Astoria, Best Of Astoria Apr 22, 2013 The Best of Astoria- We Heart Astoria Reader Favorites Voting Welcome to the final stage of our Best of Astoria awards – the voting! The polling ends May 1st, so be sure to get your vote in before it’s too late. Share this Scoop by Mackenzi Farquer total shares! Twitter Facebook Email Print Welcome to the final stage of our Best of Astoria awards – the voting! The polling ends May 1st, so be sure to get your vote in before it’s too late. by Mackenzi Farquer Share this Scoop total shares! Twitter Facebook Email Print Related scoops The Best of Astoria- We Heart Astoria Reader Favorites Nomin (...) Welcome to the final stage of our Best of Astoria awards – the voting! We encourage you to share this with your fellow Astorians, friends, and nominated businesses that you love. Please keep in mind that you can only vote once. Polls close on Wednesday, May 1, so be sure to get your vote in before the deadline. Happy voting, Astoria. We can’t wait to see your favorites! Take Our Survey! Twitter Facebook Email Print The Best in Astoria Related scoops The Best of Astoria- We Heart Astoria Reader Favorites Nomin (...) 58 Comments david pinkhasov February 6th, 2017 Is there a best of Astoria every year? Have not seen anything on it for April this year. Reply Emily Rios February 7th, 2017 Hey David. Yes we do a Best of Astoria every year! We’ll kick off the nominations sometime in March and announce the winners in April/May. Stay tuned for more information. Reply Helen Klein September 9th, 2013 Fooditka blog is awesome!!!Informative,well written,and always with something new , interesting, educating and to the point. Love reading it!!! Reply Nicole May 2nd, 2013 Tratoria l’Incontro IS the best in Astoria and SHOULD have been listed. Hog wash! Reply mackenzi May 2nd, 2013 Nicole, just another reminder that these finalists were chosen by WHA readers. Reply Artsy May 1st, 2013 Best Yoga class & Thai massage at Anthea Yoga, what a beautiful and serene studio! Reply Rosalba LaRosa May 1st, 2013 I love Basil!!!!! Glad they made it on the list! Reply LINDA KING May 1st, 2013 LOVE ASTORIA. HAD THE BEST YOGA CLASS AND MASSAGE AT THE GIVING TREE. GREAT FOOD, ENTERTAINMENTM AND PLACES TO VISIT. Reply Matthew May 1st, 2013 Really thought Michael Angelo’s pizza should have made the cut! Its way better than Basil and always impresses out of town guests. Reply megc May 1st, 2013 Personally, I am a big fan of Michael Angelo’s pizza! The Sophia Loren is amazing. They cook eggplant extremely well, and it’s excellent on their pizza. Reply Rob May 1st, 2013 You know…there are other places in Astoria besides the Queens Kickshaw and Sweet Afton. Just sayin. Reply megc May 1st, 2013 As we’ve mentioned before, the nominations were 100% reader-driven. Reply Craig May 1st, 2013 Here are my votes! Reply Steinway Family Dental Center May 1st, 2013 Hi there fellow Astorian’s Steinway Family Dental Center sending all the ‘Best of Astoria Award,’ nominees a good luck. We can’t be the best borough without putting our best face forward. If you have ever wanted opt for clear braces be sure to come in for a FREE !!! consultation 718.728.3314. Reply Robyn April 30th, 2013 Rocky McBrides..best bar in Astoria. Great bartenders and dj’s..nuff said!!!! Reply Kevin April 30th, 2013 I have no clue who compiled the choices, but there were too many places left out. Reply mackenzi April 30th, 2013 Kevin, our readers actually chose the finalists: https://weheartastoria.com/category/news/bestofastoria/ Reply Elizabeth April 30th, 2013 Brooklyn bagel is the best place to enjoy breakfast or lunch. Service is amazing and always with a smile. Peter and John great job!! Best of luck! Reply Wanda Rygor April 30th, 2013 Rocky McBrides all the way!!! Love that place..; ) Reply FINALIST…BEST OF ASTORIA | Astoria Kibble April 29th, 2013 […] https://weheartastoria.com/2013/04/the-best-of-astoria-we-heart-astoria-reader-favorites-voting/ […] Reply Mike April 