Guidebook for Astoria, Queens

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Guidebook for Astoria, Queens

Essentials

Close grocery store, has pretty much everything, good quality, good prices.
347 locals recommend
Key Food Supermarkets
1769 2nd Ave
347 locals recommend
Close grocery store, has pretty much everything, good quality, good prices.
Greek and Serbian grocery store specializing in cured meats, fresh cheeses, olives, beer, and European snacks.
15 locals recommend
Euro Market
30-42 31st St
15 locals recommend
Greek and Serbian grocery store specializing in cured meats, fresh cheeses, olives, beer, and European snacks.

Food Scene

Great food! Best food truck in Astoria!
27 locals recommend
King of Falafel & Shawarma
3015 Broadway
27 locals recommend
Great food! Best food truck in Astoria!
This is my favorite restaurant. You get to grill at your table, it has a great atmosphere, and it's decently priced.
63 locals recommend
Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ
321 W 44th St
63 locals recommend
This is my favorite restaurant. You get to grill at your table, it has a great atmosphere, and it's decently priced.
Delicious Shawarma in the center of a bustling Arab community with tons of food and hookah joints.
21 locals recommend
Duzan
24-11 Steinway St
21 locals recommend
Delicious Shawarma in the center of a bustling Arab community with tons of food and hookah joints.
Italian bakery with classic cookies, breads, and expresso
44-17 30th Ave
4417 30th Avenue
Italian bakery with classic cookies, breads, and expresso
Beer Hall/BBQ and occasional bands. Good place for a drink in the summer, and warm BBQ in the winter.
67 locals recommend
The Strand Smokehouse
25-27 Broadway
67 locals recommend
Beer Hall/BBQ and occasional bands. Good place for a drink in the summer, and warm BBQ in the winter.
Korean food, karaoke, and bubble tea.
159 locals recommend
Koreatown
159 locals recommend
Korean food, karaoke, and bubble tea.
Delicious Bubble Tea with Milk Foam!
8 locals recommend
Gong Cha
12 W 32nd St
8 locals recommend
Delicious Bubble Tea with Milk Foam!
Delicious Ethiopian Wraps, good vegetarian choice, but also has something for those who like meat
12 locals recommend
Hampton Chutney Co.
464 Amsterdam Ave
12 locals recommend
Delicious Ethiopian Wraps, good vegetarian choice, but also has something for those who like meat
Hands down the best Burger in the city, maybe the US. Get a Juicy Lucy, if you like cheese, you wont be disappointed.
37 locals recommend
Whitmans
406 E 9th St
37 locals recommend
Hands down the best Burger in the city, maybe the US. Get a Juicy Lucy, if you like cheese, you wont be disappointed.
Delicious Chinese dumplings
288 locals recommend
Vanessa's Dumpling House
118A Eldridge St
288 locals recommend
Delicious Chinese dumplings
Michigan themed restaurant with good pie and american fare
82 locals recommend
The Grey Dog
244 Mulberry St
82 locals recommend
Michigan themed restaurant with good pie and american fare
Pricey but good southern fare...when its open
67 locals recommend
Sugar Freak
37-11 30th Ave
67 locals recommend
Pricey but good southern fare...when its open
Good place for a plate of cheese and lots of craft beer
38 locals recommend
Astoria Bier & Cheese
3414 Broadway
38 locals recommend
Good place for a plate of cheese and lots of craft beer
Supposedly a good place for Brunch and character, though the lines out the door so havent been yet.
94 locals recommend
Queens Comfort
36-18 30th Ave
94 locals recommend
Supposedly a good place for Brunch and character, though the lines out the door so havent been yet.
Great place for that New York Bagel and also great for coffee or breakfast on a budget. Price: $5-$11.
41 locals recommend
New York City Bagel & Coffee House
29-08 23rd Ave
41 locals recommend
Great place for that New York Bagel and also great for coffee or breakfast on a budget. Price: $5-$11.
Wonderful and welcoming place to grab a Poke bowl.
PokéWave
135-27 Roosevelt Ave
Wonderful and welcoming place to grab a Poke bowl.
Best Mexican food in the area and its just a block away. The portions are big and the food is flavorful. Give the chorizo nachos a try, you will regret it. Price: $8+
7 locals recommend
De Mole Astoria
42-20 30th Ave
7 locals recommend
Best Mexican food in the area and its just a block away. The portions are big and the food is flavorful. Give the chorizo nachos a try, you will regret it. Price: $8+
Tasty ramen place, with lots of different options and great Japanese appetizers (try the Takoyaki). Wonderful place to warm up in winter months over a warm bowl.
37 locals recommend
Tamashii
2905 Broadway
37 locals recommend
Tasty ramen place, with lots of different options and great Japanese appetizers (try the Takoyaki). Wonderful place to warm up in winter months over a warm bowl.
Indian food with a good vibe and atmosphere.
Namaste
31-15 30th Ave
Indian food with a good vibe and atmosphere.
Tasty Turkish Treats
Güllüoglu
30-92 31st St
Tasty Turkish Treats

