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Where We Go Food Walking Tours of Queens, New York

Queens is one of my favorite boroughs to lead food walking tours. The variety is unsurpassed and the businesses and shop owners are endearing. And let's not forget the food! Exotic flavors you can find in Queens include Greek, Thai, Latin American, Jamaican food and much more.

Here are some of the tours you can enjoy with Noshwalks in Queens. Also, don't forget about our other tours in The Bronx , Manhattan , Brooklyn , Staten Island , and parts of New Jersey .

Visit our Walking Tour Schedule to see which tours interest you the most! Sign up for one of our public food walking tours of Queens, or call to schedule a custom tour for your group outing.

Astoria (Two tours)

Tour 1: “It’s Greek to Me – and then some!” You’ll see Greek, south Asian, Colombian, Middle European & other ethnic restaurants, bakeries & markets in this popular neighborhood as we explore shops and snackeries along 30th Ave., the North African/Middle Eastern stretch of Steinway St., and Astoria Boulevard. Our last stop include a huge Greek supermarket and a new Bosnian kebab place. 

Tour 2: The Other Astoria This tour covers a section of Astoria that includes several Brazilian markets, as well as Venezuelan, Greek, French,  Mexican, Balkan, Ukrainian and other specialties. We also pass and discuss the historic Kaufman Studios & the Museum of the Moving Image.

Elmhurst                                                                       

Some call this area NYC’s 4th Chinatown—but it’s actually a lot more! We’ll taste Chinese, Korean, Thai & Indonesian food, and feast on the many amazing markets in this area. Highlights include a visit to a Thai Buddhist temple and a Chinese dumpling shop where we can see noodles made by hand. An old-fashioned French bakery manages to thrive amidst the Asian shops.

Flushing (Two tours)

Tour 1: Asian Flushing   This popular tour, often done in partnership with the Queens Botanical Garden, gives you a chance to experience a wide range of Asian food. We’ll visit Indian, Afghan, Chinese and Korean markets, but some of the markets we’ll visit look more like something you’d expect to see in a Chinese city, as we weave through maze-like paths to get to our final destination:a noodle shop we’re you’ll see beautiful thin noodles emerge from slabs of dough as if by magic. We’ll also see some of the most remarkable murals painted in all of New York City – on the walls of the Flushing post office! Tour 2: Israeli Flushing Horse-radish ice cream? The best falafel you’ve ever had? And a spice market unlike any other in NYC? These are just some of the food highlights of the Israeli/Orthodox Jewish section of kosher Flushing (also known as Kew Gardens Hills).  Note: This tour is usually offered as a custom tour only.

Jackson Heights (Three tours)

Tour 1: Latin American Jackson Heights In the Latin American version of this tour we nosh our way along the culinary boulevards of Roosevelt & 37th Aves and sample specialties of Colombia, Peru, Mexico, Ecuador and Argentina. The description may be short – but the experience is always quite overwhelming, as we sample cholados, arepas, Uruguayan arrollados, Argentinian sausage with chimchurri sauce, and conclude at an Ecuadorean restaurant. 

Tour 2: South Asian Jackson Heights This  tour focuses on South Asian markets & eateries, which now include Burmese, Tibetan, Nepali, Thai and Indian-Chinese as well as the better known Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi and Afghan places. We’ll also visit the Jackson Heights Beautification District . 

Tour 3: Jackson Heights combo As a custom tour, a combined South Asian-Latin American walk begins with Pakistani samosas, followed by Nepali dumplings and Indian ice cream, and then proceeds across the ocean – and “south of the border” – to the Latin American Jackson Heights.

This tour highlights the history and diversity of the neighborhood known for its hip-hop tradition and roots dating to the Revolutionary War. Among our visits will be a Revolutionary War era graveyard where we’ll find the tombstone of Rufus King, a signatory of the Declaration of Independence, and then see his “summer home” - Rufus King Manor—which sits in the center of downtown Jamaica. Tastes include Salvadoran, West Indian, Colombian, Bangladeshi & more! In warm weather, we conclude with Filipino ice cream or South African (yes, South African) ices that we buy at a Bangladeshi bakery.

Rego Park and Corona  

This tour takes you along a portion of New York City's own "silk route," where we'll find a shopper's and taster's delight at Uzbek, Tadjik, Persian and Russian markets and bakeries. We'll stop for kebabs and a loaf of one of the most delicious breads in New York City! Then we'll veer towards another continent - in Corona - where we'll prepare our palate for new tastes by stopping at the famous Lemon Ice King and then making our way to Latin America: a tortilla factory and a finale with delicious tastes from Ecuador. This tour is longer than most Noshwalks - more than four hours - and costs more.

Richmond Hill   (and a Slice of Jamaica)

Wear a good pair of walking shoes for this tour of the markets plus a roti lunch in New York’s Little Guyana, where Guyanese, Trinidadian, Latin American, Indian and Chinese influences blend and collide. We’ll then walk (10 minutes) to south west Jamaica to see NYC’s small Portuguese enclave for dessert.  This section of Jamaica is not featured in the Jamaica Noshwalk.

