Astoria, Holidays, Restaurants May 01, 2014 Where to Celebrate Cinco De Mayo in Astoria and LIC, 2014 It’s almost that time again—Cinco de Mayo! Remember, it’s not a Mexican Independence celebration, but about recognizing the Mexico’s victory over the French back in 1862. And appreciating Mexican pride, (…) Share this Scoop by Meg Cotner total shares! Twitter Facebook Email Print It’s almost that time again—Cinco de Mayo! Remember, it’s not a Mexican Independence celebration, but about recognizing the Mexico’s victory over the French back in 1862. And appreciating Mexican pride, (…) by Meg Cotner Share this Scoop total shares! Twitter Facebook Email Print It’s almost that time again—Cinco de Mayo! Remember, it’s not a Mexican Independence celebration, but about recognizing the Mexico’s victory over the French back in 1862. And appreciating Mexican pride, which takes the form of delicious food and drink here in America. Here’s how the holiday is celebrated right here in Astoria. Bohemian Beer Garden The Beer Garden is celebrating Cinco de Mayo the weekend before the 5th with sangria and Coronas, along with some taco and burrito specials. There will also be live music! 29-19 24th Ave, Astoria, NY 11102, (718) 274-4925 Break The folks at Break emailed us with this info: “On Sunday night we’re having our Cinco de Mayo fiesta—tournament style competitions to fund local film Astoria Stand Up. We’ll also have drink specials and live music from three different local Astoria performers.” 32-04 Broadway, Astoria, NY 11106, (718) 777-5400 Pachanga Patterson Best of Astoria 2014 winner for Favorite Mexican Restaurant Pachanga Patterson brings us Cinco de Mayo specials on Monday. They are having $5 margaritas and $3 beers (Tecate and Modelo Especial) $2 infused tequila shots from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. 33-17 31st Ave, Astoria, NY 11106, (718) 554-0525 Sunswick Over at Sunswick, they are pulling out all the stops! Head over there for drink specials, including fresh fruit margaritas and homemade sangria, buckets of beer, and some very tasty sounding food—tacos, pozole, chimichangas, and tres leches cake (I’m a sucker for tres lechese cake). Sounds like a delicious time! 35-02 35th St, Astoria, NY 11106, (718) 752-0620 Rest-au-Rant From Tina of Rest-au-Rant: “Cinco falls on Monday this year and the first Monday of the month which is Beer & Bacon All Night Happy Hour. This year we will have a Beer & Bacon Happy Hour – Cinco de Mayo Edition. All the food and cocktail specials will reflect some much needed Mexican heat but with bacon of course.” 30-01 35th Ave, Astoria, NY 11106, (718) 729-9009 Studio Square Cinco de Mayo at Studio Square takes the form of a Best Sombrero Contest. There will be giveaways and more, including $15 Dos Equis pitchers and $4 tequila shots all day long. 35-33 36th St, Long Island City, NY 11106,(718) 383-1001 Of course, you can check out Astoria’s great taco scene with our Unsung Tacos of Astoria post as your guide. Happy Cinco de Mayo, everyone! Twitter Facebook Email Print bohemian beer gardenCinco de Mayodrink specialsfood specialsrest-au-rantsombrero conteststudio squareSunswickunsung tacos of astoria About Meg Cotner Meg Cotner was trained as a harpsichordist and now works as a freelance writer and editor. She is the author of "Food Lovers' Guide to Queens," and is a skilled and avid home cook, baker, and preserver. 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.