Milkflower

About Milkflower

Milkflower has been doing wood-fired pizza in Astoria since 2013 and remains the neighborhood's benchmark. The crust is Neapolitan in style — quick-fired, blistered, soft in the center — with a dough that has been fermented long enough to have flavor of its own. The toppings run beyond the standard set into guanciale, squash blossoms, and seasonal produce, and the kitchen has the restraint to keep the pies from getting crowded. The room is small and there are no reservations, so weekend evenings mean a wait on the sidewalk. It is worth it, and Astoria has never really needed a second option.