Guidebook for Queens

Stacey
Guidebook for Queens

Food Scene

Some of our favorite restaurants around the neighborhood!
IMO the BEST Greek in Astoria (everyone has their opinion!) Amazing Greek food. Try the octopus and the gigantes beans!
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Bahari Estiatorio
31-14 Broadway
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IMO the BEST Greek in Astoria (everyone has their opinion!) Amazing Greek food. Try the octopus and the gigantes beans!
Ramen! Vegetarian options too.
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Tamashii
2905 Broadway
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Ramen! Vegetarian options too.
Large beer hall atmosphere, delicious BBQ and drinks. Also a great brunch.
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The Strand Smokehouse
25-27 Broadway
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Large beer hall atmosphere, delicious BBQ and drinks. Also a great brunch.
All-in-one diner.
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Sanfords Astoria
30-13 Broadway
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All-in-one diner.
Top rated falafel in NYC!
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King of Falafel & Shawarma
3015 Broadway
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Top rated falafel in NYC!
Greek diner, bakery and coffee. Try their amazing homemade Greek pastries and in the summer a frappe (medium sugar) -- the original Frappacino!
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OMONIA CAFE
32-20 Broadway
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Greek diner, bakery and coffee. Try their amazing homemade Greek pastries and in the summer a frappe (medium sugar) -- the original Frappacino!
Classic Italian and great NY-style pizza. We love the white pie (NY talk for pizza) with mushrooms.
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Sac's Place
35-11 35th Avenue
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Classic Italian and great NY-style pizza. We love the white pie (NY talk for pizza) with mushrooms.
Hip spot w a cute garden and amazing wood-fired pizza.
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Milkflower
34-12 31st Ave
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Hip spot w a cute garden and amazing wood-fired pizza.
Hole in the wall Venezualan spot known for awesome arepas.
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Arepas Cafe
33-07 36th Ave
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Hole in the wall Venezualan spot known for awesome arepas.
Original location of this iconic franchise. See where it all started. Great for families. Delicious grass-fed/ free-range hamburgers, shakes and fries plus a backyard.
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Bareburger
33-21 31st Ave
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Original location of this iconic franchise. See where it all started. Great for families. Delicious grass-fed/ free-range hamburgers, shakes and fries plus a backyard.
Great Thai food.
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Enthaice Thai Kitchen
33-20 31st Ave
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Great Thai food.
Great Vietnamese food.
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District Saigon
37-15 Broadway
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Great Vietnamese food.
Our fav reasonable Japanese in the neighborhood.
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JJ's Fusion
37-05 31st Ave
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Our fav reasonable Japanese in the neighborhood.
Secret super funky Egyptian restaurant in the Little Cairo district.
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Mombar
25-22 Steinway St
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Secret super funky Egyptian restaurant in the Little Cairo district.
Live music or comedy at times, friendly, local.
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RaR Bar
30-01 35th Ave
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Live music or comedy at times, friendly, local.
Seafood market and restaurant. Pick out your fish and tell them how you want it cooked.
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Astoria Seafood
3710 33rd St
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Seafood market and restaurant. Pick out your fish and tell them how you want it cooked.
Quick pit stop with pastries and wifi
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Bakeway NYC
2521 Broadway
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Quick pit stop with pastries and wifi
Great margaritas and fun vibe.
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Las Catrinas mexican bar & eatery
32-02 Broadway
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Great margaritas and fun vibe.

Sightseeing

Non-city owned sculpture park. Saturday morning greenmarket, spring thru fall. Lots of cool events and some free movie nights.
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I-Socrates Sculpture Park
32-01 Vernon Blvd
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Non-city owned sculpture park. Saturday morning greenmarket, spring thru fall. Lots of cool events and some free movie nights.

