Bakeries

Whether you’re heading home to a different city or celebrating with your chosen family here, you can’t show up to your holiday get-togethers empty-handed! Here are 10 treats you can (…)

Last month we reported news of Bench Flour Bakers coming to the former Ani’s Pizza space on 25th Ave., and since then we’ve been able to chat with owner Christine (…)

Now this sounds like MY kind of run…   Stopping to eat delicious cupcakes along the running route? That’s one way to keep runners motivated! Yes, it’s time for the (…)

Now for the fun part – the food! Here are some mouth-watering dessert options (not just cakes) and local restaurants that do catering! Bakeries Aloria Cakes: (646) 396-9837 Aloria Cakes thinks (…)

It’s time again for our roundup of Openings, Closings and Rumors around the neighborhood lately! As always, feel free to share what you’ve noticed or any insights you have! OPENINGS (…)

Readers were dismayed last week to see that neighborhood staple Vaccaro’s Bakery & Cafe was CLOSED. The bakery, located at 28-05 Steinway Street in Astoria, opened in 1981 and has (…)

You know what’s even better than a bar crawl? A DESSERT crawl. Yes, you heard that right. Instead of hopping from bar to bar grabbing drinks, the perfect Astoria spring/summer (…)

Queens Bake House has been updating their Instagram with mouthwatering treats for the better part of a year, but new signage is up and the owners are teasing a very (…)

WHA fam, today’s article is brought to you by Laura Caseley, who’s joining the WHA team as a writer and all around awesome person. You can catch her around Astoria (…)

When QWNS Cafe arrived into our Instagram feed, we were loving all the gorgeous baked goods and couldn’t wait to learn more about this neighborhood newcomer. We finally had our (…)

Rose and Joe’s Bakery is upgrading their equipment! Slices, cookies, and bread will be back soon.

If I had to choose just one treat to enjoy for the rest of my life, it would most definitely be COOKIES. That’s why I was delighted to discover Sexy Batch Baking (…)

We’re still coming down from the high of last week’s Best of Astoria bash. (Yes, the party was THAT awesome.) One of my favorite parts of the evening has to (…)

It’s my favorite time of year, the 2017 Best of Astoria. Man we did some serious partying at The Paper Factory Hotel, and I don’t know about you, but I (…)

As we are all well aware, tomorrow is Inauguration Day. After spending the past two years glued to our computers, TVs, and phones following politics, it might be nice for some (…)