Guidebook for astoria, queens
Food Scene
The busiest bakery/coffee I've ever seen. Open late. Our favorite place for late sweet cravings.. Outdoor and indoor seating. They serve cupcakes, cakes, pies, ice cream, hot and cold beverages to stay or to go.
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Martha's Country Bakery
36-21 Ditmars BlvdThe busiest bakery/coffee I've ever seen. Open late. Our favorite place for late sweet cravings.. Outdoor and indoor seating. They serve cupcakes, cakes, pies, ice cream, hot and cold beverages to stay or to go.
Lounge type of Japanese restaurant. Great rolls and sushis. Good for dates and big groups as well.
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Watawa Sushi
33-10 Ditmars BlvdLounge type of Japanese restaurant. Great rolls and sushis. Good for dates and big groups as well.
Best natural/ organic burgers. Many choices of meat and vegetarian options as well. Homemade fries and onion rings.
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Bareburger
33-21 31st AveBest natural/ organic burgers. Many choices of meat and vegetarian options as well. Homemade fries and onion rings.
Try their Artichoke pizza- one of a kind, creamy pizza- Big slices. To stay, to go or delivery. This is our favorite pizza place in NYC.
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Artichoke Basille's Pizza
321 E 14th StTry their Artichoke pizza- one of a kind, creamy pizza- Big slices. To stay, to go or delivery. This is our favorite pizza place in NYC.
Ditmars is famous for its Greek community. This restaurant is an iconic Greek restaurant. Great fresh seafood. Outdoor seating in summer. Expect to wait on line to get a table. Outdoor seating.
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Taverna Kyclades
36-01 Ditmars BlvdDitmars is famous for its Greek community. This restaurant is an iconic Greek restaurant. Great fresh seafood. Outdoor seating in summer. Expect to wait on line to get a table. Outdoor seating.
Best bagel! Fresh bagel and a large variety. This bakery/coffee shop also has many sorts of cream cheese.
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Brooklyn Bagel & Coffee Company
35-09 Ditmars BlvdBest bagel! Fresh bagel and a large variety. This bakery/coffee shop also has many sorts of cream cheese.
Famous Japanese soup place. Perfect for cold days. They also serve sushis and rolls. Japanese beer.
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HinoMaru Ramen
33-18 Ditmars Blvd Famous Japanese soup place. Perfect for cold days. They also serve sushis and rolls. Japanese beer.
Great place with outdoor seating for brunch.
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Tru Wine Bar Meze Cocktails
35-19 Ditmars Boulevard Great place with outdoor seating for brunch.
The Bonnie (29-12 23rd Avenue, thebonnie.com), a new gastro pub, opened a backyard garden last month with wooden picnic tables. They serve lunch, dinner and brunch on Saturday and Sunday. Their cocktails are also really good.
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The Bonnie
29-12 23rd AveThe Bonnie (29-12 23rd Avenue, thebonnie.com), a new gastro pub, opened a backyard garden last month with wooden picnic tables. They serve lunch, dinner and brunch on Saturday and Sunday. Their cocktails are also really good.
Very small cafe with seating inside. Brunch on the weekend. Perfect to grab a coffee to go.
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OK Cafe
22-04 33rd St Very small cafe with seating inside. Brunch on the weekend. Perfect to grab a coffee to go.
The Pomeroy serves seasonal new American cuisine in a comfortable setting on Ditmars Blvd. Currently open for dinner and drinks Tuesday thru Sunday.
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The Pomeroy Restaurant
36-12 Ditmars Boulevard The Pomeroy serves seasonal new American cuisine in a comfortable setting on Ditmars Blvd. Currently open for dinner and drinks Tuesday thru Sunday.
Astoria Bier & Cheese-Ditmars
35-11 Ditmars BlvdIn this adobe hacienda, the décor is subdued and soothing. Pleasant ambiance. The food is Southwestern with of course authentic Mexican flare. From starters such as the hand hacked Hass avocado guacamole and MotherRoad Roadhouse Chili to entrees such as low braised Short ribs of Angus beef, Mojave’s menu is both fun and interesting.
