Guidebook for Queens, Midtown Manhattan, and Harlem

Abby & Kurt
Guidebook for Queens, Midtown Manhattan, and Harlem

Food Scene

This is a real gem of a Greek Taverna. It's like you're eating in this family's kitchen. Michelin recommends it.
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Gregory's 26 Corner Taverna
26-02 23rd Ave
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This is a real gem of a Greek Taverna. It's like you're eating in this family's kitchen. Michelin recommends it.
Great for family style Greek. Order for the entire table and share with everyone. They have a back garden. Try their green salad, and whole grilled fish.
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Telly's Taverna
28-13 23rd Ave
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Great for family style Greek. Order for the entire table and share with everyone. They have a back garden. Try their green salad, and whole grilled fish.
A Greek diner with a back garden. Delicious souvlaki, at the right price.
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Zorbas
29-05 23rd Ave
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A Greek diner with a back garden. Delicious souvlaki, at the right price.
Best bagels in the area. Baked on the premises.
Astoria Bagel
28-12 Ditmars Blvd
Best bagels in the area. Baked on the premises.
Great variety at this popular bagel restaurant.
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New York City Bagel & Coffee House
29-08 23rd Ave
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Great variety at this popular bagel restaurant.
A gastropub with great cocktails, and an excellent brunch. It has a nice outdoor area in the back.
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The Bonnie
29-12 23rd Ave
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A gastropub with great cocktails, and an excellent brunch. It has a nice outdoor area in the back.
Delicious wood oven pizza.
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Macoletta
2815 24th Ave
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Delicious wood oven pizza.
This place is a legendary Astoria institution. Best in the warmer months, with a giant outdoor beer garden will delicious Czech meats grilled outdoors, and other food from their kitchen.
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Bohemian Hall
29-19 24th Avenue
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This place is a legendary Astoria institution. Best in the warmer months, with a giant outdoor beer garden will delicious Czech meats grilled outdoors, and other food from their kitchen.
A genuine Italian deli with great sandwiches, and the best pizza in the area.
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Rosario's
22-55 31st St
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A genuine Italian deli with great sandwiches, and the best pizza in the area.
A great Italian restaurant with really good pizza. Michelin recommends it.
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VIA VAI
31-09 23rd Ave
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A great Italian restaurant with really good pizza. Michelin recommends it.
Wine bar with sandwiches and other snacks.
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Vintage
753 9th Ave
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Wine bar with sandwiches and other snacks.
Gastropub with good drinks and great food.
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The Sparrow Tavern
24-01 29th St
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Gastropub with good drinks and great food.
Great Greek restaurant with beautiful scenic views of Astoria Park. Sit outside if you can.
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Agnanti
19-06 Ditmars Blvd
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Great Greek restaurant with beautiful scenic views of Astoria Park. Sit outside if you can.
A great steakhouse, and the prices are very right.
Meet the Meat
2392 21st St
A great steakhouse, and the prices are very right.
A good Italian restaurant with very good brick oven pizza.
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Palermo
23-92 21st St
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A good Italian restaurant with very good brick oven pizza.
A great Indian restaurant. Try the cauliflower appetizer!
Yaar
22-55 31st St
A great Indian restaurant. Try the cauliflower appetizer!
Spacious Mexican / Tex-Mex spot, with a great garden in the back.
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Mojave
22-36 31st St
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Spacious Mexican / Tex-Mex spot, with a great garden in the back.
This place has been around, and in the same family, for 80 years. It's an institution.
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La Guli Pastry Shop
29-15 Ditmars Blvd
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This place has been around, and in the same family, for 80 years. It's an institution.
The finest coffee, pastries, cakes, and macarons you'll find in Astoria.
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Martha's Country Bakery
36-21 Ditmars Blvd
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The finest coffee, pastries, cakes, and macarons you'll find in Astoria.
A true Australian restaurant, with a delicious menu.
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The Thirsty Koala
35-12 Ditmars Blvd
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A true Australian restaurant, with a delicious menu.
Japanese Ramen and Izakaya. Michelin recommends it!
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HinoMaru Ramen
33-18 Ditmars Blvd
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Japanese Ramen and Izakaya. Michelin recommends it!
The destination Greek restaurant in Astoria. Michelin recommended. No reservations, so be prepared to wait - of course, they make sure you've got a full glass of wine while you wait!
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Taverna Kyclades
36-01 Ditmars Blvd
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The destination Greek restaurant in Astoria. Michelin recommended. No reservations, so be prepared to wait - of course, they make sure you've got a full glass of wine while you wait!
A wonderful Turkish restaurant with a bread oven that produces the yummiest pide. A nice outdoor patio in the back as well.
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TRUVA Cafe & Grill
22-41 31st St
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A wonderful Turkish restaurant with a bread oven that produces the yummiest pide. A nice outdoor patio in the back as well.
The best sushi in Queens. This place would be twice the price in Manhattan. Do the omakase if you can. And sit at the bar.
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Kondo
29-13 Broadway
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The best sushi in Queens. This place would be twice the price in Manhattan. Do the omakase if you can. And sit at the bar.
This place was made famous by Anthony Bourdain during his No Reservations days. Basically, you're eating in this master chef's kitchen. Definitely an idiosyncratic dining experience, but one that you'll be talking about for months, if not years. Definitely try the leg of lamb, not to mention the lamb cheek!
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Kabab Cafe
25-12 Steinway St
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This place was made famous by Anthony Bourdain during his No Reservations days. Basically, you're eating in this master chef's kitchen. Definitely an idiosyncratic dining experience, but one that you'll be talking about for months, if not years. Definitely try the leg of lamb, not to mention the lamb cheek!
A sandwich shop which consistently finds itself atop the Yelp best of listings. A very local loyal fan base for this place.
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Sal, Kris & Charlie's Deli
33-12 23rd Ave
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A sandwich shop which consistently finds itself atop the Yelp best of listings. A very local loyal fan base for this place.
The best Greek gyro in Astoria.
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BZ Grill
27-02 Astoria Blvd
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The best Greek gyro in Astoria.
A classic New York diner. Every New York neighborhood needs a 24 hour diner. This is ours.
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Neptune Diner
3105 Astoria Blvd N
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A classic New York diner. Every New York neighborhood needs a 24 hour diner. This is ours.
Our favorite pizza place in Astoria, but their other dishes are delicious as well. Try the meatballs!
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Basil Brick Oven Pizza
28-17 Astoria Blvd
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Our favorite pizza place in Astoria, but their other dishes are delicious as well. Try the meatballs!
Delicious Peruvian rotisserie chicken. Order to go, then carry home for an easy delicious dinner.
Chicken Festival Astoria
2919 Ditmars Blvd
Delicious Peruvian rotisserie chicken. Order to go, then carry home for an easy delicious dinner.
Pricey coffee, but guaranteed to be a quality cup.
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Mighty Oak Roasters
28-01 24th Ave
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Pricey coffee, but guaranteed to be a quality cup.
Good standard New York slice style pizzaria.
Zio Pepe's Pizzeria
Good standard New York slice style pizzaria.
Terrific French bistro with a back garden.
Chez Olivia
Terrific French bistro with a back garden.

