“Traditional Meets Millennial” At New Astoria Greek Restaurant Anassa Taverna by Claire Leaden A new restaurant is shaking up the Astoria Greek dining scene, named after an ancient Greek queen. With a gorgeous, rustic and intentionally-designed interior, plus the freshest fish possible (flown (…)
Astoria 12 Days of Giveaways 2019, Day 12: Uncle Jack’s Meat House by Lauren Tassone We’re rounding out the 2019 Edition of We Heart Astoria’s 12 Days of Giveaways with a savory sensation! Uncle Jack’s Meat House is giving away a $200-value Chef Tasting Dinner for 2, (…)
Astoria Q&A with Oli.Vine Chef and CHOPPED Winner Nicholas Poulmentis by Claire Leaden We first mentioned Oli.Vine on Ditmars in our Spring Openings, Closings & Rumors roundup, but we’ve recently learned that Astoria’s own CHOPPED champion and former Akrotiri chef Nicholas Poulmentis is now (…)
Astoria Preview Tour: “The Social” Coming to 30th Ave by Claire Leaden We showed the outside of “The Social” coming to 30th Ave recently (in the old New York Dog House location), but we finally got to take a peek at what’s going (…)
Astoria Turkish Restaurateur Orhan Yegen to Revamp Broadway with “Lokanta” by Claire Leaden Here on the blog we’ve been speculating about what the trendy-looking space on Broadway (between 31st and 32nd St) is going to be—and we know the community has been too! (…)
Astoria Opening Soon: The Trestle by Matt Archambault If you’ve walked down Broadway this week you may have noticed a new awning for The Trestle, a new bar/restaurant opening in about a month. The Trestle comes to us from (…)
Astoria Small Business Owner Spotlight: Rob Williamson of Oliver’s, Halsey’s, and Mom’s by Matt Archambault Scheduling a sit-down with Rob Williamson isn’t easy. After opening his third bar/restaurant in three years, he’s never been busier. This kind of quick success and expansion is unusual, so (…)
Astoria ‘Japanese Inspired’ Restaurant Coming to 31st Ave by Matt Archambault I was spending some time at Tea Plus Cafe (the peaceful tea & coffee shop on 31st Ave that isn’t yet on everyone’s radar) when I saw the other commercial (…)
Astoria Lady Gaga is in Astoria Tonight Celebrating Restaurant Opening, The Pomeroy by WHA Guest New Ditmars spot The Pomeroy opened tonight, launched by Bo O’Connor. As we mentioned yesterday, O’Connor was recently the private chef for her childhood best friend, Lady Gaga. So we shouldn’t be too (…)
Astoria New places to Eat Outside Coming Soon: Enthaice and Madame SouSou by WHA Guest A few days ago officially marked the beginning of summer—although we all know it’s been summer in our hearts for a while now. So it’s no wonder we’re all scouring (…)
Astoria Long Island City Best of Astoria 2015 – Judith’s Picks by Judith Rich Judith picks her 5 best Astoria establishments of 2015 including best restaurant, best Mexican restaurant, best place to experience the arts, best new arrival of 2014 and best pizzeria.
Astoria Long Island City First Look at Bear’s Spring Cocktail Menu! by Lindsay Goyette A recent rainy Wednesday night was brightened when Bear treated a few of the We Heart Astoria contributors to a sneak peek of their new spring cocktail menu. Many old classics (…)