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Mojave
22-36 31st St In this adobe hacienda, the décor is subdued and soothing. Pleasant ambiance. The food is Southwestern with of course authentic Mexican flare. From starters such as the hand hacked Hass avocado guacamole and MotherRoad Roadhouse Chili to entrees such as low braised Short ribs of Angus beef, Mojave’s menu is both fun and interesting.
Turkish restaurant with great outdoor seating at the back. They serve turkish breakfast in the morning. Greek and Turkish speciality for lunch and dinner. We love their gyros and turkish tea. Open from 9am to 12am.
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TRUVA Cafe & Grill
22-41 31st St Turkish restaurant with great outdoor seating at the back. They serve turkish breakfast in the morning. Greek and Turkish speciality for lunch and dinner. We love their gyros and turkish tea. Open from 9am to 12am.
MP Taverna, is a modern interpretation of a traditional Greek tavern. Open for lunch, dinner and weekend brunch, MP Taverna’s accessible menu offers mezes and salads like Crispy Cod with garlic, potato puree and tomato sauce; Octopus with a Mediterranean chickpea salad; Tomato Salad, string beans, grilled onions and Bulghar Salad with dates, almonds, pomegranate, olives and pistachios.
Open for lunch, dinner and brunch on weekends.
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MP Taverna Astoria
31-29 Ditmars Boulevard MP Taverna, is a modern interpretation of a traditional Greek tavern. Open for lunch, dinner and weekend brunch, MP Taverna’s accessible menu offers mezes and salads like Crispy Cod with garlic, potato puree and tomato sauce; Octopus with a Mediterranean chickpea salad; Tomato Salad, string beans, grilled onions and Bulghar Salad with dates, almonds, pomegranate, olives and pistachios.
Open for lunch, dinner and brunch on weekends.
The Thirsty Koala is an Aussie-inspired restaurant located in Astoria, that uses local, organic, and natural fruits and pastry-products in all of their recipes, as well as all of their meat being all natural and hormone free.
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The Thirsty Koala
35-12 Ditmars Blvd The Thirsty Koala is an Aussie-inspired restaurant located in Astoria, that uses local, organic, and natural fruits and pastry-products in all of their recipes, as well as all of their meat being all natural and hormone free.
They serve specialty wood-fired Napolitan pizza and authentic Italian cuisine. Delicious thin crust pizza and great appetizers.
HAPPY HOUR
Monday-Friday 5-7pm
$4 bottled beer, house wine &
sangria
MONDAY & TUESDAY:
Order 2 pizzas and get 50% off a bottle of wine
WEDNESDAY NIGHT SPECIAL:
50% off all bottles of wine
SATURDAY & SUNDAY
$8 bottomless Mimosas
for BRUNCH
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Tufino Pizzeria
36-08 Ditmars Blvd They serve specialty wood-fired Napolitan pizza and authentic Italian cuisine. Delicious thin crust pizza and great appetizers.
HAPPY HOUR
Monday-Friday 5-7pm
$4 bottled beer, house wine &
sangria
MONDAY & TUESDAY:
Order 2 pizzas and get 50% off a bottle of wine
WEDNESDAY NIGHT SPECIAL:
50% off all bottles of wine
SATURDAY & SUNDAY
$8 bottomless Mimosas
for BRUNCH
Many varieties of bagels and homemade different kinds of cream cheese, great coffees, fresh squeezed orange juice, frappe, latte, tea, fresh orange juice and pastries. Great outdoor seating at the terrasse. To go or to stay.
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New York City Bagel & Coffee House
29-08 23rd Ave Many varieties of bagels and homemade different kinds of cream cheese, great coffees, fresh squeezed orange juice, frappe, latte, tea, fresh orange juice and pastries. Great outdoor seating at the terrasse. To go or to stay.
Starbucks
301 W 145th StCoffee shop and restaurant. Outdoor seating and modern rustic decor inside.
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Queen's Room
36-02 Ditmars BlvdCoffee shop and restaurant. Outdoor seating and modern rustic decor inside.
Here at Astoria Bier and Cheese, they source the best cheeses and charcuterie from around the world, whether from importers and distributors or directly from the farms that make them. They also have many types of craft biers.