Ridgewood  

This tour is normally scheduled just before Easter, when Ridgewood bustles with activity, including chocolate making at the wondrous Rudy’s Bakery, which has been around for some 80 years. Foodies haven’t descended on Ridgewood yet, so, for the time being, Noshwalkers have the  special pleasure of tasting delicious gelati, Bulgarian specialties. Bosnian kebabs  and other culinary pleasures of the area, which has NYC’s fastest-growing Polish community, as well as Balkan, Dominican, Mexican and Italian markets —and one Egyptian cafe.

Sunnyside is where Noshnews began—one of the most polyglot neighborhoods in NYC. We’ll sample Peruvian, Colombian, Romanian, Salvadoran, Lebanese, Turkish, Irish and other specialties. Time permitting, We’ll visit Sunnyside Gardens, the first planned garden community in the US.

We’ll cross continents (and overeat) as we wander through one of the  most diverse neighborhoods in Queens, including New York City’s “Little Manila,” “Little Dublin” and bits of Mexico, France, China, Uruguay, Thailand, Korea, Cuba and more!  

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Queens Food Tours

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Looking for a unique food tour in NYC? In Jackson Heights, Queens, we offer “around the world” food tours for mixed or private groups, family food tours specifically for children, tours for school groups and companies, and even birthday-party food tours for kids. Book a Queens food tour here , or request a date here .

For well over a decade, Laura has guided walking food tours of Jackson Heights, the incredibly diverse Queens neighborhood she’s called home since 2008. With stops that may include foods from India, Bangladesh, Tibet, Nepal, Mexico, Ecuador, and Colombia, these are truly world food tours right here in NYC, a perfect extension of this world food website . This is the only neighborhood we operate in, and we love to show it off to visitors and fellow New Yorkers alike. We work hard to make sure every guest walks away with a really memorable experience.

On any Eat Your World food tour, you will eat a lot. But it’s never just about the food. It’s about appreciating cultural diversity, learning about world cuisines, supporting local businesses, and eating with an open mind. It’s about understanding the neighborhood’s historical context, practicing sustainability (we provide and collect compostable plates and utensils), and giving back to the community (we donate ~5% of tour proceeds to local food pantries, nonprofits, and other worthy causes). And, essentially, it’s about the people making and serving the food—the restaurant owners and street vendors we’ve largely known for years, who invite us to their weddings, festivals, and home countries and with whom we share mutual appreciation and respect.

Available Tours

Our Queens food tours, at a glance. All tours run rain or shine and include a mix of indoor (sit-down) and outdoor (street vendors) dining. Click to read more about each tour, or click below to see available dates and book.

Jackson Heights Food Tour (the Original!)

• 5-6 stops for food; $75-$80 per person (all ages welcome)
• Weekday, weeknight + weekend tours offered
• Av. group size: 3-8 for weekdays; 8-12 for weekends
• Private tours available

Family Food Tours

• 4-5 stops for food; $45 (kids), $55 (adults)
• Offered on weekdays (4 person min.)
• Best for kids age 5-11
• Info and activity packet provided on “countries” visited and dishes tried; “scavenger hunt” with prizes

Tours for Companies + Schools

• 4-5 stops for food; discounts for groups of 10+
• Offered weekdays + weeknights
• Up to 20-25 guests
• Ideal for any students (preschool to university level!) learning about immigration, food culture, etc.

Kids Birthday Party Tours

• 4 semi-customizable stops for food
• 2-to-3-hour runtime
• For groups of 5-10 people (1 adult must be present)
• Best for kids age 9-14
• More details coming soon!

We hope you’re hungry!

What People Are Saying

AMAZING TOUR! LAURA IS A TRUE WORLD FOOD CONNOISSEUR, DELIGHTFUL AND KNOWS HER STUFF. STOPPED AT 5 DIFFERENT PLACES … EVERY PLACE KNEW HER AND SHE ORDERED LIKE A LOCAL FROM THE COUNTRY. BEST PART IS I TOOK MY 8-YEAR-OLD WHO SAID IT WAS THE HIGHLIGHT OF HER NYC EXPERIENCE!

We were looking for a small group tour that felt approachable but authentic and Laura did an incredible job. We learned so much about the history of Jackson Heights, and the food was delicious. You can tell how much she loves her neighborhood, and I appreciated her commitment to avoiding waste.   I couldn’t recommend this food tour more!

Laura is such an engaged, charming, knowledgeable guide. Her background as a travel writer really shows. And what a memorable culinary experience! I’d rank it a top three in my 40 years in and around New York City.

Phenomenal experience with Laura! She was so knowledgeable about all the different dishes and restaurants and their stories. Knows the owners like her buddies. Would totally recommend to anyone, no matter if you live here or traveled from afar!

