openings

Walking by the corner of Ditmars and 35th yesterday afternoon I noticed that they have festived up their dining room and also have a sign and sandwich board announcing their (…)

A couple of weeks ago the WHA crew had a chance to check out a special preview of the new Mediterranean Foods. Tonight at 5:00 pm they are opening up (…)

There’s been a lot of curiosity and chatter about what’s going to go into the old Blvd Bar space—which was the bar Stini Yiamas in an earlier iteration. We’ve learned (…)

  When was the last time you enjoyed grocery shopping? With cramped aisles, chilly temperatures, and hard-to-find items, picking up the supplies you need to cook delicious meals at home (…)

We’ve heard from the folks at Bareburger about their new restaurant, opening up in the old Athens Cafe space, called Burnside Biscuits. They plan to open in June and offer (…)

While enjoying some choice eats on Ditmars Blvd last weekend, I got to chatting with one of the business owners on the strip and the subject of Emeril’s apparent restaurant (…)

We’ve heard from John Elezovic, one of the owners of Diamond Dogs (which we reported on almost exactly a year ago today), who informs us that they should be open next week! If (…)

This morning, Mackenzi snapped this photo—looks like 30th Ave is getting a new wine and liquor shop, Crescent Wines & Spirits. They’ve done a bit of remodeling and are hoping to open (…)

Looks like Greenbay, one of Astoria’s favorite food markets, is expanding across the street (32-19 Broadway). We’ve been eyeing that space, wondering what’s going on, and even reached out to (…)

We’ve heard from the fine folks behind Tea and Milk, the wonderful tea/bubble tea vendor who has been at the Astoria and LIC Fleas, and they’ve confirmed with us that (…)

We’ve learned that the new business opening up in the old Frank’s Bakery space—which closed last spring after 50 years in business—is not going to be called BARCODE, but Piatsa (…)

Over the weekend I had the pleasure to meet with the owners of Via Vai, a new Italian restaurant opening up on 23rd Avenue in what used to be an old (…)

A while back, we mentioned a new frozen yogurt spot called Fresk’o. Originally we thought it was going to be ice cream, but looks like the owners are riding the froyo (…)

We’re excited to announce the official openings of Bao Shoppe on Steinway and the second location of Astoria Bier & Cheese on Ditmars

A new restaurant, bar, and live music venue will open up in the former CANZ space on 30th Avenue in Astoria, Queens, called Front Toward Enemy.