Guidebook for Queens, Midtown Manhattan, and Harlem

Abby & Kurt
Guidebook for Queens, Midtown Manhattan, and Harlem

Food Scene

This is a real gem of a Greek Taverna. It's like you're eating in this family's kitchen. Michelin recommends it.
11 recommandé par les habitants
Gregory's 26 Corner Taverna
26-02 23rd Ave
11 recommandé par les habitants
This is a real gem of a Greek Taverna. It's like you're eating in this family's kitchen. Michelin recommends it.
Great for family style Greek. Order for the entire table and share with everyone. They have a back garden. Try their green salad, and whole grilled fish.
18 recommandé par les habitants
Telly's Taverna
28-13 23rd Ave
18 recommandé par les habitants
Great for family style Greek. Order for the entire table and share with everyone. They have a back garden. Try their green salad, and whole grilled fish.
A Greek diner with a back garden. Delicious souvlaki, at the right price.
7 recommandé par les habitants
Zorbas
29-05 23rd Ave
7 recommandé par les habitants
A Greek diner with a back garden. Delicious souvlaki, at the right price.
Best bagels in the area. Baked on the premises.
Astoria Bagel
28-12 Ditmars Blvd
Best bagels in the area. Baked on the premises.
Great variety at this popular bagel restaurant.
41 recommandé par les habitants
New York City Bagel & Coffee House
29-08 23rd Ave
41 recommandé par les habitants
Great variety at this popular bagel restaurant.
A gastropub with great cocktails, and an excellent brunch. It has a nice outdoor area in the back.
85 recommandé par les habitants
The Bonnie
29-12 23rd Ave
85 recommandé par les habitants
A gastropub with great cocktails, and an excellent brunch. It has a nice outdoor area in the back.
Delicious wood oven pizza.
7 recommandé par les habitants
Macoletta
2815 24th Ave
7 recommandé par les habitants
Delicious wood oven pizza.
This place is a legendary Astoria institution. Best in the warmer months, with a giant outdoor beer garden will delicious Czech meats grilled outdoors, and other food from their kitchen.
224 recommandé par les habitants
Bohemian Hall
29-19 24th Avenue
224 recommandé par les habitants
This place is a legendary Astoria institution. Best in the warmer months, with a giant outdoor beer garden will delicious Czech meats grilled outdoors, and other food from their kitchen.
A genuine Italian deli with great sandwiches, and the best pizza in the area.
12 recommandé par les habitants
Rosario's
22-55 31st St
12 recommandé par les habitants
A genuine Italian deli with great sandwiches, and the best pizza in the area.
A great Italian restaurant with really good pizza. Michelin recommends it.
7 recommandé par les habitants
VIA VAI
31-09 23rd Ave
7 recommandé par les habitants
A great Italian restaurant with really good pizza. Michelin recommends it.
Wine bar with sandwiches and other snacks.
7 recommandé par les habitants
Vintage
753 9th Ave
7 recommandé par les habitants
Wine bar with sandwiches and other snacks.
Gastropub with good drinks and great food.
41 recommandé par les habitants
The Sparrow Tavern
24-01 29th St
41 recommandé par les habitants
Gastropub with good drinks and great food.
Great Greek restaurant with beautiful scenic views of Astoria Park. Sit outside if you can.
44 recommandé par les habitants
Agnanti
19-06 Ditmars Blvd
44 recommandé par les habitants
Great Greek restaurant with beautiful scenic views of Astoria Park. Sit outside if you can.
A great steakhouse, and the prices are very right.
Meet the Meat
2392 21st St
A great steakhouse, and the prices are very right.
A good Italian restaurant with very good brick oven pizza.
14 recommandé par les habitants
Palermo
23-92 21st St
14 recommandé par les habitants
A good Italian restaurant with very good brick oven pizza.
A great Indian restaurant. Try the cauliflower appetizer!
Yaar
22-55 31st St
A great Indian restaurant. Try the cauliflower appetizer!
Spacious Mexican / Tex-Mex spot, with a great garden in the back.
29 recommandé par les habitants
Mojave
22-36 31st St
29 recommandé par les habitants
Spacious Mexican / Tex-Mex spot, with a great garden in the back.
This place has been around, and in the same family, for 80 years. It's an institution.
8 recommandé par les habitants
La Guli Pastry Shop
29-15 Ditmars Blvd
8 recommandé par les habitants