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Community Impact

As part of our Feed Your World initiative, and our desire to give back to our neighborhood and borough, we donate approximately 5% of each month’s food tour profits to a local food pantry (including Love Wins and the Lion’s Share ) or a worthy nonprofit operating in our area (including Queens Together , which supports local restaurants and provides food relief borough-wide, and Make the Road New York , which works to protect the rights of immigrants and working-class families across NYC). See a more detailed breakdown in the FAQ, below.

2023-24 by the Numbers

To local food pantries, to area nonprofits, to other local orgs, in donated food tours.

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Give the gift of an incredible food experience to someone you know. You can purchase these directly from our shop, and we’ll email it (or, if requested, print and mail) to you.

Who are the guides?

We currently have two: Laura, the owner of this business, still runs the majority of food tours. Our second guide is  Sonya Gropman , a Jackson Heights local of 20+ years. She’s an artist, a licensed sightseeing guide, and the author of  The German-Jewish Cookbook: Recipes and History of a Cuisine . She’s fantastic and has some  Google reviews to prove it! (Sonya leads 1-2 tours a month.)

Can you accommodate dietary restrictions / preferences?

Most dietary restrictions can be accommodated. We’ve worked with vegetarian, vegan, halal, gluten-free, and dairy-free guests, as well as celiac eaters, those with peanut allergies, and people who hate cilantro! We cannot guarantee against cross-contamination, of course, as none of the kitchens are necessarily gluten- or peanut-free, so please understand there is always a degree of risk assumed by the eater on a food tour. But we’ve never had an issue serving people with any allergy or restriction, so we are comfortable offering tours to everyone (we do ask for a liability waiver to be signed by all food tour guests at the start of the tour).

Can children come on the regular tours?

Children of all ages are welcome on the regular food tour, but some of the food is at least a little spicy. We can request some milder spicing, but there will be some dishes they may not be able to enjoy. We do offer discounts for younger kids on this tour, understanding that they do not eat as much as an adult. For larger, mixed-age groups, we have successfully run “hybrid” food tours combining some elements of the  family tour  (like the activity packets for kids) with the stops on the regular tour. Strollers are recommended for young kids; we walk down some crowded streets. Check out this post  recommending our regular food tour as kid-friendly  for toddlers!

Can I take this tour more than once (and will it be different)?

We’ve had lots of repeat bookers on this tour, and while the second tour may not be drastically different from the first (for now), we will do our best to incorporate some new spots as well as new/different dishes. We are also open to requests if, say, more Latin American food is desired on tour 2! Repeat bookers will receive a 20% discount on their ticket price when booking directly through us.

Is parking available near the tour start?

You may get lucky with street parking in Jackson Heights, or you may be driving around in circles for a half-hour. Please allow extra time for parking if you plan to drive. Alternatively, there are two paid lots close to the tour’s route, on 75th St. between 37th Ave. and Roosevelt Ave. and on Roosevelt between 77th and 78th Sts. They make good plan Bs!

Can we stop for an alcoholic beverage?

Alcohol is not usually a part of the tour (and it is not included in the tour price), but there is one restaurant we visit where wine ($7) and beer ($5-$8) is available to purchase. Guests are welcome to buy their own drinks on a separate bill. If you’re a private group and would like to incorporate an additional stop for cocktails/beer, we can do that too, but you will buy your own drinks and there will be an extra $5-per-person fee to account for the extra time. (We are also happy to point you to a bar for after the tour!)

Do tour guides accept tips?

Tips are 100% optional, of course, and they are much appreciated! If you enjoyed your food tour, please feel free to tip a little extra. We work hard to keep the tour price as low as we can while running a business, buying compostable materials, tipping well at each restaurant/vendor, and continuing to donate monthly to neighborhood causes. A lot of work goes into the planning and logistics of tours so we can accommodate big group sizes and dietary restrictions, and keep tours moving smoothly. It doesn’t end with the actual tour either: You will also receive a tour recap email detailing the stops made and foods eaten within a few days after the tour!

How much walking will we do on this tour?

It’s a very manageable amount, often less than a mile. For the weekend tour, we may walk about 1-1.5 miles in total, while the weekday tour is generally less than a mile. Many of the food stops are in a compact area of Jackson Heights.

Are there bathrooms along the route?

Yes, there are at least three bathrooms available along the tour, sometimes more. We will always let you know where they are!

Who do you donate to, and how much?

As part of our Feed Your World initiative, about 5% of each month’s food tour profits is donated to a local food pantry (including Love Wins and the Lion’s Share ) or other local cause, including nonprofit Queens Together , which supports our borough’s restaurant community while fighting food insecurity among residents, and Make the Road New York , a nonprofit org with local offices that works to protect the rights of immigrants and working-class families here and across NYC, including in the areas of: workplace justice, tenants’ rights, immigrant civil rights, language access, LGBTQ justice, public education, health care access, and immigration reform.