Essentials

A deli with the finest, most affordable coffee in the neighborhood.
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The Coffee Pot
2819 23rd Ave
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A deli with the finest, most affordable coffee in the neighborhood.
The bodega around the corner. Doesn't have everything, but usually has enough.
Fortune USA Trade Inc
2407 23rd Ave
The bodega around the corner. Doesn't have everything, but usually has enough.
The best produce market in the area, hands down.
Green House Farmers Market
22-33 31st St
The best produce market in the area, hands down.
The best wine store in the area.
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Astoria Park Wine & Spirits
28-07 24th Ave
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The best wine store in the area.
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ATM (Chase Bank)
883 Flatbush Ave
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Pharmacy.
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CVS
115 W 125th St
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Pharmacy.
Organic health food store.
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Start Fresh
2523 Broadway
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Organic health food store.
Around the Corner Laundromat
4210 23rd Ave
The closest spot to buy wine and liquor.
Jolsons Wines and Spirits
2620 23rd Ave
The closest spot to buy wine and liquor.
Mediterranean Foods II
Astoria Marketplace
Supermarket

Drinks & Nightlife

A bar with fantastic cocktails and amazing live music three nights a week.
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The Letlove Inn
27-20 23rd Ave
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A bar with fantastic cocktails and amazing live music three nights a week.
A great, spacious Irish pub. Lots of beer on tap, and everything else.
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The Astoria Tavern
33-16 23rd Ave
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A great, spacious Irish pub. Lots of beer on tap, and everything else.
A real Queens dive bar.
Rocky McBride's
27-01 23rd Ave
A real Queens dive bar.

Entertainment & Activities

Small, hole-in-the-wall comedy club. Small time stand-up. A large number of comedians live in Astoria because of its proximity to Laguardia Airport and the Triboro Bridge makes it a convenient neighborhood for comedians who need to travel to gigs. QED takes advantage of all the comedians in its neighborhood.
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Q.E.D.
27-16 23rd Ave
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Small, hole-in-the-wall comedy club. Small time stand-up. A large number of comedians live in Astoria because of its proximity to Laguardia Airport and the Triboro Bridge makes it a convenient neighborhood for comedians who need to travel to gigs. QED takes advantage of all the comedians in its neighborhood.
Your standard multiplex.
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Regal UA Kaufman Astoria & RPX
35-30 38th St
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Your standard multiplex.
The zoo from the Madagascar movie.
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żoo tal-Park Ċentrali
East 64th Street
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The zoo from the Madagascar movie.
A wonderful way to spend a few hours with any children interested in arts and crafts. Wonderful activities for any child.
Sky Village NYC
23-05 29th St
A wonderful way to spend a few hours with any children interested in arts and crafts. Wonderful activities for any child.

