A blue-and-white-tiled halal Thai room with a toy display and real cooking
Must-try: Five-spiced skirt steak, Steamed mussels, Lychee mojitos
📍 30-78 Steinway St, Astoria, NY 11103
Afghan cooking in a small Astoria room — mantu, kabuli pulao, and bolani
Must-try: Mantu dumplings, Kabuli pulao, Bolani
📍 25-35 36th Ave, Astoria, NY 11106
The pizzaiolo who helped build Lombardi's reputation, running his own Astoria coal-oven-style shop
Must-try: Margherita pie, Pepperoni, Sicilian slice
📍 37-08 30th Ave, Astoria, NY 11103
The Queens Night Market legend, finally with a roof and a greatest-hits menu
Must-try: Tea leaf salad, Keema palata, Ohno kaukswe
📍 38-01 31st Ave, Astoria, NY 11103
a decades-long art installation that also happens to serve homemade Egyptian food
Must-try: Lamb shank, Hummus, Lamb tagine
📍 25-22 Steinway St, Astoria, NY 11103