✦ Dinner with Friends · Long Island City

Best Dinner with Friends Restaurants in Long Island City

3 ranked dinner with friends restaurants in Long Island City, New York City — with ratings, must-try dishes and live availability.

3 picks

These are the 3 best Long Island City restaurants for a group dinner, ranked. Yumpling is the pick if you want the surest thing — 4.5 stars across 880 reviews. Most of this list stays under $40 a head. If you only order one thing, make it the pork belly bun at Yumpling. 1 of the 3 take online reservations, and the live availability badge on each card shows what is actually open tonight.

Long Island City's restaurant scene grew with its towers — waterfront rooms with Manhattan views and a solid backbone of neighborhood spots.

Yumpling Watch

Yumpling

Taiwanese  ·  Long Island City  ·  $

★★★★½ 4.5

Taiwanese comfort food in Long Island City — pork belly buns, dumplings, and lu rou fan

Must-try: Pork belly bun, Lu rou fan, Pan-fried dumplings

📍 49-11 Vernon Blvd, Long Island City, NY 11101

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Casa Enrique Watch

Casa Enrique

Mexican · Chiapan  ·  Long Island City  ·  $$

★★★★☆ 4.4

Queens' Michelin-starred Chiapan kitchen — mole de piaza, chamoy margaritas, and a backyard patio in Long Island City

Must-try: Mole de piaza, Cochinita pibil, Margarita with chamoy

📍 5-48 49th Ave, Long Island City, NY 11101

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Takumen Watch

Takumen

Japanese · Ramen · Izakaya  ·  Long Island City  ·  $$

★★★★☆ 4.4

A Japanese izakaya and ramen shop in Hunters Point with a patio and a strong sake list

Must-try: Tonkotsu ramen, Karaage, Sake selection

📍 550 50th Ave, Long Island City, NY 11101

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best dinner with friends restaurant in Long Island City?

Yumpling — 4.5 stars across 880 reviews, the highest on this list. Taiwanese comfort food in Long Island City — pork belly buns, dumplings, and lu rou fan.

Do these restaurants take reservations?

1 of the 3 book online — Casa Enrique. The rest are walk-in or phone-only. Each card here shows live availability for tonight where the restaurant publishes it.

What should I order?

The pork belly bun at Yumpling, the mole de piaza at Casa Enrique and the tonkotsu ramen at Takumen. 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.

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