Assertively spicy Sichuan cooking that holds up against anything in Flushing
Must-try: Smashed eggplant, Slow-simmered fish with tofu and chilis, Crispy shredded beef
📍 72-06 Austin St, Forest Hills, NY 11375
5 ranked casual dining restaurants in Forest Hills, New York City — with ratings, must-try dishes and live availability.
5 picksThese are the 5 best Forest Hills restaurants for a casual meal, ranked. Spy C Cuisine is the pick if you want the surest thing — 4.8 stars across 393 reviews. Most of this list stays under $40 a head. If you only order one thing, make it the smashed eggplant at Spy C Cuisine. None of these take online reservations — they are walk-in or phone-only, so go early.
Forest Hills covers a lot of ground for its size — Pizza, Chinese and Bakery are all well represented across the 5 spots we track here, and the neighborhood averages 4.6 stars.
Assertively spicy Sichuan cooking that holds up against anything in Flushing
Must-try: Smashed eggplant, Slow-simmered fish with tofu and chilis, Crispy shredded beef
📍 72-06 Austin St, Forest Hills, NY 11375
A French farmhouse bakery with a communal table looking straight into the working kitchen
Must-try: Pistachio eclair, Chouquettes
📍 109-01 72nd Rd, Forest Hills, NY 11375
An ice cream parlor running for roughly a century, with the original marble counter still in place
Must-try: Three-scoop sundae, House-made whipped cream
📍 105-29 Metropolitan Ave, Forest Hills, NY 11375
Sit-down thin-crust pies with caramelized bottoms and vinyl booths that haven't changed in decades
Must-try: Thin-crust margherita, Flattened calzone
📍 108-26 Ascan Ave, Forest Hills, NY 11375
a pizzeria under new ownership with a dessert freezer that deserves its own review
Must-try: Cacio e pepe white pie, Pinwheels, Housemade pasta
📍 96-01 69th Ave, Forest Hills, NY 11375
Spy C Cuisine — 4.8 stars across 393 reviews, the highest on this list. Assertively spicy Sichuan cooking that holds up against anything in Flushing.
None of the 5 on this page take online bookings — they are walk-in or phone-only. Going early, or on a weeknight, is the reliable move.
The smashed eggplant at Spy C Cuisine, the pistachio eclair at La Boulangerie De François and the three-scoop sundae at Eddie's Sweet Shop. Those are the dishes regulars point to first.
Ratings and review volume decide the order, but the list itself is drawn from restaurants people actually post about — 4 of the 5 here have a TikTok attached to their card. Every entry is checked as open before it ships.