• Public Espresso + Coffee

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Serves meat, vegan options available. All day cafe located in the heart of downtown Buffalo in the Lafayette Hotel. Offering a wide variety of weekly changing pastries clearly marked vegan. Also offers meals such as grain bowls, sandwiches and build your own options. Check that these are vegan. Open Mon-Fri 7:00am-3:00pm, Sat-Sun 8:00am-3:00pm. Hours differ in winter.


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5 Reviews

First Review by Veggie_Heathen

Xanadu72

Points +102

Vegan
24 Aug 2023

Good in a pinch

No vegan pastries today but they do have vegan scrambled eggs you can put on a bagel. I added portobello and tomato. Oat and almond milk for coffee and there are grain bowls for lunch.

crazychickenlady

Points +50

Vegan
01 Jun 2023

Incredible avocado toast!

Easy to make vegan, the staff is knowledgeable. The loaded avocado toast was incredible and it was a very generous portion. If you get hot drinks be sure to ask for extra hot or they are just warm.

andoba

Points +184

Vegan
21 Aug 2022

Great Vegan Breakfast Sandwich

Had the roasted portobello mushroom breakfast sandwich. It had just egg and hummus on a bagel. Delicious. They have several marked vegan items on the menu. There is a “VE” next to them.

They must have changed the menu since the last review as there was no tofu based sandwich

Didn’t see any vegan options on the donuts or pastry menu

Good coffee too.

Pros: Clearly marked vegan options , Good for mixed groups when looking for brunch

Cons: No vegan donuts

gwennam

Points +469

Vegan
08 Aug 2021

Only one vegan option

Pretty disappointed (by the vegan options in Buffalo in general and) by the lack of options here. The staff had that just-saw-an-alien look when I asked about vegan options. One tofu breakfast sandwich but no pastries. Sandwich was alright, mostly just taste the toast, not a lot done to the tofu.

Cons: Not a lot of vegan options

Veggie_Heathen

Points +65

Vegan
26 Jan 2020

Trendy Coffee Shop with Great Vegan Options!

Sunday morning breakfast found us exploring Public Espresso located in Downtown, Buffalo. Trendy describes the decor and atmosphere which consists of walls and furniture painted in chic black and white designs.
At the cash register in full display you have a glorious selection of pastries. Today's varieties consisted of 6 different flavours, 4 clearly marked Vegan!!! However, I opted out of a sugar breakfast and went straight to the toasts offerings. They have your traditional jams and cream cheeses, but also peanut butter, maple syrups and the classic avocado toast. Ordering the avocado toast I did ask if it had an egg just in case, and while it doesn't the cashier was quick to say they add butter but are more than happy to make it vegan by omitting. Unprompted which I appreciated, and was proudly told they can make many of their offering vegans if asked.
Overall a pleasant experience and will be making my way back. Prices were fair. Portions were generous and most importantly staff was friendly and knowledgeable.

Pros: Many options to choose from, Generous portions, Price




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