29th, 2013 Are the options listed in order (ranked) based on the collection of readers’ votes originally used to developed the survey? I think they should be listed alphabetically so not to lead the responder. Great survey, bummed I did not see Alba’s listed. Reply mackenzi April 29th, 2013 Mike- the survey finalists are listed in random order. They are based 100% on our reader nominations process. Reply Ananda April 29th, 2013 I love love love Malu! Reply indio sucio April 29th, 2013 Best place to hang out! No Dress code!!! Great Specials! Reply Tina DiFiore April 28th, 2013 Raising Astoria rocks! Friendly service! Reply Sergio April 28th, 2013 Malu, Malu, Malu, Malu… Best ice cream in the world! Reply Mike K April 28th, 2013 good luck all Reply Doris Spiteri April 27th, 2013 Good luck Leli Reply Doris Spiteri April 27th, 2013 My friends recommend this bakery to me and I had to visit when I came to New York. No regrets as I was more than pleased. Reply Cathy R April 26th, 2013 Coolest Bar in Astoria is Rocky Mc Brides Come on down and have a great Time~~~ Reply Theo S April 26th, 2013 Omega Liquors has the best selection for Greek Wines that I have seen, Not to mention they make their customers feel like family. Favorite shop for wine by far! Reply Allison April 26th, 2013 We love Omega!! Reply pauline April 26th, 2013 I believe the King Souvlaki should win the Favorite Street Food award! These guys deserve it the most. Food-wise they have the best food from the rest even though the other ones are different cuisines and are also top in their food category. But most importantly the King Souvlaki has been in Astoria the longest. They deserve to have their hard-work recognized. Also Ricky McBrides is a great bar, voted for them! Il Bambinos is def my fave restaurant. They are just awesome at what they do! Reply james April 25th, 2013 Best bar is Rocky McBrides!!! Reply Cathy R April 25th, 2013 The best Bar In Astoria Is Rocky McBrides <3 Reply Maureen Stahulak April 24th, 2013 There is no doubt about it, the best entertainment and stars are Anita M. Buffem and Gina Marie Rittale of The Haus of Mimosa. They are witty, talented, and leave you laughing and wanting more! These divalicious ladies are going places!!! Reply josh April 23rd, 2013 favorite greek restaurant is agnanti… favorite bakery is parisi bakery and favorite street food vendor is the king souvlaki. all these hands down! Reply theresa April 23rd, 2013 Love the list–can’t wait to go to all of the places on here..you may want to give people a choice of other or n/a..would be good if you don’t know about something and its not relevant for you. Reply mackenzi April 24th, 2013 Theresa- You can skip categories you don’t want to answer. Reply Best massage in Astoria? | Sonia Maksimovich April 23rd, 2013 […] Apparently the first round of voting was just for nominations, but I made the cut! Now the real voting begins: Vote for your favorite massage in Astoria here: https://weheartastoria.com/2013/04/the-best-of-astoria-we-heart-astoria-reader-favorites-voting/ […] Reply larry April 23rd, 2013 I voted for King Souvlaki of Astoria as my favorite street food vendor and agnanti as my favorite greek restaurant! Reply Meli April 23rd, 2013 The fact that il forno on ditmars was not on the list for best pizza and that il tuffino made it on there makes me question a lot of the choices on the list. Reply mackenzi April 23rd, 2013 Just keep in mind, these finalists were chosen by WHA readers. We tabulated 100’s of responses to get us to these results. Reply marc April 23rd, 2013 Love Sac’s. Reply Teresa April 23rd, 2013 I can’t for the life of me figure out how to vote! Maybe I need more coffee – can you let me know! Reply mackenzi April 23rd, 2013 Just scroll to the bottom and click on the survey! (You might need to refresh your browser) Reply kellner April 23rd, 2013 keep the list up! i don’t know most of nominated places. what were all the best kept secrets again? i want to know more about