Here are some donation figures since resuming food tours in 2021:

June 2021: $100 to Love Wins Food Pantry July 2021: $175 to Lion’s Share Food Pantry August 2021: $136 to Make the Road NY Sept. 2021: $90 to Love Wins Food Pantry Oct. 2021: $145 to Lion’s Share Food Pantry Nov. 2021: $100 to Urban Justice Center/Street Vendor Project Dec. 2021, Jan. 2022 + Feb. 2022 combined: $220 to Lion’s Share Food Pantry March 2022: $50 to Louie’s Pizza (post-stabbing) + $25 to Elmhurst’s community fridge April 2022: $80 to GrowNYC May 2022: $200 to Make the Road NY (toward new community center!) June 2022: $100 to Trinity Place Shelter (for LGBTQ+ youth) + $28.75 to Napoli Pizza in Astoria (post-fire), plus a gift certificate donation to Trinity Place Shelter’s gala ($150 value) July 2022: $90 to Lion’s Share Food Pantry August 2022: $110 to Queens Together (toward Thanksgiving turkey giveaway; donated in Oct.) Sept. 2022: $100 to Urban Justice Center/Street Vendor Project, plus a gift certificate donation to SVP’s gala ($150 value) Oct. 2022: $150 to Make the Road NY Nov. 2022: $200 to Love Wins Food Pantry Dec. 2022: $200 to Lion’s Share Food Pantry

Jan. 2023: $150 to Queens Together (Restaurant Month); $100 to Make the Road NY Feb. 2023: $90 to Astoria Halal Fridge March 2023: $276 to Urban Justice Center/Street Vendor Project ( Scavenger Hunt fundraiser !) April 2023: $150 to Make the Road NY (toward new community center!) May 2023: $150 to Make the Road NY (new community center) + gift certificate for 2 donated to PS 222Q (value: $150) June 2023: $150 to Love Wins Food Pantry July 2023: $120 to Lion’s Share Food Pantry, $50 to Astoria Food Pantry August 2023: $100 to Commonpoint Queens September 2023: gift certificate for 2 donated to The Queensboro’s Maui fire relief fundraiser (value: $160) October 2023: $100 to Queens Together (Thanksgiving food relief) November 2023: $110 to Lion’s Share Food Pantry December 2023: $100 to Queens Together

January + February 2024: 3 gift certificates for 2 donated to the Museum School, PS166, and Eleanor Roosevelt HS ($480 value)

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Queens City Guide

For culinary explorers, Queens is not merely a way station, it is a destination in itself. The largest in area of the five boroughs of New York City, Queens is the home of well over two million people, half of them born outside the United States, speaking untold hundreds of mother tongues. During the course of a day, you might hear a dozen languages without breaking a sweat. The gastronomic variety is perhaps even more astonishing. Queens embraces innumerable small neighborhoods within neighborhoods, and no single cuisine or family of cuisines holds sway in them all. The local favorites in food and drink, and the favorite ways to enjoy them, seem to change before your eyes every time you turn a corner.

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By publishing the stories of our local heroes, visiting them on culinary tours, or directly fundraising for them when they are in need, we attempt to honor their work and their essential role in maintaining the fabric of the city. Our purpose is twofold. Yes, we want to get travelers to some good places to eat. But we also want to make sure that some of these spots and the artisans making food there find a new audience and get the recognition and support they deserve. They are holding back the tide of globalized sameness, which is not easy work – even if it’s done unknowingly. But we believe that every meal counts and, with the help of our audience, they will add up. We are committed to their perseverance and hope that our modest efforts encourage them to keep at it. Our work is also guided by a belief in: Honest Tourism: The places where we eat and craftsmen that we feature on our culinary tours are all selected with this purpose in mind. We’d never accept a free lunch or consider a discount for our tour groups, because that would contradict our central goal, to support them. Nor do our guides receive any commissions from shopkeepers. Honest Journalism: The same principal is applied to the publishing of stories. There are no sponsored posts or even advertising on CB. The writers and photographers are paid fairly for their work on stories that we all believe in.

The cities we are drawn to all have a culinary tradition of untold richness as well as a certain tension, be it political instability, the tug between East and West, the clash between modern and ancient identities, migration, rapid gentrification, bankruptcy, or a post-colonial hangover. Our decision to get started in a city is always the result of a trip filled with many meals where we are given in intimate view of that tension, right there on the table. By getting lost in this warren of independent food purveyors struggling to preserve or adapt tradition in fast-paced urban life, we start to discover the deep complexity and true flavor of the city. At present, you’ll find our regular dispatches from Athens, Barcelona, Istanbul, Lisbon, Los Angeles, Marseille, Mexico City, Naples, Porto, Queens (NY), Shanghai, Tbilisi and Tokyo.

