Great selection! Excellent refrigerated items. Potato pancakes were very good as well.

Eastern European store with decent selection of foods. Most notably are the freezers full of many varieties of pelmeni and varenyky (Ukrainian pierogies, which are smaller than Polish pierogies, but just as good). They're Grandma's Perogies brand which are made right here. I bought the cheese and potato pierogies and the Ukrainian pelmeni, which both tasted great! Compared to other eastern European stores in the area, they have a smaller selection, but carry some different items than what I've seen elsewhere. But overall I'd recommend the store if you enjoy Eastern European goods! read more

A little store specializing in Eastern European goods, from Russian Pelmeni (and Grandma's Pierogis) to classic dishes such as Borscht and Golubtsi available for dine in or take out. I had a golubtsi and a blin (Russian stuffed crepe) for lunch and thought the food was delicious! The golubtsi is a stuffed cabbage roll, deliciously stuffed with perfectly seasoned juicy beef. It was served with a dollop of sour cream as is general tradition. The crepe was also very good and stuffed with beef, although beef-stuffed crepe aren't my absolute favorites. If you're looking for a quick cheap Russian/Ukranian lunch, Slavic Bazzar won't disappoint. The store also has some "Sirki" (Russian chocolate covered cheesecake bars) and other chocolates/canned goods. Definitely a little gem on the east side! read more

Slavic Bazzar - Russian Golubtsi and Beef Stuffed Crepe (Blini) - Imported Food Near Me - Buffalo, New York

The majority of the appeal here, for me, is that I am able to get items that were very rare or special in my childhood. It never occurred to me to sit down and try eating here until I brought a friend who had never been. Everything that they serve in the deli is available in the store and I had always just bought it and brought it home. I wasn't disappointed when I sat down to eat here but I can understand how someone coming in and thinking they were receiving a restaurant dining experience would be. It's like that area by the deli in grocery stores. You can choose to sit and eat there and they will prepare it for you but I wouldn't consider it an eating establishment. If you do not like Eastern European foods there are not any options for you here. If you do like them and you want to have a snack? Hell yeah! Sit down and eat some pierogi and have a cup of soup. The items that they sell and the prepared deli foods they have truly make me feel like I'm a little kid at my grandparents house and it's one of the most delightful feelings I can think of. The store selection is great and I cannot think of anything I went looking for there that I did not find. Overall, this is a really neat place that anyone can enjoy. If you have any sort of ties to Eastern Europe this is a place that you will fall in love with. read more

I'm a... Slavic... for you I can't deny it... I can't try to hide it What to get: Whatever looks good, whatever they recommend What not to get: Abducted by Russian mobsters Britney, in all her sexualness, is not very "Britain-y" at all, but in fact more Slavic, in that Slavic pop music uses a lot of similar elements of overt visual sexuality in its music videos. Speaking of overt sexual beings, Andrew Galarneau of the Buffalo News is the person that first told me about this place. In fact, he insisted I go here. He was aware of my penchant for obsessing over cheap eats, ethnic treats and hole-in-wall deliciousness. He made me run, not walk, to the Slavic Bazaar to give it a try. I'll give it a 5 for the prices alone, though trying their most delicious items and hot foods might be difficult depending on the day and time that you venture here. When I came, so to speak, they weren't able to make any Pierogies (I forget why), and were out of some of their more popular items. But the Russian items I did try were all excellent, and although greasy, very tasty. I had blintzes and smoked sausages and other bits and bobs that I can't even describe. The rock-bottom dirt cheap prices are worthy of five stars all by themselves. I can't really describe the experience at Slavic Bazaar to you. You'll probably have to come in here and just take the plunge for yourself. You may well absolutely love it. And like Yelp, you may end up spelling Bazaar as "Bazzar" but in my opinion that would just be Bizarre. read more

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It's always exciting for me to visit any Eastern European grocers, this one is one of my favorites. They have a great selection of candies, I like how you can buy many individual ones to try. If you are into coffee or hazelnut flavors like myself, this is the place. I was so happy to see that they had a variety of the polish soup packages. They have lots of different types of mushrooms for cooking, halva, kefir, kvass, mineral waters, and birch juice. They have a wide selection of teas, even some being aimed towards being medicinal. There is a big section of freezer items as well as refrigerated. If you're someone who likes doing a lot of your own cooking and baking and is looking for those Eastern European staples I'm sure they have you covered as there's a lot of items for making your own desserts etc. I didn't get a chance to try any of the deli foods but will definitely come back and give them a try! read more

