Guidebook for Queens

Melissa
Guidebook for Queens

Food Scene

Excellent Vietnamese food close-by (right down the street)! Plus, they now deliver. Cozy, but bustling and urban at the same time. Best during the week-day hours (less crowded, faster service. Yummy eggplant dish!
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Bunker Vietnamese
99 Scott Ave
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Excellent Vietnamese food close-by (right down the street)! Plus, they now deliver. Cozy, but bustling and urban at the same time. Best during the week-day hours (less crowded, faster service. Yummy eggplant dish!
Best Polish food in the neighborhood! —Actually, best food period in the hood. Easy 5 min walk—wonderful prepared polish foods (fabulous beet salad, lightly battered fish, wonderful cabbage dishes, blintzes, meats, and many other veggie dishes). Lunch and dinner deals (to go). And, really good selection of fresh bread and other European (mostly Polish) groceries.
Hetman Fine Foods Deli
6665 Forest Ave
Best Polish food in the neighborhood! —Actually, best food period in the hood. Easy 5 min walk—wonderful prepared polish foods (fabulous beet salad, lightly battered fish, wonderful cabbage dishes, blintzes, meats, and many other veggie dishes). Lunch and dinner deals (to go). And, really good selection of fresh bread and other European (mostly Polish) groceries.
Awesome low lighting, wooden bar, excellent, fancy comfort food, good cocktails and wine selection. In general, wonderful atmosphere to hang out alone or in groups—friendly, hip staff, interesting clientele.
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Montana's Trail House
445 Troutman Street
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Awesome low lighting, wooden bar, excellent, fancy comfort food, good cocktails and wine selection. In general, wonderful atmosphere to hang out alone or in groups—friendly, hip staff, interesting clientele.
Excellent brunch, lunch, dinner and late night fare: Icelandic Hot Dogs, Bahn Mi, Roast Beef sandwiches with kimchi, salads and more. Great cocktails: Mezcal, Vodka, Gin, etc. Good selections of beer.
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Hi Hello
247 Starr Street
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Excellent brunch, lunch, dinner and late night fare: Icelandic Hot Dogs, Bahn Mi, Roast Beef sandwiches with kimchi, salads and more. Great cocktails: Mezcal, Vodka, Gin, etc. Good selections of beer.
Fabulous Tacos and Tortillas in a Mexican Tortilla Factory. Cheap, fast, wonderful—nothing fancy, but the best tacos in the hood! Avocado, black beans, lime, hot sauce! Homemade tortillas—buy them alone: a big bag of them for one dollar! BYOB. Open garage door to the street —happening and friendly.
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Tortilleria Mexicanas Los Hermanos
271 Starr St
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Fabulous Tacos and Tortillas in a Mexican Tortilla Factory. Cheap, fast, wonderful—nothing fancy, but the best tacos in the hood! Avocado, black beans, lime, hot sauce! Homemade tortillas—buy them alone: a big bag of them for one dollar! BYOB. Open garage door to the street —happening and friendly.
Best coffee shop and breakfast/lunch spot in the hood! Incredibly priced wholesome food, like lentil/brussels sprouts salad, avocado and goat cheese salad, avocado toast/bagels, breakfast empanadas, good hummus, outstanding Americanos and the coolest atmosphere around...you can work or chat or just hang. Many customers at work on their computers...but great balance between focused work and good, social dining. Only open during the day for breakfast and lunch.
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Cypress Inn Cafe
17-02 Stanhope St
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Best coffee shop and breakfast/lunch spot in the hood! Incredibly priced wholesome food, like lentil/brussels sprouts salad, avocado and goat cheese salad, avocado toast/bagels, breakfast empanadas, good hummus, outstanding Americanos and the coolest atmosphere around...you can work or chat or just hang. Many customers at work on their computers...but great balance between focused work and good, social dining. Only open during the day for breakfast and lunch.
Excellent brunch, groovy atmosphere. Vegan and non-vegan options. Great coffee. Only open during the day for brunch and lunch.
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Cafe Ghia
24 Irving Avenue
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Excellent brunch, groovy atmosphere. Vegan and non-vegan options. Great coffee. Only open during the day for brunch and lunch.