• Reducing group size: Our small group tours just got smaller. During the initial reopening period, tours will be private at no additional charge. That means that the tour will only be you, your travel companions and your Culinary Backstreets guide.
• Disinfection: Our guides carry hand sanitizer and provide it to guests frequently while also encouraging them to wash hands whenever a sink is available. Our guides also carry disinfecting wipes to clean surfaces during the tour or trip.
• Maintaining social distancing requirements: Our guides maintain social distancing during tours and trips, according to regulations issued by local health authorities.
• Wearing masks: Our guides and guests wear masks wherever required by local regulations. We request that guests come to the tour with their own mask, although our guides will provide masks to those who do not have one.
• Visiting restaurants safely: Our tours and trips only visit restaurants and shops that are adhering to official safety standards and regulations and, where applicable, have been certified as such. We also avoid visiting restaurants during peak times so that they are less crowded and in order to not displace hungry locals. In restaurants and shops, our guides make sure that guests adhere to the establishments’ social distancing rules and ascertain whether the rules are being followed by other diners.
• Tasting food safely: Our guides make sure that food is sampled and distributed safely and according to local health regulations.
• Vaccinated guides: Most Culinary Backstreets guides have been vaccinated, and the few remaining are testing themselves regularly while they wait for the jab.

Sustainability

• Going local: Our food tours and culinary trips continue to feature independent, family-run businesses and spotlight local products and small producers.
• Respecting local needs: Since new regulations require restaurants to limit their seating, we will make sure that our tours and trips don’t displace local patrons.
• Honoring tradition: We continue to honor the traditions of the communities we work with by promoting their cultural and culinary heritage.
• Preserving community memory: By telling the stories of the unsung culinary heroes of these communities, we continue to help preserve community memory and keep the unique spirit of neighborhoods and their local businesses alive.
• Expressing appreciation: Human contact with the local community is one of the joys of our tours and trips and the reason many of us travel. Despite the requirements of social distancing, we continue to safely express our appreciation of all the culinary masters we meet along the way.
• Supporting independent businesses: Small, independent businesses are what make our cities and their culinary landscape so spectacular. These businesses — from neighborhood bodega in Barcelona to grill joints in Tokyo — are highly vulnerable these days and it is particularly challenging for them to adapt to the new conditions. Our support, now more than ever, is particularly important.
• Reducing ground transportation: Conscious of the carbon footprint of our tours and trips, we are redoubling our effort to keep our tours and trips, as much as possible, on foot.
• Reducing single-use plastic: We are working to reduce single-use plastics on all of our tours and trips, most significantly water bottles. We encourage guests to bring their own water bottle which we can refill throughout the day. We’re also persuading restaurants to offer filtered water as an alternative to plastic bottles.

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• In addition to the policies above, late cancellations will be given a 100% credit for future Culinary Backstreets activities.

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Dave, Queens Correspondent Dave is a New York-based photojournalist. He grew up in the neighboring states of New Jersey and Connecticut, but his college years in New York cemented his love for the Big Apple. Since 2005 his website Eating In Translation has explored lesser-known food in the five boroughs of the city and, occasionally, farther afield. His work has also appeared in The New York Times; The Art of Eating; Savoring Gotham: A Food Lover’s Companion to New York City; and many other publications.

Esneider, Queens Walk Leader Esneider has over 25 years of experience in the New York City food scene, most recently as co-executive chef at Angelica Kitchen, one of the city’s first vegan restaurants. Originally from Medellin, Colombia, he enjoys introducing visitors to the diverse immigrant neighborhood of Jackson Heights, Queens, where he has lived for the past three decades. He performs in a hardcore punk band, is an avid swimmer, cyclist, and runner, and loves to travel.

Katherine, Queens Walk Leader Katherine hails from Cali, Colombia. She moved to New York to pursue her education in art and photography. Several of her photographs have been recently recognized with awards. A Queens resident, she is an avid explorer of new and interesting food.

In addition to leading tours for Culinary Backstreets, Milton is a community worker who migrated 22 years ago from Quito, Ecuador, and was raised in Corona and Jackson Heights, Queens. He’s had over 12 years of experience in the New York City food scene working with small immigrant businesses. He is also a filmmaker, currently a fellow researcher at the New School, and a proud son of Queens who enjoys showing his neighborhood and its various cultures as a way of learning how immigrants historically and presently sustain this city.

Sierra has been a culinary professional (restaurant chef, private chef, large and small event caterer) for over 20 years in both New York City and California. Sierra loves studying global cultural foodways, culinary anthropology, exploring neighborhoods and communities and their unique food histories and fusions, and weaving together the intersections of migration, social issues, and food economics. Sierra is also a singer and private voice teacher, and lifelong instrumental musician, as well as a huge fan of NYC’s waterways and public transit systems.

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Where is Queens?

Queens is one of the five boroughs of New York City. Queens alone is home to more than 2.4 million people, nearly half of whom were born abroad, and is more linguistically diverse than anywhere else in the world. The largest of the five boroughs by area, Queens borders Long Island Sound to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the south, the Long Island suburbs to the east and the borough of Brooklyn to the west. The borough of Manhattan is just to the west, too, across a river but easy to reach by public transport or car.