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Interesting place . not very friendly but not mean - they leave you alone and let you look around - lots of candy and cured meats and the best goumke ( stuffed cabbage ) I think I spelled that wrong ? I think they save breakfast but there was not indication . read more

Love this store! The products are fresh and the selection is pretty decent. Not like Chicago Polish markets but if you crave some of the foods from home this is the place to go. Opening hours are OK but it would d be convenient if they were open on Sundays. For those who'd like to explore Slavic/Eastern European foods, I'd suggest starting from coffee and cured/smoked meats and sausages, those are excellent (and better than what you can find in most regular US supermarkets). Otherwise advance at slow pace ;) read more

Went here today for the first time(finally!) I love this place! Great selection...very fair prices and friendly staff. I will definitely be going here for all of my Eastern European food needs. I found out that they do not cook food on the Weekend so I will be going back during the week to try the take out! read more

So I drive by the Slavic Bazaar coming home from work all the time and the pig in a frying pan painted on the side of the building finally peaked my interest enough to stop in and check out what this place is all about. Come to find out it's basically an Eastern European ethnic food store that also serves some food. They had all sorts of canned and packaged foods like cookies, jams, spices and some frozen things, of which they are famous for their pierogies. Then they also have a lunch menu that it seems my Ukrainian Grandma might have been back their making. Cabbage rolls with beef and rice, Potato Pancakes, Crepes with chopped meat, and Borscht were a few things on the menu. I'm sure if I tried some of the food this place would have gotten four or five stars, but only problem I had was that when I tried to order the cabbage roll and crepe she said sorry she couldn't do them. Not sure if this was because it was after lunch time or if they ran out but I was offered to have them cook up pierogi for me instead, I passed as I wasn't in the mood for the pierogi. Will stop back to see how they are and maybe bump up their stars. read more

It's difficult to get Eastern European and Russian food where I live. Sure there are a few markets here and there and they often carry the same things. So I have to look out of state for some of my fixes and cravings. Buffalo Sav makes a handful of pierogie and pelmeni selections that hit the spot. Every culture has a dumpling but the Polish and Russian ones are particularly tasty. Ground beef and pork mixed with minced onion and salt/spices wrapped in some dough. So simple but so delicious read more

This is a small food store selling quality eastern European delicacies. They also serve hot home-made food in a little cafe section inside the store. We went there during the University of Buffalo visit to have cold cuts for lunch while staying at a hotel. It was an easy 10 minute drive. We ended up having a delicious hot lunch there, enjoying home-made stuffed cabbage. It tasted much better than any restaurant, just like from the kitchen of my grandmother, except the portions were gigantic. The owner speaks excellent English, Ukrainian, and Russian. She is extremely nice and helpful. read more

Awesome international gem I never knew existed. If you're in to exploring ethnic ingredients you might not be familiar with (or able to read), the Slavic Bazzar is loaded with product to marvel at and try out from an area of the world that isn't as well represented as some of Buffalo's other International fare. read more

This place is pretty cool. They have alot of Polish options including a unique assortment of pierogies and sausage. There were a lot of other things too that I just didn't know what they were but I'm always down to try new things and support businesses like these. read more

Small store with great slavic food from Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia. Very reasonable prices too, you can get a liter sized kvass for only 2 dollars. Fresh blin (pancake), halva(sunflower seed cake) and cheburek, like a pierogi but with a lot more meat and onions. Lots of tasty snack items too, like a huge bag of sunflower seeds called babushka semechki .Friendly Ukrainian staff always greets me at the door, and even had a half english half russian conversation with the friendly babushka from the back kitchen. Awesome place. Would reccomend to anyone interested in trying out new foods read more

Slavic Bazaar is a great European shop with lots of nice finds and great potato pancakes which you can order ahead of time for take out. Warning: SB only makes a certain amount of potato pancakes a day so when they run out they are gone for the day. I usually ask how many they have left and ask for them all normally around 10-14. read more

Nice place, did not have a chance to check out the lunch area, just the deli area. Good selection of Easter European and Russian food.