Guidebook for Queens

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Guidebook for Queens

Drinks & Nightlife

Trendy lounge and bar, amazing cocktails, good music, fancy hip bartenders, nice wine list
161 locals recommend
Sweet Afton
30-09 34th St
161 locals recommend
Trendy lounge and bar, amazing cocktails, good music, fancy hip bartenders, nice wine list
104 locals recommend
Sanfords Astoria
30-13 Broadway
104 locals recommend

Food Scene

This is the best place for a great rack of ribs, BBC chicken or steak. All of the meats are organic and grass-fed from local NY farms. It is designed like a southern American BBQ joint. Fun atmosphere and killer chicken breast!
42 locals recommend
Butcher Bar
37-10 30th Ave
42 locals recommend
This is the best place for a great rack of ribs, BBC chicken or steak. All of the meats are organic and grass-fed from local NY farms. It is designed like a southern American BBQ joint. Fun atmosphere and killer chicken breast!
Best espresso in the neighborhood, very European sports bar vibe
Cafe Borbone
2507 Steinway St
Best espresso in the neighborhood, very European sports bar vibe
Modern coffee shop offering pastries and nice place to work on your computer.
11 locals recommend
Kinship Coffee Cooperative
30-05 Steinway St
11 locals recommend
Modern coffee shop offering pastries and nice place to work on your computer.
Great brunch scene, fun cocktails
40 locals recommend
Ovelia
34-01 30th Ave
40 locals recommend
Great brunch scene, fun cocktails
Very good food! Simple atmosphere with a unique menu offering flatbreads, crostini and tons of spreads. Nice wine list. When the weather is warmer this place has a beautiful backyard garden to sit in.
63 locals recommend
Il Bambino
34-08 31st Ave
63 locals recommend
Very good food! Simple atmosphere with a unique menu offering flatbreads, crostini and tons of spreads. Nice wine list. When the weather is warmer this place has a beautiful backyard garden to sit in.
Best desserts in all of Queens! Incredible selection of anything your heart desires. Eclectic coffee and ice-cream menu.
166 locals recommend
Martha's Country Bakery
36-21 Ditmars Blvd
166 locals recommend
Best desserts in all of Queens! Incredible selection of anything your heart desires. Eclectic coffee and ice-cream menu.

Sightseeing

Best views of Manhattan
256 locals recommend
Gantry Plaza State Park
4-44 47th Rd
256 locals recommend
Best views of Manhattan

Parks & Nature

Beautiful paths right on the East River. There is a public pool open between late May and early September.
424 locals recommend
Astoria Park
19 19th St
424 locals recommend
Beautiful paths right on the East River. There is a public pool open between late May and early September.

Arts & Culture

The World's Fair was held here! Now a museum with wonderful NY history and fun exhibits.
146 locals recommend
Queens Museum
Building
146 locals recommend
The World's Fair was held here! Now a museum with wonderful NY history and fun exhibits.
A museum located within the Astoria Kaufman film studios, dedicated to the entire history of film. Very cool!
507 locals recommend
Museum of the Moving Image
36-01 35th Ave
507 locals recommend
A museum located within the Astoria Kaufman film studios, dedicated to the entire history of film. Very cool!

Shopping

Best gift shop you can imagine.
44 locals recommend
Lockwood
32-15 33rd St
44 locals recommend
Best gift shop you can imagine.
Hip, trendy woman's clothing store offering gifts, shoes and books.
20 locals recommend
The Brass Owl
36-19 Ditmars Blvd
20 locals recommend
Hip, trendy woman's clothing store offering gifts, shoes and books.

Getting Around

This is the N and W train that runs straight into Manhattan. It will take you to 59th and Lexington, Columbus Circle, Times Square, Bryant Park, Flatiron, Union Square and even Fulton Street where the World Trade Center Memorial is.
Astoria Blvd
Astoria Boulevard
This is the N and W train that runs straight into Manhattan. It will take you to 59th and Lexington, Columbus Circle, Times Square, Bryant Park, Flatiron, Union Square and even Fulton Street where the World Trade Center Memorial is.