What are the best things to do in Queens?

Most visitors to Queens venture to Manhattan for its landmarks, museums, shopping, theater and nightlife. But the wide-open spaces of Queens offer many outdoor attractions that cosmopolitan Manhattan can’t match. In Flushing Meadows Corona Park, the New York Mets baseball team play more than 80 games from spring till fall, and during two weeks in late summer the park also welcomes the U.S Open tennis championships. The tennis tournament’s former home, in Forest Hills, doesn’t sit idle; it hosts some two dozen pop and rock concerts during the warmer months.

Much of Queens was once farmland, and at the 47-acre Queens Country Farm Museum, in Floral Park, you can visit New York City’s last working farm, in continuous operation for more than three centuries. Of course, the unmatched variety of cuisines from all over the world is one of the greatest draws for visitors to Queens. Most street food vendors ply their trade year-round, as do restaurants, cafes, bakeries and markets. From May through October, street fairs and outdoor festivals are added attractions.

When is the best time of year to visit Queens?

The best time to visit Queens is from late April through June, and from September through early November. July and August are generally sunny, too, but can be very hot and humid. In late summer – particularly September, the driest of these months – hotel rooms are hardest to come by.

What is the weather like in Queens?

The weather in Queens can be very changeable, so it’s wise to pack a travel umbrella and a light layer, such as a windbreaker, that you can add or remove easily. July and August are generally sunny, but the summer months can also be very hot and humid, with temperatures often near 90 F. Spring and fall – April through June, and September through November – are more pleasant, thanks to daily high temperatures in the 50s, 60s and 70s F, but pop-up rain showers are not uncommon, particularly in the spring. In winter, the temperature will rarely climb above 50 F, often accompanied by biting winds and occasionally by a wet, messy snowfall. If you visit during this season, waterproof boots are essential.

Is Queens expensive?

Prices in Queens are higher than in much of the United States, although not as high as in Manhattan. The average price of a 3-star hotel is about $180 per night. At many of our favorite restaurants, a three-course lunch or dinner for one person is about $40, although Queens offers many more-casual options – slices of pizza, a huge sandwich to share, all manner of street food – that allow you to eat your fill for far less. A cup of coffee is about $3, a draft beer is about $8.

Is Queens safe?

Queens is very safe. It is particularly welcoming to visitors from many different backgrounds, since the borough is itself home to residents who first lived in many other countries and speak many different languages. On streets and in crowds, of course, do be mindful of wallets, purses, phones, cameras and other valuables.

What is the best food in Queens?

Queens is famous for its unmatched variety of cuisines from all over the world, and so the “best” might well be one of the many cuisines that you’ve never tried. Naturally, you can find exceptional steamed dumplings and hand-pulled noodles from China, skewered meats and fried empanadas from all quarters of Latin America, and Italian ices in a rainbow of flavors. Just to take the letter “B,” enjoy cheese-sauced peppers in a Bhutanese billiard parlor; slurp-filled salteñas from a Bolivian sidewalk counter; dine on ilish, a fatty, oily Bangladeshi fish, to be eaten with the fingers; or try stuffed, griddled Burmese palatha at a night market. Queens (and the rest of the alphabet) awaits.

Where is the best place to stay in Queens?

Long Island City, at the western edge of the borough, is one of the best areas to stay in Queens. Via the elevated 7 train, it provides ready access to the culinary wonders in the Queens neighborhoods to the east – Sunnyside, Woodside, Jackson Heights, Elmhurst, Corona and Flushing – as well as a quick ride west into Manhattan. Many travelers to New York City prefer to stay in Manhattan for sightseeing and taking the train into Queens for a day of eating.

What is the COVID-19 situation in Queens?

About 85% of Queens residents are fully vaccinated; this rate is about 78% for New York City as a whole. Masks are not required in most indoor settings, but some individual establishments do set their own requirements, and so it’s good to keep a mask at the ready. All inbound international travelers over the age of 18 must be fully vaccinated. In addition, all inbound international travelers 2 years of age or older must show proof of a negative COVID-19 test result within the 24 hours prior to departure.

What are the requirements for American travelers?

As of June 25, 2021, domestic travelers to Queens, or to anywhere in New York State, are no longer required to submit traveler health forms or provide proof of vaccination. However, proof of vaccination is still required by some individual businesses.

Can I fly directly to Queens?

Queens is served by three major airports: John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK); Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), in the nearby state of New Jersey; and LaGuardia Airport (LGA). Most international travelers fly into JFK or Newark, where dedicated trains deliver them to public transport. From JFK, fixed-fare taxi rides are also available to anywhere in the city. LaGuardia, which serves travelers from the United States and Canada, is served by several bus routes as well as by taxis.

What is the best restaurant in Queens?