Sightseeing

NYC's version of a European square, complete with farmers markets in the morning and gatherings throughout the day. Always something going on here, no matter what time of year.
987 locals recommend
Union Square
987 locals recommend
NYC's version of a European square, complete with farmers markets in the morning and gatherings throughout the day. Always something going on here, no matter what time of year.
Easily my favorite park in the city. They have tons going on, books for kids, board games. There's always some event happening and it's right next to the New York public library.
688 locals recommend
Bryant Park
688 locals recommend
Easily my favorite park in the city. They have tons going on, books for kids, board games. There's always some event happening and it's right next to the New York public library.
If it's your first time it's tons of fun.
2037 locals recommend
Times Square
2037 locals recommend
If it's your first time it's tons of fun.
An arch with a hidden stairwell, a fountain, performers, chess players, and good people watching. All the meanwhile sitting in the middle of New York University buildings and college hangouts.
946 locals recommend
Washington Square Park
Washington Square
946 locals recommend
An arch with a hidden stairwell, a fountain, performers, chess players, and good people watching. All the meanwhile sitting in the middle of New York University buildings and college hangouts.
Home to the Metropolitan Opera, Juilliard, The Philharmonic, Ballet, Theater, Film, and more. Also has beautiful architecture and a good place to chill.
31 locals recommend
Lincoln Square
Lincoln Square
31 locals recommend
Home to the Metropolitan Opera, Juilliard, The Philharmonic, Ballet, Theater, Film, and more. Also has beautiful architecture and a good place to chill.
Glitz and glamour of high class fashion and shopping running from 60th st down.
13 locals recommend
Louis Vuitton
1 E 57th St
13 locals recommend
Glitz and glamour of high class fashion and shopping running from 60th st down.
Punk NYC and great Asian eats
111 locals recommend
Saint Marks Place
Saint Marks Place
111 locals recommend
Punk NYC and great Asian eats
Tons of good food if your hungry and bars.
216 locals recommend
East Village
216 locals recommend
Tons of good food if your hungry and bars.
Beautiful views and a great walk from Manhattan to Brooklyn along the bridge. Get off at City Hall on the subway and follow the signs for the pedestrian walk way across.
1505 locals recommend
Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge Promenade
1505 locals recommend
Beautiful views and a great walk from Manhattan to Brooklyn along the bridge. Get off at City Hall on the subway and follow the signs for the pedestrian walk way across.
Location of One World Trade Center, the 9/11 Memorial and Museum. Valuable look into history and worth at least one visit if you have time
385 locals recommend
One World Trade Center
285 Fulton St
385 locals recommend
Location of One World Trade Center, the 9/11 Memorial and Museum. Valuable look into history and worth at least one visit if you have time
Cobblestones and restaurants amidst historic NY buildings from the days of the revolution.
8 locals recommend
The Dubliner
45 Stone St
8 locals recommend
Cobblestones and restaurants amidst historic NY buildings from the days of the revolution.
Easily one of the best Zoos in the United States.
572 locals recommend
Bronx Zoo
2300 Southern Blvd
572 locals recommend
Easily one of the best Zoos in the United States.
NYC hipster central, piers, green spaces, unique bars, a little something for everyone
997 locals recommend
Williamsburg
997 locals recommend
NYC hipster central, piers, green spaces, unique bars, a little something for everyone
Allys, downstairs cheap chinese joints, and vendors hawking fake Gucci bags
497 locals recommend
Chinatown
497 locals recommend
Allys, downstairs cheap chinese joints, and vendors hawking fake Gucci bags
Little Italy, nothing to great, but its there. Dont eat at the restaurants. Overpriced.
312 locals recommend
Little Italy
189 Grand St
312 locals recommend
Little Italy, nothing to great, but its there. Dont eat at the restaurants. Overpriced.
Astoria is easily one of the most diverse neighborhoods in NYC, much less the US. Take a stroll down Steinway St from Astoria Blvd South to 35th Avenue and you will see why.
23 locals recommend
Steinway Street Station
3093 32nd St
23 locals recommend
Astoria is easily one of the most diverse neighborhoods in NYC, much less the US. Take a stroll down Steinway St from Astoria Blvd South to 35th Avenue and you will see why.
The main terminal for commuters who live just outside NYC by train, but mainly, its a step back in time to the classic stations of a bygone era like the Gare d'Orsay in Paris, only its still running.
781 locals recommend
Grand Central Terminal station
89 E 42nd St
781 locals recommend
The main terminal for commuters who live just outside NYC by train, but mainly, its a step back in time to the classic stations of a bygone era like the Gare d'Orsay in Paris, only its still running.
Brooklyn's answer to Central Park and the entry way at the Grand Army Plaza is something to behold.
378 locals recommend
Grand Army Plaza
Flatbush Avenue
378 locals recommend
Brooklyn's answer to Central Park and the entry way at the Grand Army Plaza is something to behold.