This place has been around, and in the same family, for 80 years. It's an institution.
The finest coffee, pastries, cakes, and macarons you'll find in Astoria.
166 recommandé par les habitants
Martha's Country Bakery
36-21 Ditmars Blvd
166 recommandé par les habitants
The finest coffee, pastries, cakes, and macarons you'll find in Astoria.
A true Australian restaurant, with a delicious menu.
45 recommandé par les habitants
The Thirsty Koala
35-12 Ditmars Blvd
45 recommandé par les habitants
A true Australian restaurant, with a delicious menu.
Japanese Ramen and Izakaya. Michelin recommends it!
46 recommandé par les habitants
HinoMaru Ramen
33-18 Ditmars Blvd
46 recommandé par les habitants
Japanese Ramen and Izakaya. Michelin recommends it!
The destination Greek restaurant in Astoria. Michelin recommended. No reservations, so be prepared to wait - of course, they make sure you've got a full glass of wine while you wait!
226 recommandé par les habitants
Taverna Kyclades
36-01 Ditmars Blvd
226 recommandé par les habitants
The destination Greek restaurant in Astoria. Michelin recommended. No reservations, so be prepared to wait - of course, they make sure you've got a full glass of wine while you wait!
A wonderful Turkish restaurant with a bread oven that produces the yummiest pide. A nice outdoor patio in the back as well.
12 recommandé par les habitants
TRUVA Cafe & Grill
22-41 31st St
12 recommandé par les habitants
A wonderful Turkish restaurant with a bread oven that produces the yummiest pide. A nice outdoor patio in the back as well.
The best sushi in Queens. This place would be twice the price in Manhattan. Do the omakase if you can. And sit at the bar.
7 recommandé par les habitants
Kondo
29-13 Broadway
7 recommandé par les habitants
The best sushi in Queens. This place would be twice the price in Manhattan. Do the omakase if you can. And sit at the bar.
This place was made famous by Anthony Bourdain during his No Reservations days. Basically, you're eating in this master chef's kitchen. Definitely an idiosyncratic dining experience, but one that you'll be talking about for months, if not years. Definitely try the leg of lamb, not to mention the lamb cheek!
10 recommandé par les habitants
Kabab Cafe
25-12 Steinway St
10 recommandé par les habitants
This place was made famous by Anthony Bourdain during his No Reservations days. Basically, you're eating in this master chef's kitchen. Definitely an idiosyncratic dining experience, but one that you'll be talking about for months, if not years. Definitely try the leg of lamb, not to mention the lamb cheek!
A sandwich shop which consistently finds itself atop the Yelp best of listings. A very local loyal fan base for this place.
12 recommandé par les habitants
Sal, Kris & Charlie's Deli
33-12 23rd Ave
12 recommandé par les habitants
A sandwich shop which consistently finds itself atop the Yelp best of listings. A very local loyal fan base for this place.
The best Greek gyro in Astoria.
11 recommandé par les habitants
BZ Grill
27-02 Astoria Blvd
11 recommandé par les habitants
The best Greek gyro in Astoria.
A classic New York diner. Every New York neighborhood needs a 24 hour diner. This is ours.
17 recommandé par les habitants
Neptune Diner
3105 Astoria Blvd N
17 recommandé par les habitants
A classic New York diner. Every New York neighborhood needs a 24 hour diner. This is ours.
Our favorite pizza place in Astoria, but their other dishes are delicious as well. Try the meatballs!
19 recommandé par les habitants
Basil Brick Oven Pizza
28-17 Astoria Blvd
19 recommandé par les habitants
Our favorite pizza place in Astoria, but their other dishes are delicious as well. Try the meatballs!
Delicious Peruvian rotisserie chicken. Order to go, then carry home for an easy delicious dinner.
Chicken Festival Astoria
2919 Ditmars Blvd
Delicious Peruvian rotisserie chicken. Order to go, then carry home for an easy delicious dinner.
Pricey coffee, but guaranteed to be a quality cup.
6 recommandé par les habitants
Mighty Oak Roasters
28-01 24th Ave
6 recommandé par les habitants
Pricey coffee, but guaranteed to be a quality cup.
Good standard New York slice style pizzaria.
Zio Pepe's Pizzeria
Good standard New York slice style pizzaria.
Terrific French bistro with a back garden.
Chez Olivia
Terrific French bistro with a back garden.