The unparalleled variety of culinary delights in Queens makes any head-to-head comparisons near-impossible, and so the “best” is hard to define. Even so, we can wholeheartedly recommend the “divine” food at Angel Indian Restaurant, the red-sauce fine dining at Park Side Restaurant and the soda-fountain “nostalgia, by the scoopful” at Eddie’s Sweet Shop.

Are there beaches in Queens?

Although Queens is surrounded on several sides by water, generally the waterfront offers little more than a view. The exception is Rockaway Beach, which boasts a five-and-a-half-mile-long boardwalk and an even longer beach open all summer for sunbathing, swimming and – if you’re game to rent a wetsuit and board – surfing. From much of Queens you can reach the beach in less than an hour by car, or an hour-and-a-half by public transport. Pass through the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge on your way, a sprawling sanctuary for hundreds of bird species on the southern outskirts of the borough, offers guided presentations, hikes and family programs year-round.

Is Queens suitable for children?

Parents will find plenty of food that their children will enjoy. Chinese dumplings and noodles, and Latin American kebabs and empanadas, quickly come to mind; so do Italian ices in a rainbow of flavors. Navigating a stroller through the narrow, crowded sidewalks of Flushing or Corona can be problematic, however. By contrast, the upper reaches of Astoria – several stops to the north from most Long Island City hotels on the elevated 7 train or a short ride by car – offer wider and less challenging sidewalks. These are home to many family-friendly Greek tavernas, cafes and restaurants. Gantry Plaza State Park, in southern Long Island City, offers a playground and a mist fountain; wide, paved walkways beside the East River; and spectacular views of Midtown Manhattan. Almost invariably, a convoy of food trucks will line up just outside the park, too.

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I was a little skeptical about this tour, since it only had 1 review on Yelp, but so glad we took a chance! Dawn didn't have a regularly scheduled tour for today, the day we wanted to go, but she organized one around our interested, and had the lead time to promote in the neighborhood. Dawn is incredibly well organized and well prepared. We're from SF, staying in LIC for the week, and I just Yelped Astoria tours, and this came up. First: come hungry! Although each stop is really just an appetizer, the combination is as filling as any meal I've had since I arrived. We had delicious samples of food from Dawn's favorite Greek, Indian, Lebanese, Italian & organic delis, bakeries, grocers & restaurants. She knows the neighborhood & the history, including ethnic & demographic trends. She thought of everything--even greeted us with cold bottled water as we got off the subway stop. She brought of napkins, plastic ware, wet wipes (for after the baklava). She'd contacted all the purveyors in advance; they all knew her by name and welcomed us warmly. She will happily accommodate any special requests or interests--she even checked ahead to see if we had any special dietary requirements. Although Dawn's own foodie tours are a relatively new venture, she is clearly really experienced. She's a licensed NYC Tour Guide, and formerly worked for Gray Line and other tour companies. She's very smart, well informed, and could answer almost all of our many questions. Although her academic training includes post-graduate work in a more technical field, this is clearly what she loves & is passionate about. Very convenient, as it starts right at the Grand Ave/30 Ave subway stop on the NQ line. Highly recommended!

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The BEST tour EVER! The guidance and knowledge provided by the tour guide Dawn was fenimenal. We were taken to several eating places and she was able to provide the history about the place was very interesting. She was very accommodating and flexible. Thank you to Foodie Tour NYC for your services. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

A group of ladies were celebrating my sister's birthday and I had the privilege of going on a Foodies Tours NYC with Dawn. She took us on a fabulous tasting tour of Astoria, Queens where we sampled abundant amounts of delicious, fresh food from at least 6 different ethnic eateries while hearing about the neighborhood and its' history. The pace of the tour was just right as was the amount of food and variety of it. For a bunch of very picky eaters, we all expanded out palates and actually enjoyed the unique offerings. Dawn was really great about customizing the tour to our needs. Everyone is still talking about this adventure and is planning to revisit Dawn and her other tours in the near future.

Great, interesting, very accommodating, and highly recommended! Delightful, knowledgeable guide, fabulous food. Do this tour, it's a blast!

This is a great tour - great food and a wonderful introduction to a really interesting neighborhood. Don't eat beforehand! You get to sample a little of many diverse foods in one of the most diverse neighborhoods in the city, as well as effortlessly picking up on some history and seeing a part of NY most tourists don't get to see. You'll meet some nice people and a knowledgable and well-prepared guide in Dawn. Plus some of the best Italian and Greek food (those were my favorites, anyway) you've ever tasted.

