Holly's Guide to Astoria

Holly
Holly's Guide to Astoria

Food & Drink

For indulging and imbibing
Oh the mole, sweet mole …
Ruta Oaxaca Mexican Cuisine
35-03 Broadway
Oh the mole, sweet mole …
Super good Italian cuisine, nice little romantic space.
43 locals recommend
Vesta Trattoria
21-02 30th Ave
43 locals recommend
Super good Italian cuisine, nice little romantic space.
The closest you can get to Berlin or Prague or Zagreb this side of the Atlantic. (Also guaranteed crowd for South American soccer matches too!) All the best of Queens in one place. You can go there on a date, or go and let the kids run around while you and your partner grab a pint.
8 locals recommend
Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden
29-19 24th Avenue
8 locals recommend
The closest you can get to Berlin or Prague or Zagreb this side of the Atlantic. (Also guaranteed crowd for South American soccer matches too!) All the best of Queens in one place. You can go there on a date, or go and let the kids run around while you and your partner grab a pint.
One of the best cocktail bars in the neighborhood. The back porch is a favorite of mine.
161 locals recommend
Sweet Afton
30-09 34th St
161 locals recommend
One of the best cocktail bars in the neighborhood. The back porch is a favorite of mine.
Awesome dive bar with live jazz on weekends.
21 locals recommend
The Letlove Inn
27-20 23rd Ave
21 locals recommend
Awesome dive bar with live jazz on weekends.
NYC's only Welsh bar! Endless comfort food menu and quality beers. The few cocktails they have on the menu are quite good also.
20 locals recommend
Snowdonia
32-01 35th Ave
20 locals recommend
NYC's only Welsh bar! Endless comfort food menu and quality beers. The few cocktails they have on the menu are quite good also.
Brunch, cocktails, you name it. Totally hipster and worth it.
85 locals recommend
The Bonnie
29-12 23rd Ave
85 locals recommend
Brunch, cocktails, you name it. Totally hipster and worth it.
Cozy and chic. Good place to go for a second round of cocktails after dinner.
Mar's
34-21 34th Avenue
Cozy and chic. Good place to go for a second round of cocktails after dinner.
Amazing brews, good prices, vinyl records during the week, and live music on Friday nights.
40 locals recommend
SingleCut Beersmiths
19-33 37th St
40 locals recommend
Amazing brews, good prices, vinyl records during the week, and live music on Friday nights.
For when Taverna Kyclades is too busy, definitely come by here for some quality, homemade Greek food.
11 locals recommend
Gregory's 26 Corner Taverna
26-02 23rd Ave
11 locals recommend
For when Taverna Kyclades is too busy, definitely come by here for some quality, homemade Greek food.
Ugh, the best sandwiches. It's open really early too. Cash only.
12 locals recommend
Sal, Kris & Charlie's Deli
33-12 23rd Ave
12 locals recommend
Ugh, the best sandwiches. It's open really early too. Cash only.
The baristas here know their stuff. Hearty, varied bakery goods too.
Coffee Ave
34-56 33rd St
The baristas here know their stuff. Hearty, varied bakery goods too.
Get the Freddo. You won't regret it.
7 locals recommend
The Coffee Pot
2819 23rd Ave
7 locals recommend
Get the Freddo. You won't regret it.
Awesome, affordable spot for gyros and souvlaki.
11 locals recommend
BZ Grill
27-02 Astoria Blvd
11 locals recommend
Awesome, affordable spot for gyros and souvlaki.
My go-to sushi takeout spot. Some inventive, dare I say flamboyant, big rolls.
21 locals recommend
Pink Nori
36-06 30th Ave
21 locals recommend
My go-to sushi takeout spot. Some inventive, dare I say flamboyant, big rolls.
The Pizzucca is my go-to winter pizza order. Ingredients: Herbed Pumpkin Walnut Sauce, Homemade Fresh Mozzarella, Pancetta, Parmigiano Reggiano, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, and Basil.
19 locals recommend
Basil Brick Oven Pizza
28-17 Astoria Blvd
19 locals recommend
The Pizzucca is my go-to winter pizza order. Ingredients: Herbed Pumpkin Walnut Sauce, Homemade Fresh Mozzarella, Pancetta, Parmigiano Reggiano, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, and Basil.
Very hip spot, lots of activities. Skews to a slightly younger crowd.
34 locals recommend
The Ditty
3503 Ditmars Blvd
34 locals recommend
Very hip spot, lots of activities. Skews to a slightly younger crowd.
Whenever I get a hankering for a feta burger, I order from here.
7 locals recommend
Zorbas
29-05 23rd Ave
7 locals recommend
Whenever I get a hankering for a feta burger, I order from here.
Great brunch spot, one of the few you can still get true bottomless drinks. Diverse crowd, not hipster.
The Trestle
34-02 Broadway
Great brunch spot, one of the few you can still get true bottomless drinks. Diverse crowd, not hipster.
Always go for the specialty schmear.
101 locals recommend
Brooklyn Bagel & Coffee Company
35-05 Broadway
101 locals recommend
Always go for the specialty schmear.
Their unique breakfast circle sandwiches are a perfect size.
13 locals recommend
Madame Sousou Cafe
31-05 33rd St
13 locals recommend
Their unique breakfast circle sandwiches are a perfect size.
Great margaritas, solid food.
35 locals recommend
Tacuba
35-01 36th St
35 locals recommend
Great margaritas, solid food.
Good tacos, and you can make your own michelada too.
14 locals recommend
Chela & Garnacha
33-09 36th Ave
14 locals recommend
Good tacos, and you can make your own michelada too.
Nice, expansive if not a bit repetitive vegan restaurant.
No5
35-43 37th St
Nice, expansive if not a bit repetitive vegan restaurant.
The place to go for Cuban sandiwches and more. Riquisimo.
Latin Cabana
34-34 Steinway St
The place to go for Cuban sandiwches and more. Riquisimo.
A true local obsession of a bakery.
Bench Flour Bakers
43-18 25th Avenue
A true local obsession of a bakery.
It’s an experience. Amazing fish, kinda chaotic inside. Pro tip: BYOB, sit outside, get salad and bread if you want but skip the other sides, and enjoy some delicious seafood.
41 locals recommend
Astoria Seafood
3710 33rd St
41 locals recommend
It’s an experience. Amazing fish, kinda chaotic inside. Pro tip: BYOB, sit outside, get salad and bread if you want but skip the other sides, and enjoy some delicious seafood.
Tasty pizza, plus good deals on wine by the bottle too.
7 locals recommend
Macoletta
2815 24th Ave
7 locals recommend
Tasty pizza, plus good deals on wine by the bottle too.
One of my favorite places to eat in the summer, especially if you can snag a table on the park side and dine under the massive leafy trees.
44 locals recommend
Agnanti
19-06 Ditmars Blvd
44 locals recommend
One of my favorite places to eat in the summer, especially if you can snag a table on the park side and dine under the massive leafy trees.
Authentic Brazilian lunch spot
11 locals recommend
New York Pao De Queijo
31-90 30th St
11 locals recommend
Authentic Brazilian lunch spot

