Guidebook for Astoria, Queens

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Guidebook for Astoria, Queens

Essentials

Close grocery store, has pretty much everything, good quality, good prices.
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Key Food Supermarkets
1769 2nd Ave
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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.
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Euro Market
30-42 31st St
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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!
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King of Falafel & Shawarma
3015 Broadway
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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.
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Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ
321 W 44th St
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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.
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Duzan
24-11 Steinway St
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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.
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The Strand Smokehouse
25-27 Broadway
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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.
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Koreatown
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Korean food, karaoke, and bubble tea.
Delicious Bubble Tea with Milk Foam!
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Gong Cha
12 W 32nd St
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Delicious Bubble Tea with Milk Foam!
Delicious Ethiopian Wraps, good vegetarian choice, but also has something for those who like meat
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Hampton Chutney Co.
464 Amsterdam Ave
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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.
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Whitmans
406 E 9th St
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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
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Vanessa's Dumpling House
118A Eldridge St
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Delicious Chinese dumplings
Michigan themed restaurant with good pie and american fare
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The Grey Dog
244 Mulberry St
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Michigan themed restaurant with good pie and american fare
Pricey but good southern fare...when its open
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Sugar Freak
37-11 30th Ave
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Pricey but good southern fare...when its open
Good place for a plate of cheese and lots of craft beer
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Astoria Bier & Cheese
3414 Broadway
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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.
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Queens Comfort
36-18 30th Ave
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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.
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New York City Bagel & Coffee House
29-08 23rd Ave
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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+
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De Mole Astoria
42-20 30th Ave
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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.
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Tamashii
2905 Broadway
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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.
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Union Square
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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.
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Bryant Park
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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.
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Times Square
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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.
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Washington Square Park
Washington Square
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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.
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Lincoln Square
Lincoln Square
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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.
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Louis Vuitton
1 E 57th St
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Glitz and glamour of high class fashion and shopping running from 60th st down.
Punk NYC and great Asian eats
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Saint Marks Place
Saint Marks Place
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Punk NYC and great Asian eats
Tons of good food if your hungry and bars.
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East Village
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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.
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Puente de Brooklyn
Brooklyn Bridge Promenade
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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
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One World Trade Center
285 Fulton St
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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.
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The Dubliner
45 Stone St
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Cobblestones and restaurants amidst historic NY buildings from the days of the revolution.
Easily one of the best Zoos in the United States.
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Zoológico del Bronx
2300 Southern Blvd
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Easily one of the best Zoos in the United States.
NYC hipster central, piers, green spaces, unique bars, a little something for everyone
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Williamsburg
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NYC hipster central, piers, green spaces, unique bars, a little something for everyone
Allys, downstairs cheap chinese joints, and vendors hawking fake Gucci bags
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Chinatown
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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.
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Little Italy
189 Grand St
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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.
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Steinway Street Station
3093 32nd St
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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.
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Grand Central Terminal station
89 E 42nd St
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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.
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Grand Army Plaza
Flatbush Avenue
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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.
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Museo Metropolitano de Arte
1000 5th Ave
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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
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The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53rd Street
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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.
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Museo de la Imagen en Movimiento
36-01 35th Ave
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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
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Regal UA Kaufman Astoria & RPX
35-30 38th St
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Movie Theater
Arcade and Bar amidst tons of music venues
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Two-Bit's Retro Arcade
153 Essex St
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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!
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The High Line Park
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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.
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Brooklyn Heights Promenade
Pierrepont Place
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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.
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South Street Seaport Museum
12 Fulton St
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Outdoor green space with food, boats, and good views.

Everything Else

Convince store and pharmacy.
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CVS
115 W 125th St
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Convince store and pharmacy.

Drinks & Nightlife

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