Food and Drink

As we wrap up our “looking back on 2016” posts, let’s talk about some GOOD news. Many new businesses opened, which is always a welcome sign of a thriving community. (…)

When 2016 began, we put together a list of New Year’s resolutions for Astorians, which was a fun way to make attainable, neighborhood-specific goals that we’d actually look forward to (…)

An update on closings, openings, and sales of restaurants and retail in Astoria.

As we previously reported, Gaijin, a Japanese-inspired restaurant on 31st Avenue, opened in mid-December to very positive feedback. (Check out their Yelp for LOTS of glowing reviews!) During the busy (…)

MexiBBQ has closed their doors, but will be back with a new concept in 2017.

Are you still trying to figure out the best way to ring in 2017? Are you looking for an evening of great drinks, champagne, and lots of laughter? Well then (…)

Merry Christmas Astoria! If you’re looking to stay in the neighborhood over the holiday weekend, we’ve got plenty of places that will be open serving up delicious feasts, discounts, parties, (…)

Joe’s Garage Bar is set to open soon on 23rd Avenue and 45th Street.

Get your hot sandwiches this week at Hendu’s at Dutch Kills Bar.

Our seventh annual 12 Days of Giveaways is unfortunately coming to a close. Thousands (over 8,000 to be exact!) of you have joined in our holiday giveaway shenanigans. We’ll see (…)

Happy Wednesday mates! Let’s go down under for today’s giveaway. The winner of today’s giveaway will receive a $100 gift card to our local Aussie hangout The Thirsty Koala. With (…)

A new sushi spot, Gaijin, is having their grand opening this evening.

The King of Falafel is coming to Long Island City!

Friends we’ve sadly reached our final week of 12 Days of Giveaways. But we must press forward, and lucky for us, this giveaway will give us comfort and…joy. (Come on (…)

Have you tried the new Indian restaurant on 30th Avenue, Tikka Roll House?