Buffalo Shopping

The region's premier shopping destination is the Walden Galleria in suburban Cheektowaga. Other area shopping centers include Fashion Outlets of Niagara, with more than 150 name brand manufacturers in Niagara Falls, the Boulevard Mall in nearby Amherst, McKinley Mall in Hamburg and Eastern Hills Mall in Williamsville.

The best of city shopping can be found along the length of Elmwood Avenue, a funky but chic strip of shops, boutiques, restaurants and bars. Just a short ride or walk from downtown, the Elmwood Village is a charming slice of city life.

Or sample the shops in the quaint village of East Aurora, home of the National Historic Landmark Roycroft Campus. Here you'll find antique dealers, art galleries, an old-fashioned five and dime, ice cream shop, toy store and much more along a charming Main Street that recalls an era of simple pleasures and genteel pastimes.

If treasure hunting interests you, peruse the antique stores and furniture galleries of the city's Allentown neighborhood, along Hertel Avenue in North Buffalo and on Main Street in hearby Clarence.

And for an authentic taste of Old World charm and ethnic cuisine, check out the Broadway Market, one of the oldest continuously-operated public markets in the country, located on the city's East Side. Order pierogi, a Polish stuffed dumpling, for lunch and treat yourself to the powdered pastry known as chrusicki for dessert.