Arts & Culture

Sculpture museum of well-known artist. Family programming on some weekends, check schedule.
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I-Museum kaNoguchi
9-01 33rd Road
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Sculpture museum of well-known artist. Family programming on some weekends, check schedule.
Catch a movie, see the puppets... cool museum.
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I-Museum of the Moving Image
36-01 35th Ave
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Catch a movie, see the puppets... cool museum.
Great off- off- Broadway shows, sometimes kids shows too.
The Secret Theatre
50-12 Skillman Avenue
Great off- off- Broadway shows, sometimes kids shows too.
Sculptures.
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SculptureCenter
44-19 Purves St
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Sculptures.
Great contemporary museum. Saturdays in the summer check out their beach parties with live DJs and drinks and a young hip crowd.
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MoMA PS1
22-25 Jackson Ave
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Great contemporary museum. Saturdays in the summer check out their beach parties with live DJs and drinks and a young hip crowd.

Getting Around

Ferry into Manhattan or connect to Brooklyn points.
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Astoria Ferry
46th Avenue
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Ferry into Manhattan or connect to Brooklyn points.
There are multi docking stations nearby. The closest one is on Broadway & Crescent around the corner from the guest suite, as well as the Broadway N/W train station. (For some reason the map isn't letting me tag those.)
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Citi Bike
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There are multi docking stations nearby. The closest one is on Broadway & Crescent around the corner from the guest suite, as well as the Broadway N/W train station. (For some reason the map isn't letting me tag those.)

Drinks & Nightlife

Hip bar w great cocktails and outdoor space.
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Diamond Dogs
34-04 31st Ave
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Hip bar w great cocktails and outdoor space.
Very popular bar with great food and cocktails. Live music some nights. Kids welcome up to about 5pm.
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Sweet Afton
30-09 34th St
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Very popular bar with great food and cocktails. Live music some nights. Kids welcome up to about 5pm.
Fun bar
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The Highwater
34-20 Broadway
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Fun bar
Craft beers and cocktails.
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Sek'end Sun
32-11 Broadway
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Craft beers and cocktails.
Popular nightclub for live music and dancing.
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Don Coqui
28-18 31st St
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Popular nightclub for live music and dancing.

Essentials

Your all-in-one supermarket for groceries.
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Bravo Supermarkets
81 W 104th St
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Your all-in-one supermarket for groceries.
Small organic food store.
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Broadway
Broadway
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Small organic food store.
Well-stocked Mediterranean imported goods. AMAZING feta, olive bar and dried meats.
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Mediterranean Foods I
30-12 34th St
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Well-stocked Mediterranean imported goods. AMAZING feta, olive bar and dried meats.
Pharmacy and anything you might forget
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Walgreens
210 Union Ave
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Pharmacy and anything you might forget
Larger organics and standard items. Some items tend to be marked up so check prices!
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Greenbay Marketplace
3206 Broadway
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Larger organics and standard items. Some items tend to be marked up so check prices!
Great yoga studio located on second floor with lots of light. Only $8 a class or hit up one of their pay what you wish sessions.
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Yoga Agora
33-02 Broadway
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Great yoga studio located on second floor with lots of light. Only $8 a class or hit up one of their pay what you wish sessions.
My go-to reasonable and clean mani/pedi place!
Kiki's Nail
34-20 30th Ave
My go-to reasonable and clean mani/pedi place!

Shopping

Quality NYC themed gifts, cute clothes, some kids items, great gift cards, soaps, etc. HINT: grab a BORO magazine as they usually run a 20% off coupon inside.
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Lockwood
32-15 33rd St
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Quality NYC themed gifts, cute clothes, some kids items, great gift cards, soaps, etc. HINT: grab a BORO magazine as they usually run a 20% off coupon inside.
Cute hip clothing.
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The Brass Owl
36-19 Ditmars Blvd
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Cute hip clothing.
Hip flower market for fresh flowers.
Petals & Roots
31-27 31st St
Hip flower market for fresh flowers.
Great selection of books and a few gifty items.
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The Astoria Bookshop
36-19 31st St
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Great selection of books and a few gifty items.