird Chicken N' Waffles food truck
25. The Draft Room*
26. Eli Fish Brewing Company*
27. Fat Bob's Smokehouse
28. The Flaming Fish food truck
29. The Hilltop Restaurant & Bar*
30. India Gate
31. Jack Astor's Bar and Grill
32. Just Pizza food truck
33. Lloyd Taco Trucks
34. Local Kitchen and Beer Bar
35. Louie's Hot Dogs
36. Merritt Estate Winery
37. Mineo & Sapio Street Eats food truck
38. Mister Pizza
39. Niagara Café
40. Niagara Landing Wine Cellars
41. Nick Charlap's Ice Cream
42. Osteria 166
43. Patina 250
44. Paula's Donuts
45. Pizza Amoré The Wood Fire Way
46. Rachel's Mediterranean Grill*
47. Rolling Cannoli Truck (Powered by Panaro's)
48. Rowhouse Bakery & Restaurant*
49. Ru's Pierogi food truck
50. Salvatore's Italian Gardens Restaurant
51. Schnitzel & Co.
52. SEAR
53. Sidelines Sports Bar & Grill
54. Souped Up! food truck
55. Spring Lake Winery
56. Stack Burger
57. Sweet Life Dessert Experience*
58. Sweet Melody's
59. T.C. Wheelers Bar & Pizzeria
60. Taste of Siam
61. Three Brothers Wineries and Estates
62. Victorianbourg Wine Estate
63. Water Lily Café
*Asterisks in the above list designate new restaurants participating in the Taste for the first time.
Beginning Sunday, June 9, participating Tops Markets will sell pre-sale Taste food ticket vouchers at the registers. Vouchers are available in $10 or $50 increments and are redeemable at Taste of Buffalo ticket tents. Each $50 voucher comes with a coupon good for four free non-alcoholic beverages.
