There is a 100-year-old urban oasis in the middle of Astoria that draws huge crowds of revelers during the warm summer months. This meeting place, the Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden, provides an outdoor space for people of all ages – a park among city asphalt, an advantage that the venerable spot holds over all [...]
Good food takes time. Great food takes a lot of time. Excellent food takes about six months. Alobar opened on Vernon Boulevard after months of the usual batch of roadblocks faced by new restaurants in every corner of the city. During that tenuous time, residents would regularly peek in and examine the fully decorated space [...]
There are plenty of places to eat, drink and be merry on Bell Boulevard – but for a comfortably elegant setting, turn your attention just off of Bayside’s main strip. Bentley’s Off Bell (213-41 39th Avenue), a newly opened restaurant featuring delectable international fare, entices patrons the moment the doors swing open. The restaurant is [...]
The word “comfort” always brings me back to Sunday afternoons at my grandparent’s house watching the New York Mets in the late 80s. My grandfather always had a colorful way of describing his love for the Mets – it was tumultuous, and sometimes a tad vulgar, but memories of our Met-chats always make me smile. [...]
When picturing a prototypical Greek restaurant, one imagines souvlaki, gyros and baklava, but upon entering Cavo, horizons are expanded beyond traditional Hellenic cuisine. The Astoria restaurant, which moonlights as a neighborhood hot spot, creates modern remixes of yiayia’s classic dishes. To prepare your palate for the wide array of tastes you’ll encounter throughout the course [...]
It’s a pleasure having Maria’s Mediterranean Seafood & Grill as a neighbor, only a few steps from our office. Not only do we all enjoy their specialties, but even before you enter, the lovely flowering plants in the front are making the block more beautiful. It’s inviting even before you enter this family-owned place. Usually [...]
The season to feast is upon us, and what better way to kick off an Italian feast than with a traditional Italian stuffing? This is definitely not your mother’s stuffing, but rather my memory of my mother’s stuffing with a little added Gianna-flare: 2 loaves good quality rustic bread, cut into three-fourths inch cubes 7 [...]
In a world of dime-a-dozen Italian eateries, Piccola Italia stands out among the rest. The tiny restaurant is almost easy to miss, would it not be for the twinkling lights lining the storefront. The interior is quaint and clean with paintings of the picturesque Italian countryside along the walls. A full bar with a wide [...]
In the burgeoning community of Long Island City, it is not uncommon for two or three new restaurants to spring up, practically overnight. The western Queens neighborhood is the new trendy city spot for businesses to latch onto — whether or not these establishments last is up to the residents. One of the newest eateries [...]
Thanks to the immensely successful flagship restaurant in New Rochelle, the name Don Coqui has become synonymous with Puerto Rican cuisine in a modern and lively atmosphere. Now all the fun fed upon by upstaters comes to Queens with our very own Don Coqui in Astoria. The brainchild of renowned restaurateur Jimmy Rodriguez, the Astoria [...]