Drinks & Nightlife

Art Venue — fabulous, breathtaking space. Old window factory, so miles of warehouse with interesting art, music, theater. And, an outstanding new bar with a future menu of small bites (perhaps dinner) in the future. Keep checking. Really worth a visit or more!
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Knockdown Center
52-19 Flushing Ave
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Art Venue — fabulous, breathtaking space. Old window factory, so miles of warehouse with interesting art, music, theater. And, an outstanding new bar with a future menu of small bites (perhaps dinner) in the future. Keep checking. Really worth a visit or more!
FAV Bar in all of New York! Low lighting, excellent hand crafted cocktails, beautiful, friendly people. Garden outback!
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The Narrows
1037 Flushing Ave
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FAV Bar in all of New York! Low lighting, excellent hand crafted cocktails, beautiful, friendly people. Garden outback!
Bar with a killer happy hour, a dozen rotating beers on tap, and inventive cocktails absent of hard liquor (their location near a church prevents it). Excellent bar good: fantastic burgers ($7) and fries ($3). Come during happy hour and the $10 combo will include also a pint of Genesee!
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Onderdonk & Sons
566 Onderdonk Ave
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Bar with a killer happy hour, a dozen rotating beers on tap, and inventive cocktails absent of hard liquor (their location near a church prevents it). Excellent bar good: fantastic burgers ($7) and fries ($3). Come during happy hour and the $10 combo will include also a pint of Genesee!

Arts & Culture

Sound Art venue— see some of the most interesting composers/noise artists perform their works. Also, a venue for experimental video projections. Community programming- so an interesting, eclectic list of curators, artists and events. http://www.thetranspecos.com/
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Trans-Pecos
9-15 Weirfield St
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Sound Art venue— see some of the most interesting composers/noise artists perform their works. Also, a venue for experimental video projections. Community programming- so an interesting, eclectic list of curators, artists and events. http://www.thetranspecos.com/
A 500-square-foot former auto parts shop in Bushwick, Brooklyn turned into a stunning gallery and performance space. At once a microcinema, small theater and gallery space that shows low-budget independent films, but also exhibits works that established filmmakers create in other media, like painting, sculpture, photography, performance, and installation. Note New Address: 1329 Willoughby Avenue, #2B Brooklyn, NY 11237 http://www.microscopegallery.com/
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Microscope Gallery
525 W 29th St
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A 500-square-foot former auto parts shop in Bushwick, Brooklyn turned into a stunning gallery and performance space. At once a microcinema, small theater and gallery space that shows low-budget independent films, but also exhibits works that established filmmakers create in other media, like painting, sculpture, photography, performance, and installation. Note New Address: 1329 Willoughby Avenue, #2B Brooklyn, NY 11237 http://www.microscopegallery.com/

Shopping

Good Grocery Store located just up above the park off of Stanhope on Seneca Ave. Offers all the basics, plus more and Latin American specialty items, some organic selections.
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Associated Supermarket
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Good Grocery Store located just up above the park off of Stanhope on Seneca Ave. Offers all the basics, plus more and Latin American specialty items, some organic selections.

Parks & Nature

Gorgeous county park on the water—with boat rentals, bike paths, nature walks
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World's Fair Marina
1 Marina Rd
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Gorgeous county park on the water—with boat rentals, bike paths, nature walks
Otherworldly plants and flowers, wandering paths, snacks and more!
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Brooklyn Botanic Garden
990 Washington Ave
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Otherworldly plants and flowers, wandering paths, snacks and more!

Essentials

Huge grocery store within walking distance of the apartment with everything you could want or need for your everyday sustenance. Plus, a discount liquor store next to it!
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Western Beef Supermarket
47-05 Metropolitan Ave
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Huge grocery store within walking distance of the apartment with everything you could want or need for your everyday sustenance. Plus, a discount liquor store next to it!
Excellent laundromat where you can either do your own (cheaper) or drop it off! It's very clean, they have change for you at all times, there is always an attendant or two on-the-job, and wonderful, spacious parking in their lot.
J J Metro Laundromat
5325 Metropolitan Ave
Excellent laundromat where you can either do your own (cheaper) or drop it off! It's very clean, they have change for you at all times, there is always an attendant or two on-the-job, and wonderful, spacious parking in their lot.