Big Big Table

Big Big Table, Buffalo's first pay-as-you-can cafe is a lunch time cafe open to everyone with a mission to provide a dignified response to hunger in our community, serving Buffalo with accessible and affordable nutritious meals, regardless of ability to pay. With generous community support, pay-as-you-can pricing, and significant volunteer contributions to day-to-day operations, everyone is given a chance to earn what they need by giving what they can. Come join us at the table!

Big Big Table is a restaurant in Buffalo, New York. It is listed at 272 Hudson St, Buffalo, NY 14201, which places it among the local businesses of Buffalo that residents and visitors turn to when they need this kind of service close by.

This group covers the non-Asian restaurants, cafes, bars and food businesses that also appear in a mixed-cuisine food scene, including American diners, pizza, Mexican food, burgers, steakhouses and bakeries. Standard US restaurant norms apply: lunch and dinner service with a quieter stretch between, cards and tap-to-pay accepted almost everywhere, and a tip of 15-20% customary for table service. Fast food and quick-service counters expect payment up front and tipping is optional. Bars check ID for anyone who looks under 30, and the drinking age is 21 nationwide. Many restaurants in this group take reservations online through third-party platforms, while casual and fast-food spots are walk-in only. Sales tax is added at the register on top of the menu price and varies by city and state, so the final total is usually a few percent higher than the posted prices suggest.

The business lists hours on 4 days of the week. The most common schedule is 11 am–2:30 pm. It is closed on Monday, Saturday, Sunday. As with most places, expect changes around holidays; the phone number below is the fastest way to confirm. The listed phone number is (716) 381-8954. Many businesses also reply to text messages on the same number if it is a cell phone. More information is available on its website, bigbigtable.org.

Customers rate it 4.8 out of 5 on Google across 49 reviews, placing it among the better-regarded restaurants in Buffalo.

Buffalo is in New York, in the Northeast, where four distinct seasons shape local life: hot humid summers, snowy winters that can close businesses for a day, and a dense pattern of towns where walking, transit and street parking all matter. Traffic in Buffalo peaks on weekday mornings and afternoons, so allow extra time then. Addresses read from the street number up to the city, state abbreviation and five-digit ZIP code; the map link on this page shows the exact spot.

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