Diverse selection of restaurants, food trucks, and wineries from the Greater Buffalo and surrounding area make up this year’s lineup for the nation’s largest two-day food festival

BUFFALO, NY - The Taste of Buffalo presented by Tops Friendly Markets announced today that 42 restaurants and food trucks along with four wineries will participate in the 43rd annual celebration of Buffalo’s food scene, which will be held July 11 and 12 along Delaware Avenue and Niagara Square in downtown Buffalo.

This year’s restaurants include a mix of classic American and ethnic cuisines that represent the diverse food culture for which Western New York (WNY) is known.  Of the 42 restaurants, 13 will be participating in the event for the first time.

"The culinary scene is one of the best things about Buffalo and all of Western New York and this year's selection of diverse and delicious foods is what makes the Taste of Buffalo one of the premiere food festivals in the nation," said 2026 Taste of Buffalo Chairperson Adam Roma. “Our guests can enjoy the incredible food from more than 40 restaurants, including some old friends coming back to the event. We also have an amazing new entertainment lineup and other great activities we are excited to share in the coming weeks. We also look forward to supporting FeedMore and our scholarship fund and other local charities with proceeds from the event."

This year’s Taste of Buffalo also includes a brand new entertainment lineup on six stages spread out on the footprint along Delaware Avenue and Niagara Square. A list of the artists will be released in the near future along with other exciting new editions to this year’s event.

The following restaurants, food trucks, and wineries will be participating in the 2026 Taste of Buffalo (* notes rookie restaurants):

• A Gust of Sun Winery
• AJ's Kitchen
• Anchi A La Carte
• Avenue29 Foods
• Babcias Pierogi
• BW's Barbecue
• Caribbean Taste
• Chef BigWayne Jamaican Cuisine *
• D.A. Taste
• Dimples Pancakes
• Dirty Bird Chicken N' Waffles
• Fat Bob’s Smokehouse
• Genevieve's Cheesecakes
• Golden Hour Treats
• Hiibachi Fried Rice *
• India Gate
• Is That Grandma
• Just Pizza & Wing Co.
• KT Caribbean Cuisine
• La Casa De Sabores
• La Cocina De Titi *
• Merritt Winery
• Milk and Tea
• Milk Tea’rapy *
• New Jewel of India
• Nick Charlap's Ice Cream
• Nickel City Vice
• Not Just Cakes
• Osteria at Ulrich’s
• Pudgy Potatoes *
• Roaming Bison BBQ
• Sidelines Sports Bar and Grill
• Smash & Roll *
• Steaksters
• Street Cravings *
• Sweet Melody's
• Sweet Minis *
• Sweets Lounge and Restaurant *
• Tops Friendly Markets
• The Bavarian Nut Company
• The Quesadilla Company *
• The Sangwich Mother *
• Three Brothers Wineries and Estate
• Venus Greek & Mediterranean
• Victorianbourg Wine Estate
• Wind Japanese and Thai Buffalo*
• Yankee BBQ Smokehouse & Tavern *

For more information on the nation’s largest two-day food festival, head to www.tasteofbuffalo.com

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About the Taste

The Taste of Buffalo presented by Tops is the nation’s largest two-day food festival. The 43rd annual Taste of Buffalo will take place on July 11 and 12, 2026 along Delaware Avenue in downtown Buffalo. Named second place of USA Today’s 2026 10BEST Reader’s Choice Travel Award Contest for “Best City Food Festival,” the Taste is a not-for-profit organization with more than 1,000 volunteers helping to put on the annual event. More than $606,000 has been raised at the festival for local charities in addition to scholarships awarded annually to local high school seniors pursuing a culinary and hospitality-related degree. For more information visit tasteofbuffalo.com and find us on Facebook and Instagram.