Guidebook for Queens
Food Scene
It's a local spot with good coffee, some pastries, and a few tables for seating.
66 locals recommend
Norma's Corner Shoppe
59-02 Catalpa AveIt's a local spot with good coffee, some pastries, and a few tables for seating.
Coffee counter inside of a local bookstore. Pop in for a coffee while wandering the shelves.
46 locals recommend
Topos Bookstore Cafe
788 Woodward AveCoffee counter inside of a local bookstore. Pop in for a coffee while wandering the shelves.
This is a quintessential, old-school New York, Sicilian Italian restaurant. If you like Italian food, good to dinner here. The staff is very old-school New York but very polite and make you feel like family. And the Italian food is superb. My FAVORITE thing about Joe's though is the atmosphere - you will feel like a local here.
23 locals recommend
Joe's
6611 Forest AveThis is a quintessential, old-school New York, Sicilian Italian restaurant. If you like Italian food, good to dinner here. The staff is very old-school New York but very polite and make you feel like family. And the Italian food is superb. My FAVORITE thing about Joe's though is the atmosphere - you will feel like a local here.
This is a Vietnamese coffee shop that has the BEST Bahn Mi sandwich in the area. There is also a printer here that connects via wifi, should you need to print something off during your stay.
AMA COFFEE
6047 Myrtle AveThis is a Vietnamese coffee shop that has the BEST Bahn Mi sandwich in the area. There is also a printer here that connects via wifi, should you need to print something off during your stay.
If you're planning to cook at home, this Polish butcher can supply you with nearly any kind of meat you can think of. The pork rinds and bacon slab are especially delicious.
13 locals recommend
Morscher’s Pork Store
58-44 Catalpa AveIf you're planning to cook at home, this Polish butcher can supply you with nearly any kind of meat you can think of. The pork rinds and bacon slab are especially delicious.
This is in Bushwick, but not a far bus ride from Ridgewood. Foster Sundry is a great combination craft butcher shop/beer store/cheese counter/deli that offers local produce and sustainably sourced meats. Their biscuit sandwiches are monstrous and OH SO delicious!
70 locals recommend
Foster Sundry
215 Knickerbocker AveThis is in Bushwick, but not a far bus ride from Ridgewood. Foster Sundry is a great combination craft butcher shop/beer store/cheese counter/deli that offers local produce and sustainably sourced meats. Their biscuit sandwiches are monstrous and OH SO delicious!
This is our favorite brunch place in the neighborhood and they serve it 7 days a week!
55 locals recommend
Julia's Beer and Wine Bar
818 Woodward AveThis is our favorite brunch place in the neighborhood and they serve it 7 days a week!
Willy Wonka meets Brooklyn = Fine & Raw. A Local chocolate factory that makes the most delicious chocolates in town! If you ask nicely, they might show you around :)
57 locals recommend
FINE & RAW Chocolate
70 Scott AvenueWilly Wonka meets Brooklyn = Fine & Raw. A Local chocolate factory that makes the most delicious chocolates in town! If you ask nicely, they might show you around :)
Essentials
We try to minimize our waste as much as possible. The food co-op offers bulk and local grocery shopping. Take any jar or container from the kitchen at home and fill it up at the co-op with whatever it is you need - nuts, spices, teas, coffees, and many more local or sustainable products are available for your shopping needs. It is also priced at a wholesale level and therefore cheaper than a traditional grocery store.
33 locals recommend
Bushwick Food Cooperative
We try to minimize our waste as much as possible. The food co-op offers bulk and local grocery shopping. Take any jar or container from the kitchen at home and fill it up at the co-op with whatever it is you need - nuts, spices, teas, coffees, and many more local or sustainable products are available for your shopping needs. It is also priced at a wholesale level and therefore cheaper than a traditional grocery store.
fresh & save (Key Food)
60-16 Myrtle Avenearest traditional grocery store.
Laundromat around the corner in case you need to do laundry during your stay. Take cash and they can provide you with quarters.
Tina's Laundromat & Dry Cleaners
6049 Catalpa AveLaundromat around the corner in case you need to do laundry during your stay. Take cash and they can provide you with quarters.
Shopping
This is a funky local thrift store that's fun to wander through.
14 locals recommend
Gotham Thrift Shop
6101 Myrtle AveThis is a funky local thrift store that's fun to wander through.