Parks & Nature

Large park with lovely views of Manhattan, Triboro Bridge, and Hellgate Bridge. It has a classic Art Deco public swimming pool in the summer, and a great playground as well.
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Astoria Park
19 19th St
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Large park with lovely views of Manhattan, Triboro Bridge, and Hellgate Bridge. It has a classic Art Deco public swimming pool in the summer, and a great playground as well.
This park is legendary for a reason. A must visit destination for anyone coming to NYC.
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Central Park South
Central Park South
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This park is legendary for a reason. A must visit destination for anyone coming to NYC.

Arts & Culture

A park with seasonal, temporary sculptures, and wonderful views of Roosevelt Island.
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Park tal-iskulturi ta 'Socrates
32-01 Vernon Blvd
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A park with seasonal, temporary sculptures, and wonderful views of Roosevelt Island.
A local gem - the original studio of famed stone sculptor Isamu Noguchi. It's now a beautiful museum of his work.
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Noguchi Museum
9-01 33rd Road
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A local gem - the original studio of famed stone sculptor Isamu Noguchi. It's now a beautiful museum of his work.
A wonderful museum for anyone interested in Sight & Sound, particularly for fans of Jim Henson and the Muppets, as there's a permanent exhibit dedicated to them (Jim Henson Workshop is in the area.) They also have a theater which plays art films and retrospectives.
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Mużew tal-Imaġini li Jgħaddu
36-01 35th Ave
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A wonderful museum for anyone interested in Sight & Sound, particularly for fans of Jim Henson and the Muppets, as there's a permanent exhibit dedicated to them (Jim Henson Workshop is in the area.) They also have a theater which plays art films and retrospectives.
It's showtime! A true historical institution of the Harlem Renaissance. And just a M60 bus ride away.
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Apollo Theater
253 W 125th St
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It's showtime! A true historical institution of the Harlem Renaissance. And just a M60 bus ride away.
Experimental contemporary art.
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MoMA PS1
22-25 Jackson Ave
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Experimental contemporary art.
One of the finest contemporary art museums in the world.
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The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53rd Street
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One of the finest contemporary art museums in the world.
Amazing architecture, and wonderful exhibits.
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Mużew Solomon R. Guggenheim
1071 5th Ave
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Amazing architecture, and wonderful exhibits.
You could spend all day in this museum.
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Il-Mużew Metropolitana tal-Arti
1000 5th Ave
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You could spend all day in this museum.
Symphony, opera, ballet, theater, art films. You'll find it all here.
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Lincoln Center għall-Izvilupp tal-Arti
Lincoln Center Plaza
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Symphony, opera, ballet, theater, art films. You'll find it all here.
Not just great Jazz. A legendary view of Columbus Circle.
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Jazz at Lincoln Center
10 Columbus Cir
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Not just great Jazz. A legendary view of Columbus Circle.
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Bethel Gospel Assembly
2-26 E 120th St
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Canaan Baptist Church of Christ
132 W 116th St
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First Corinthian Baptist Church
1912 Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd
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Abyssinian Baptist Church
132 W 138th St
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Welling Court Mural Project
11-98 Welling Ct
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Sightseeing

The old shipyards of Long Island City have been preserved and made into this beautiful park with exceptional views of midtown Manhattan. Take the ferry!
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Gantry Plaza State Park
4-44 47th Rd
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The old shipyards of Long Island City have been preserved and made into this beautiful park with exceptional views of midtown Manhattan. Take the ferry!
A fun way to experience scenic views of Roosevelt Island, Queensboro Bridge, and Midtown Manhattan. For any comic book fans, this is the famous tramway featured in the first Spiderman movie (the comic book too, of course.) To take a ride on the tramway, you can either take the F to Roosevelt Island, or the N to Lexington Ave./59th St.
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The Roosevelt Island Tramway
254 E 60th St
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A fun way to experience scenic views of Roosevelt Island, Queensboro Bridge, and Midtown Manhattan. For any comic book fans, this is the famous tramway featured in the first Spiderman movie (the comic book too, of course.) To take a ride on the tramway, you can either take the F to Roosevelt Island, or the N to Lexington Ave./59th St.
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Columbus Circle
Columbus Circle
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Grand Central Terminal station
89 E 42nd St
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