Arts & Culture

Super fun/innovative museum, with lots of movie and local history on one of the first film studio locations in the country. Screenings on the weekends for both blockbuster and artsy films.
507 locals recommend
Museum of the Moving Image
36-01 35th Ave
507 locals recommend
Super fun/innovative museum, with lots of movie and local history on one of the first film studio locations in the country. Screenings on the weekends for both blockbuster and artsy films.
Sort of a descendant of the lost and beloved 5pointz that was down in LIC
8 locals recommend
Welling Court Mural Project
11-98 Welling Ct
8 locals recommend
Sort of a descendant of the lost and beloved 5pointz that was down in LIC
Smaller, high caliber museum.
192 locals recommend
Noguchi Museum
9-01 33rd Road
192 locals recommend
Smaller, high caliber museum.
Awesome, tiny community comedy spot with a never-ending calendar.
22 locals recommend
Q.E.D.
27-16 23rd Ave
22 locals recommend
Awesome, tiny community comedy spot with a never-ending calendar.

Sightseeing

Beautiful, wide open space with phenomenal views of RFK and Hell Gate Bridges. Biggest pool in the city and an oasis in the summertime. Be sure to bring a lock if you’re going in the pool! (Or you can buy one there with cash.)
424 locals recommend
Astoria Park
19 19th St
424 locals recommend
Beautiful, wide open space with phenomenal views of RFK and Hell Gate Bridges. Biggest pool in the city and an oasis in the summertime. Be sure to bring a lock if you’re going in the pool! (Or you can buy one there with cash.)
Cool plaza, with lots of regular performers and events, especially in the summertime.
7 locals recommend
Athens Square
30th St & 30th Ave
7 locals recommend
Cool plaza, with lots of regular performers and events, especially in the summertime.
Unique, free park/open-air gallery with spectacular views of Manhattan.
238 locals recommend
Socrates Sculpture Park
32-01 Vernon Blvd
238 locals recommend
Unique, free park/open-air gallery with spectacular views of Manhattan.
Underrated park, right under the Queensboro Bridge, as the name would suggest.
22 locals recommend
Queensbridge Park
Vernon Boulevard
22 locals recommend
Underrated park, right under the Queensboro Bridge, as the name would suggest.

Shopping

I would spend all my money here if I could. There are three shops: home goods and paper goods on 33rd St, and then clothing around the corner on Broadway.
44 locals recommend
Lockwood
32-15 33rd St
44 locals recommend
I would spend all my money here if I could. There are three shops: home goods and paper goods on 33rd St, and then clothing around the corner on Broadway.
Amazing what you can find in this little grocery store. Stock up on everything from rose petal jam to Turkish delight to bee pollen to labne to harissa paste.
9 locals recommend
Parrot Coffee
3112 Ditmars Blvd
9 locals recommend
Amazing what you can find in this little grocery store. Stock up on everything from rose petal jam to Turkish delight to bee pollen to labne to harissa paste.
Another favorite local goods shop
20 locals recommend
The Brass Owl
36-19 Ditmars Blvd
20 locals recommend
Another favorite local goods shop
Everybody needs a good, local bookshop.
15 locals recommend
The Astoria Bookshop
36-19 31st St
15 locals recommend
Everybody needs a good, local bookshop.
Grocery store with some of the best selections of beer, feta, olive oil, and other goods.
15 locals recommend
Euro Market
30-42 31st St
15 locals recommend
Grocery store with some of the best selections of beer, feta, olive oil, and other goods.
The place to go if you want fresh veggies and fruit while you're in the neighborhood. Open 24/7.
29 locals recommend
United Brothers Fruit Markets
32-24 30th Ave
29 locals recommend
The place to go if you want fresh veggies and fruit while you're in the neighborhood. Open 24/7.
Legendary local spot.
20 locals recommend
Parisi Bakery
198 Mott St
20 locals recommend
Legendary local spot.
Great place to pick up cured meats and cheeses. Well-stocked shop and very friendly staff.
Salumeria Antichi Sapori
2813 Astoria Boulevard
Great place to pick up cured meats and cheeses. Well-stocked shop and very friendly staff.
Every Brazilian in Astoria I know shops here when they're in their saudade.
11 locals recommend
Rio Market Inc
32-15 36th Ave
11 locals recommend
Every Brazilian in Astoria I know shops here when they're in their saudade.