them. Reply ulrike domrich April 23rd, 2013 best pet shop !!!!! Reply Vicky April 22nd, 2013 Love love love Rocky Mcbrides !!! :) Reply Andrea April 22nd, 2013 I will never understand the appeal of Queens Kickshaw. Reply Jenn from Much to My Delight April 22nd, 2013 Trader Joe’s is coming to Astoria?! For real? Reply mackenzi April 22nd, 2013 No, they’re not, thus the controversy. Someone spread that rumor last year and it really took off. Of course, we really wish they were joining us! Reply Lilian April 22nd, 2013 Great selection of everything! It was actually difficult to vote, so many wonderful establishments and options! :) Reply mackenzi April 22nd, 2013 Yeah! We’re so happy to hear that. Reply Jeremy Frank April 22nd, 2013 Great idea: can you throw up a Google Map of these places? Reply Jeremy Frank April 22nd, 2013 Great idea: can you throw up a Google Map of these places? Reply jeff April 22nd, 2013 why wasn’t trattoria l’incontro listed as one of the favorite restaurants? i would have gladly voted for it (and its wine bar) if they were listed. Reply mackenzi April 22nd, 2013 Thanks for the question, Jeff. These finalists were actually chosen by our readers, and not by us. If you click the link in the post, you’ll see we crowd sourced the finalists after an extensive nominations period. Reply Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment * Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
david pinkhasov February 6th, 2017 Is there a best of Astoria every year? Have not seen anything on it for April this year. Reply
Emily Rios February 7th, 2017 Hey David. Yes we do a Best of Astoria every year! We’ll kick off the nominations sometime in March and announce the winners in April/May. Stay tuned for more information. Reply
Helen Klein September 9th, 2013 Fooditka blog is awesome!!!Informative,well written,and always with something new , interesting, educating and to the point. Love reading it!!! Reply
Nicole May 2nd, 2013 Tratoria l’Incontro IS the best in Astoria and SHOULD have been listed. Hog wash! Reply
mackenzi May 2nd, 2013 Nicole, just another reminder that these finalists were chosen by WHA readers. Reply
Artsy May 1st, 2013 Best Yoga class & Thai massage at Anthea Yoga, what a beautiful and serene studio! Reply
LINDA KING May 1st, 2013 LOVE ASTORIA. HAD THE BEST YOGA CLASS AND MASSAGE AT THE GIVING TREE. GREAT FOOD, ENTERTAINMENTM AND PLACES TO VISIT. Reply
Matthew May 1st, 2013 Really thought Michael Angelo’s pizza should have made the cut! Its way better than Basil and always impresses out of town guests. Reply
megc May 1st, 2013 Personally, I am a big fan of Michael Angelo’s pizza! The Sophia Loren is amazing. They cook eggplant extremely well, and it’s excellent on their pizza. Reply
Rob May 1st, 2013 You know…there are other places in Astoria besides the Queens Kickshaw and Sweet Afton. Just sayin. Reply
Steinway Family Dental Center May 1st, 2013 Hi there fellow Astorian’s Steinway Family Dental Center sending all the ‘Best of Astoria Award,’ nominees a good luck. We can’t be the best borough without putting our best face forward. If you have ever wanted opt for clear braces be sure to come in for a FREE !!! consultation 718.728.3314. Reply
Robyn April 30th, 2013 Rocky McBrides..best bar in Astoria. Great bartenders and dj’s..nuff said!!!! Reply
Kevin April 30th, 2013 I have no clue who compiled the choices, but there were too many places left out. Reply
mackenzi April 30th, 2013 Kevin, our readers actually chose the finalists: https://weheartastoria.com/category/news/bestofastoria/ Reply
Elizabeth April 30th, 2013 Brooklyn bagel is the best place to enjoy breakfast or lunch. Service is amazing and always with a smile. Peter and John great job!! Best of luck! Reply
FINALIST…BEST OF ASTORIA | Astoria Kibble April 29th, 2013 […] https://weheartastoria.com/2013/04/the-best-of-astoria-we-heart-astoria-reader-favorites-voting/ […] Reply