Essentials

A deli with the finest, most affordable coffee in the neighborhood.
7 recommandé par les habitants
The Coffee Pot
2819 23rd Ave
7 recommandé par les habitants
A deli with the finest, most affordable coffee in the neighborhood.
The bodega around the corner. Doesn't have everything, but usually has enough.
Fortune USA Trade Inc
2407 23rd Ave
The bodega around the corner. Doesn't have everything, but usually has enough.
The best produce market in the area, hands down.
Green House Farmers Market
22-33 31st St
The best produce market in the area, hands down.
The best wine store in the area.
9 recommandé par les habitants
Astoria Park Wine & Spirits
28-07 24th Ave
9 recommandé par les habitants
The best wine store in the area.
15 recommandé par les habitants
ATM (Chase Bank)
883 Flatbush Ave
15 recommandé par les habitants
Pharmacy.
416 recommandé par les habitants
CVS
115 W 125th St
416 recommandé par les habitants
Pharmacy.
Organic health food store.
7 recommandé par les habitants
Start Fresh
2523 Broadway
7 recommandé par les habitants
Organic health food store.
Around the Corner Laundromat
4210 23rd Ave
The closest spot to buy wine and liquor.
Jolsons Wines and Spirits
2620 23rd Ave
The closest spot to buy wine and liquor.
Mediterranean Foods II
Astoria Marketplace
Supermarket

Drinks & Nightlife

A bar with fantastic cocktails and amazing live music three nights a week.
21 recommandé par les habitants
The Letlove Inn
27-20 23rd Ave
21 recommandé par les habitants
A bar with fantastic cocktails and amazing live music three nights a week.
A great, spacious Irish pub. Lots of beer on tap, and everything else.
9 recommandé par les habitants
The Astoria Tavern
33-16 23rd Ave
9 recommandé par les habitants
A great, spacious Irish pub. Lots of beer on tap, and everything else.
A real Queens dive bar.
Rocky McBride's
27-01 23rd Ave
A real Queens dive bar.

Entertainment & Activities

Small, hole-in-the-wall comedy club. Small time stand-up. A large number of comedians live in Astoria because of its proximity to Laguardia Airport and the Triboro Bridge makes it a convenient neighborhood for comedians who need to travel to gigs. QED takes advantage of all the comedians in its neighborhood.
22 recommandé par les habitants
Q.E.D.
27-16 23rd Ave
22 recommandé par les habitants
Small, hole-in-the-wall comedy club. Small time stand-up. A large number of comedians live in Astoria because of its proximity to Laguardia Airport and the Triboro Bridge makes it a convenient neighborhood for comedians who need to travel to gigs. QED takes advantage of all the comedians in its neighborhood.
Your standard multiplex.
83 recommandé par les habitants
Regal UA Kaufman Astoria & RPX
35-30 38th St
83 recommandé par les habitants
Your standard multiplex.
The zoo from the Madagascar movie.
394 recommandé par les habitants
Zoo du Central Park
East 64th Street
394 recommandé par les habitants
The zoo from the Madagascar movie.
A wonderful way to spend a few hours with any children interested in arts and crafts. Wonderful activities for any child.
Sky Village NYC
23-05 29th St
A wonderful way to spend a few hours with any children interested in arts and crafts. Wonderful activities for any child.

Parks & Nature

Large park with lovely views of Manhattan, Triboro Bridge, and Hellgate Bridge. It has a classic Art Deco public swimming pool in the summer, and a great playground as well.
424 recommandé par les habitants
Astoria Park
19 19th St
424 recommandé par les habitants
Large park with lovely views of Manhattan, Triboro Bridge, and Hellgate Bridge. It has a classic Art Deco public swimming pool in the summer, and a great playground as well.
This park is legendary for a reason. A must visit destination for anyone coming to NYC.
27 recommandé par les habitants
Central Park South
Central Park South
27 recommandé par les habitants
This park is legendary for a reason. A must visit destination for anyone coming to NYC.

