The Buccaneer Diner has been a fixture on Astoria Blvd. for 28 years, and in keeping with tradition, the quality and variety of dishes is better than ever. Owners Costa and Maria Alexiou treat all their customers like family and put lots of care and pride into every meal served. This high quality is due to the extra effort made […]

Buon Appetit Caterers has always been considered the “Home of the Hero” and with good reason. Buon Appetit features some 70 varieties of handmade sandwiches and the list keeps growing. Owner John Morana recently completed a year’s worth of renovations that have doubled the number of offerings of Buon Appetit’s famous sandwiches, salads and hot entreés. The renovations took a […]

It seemed only logical for a family of butchers and restaurateurs to eventually open their own steak house. The Redzic family came from Montenegro, where for three generations, butchering was their trade, and in their butcher shop, Ljuljhami, in Astoria, their hand made sausages and fine cuts of meat are available to enjoy at home. Now, after much success in […]

Queens is a diverse tapestry of cultures, religions and ethnicities that converge to create the greatest borough in the greatest city on earth. Da Mikelle II on Queens Boulevard in Forest Hills adds another stitch to the tapestry, offering fine Italian and Russian Glatt Kosher cuisine to the public for weekday lunch or dinner. On the weekends, Da Mikelle is […]

This funky restaurant, café and bar is revitalizing its Jackson Heights neighborhood with a mix of Latin food, drinks, music and cultural events. Diana Narvaiz, along with her extended family, opened D’Antigua just over a year ago, in hopes of introducing a multicultural venue where people could enjoy good food, drinks, music and art, all in one well-run establishment, and […]

Long Island City’s newest hot spot has something for everyone. Located just across the street from MoMA Queens and LaGuardia Community College, Destiny Restaurant Lounge and Sports Bar is conveniently located and can meet all dining and entertainment desires. After eight months of renovations to a run down building, this sparkling new in spot opened six weeks ago and has […]

onato’s has all the elements of a perfect neighborhood Italian restaurant: a quiet, corner location with outdoor tables, a cozy dining room inside, friendly, attentive service, and, of course, great Italian cuisine. On a recent evening, a convivial crowd of families from its Woodside neighborhood filled the dining room with warm-hearted chatter while feasting on their favorite Italian dishes. Tables […]

For savory Middle Eastern cuisine served in a comfortable, friendly setting, a trip to Eastern Nights on Steinway Street should be on your agenda. The cozy dining room resembles a comfortable Egyptian home with walls in warm earth tones. Tables are dressed in cinnamon-colored linens and hanging plants lend an outdoor note. Middle Eastern cuisine relies on fresh ingredients that […]

Though it’s late September, we’re still enjoying summer weather perfect for long, evening walks and outdoor dining. One of my favorite places to dine al fresco, or indoors for that matter, is Brick Café, a bistro on the corner of 33rd Street and 31st Avenue in Astoria that combines casual dining with haute cuisine at reasonable prices in a wonderfully […]

Enter a by-gone era and partake of a slice of Americana when you visit the New York Ham ‘N Eggery Diner. The “tin can” style diner was prevalent in the 1940s and ‘50s, and New York Ham ‘N Eggery Diner has been squeezed into its narrow, don’t-blink-or-you’ll-miss-it location at Northern Boulevard and 49th Street in Jackson Heights since 1949. Patrons […]