To stay or to go.
Cheese and charcuterie platter, grilled cheese, sandwiches, and more are on the menu.
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Astoria Bier & Cheese
3414 BroadwayHere at Astoria Bier and Cheese, they source the best cheeses and charcuterie from around the world, whether from importers and distributors or directly from the farms that make them. They also have many types of craft biers.
To stay or to go.
Cheese and charcuterie platter, grilled cheese, sandwiches, and more are on the menu.
Drinks & Nightlife
It is the most famous beer garden in NYC. Crowded in summer. Perfect for outing in groups. Great to watch football or soccer games. Many types of beers and snacks.
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Bohemian Hall
29-19 24th AvenueIt is the most famous beer garden in NYC. Crowded in summer. Perfect for outing in groups. Great to watch football or soccer games. Many types of beers and snacks.
It is a bar that serves cocktails and food. Brunch on the weekends. Open until 4 am everyday.
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The Ditty
3503 Ditmars Blvd It is a bar that serves cocktails and food. Brunch on the weekends. Open until 4 am everyday.
Parks & Nature
Although widely known for its beautiful pool, the oldest and largest in the city, Astoria Park offers more than aquatic pleasures. Outdoor tennis courts, a track, a bandstand, multiple trails, basketball courts, and playgrounds lure visitors from the five boroughs and beyond. And the views! Sitting on the edge of the East River and resting between the Triborough Bridge and Hell Gate Bridge, the park offers shoreline sights and sounds that make the benches along its perimeter popular spots year-round.
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Astoria Park
19 19th St Although widely known for its beautiful pool, the oldest and largest in the city, Astoria Park offers more than aquatic pleasures. Outdoor tennis courts, a track, a bandstand, multiple trails, basketball courts, and playgrounds lure visitors from the five boroughs and beyond. And the views! Sitting on the edge of the East River and resting between the Triborough Bridge and Hell Gate Bridge, the park offers shoreline sights and sounds that make the benches along its perimeter popular spots year-round.
Arts & Culture
Kaufman Astoria Studios
34-12 36th StShopping
Vintage clothing store. Used and trendy brand and designer clothes for a cheaper price. You can also sell your own clothes.
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Buffalo Exchange
504 Driggs AveVintage clothing store. Used and trendy brand and designer clothes for a cheaper price. You can also sell your own clothes.
The Brass Owl boutique, purveyor of stylish shoes, accessories, and gifts, is one of the newest additions to the Astoria, Queens, community. Located on the rapidly evolving Ditmars Blvd., the shop offers an eclectic curation of name brand shoes, local NYC designers, and perfect gifts, some of which are not available anywhere else in the five boroughs, while it serves as a much needed dose of retail therapy locally to Astorians of every stripe.
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The Brass Owl
36-19 Ditmars BlvdThe Brass Owl boutique, purveyor of stylish shoes, accessories, and gifts, is one of the newest additions to the Astoria, Queens, community. Located on the rapidly evolving Ditmars Blvd., the shop offers an eclectic curation of name brand shoes, local NYC designers, and perfect gifts, some of which are not available anywhere else in the five boroughs, while it serves as a much needed dose of retail therapy locally to Astorians of every stripe.
Getting Around
N train Ditmars station- last and first stop. N train goes directly to 5th avenue, Central Park, Times Square, Union Square, Soho, Chinatown.
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Subway
301 Cathedral ParkwayN train Ditmars station- last and first stop. N train goes directly to 5th avenue, Central Park, Times Square, Union Square, Soho, Chinatown.
Essentials
Open 24h- you can find everything, basic food items, shampoo, soap, medication. There is also a photoshop at the back.
CVS Pharmacy - Photo
22-08 31st StOpen 24h- you can find everything, basic food items, shampoo, soap, medication. There is also a photoshop at the back.
Open from 8 am to 10 pm. It has a great food variety. Fruits, vegetables, cereals, meat, bread, dairies..
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Key Food
Open from 8 am to 10 pm. It has a great food variety. Fruits, vegetables, cereals, meat, bread, dairies..
Cassinelli Food Products
3112 23rd AveA fresh pasta store