Arts & Culture

A park with seasonal, temporary sculptures, and wonderful views of Roosevelt Island.
238 recommandé par les habitants
Socrates Sculpture Park
32-01 Vernon Blvd
238 recommandé par les habitants
A park with seasonal, temporary sculptures, and wonderful views of Roosevelt Island.
A local gem - the original studio of famed stone sculptor Isamu Noguchi. It's now a beautiful museum of his work.
192 recommandé par les habitants
Musée Noguchi
9-01 33rd Road
192 recommandé par les habitants
A local gem - the original studio of famed stone sculptor Isamu Noguchi. It's now a beautiful museum of his work.
A wonderful museum for anyone interested in Sight & Sound, particularly for fans of Jim Henson and the Muppets, as there's a permanent exhibit dedicated to them (Jim Henson Workshop is in the area.) They also have a theater which plays art films and retrospectives.
507 recommandé par les habitants
Museum of the Moving Image
36-01 35th Ave
507 recommandé par les habitants
A wonderful museum for anyone interested in Sight & Sound, particularly for fans of Jim Henson and the Muppets, as there's a permanent exhibit dedicated to them (Jim Henson Workshop is in the area.) They also have a theater which plays art films and retrospectives.
It's showtime! A true historical institution of the Harlem Renaissance. And just a M60 bus ride away.
893 recommandé par les habitants
Apollo Theater
253 W 125th St
893 recommandé par les habitants
It's showtime! A true historical institution of the Harlem Renaissance. And just a M60 bus ride away.
Experimental contemporary art.
575 recommandé par les habitants
MoMA PS1
22-25 Jackson Ave
575 recommandé par les habitants
Experimental contemporary art.
One of the finest contemporary art museums in the world.
2114 recommandé par les habitants
The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53rd Street
2114 recommandé par les habitants
One of the finest contemporary art museums in the world.
Amazing architecture, and wonderful exhibits.
1126 recommandé par les habitants
Musée Solomon R. Guggenheim
1071 5th Ave
1126 recommandé par les habitants
Amazing architecture, and wonderful exhibits.
You could spend all day in this museum.
2653 recommandé par les habitants
Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 5th Ave
2653 recommandé par les habitants
You could spend all day in this museum.
Symphony, opera, ballet, theater, art films. You'll find it all here.
621 recommandé par les habitants
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Lincoln Center Plaza
621 recommandé par les habitants
Symphony, opera, ballet, theater, art films. You'll find it all here.
Not just great Jazz. A legendary view of Columbus Circle.
53 recommandé par les habitants
Jazz at Lincoln Center
10 Columbus Cir
53 recommandé par les habitants
Not just great Jazz. A legendary view of Columbus Circle.
15 recommandé par les habitants
Assemblée de l'Évangile de Bethel
2-26 E 120th St
15 recommandé par les habitants
Canaan Baptist Church of Christ
132 W 116th St
35 recommandé par les habitants
First Corinthian Baptist Church
1912 Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd
35 recommandé par les habitants
94 recommandé par les habitants
Abyssinian Baptist Church
132 W 138th St
94 recommandé par les habitants
8 recommandé par les habitants
Welling Court Mural Project
11-98 Welling Ct
8 recommandé par les habitants

Sightseeing

The old shipyards of Long Island City have been preserved and made into this beautiful park with exceptional views of midtown Manhattan. Take the ferry!
256 recommandé par les habitants
Gantry Plaza State Park
4-44 47th Rd
256 recommandé par les habitants
The old shipyards of Long Island City have been preserved and made into this beautiful park with exceptional views of midtown Manhattan. Take the ferry!
A fun way to experience scenic views of Roosevelt Island, Queensboro Bridge, and Midtown Manhattan. For any comic book fans, this is the famous tramway featured in the first Spiderman movie (the comic book too, of course.) To take a ride on the tramway, you can either take the F to Roosevelt Island, or the N to Lexington Ave./59th St.
121 recommandé par les habitants
Roosevelt Island Tramway
254 E 60th St
121 recommandé par les habitants
A fun way to experience scenic views of Roosevelt Island, Queensboro Bridge, and Midtown Manhattan. For any comic book fans, this is the famous tramway featured in the first Spiderman movie (the comic book too, of course.) To take a ride on the tramway, you can either take the F to Roosevelt Island, or the N to Lexington Ave./59th St.
12 recommandé par les habitants
Columbus Circle
Columbus Circle
12 recommandé par les habitants
781 recommandé par les habitants
Grand Central Terminal station
89 E 42nd St
781 recommandé par les habitants