Mike April 29th, 2013 Are the options listed in order (ranked) based on the collection of readers’ votes originally used to developed the survey? I think they should be listed alphabetically so not to lead the responder. Great survey, bummed I did not see Alba’s listed. Reply
mackenzi April 29th, 2013 Mike- the survey finalists are listed in random order. They are based 100% on our reader nominations process. Reply
Doris Spiteri April 27th, 2013 My friends recommend this bakery to me and I had to visit when I came to New York. No regrets as I was more than pleased. Reply
Cathy R April 26th, 2013 Coolest Bar in Astoria is Rocky Mc Brides Come on down and have a great Time~~~ Reply
Theo S April 26th, 2013 Omega Liquors has the best selection for Greek Wines that I have seen, Not to mention they make their customers feel like family. Favorite shop for wine by far! Reply
pauline April 26th, 2013 I believe the King Souvlaki should win the Favorite Street Food award! These guys deserve it the most. Food-wise they have the best food from the rest even though the other ones are different cuisines and are also top in their food category. But most importantly the King Souvlaki has been in Astoria the longest. They deserve to have their hard-work recognized. Also Ricky McBrides is a great bar, voted for them! Il Bambinos is def my fave restaurant. They are just awesome at what they do! Reply
Maureen Stahulak April 24th, 2013 There is no doubt about it, the best entertainment and stars are Anita M. Buffem and Gina Marie Rittale of The Haus of Mimosa. They are witty, talented, and leave you laughing and wanting more! These divalicious ladies are going places!!! Reply
josh April 23rd, 2013 favorite greek restaurant is agnanti… favorite bakery is parisi bakery and favorite street food vendor is the king souvlaki. all these hands down! Reply
theresa April 23rd, 2013 Love the list–can’t wait to go to all of the places on here..you may want to give people a choice of other or n/a..would be good if you don’t know about something and its not relevant for you. Reply
Best massage in Astoria? | Sonia Maksimovich April 23rd, 2013 […] Apparently the first round of voting was just for nominations, but I made the cut! Now the real voting begins: Vote for your favorite massage in Astoria here: https://weheartastoria.com/2013/04/the-best-of-astoria-we-heart-astoria-reader-favorites-voting/ […] Reply
larry April 23rd, 2013 I voted for King Souvlaki of Astoria as my favorite street food vendor and agnanti as my favorite greek restaurant! Reply
Meli April 23rd, 2013 The fact that il forno on ditmars was not on the list for best pizza and that il tuffino made it on there makes me question a lot of the choices on the list. Reply
mackenzi April 23rd, 2013 Just keep in mind, these finalists were chosen by WHA readers. We tabulated 100’s of responses to get us to these results. Reply
Teresa April 23rd, 2013 I can’t for the life of me figure out how to vote! Maybe I need more coffee – can you let me know! Reply
mackenzi April 23rd, 2013 Just scroll to the bottom and click on the survey! (You might need to refresh your browser) Reply
kellner April 23rd, 2013 keep the list up! i don’t know most of nominated places. what were all the best kept secrets again? i want to know more about them. Reply
mackenzi April 22nd, 2013 No, they’re not, thus the controversy. Someone spread that rumor last year and it really took off. Of course, we really wish they were joining us! Reply
Lilian April 22nd, 2013 Great selection of everything! It was actually difficult to vote, so many wonderful establishments and options! :) Reply
jeff April 22nd, 2013 why wasn’t trattoria l’incontro listed as one of the favorite restaurants? i would have gladly voted for it (and its wine bar) if they were listed. Reply
mackenzi April 22nd, 2013 Thanks for the question, Jeff. These finalists were actually chosen by our readers, and not by us. If you click the link in the post, you’ll see we crowd sourced the finalists after an extensive nominations period. Reply