✦ Casual Dining · Dongan Hills

Best Casual Dining Restaurants in Dongan Hills

3 ranked casual dining restaurants in Dongan Hills, New York City — with ratings, must-try dishes and live availability.

3 picks

These are the 3 best Dongan Hills restaurants for a casual meal, ranked. Blend's Bakery & Grill is the pick if you want the surest thing — 4.7 stars across 2,651 reviews. Most of this list stays under $40 a head. If you only order one thing, make it the bureks at Blend's Bakery & Grill. None of these take online reservations — they are walk-in or phone-only, so go early.

Dongan Hills covers a lot of ground for its size — Albanian, Sandwiches and Pizza are all well represented across the 3 spots we track here, and the neighborhood averages 4.6 stars.

Blend's Bakery & Grill

Albanian  ·  Dongan Hills  ·  $$

★★★★½ 4.7

Albanian in Dongan Hills — 4.7 across 2,651 diner reviews

Must-try: Bureks, Qebapa platter

📍 1718 Hylan Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10305

Royal Crown

Sandwiches  ·  Dongan Hills  ·  $

★★★★½ 4.7

Sandwiches in Dongan Hills — 4.7 across 1,095 diner reviews

Must-try: Sausage and broccoli rabe pasta, Vodka chicken parm hero, Tiramisu

📍 1350 Hylan Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10305

Lee's Tavern

Pizza · Bar Food  ·  Dongan Hills  ·  $

★★★★½ 4.5

A Dongan Hills neighborhood bar with a thin-crust clam pie and no interest in your opinion of it

Must-try: Clam pie, Thin-crust pepperoni, Cold beer

📍 60 Hancock St, Staten Island, NY 10305

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best casual dining restaurant in Dongan Hills?

Blend's Bakery & Grill — 4.7 stars across 2,651 reviews, the highest on this list. Albanian in Dongan Hills — 4.7 across 2,651 diner reviews.

Do these restaurants take reservations?

None of the 3 on this page take online bookings — they are walk-in or phone-only. Going early, or on a weeknight, is the reliable move.

What should I order?

The bureks at Blend's Bakery & Grill, the sausage and broccoli rabe pasta at Royal Crown and the clam pie at Lee's Tavern. Those are the dishes regulars point to first.

How were these picked?

Ratings and review volume decide the order, but the list itself is drawn from restaurants people actually post about — 3 of the 3 here have a TikTok attached to their card. Every entry is checked as open before it ships.