✦ Casual Dining · Sunnyside

Best Casual Dining Restaurants in Sunnyside

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

7 picks

These are the 7 best Sunnyside restaurants for a casual meal, ranked. Sotto Le Stelle is the pick if you want the surest thing — 4.9 stars across 3,571 reviews. Most of this list stays under $40 a head. If you only order one thing, make it the sopressata pizza at Sotto Le Stelle. None of these take online reservations — they are walk-in or phone-only, so go early.

Sunnyside covers a lot of ground for its size — Pizza, Italian and Deli are all well represented across the 7 spots we track here, and the neighborhood averages 4.6 stars.

Sotto Le Stelle

Sotto Le Stelle

Pizza  ·  Sunnyside  ·  $$

★★★★½ 4.9

wood-fired Neapolitan pizza in a rustic room with a genuinely magical backyard

Must-try: Sopressata pizza, Hot honey pizza, Artichoke pizza

📍 44-07 Queens Blvd, Sunnyside, NY 11104

SoleLuna

Italian  ·  Sunnyside  ·  $$

★★★★½ 4.8

the quintessential neighborhood restaurant, unpretentious and simple

Must-try: Trofie with fresh pesto, Pollo al limone, House pasta

📍 40-01 Queens Blvd, Sunnyside, NY 11104

Sunnyside Pizza

Pizza  ·  Sunnyside  ·  $

★★★★½ 4.8

a pocket-sized slice shop with a chewy, toasted breadstick edge

Must-try: Buffalo chicken slice, Chicken parm slice, Sesame crust pepperoni

📍 40-01 Queens Blvd, Sunnyside, NY 11104

Butcher Block

Deli  ·  Sunnyside  ·  $

★★★★½ 4.8

an Irish supermarket with the deli counter to end all deli counters

Must-try: Shepherd's pie, Sausage rolls, Coffee brisket

📍 43-46 41st St, Sunnyside, NY 11104

Bolivian Llama Party

Latin  ·  Sunnyside  ·  $

★★★★☆ 4.4

traditional Bolivian food built around a fiery sandwich and a perfect beef dumpling

Must-try: Diablada fried chicken sandwich, Saltenas, Locoto chile sauce

📍 44-14 48th Ave, Sunnyside, NY 11104

Bajeko Sekuwa Himalayan Grill

Bajeko Sekuwa Himalayan Grill

Himalayan  ·  Sunnyside  ·  $

★★★★☆ 4.3

a Kathmandu chain with a replica Himalayan kitchen and a menu pages long

Must-try: Fried momos, Chili dishes, Thali

📍 43-16 Queens Blvd, Sunnyside, NY 11104

Romanian Garden

Eastern European  ·  Sunnyside  ·  $$

★★★★☆ 4.3

a huge banquet-style room with live music and big racks of lamb on weekends

Must-try: Stuffed cabbage, Ciorba de perisoare, Polenta

📍 43-06 43rd Ave, Sunnyside, NY 11104

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best casual dining restaurant in Sunnyside?

Sotto Le Stelle — 4.9 stars across 3,571 reviews, the highest on this list. wood-fired Neapolitan pizza in a rustic room with a genuinely magical backyard.

Do these restaurants take reservations?

None of the 7 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 sopressata pizza at Sotto Le Stelle, the trofie with fresh pesto at SoleLuna and the buffalo chicken slice at Sunnyside Pizza. 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 — 5 of the 7 here have a TikTok attached to their card. Every entry is checked as open before it ships.