Arts & Culture

If you only visit one museum while your in NYC, make this the one. Entry is pay what you want ($1+) and be transported around the world as you step into a real Egyptian temple from 15BC and much more.
2653 locals recommend
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 5th Ave
2653 locals recommend
If you only visit one museum while your in NYC, make this the one. Entry is pay what you want ($1+) and be transported around the world as you step into a real Egyptian temple from 15BC and much more.
Really fun museum
2114 locals recommend
The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53rd Street
2114 locals recommend
Really fun museum
Housed in the Astoria studios complex that was once Paramounts headquarters, the studio was the site for production of many silent and early sound era films. It now functions as a museum to film.
507 locals recommend
Museum of the Moving Image
36-01 35th Ave
507 locals recommend
Housed in the Astoria studios complex that was once Paramounts headquarters, the studio was the site for production of many silent and early sound era films. It now functions as a museum to film.
Movie Theater
83 locals recommend
Regal UA Kaufman Astoria & RPX
35-30 38th St
83 locals recommend
Movie Theater
Arcade and Bar amidst tons of music venues
26 locals recommend
Two-Bit's Retro Arcade
153 Essex St
26 locals recommend
Arcade and Bar amidst tons of music venues

Entertainment & Activities

Take an overground rail track from the mid 1930's used to transport goods and turn it into an aerial park and you got The High Line. Great place to go for a walk!
2323 locals recommend
The High Line Park
2323 locals recommend
Take an overground rail track from the mid 1930's used to transport goods and turn it into an aerial park and you got The High Line. Great place to go for a walk!
Promenade with great views of the NYC skyline. Head down to the park along the water for a good walk.
407 locals recommend
Brooklyn Heights Promenade
Pierrepont Place
407 locals recommend
Promenade with great views of the NYC skyline. Head down to the park along the water for a good walk.
Outdoor green space with food, boats, and good views.
277 locals recommend
South Street Seaport Museum
12 Fulton St
277 locals recommend
Outdoor green space with food, boats, and good views.

Everything Else

Convince store and pharmacy.
416 locals recommend
CVS
115 W 125th St
416 locals recommend
Convince store and pharmacy.

Drinks & Nightlife

Tons of drinks on tap and good specials.
36 locals recommend
MexiBBQ
37-11 30th Ave
36 locals recommend
Tons of drinks on tap and good specials.
BierHall and Garten, just as it says. Excellent Bavarian style Beer Hall.
339 locals recommend
Radegast Hall & Biergarten
113 N 3rd St
339 locals recommend
BierHall and Garten, just as it says. Excellent Bavarian style Beer Hall.