Holly's Guide to Astoria

Holly
Holly's Guide to Astoria

Food & Drink

For indulging and imbibing
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Ruta Oaxaca Mexican Cuisine
35-03 Broadway
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Super good Italian cuisine, nice little romantic space.
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Vesta Trattoria
21-02 30th Ave
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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.
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Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden
29-19 24th Avenue
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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.
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Sweet Afton
30-09 34th St
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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.
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The Letlove Inn
27-20 23rd Ave
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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.
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Snowdonia
32-01 35th Ave
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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.
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The Bonnie
29-12 23rd Ave
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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.
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SingleCut Beersmiths
19-33 37th St
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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.
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Gregory's 26 Corner Taverna
26-02 23rd Ave
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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.
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Sal, Kris & Charlie's Deli
33-12 23rd Ave
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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.
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The Coffee Pot
2819 23rd Ave
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Get the Freddo. You won't regret it.
Awesome, affordable spot for gyros and souvlaki.
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BZ Grill
27-02 Astoria Blvd
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Awesome, affordable spot for gyros and souvlaki.
My go-to sushi takeout spot. Some inventive, dare I say flamboyant, big rolls.
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Pink Nori
36-06 30th Ave
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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.
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Basil Brick Oven Pizza
28-17 Astoria Blvd
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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.
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The Ditty
3503 Ditmars Blvd
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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.
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Zorbas
29-05 23rd Ave
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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.
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Brooklyn Bagel & Coffee Company
35-05 Broadway
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Always go for the specialty schmear.
Their unique breakfast circle sandwiches are a perfect size.
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Madame Sousou Cafe
31-05 33rd St
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Their unique breakfast circle sandwiches are a perfect size.
Great margaritas, solid food.
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Tacuba
35-01 36th St
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Great margaritas, solid food.
Good tacos, and you can make your own michelada too.
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Chela & Garnacha
33-09 36th Ave
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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.
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Astoria Seafood
3710 33rd St
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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.
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Macoletta
2815 24th Ave
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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.
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Agnanti
19-06 Ditmars Blvd
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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
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New York Pao De Queijo
31-90 30th St
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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.
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Muzeum Ruchomego Obrazu
36-01 35th Ave
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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
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Welling Court Mural Project
11-98 Welling Ct
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Sort of a descendant of the lost and beloved 5pointz that was down in LIC
Smaller, high caliber museum.
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Muzeum Noguchi
9-01 33rd Road
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Smaller, high caliber museum.
Awesome, tiny community comedy spot with a never-ending calendar.
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Q.E.D.
27-16 23rd Ave
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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.)
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Park Astoria
19 19th St
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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.
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Athens Square
30th St & 30th Ave
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Cool plaza, with lots of regular performers and events, especially in the summertime.
Unique, free park/open-air gallery with spectacular views of Manhattan.
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Socrates Sculpture Park
32-01 Vernon Blvd
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Unique, free park/open-air gallery with spectacular views of Manhattan.
Underrated park, right under the Queensboro Bridge, as the name would suggest.
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Queensbridge Park
Vernon Boulevard
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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.
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Lockwood
32-15 33rd St
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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.
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Parrot Coffee
3112 Ditmars Blvd
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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
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The Brass Owl
36-19 Ditmars Blvd
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Another favorite local goods shop
Everybody needs a good, local bookshop.
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The Astoria Bookshop
36-19 31st St
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Everybody needs a good, local bookshop.
Grocery store with some of the best selections of beer, feta, olive oil, and other goods.
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Euro Market
30-42 31st St
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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.
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United Brothers Fruit Markets
32-24 30th Ave
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The place to go if you want fresh veggies and fruit while you're in the neighborhood. Open 24/7.
Legendary local spot.
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Parisi Bakery
198 Mott St
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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.
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Rio Market Inc
32-15 36th Ave
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Every Brazilian in Astoria I know shops here when they're in their saudade.