Went on the foodies tour last weekend. Beautiful fall day ... treated a good friend of mine for her birthday ... she was very happy with her present. I'm not a "foodie" but I felt like getting out and having a bit of exercise with my food. The afternoon was a very nice combination of eating, talking, walking, and sitting. Not too strenuous ... all flat, nothing uphill. The neighborhood felt safe and all the store owners were very friendly. There was Indian food for those who like spicey, but my favorite were the Greek and Italian "nibley bits." I purchased food to bring home from three of the stores. Sorriso's Italian Deli had the most delicious mozarella cheese I have ever tasted. And ... the miniature canoli from artopolis bakery was a "religious" experience ...as in "Oh my g-d, oh my g-d, oh my g-d.!" I'd highly recommend this tour. It was a good experience for me and my friend "the foodie" really liked it. I drove in from Brooklyn and because it was Sunday afternoon, getting a parking spot near the starting point was easy. I also think it would be a good idea for anyone thinking of relocating to the area ... it gives you a good feel for the neighborhood and it's people.

I booked a custom tour for 2 people. After some deliberation we decided on a taco tour in the lower east side. That day we ended up eating lunch and the tour started at 3:30. We were a little worried about this ruining the tour. 3:30 comes along and we met Adrienne. She was very sweet right off the bat. She gave us our waters and took us to the first spot. The taco was Amazing. Spot after spot her choices were amazing. Even after eating lunch we ended up eating 7 amazing tacos haha! Adrienne was also very knowledgable about the area and gave us awesome history facts of the areas in manhattan along with the history of each of the places/chefs we ate at. Awesome, awesome experience and plan on creating another custom tour soon. Highly recommend for a birthday and/or just any day you want to try tons of amazing food.

Great tour. We only had a limited amount of time before flying home but our tour guide asked us what we had already seen and then took us on a whirlwind tour of areas we had missed and never seen before. It was a treat. She knows the history of the city and was amenable to some additional history I could give her as a born and bread "Upstater" now living in Memphis, TN. I would recommend her to anyone visiting NYC.

A great tour that is as much fun as it is delicious! Learned a lot about a neighborhood that I'd heard so much about but didn't know well. After the tour and all the tasting, I wished I lived in Astoria. By comparison, the food offerings in my Brooklyn neighborhood are just plain sad. Was amazed by the array of ethnic food available and we had a nice tasty sampling from several establishments -- Greek (of course), Italian, Eastern European, Asian, and more -- some newcomers to the area and others old timers. Not sure what I loved more: the Greek pastry at the bakery that has been around for ages, the antipasto and fresh mozzarella at the Italian deli that has been in the family forever, or the Indian specialities at the relatively new place. The one reviewer who advises coming hungry is right -- there's so much food, even if it's just a nibble you're having at each stop. Tour leader, Dawn, is passionate about food and the neighborhood. All of the tour destinations are her personal favorites and all are superior choices -- simple, tasty home-cooked fare. Wear comfortable shoes for walking and come prepared to walk, talk, eat, and enjoy! Now, having thought some more about it, that mozzarella cheese was out of this world although there was also the gelato at our final stop that was pretty darn outstanding.

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A Whirlwind, Round-the-World Food Tour of Queens

Amazon passed on it, and few travelers stop there, but New York City’s most diverse borough has sights worth seeing and restaurants that put it at the center of the city’s foodie universe.

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• July 1, 2019

The $3.50 kebab was supposed to be a stopgap measure, a placeholder for a lunch that would have to wait until after an appointment in Manhattan.

Neither the foil-wrapped sandwich nor the dumpy corner shop was much to look at. But the first bite — moist ground lamb laced with onion and a jolt of spice, wrapped in pillowy naan and doused with a Pakistani cucumber-yogurt sauce — stopped me short. It was the best thing I had eaten in a month. (And, pizza slices aside, the cheapest.) I sat down to savor it, then walked across a pedestrian-clogged plaza, past a Tibetan dumpling truck and a samosa-filled shop window before entering the subway. Three stops later I was in Midtown, easily making my appointment.

I was using an easy trick for finding delicious cheap meals in New York City: Eat in Queens. Though the city’s biggest borough may be home to Kennedy and La Guardia airports, most travelers fly in and head for the glamour of Manhattan and the bright, shiny objects of hipster Brooklyn. Alas, their wallets are the lighter for it.

The kebab shop, by the way, is called Kabab King , but there’s no pressing need to jot that down. There are dozens, if not hundreds, of others of its kind, unceremoniously serving unadulterated national cuisine to working-class compatriots.

[This story is part of our package about Queens, New York City’s most diverse borough. It also includes 36 Hours in Rockaway Beach, and a review of the new TWA Hotel, by our architecture critic, Michael Kimmelman.]

Whether you’re coming from another state, or country, or (in the case of Brooklyn) world, you have two options: Choose your own adventure by hopping off the 7 train at a random stop and following your nose, or do exhaustive research. If you tend toward the latter, start by looking for Queens articles on Eater , Serious Eats , Grub Street and this publication’s Hungry City column. Then explore specialized publications like Chopsticks and Marrow , Culinary Backstreets’ Queens page , and Edible Queens . For the deepest dive of all, click on any Queens neighborhood in the vast listings of Dave Cook’s Eating in Translation blog.

Joe DiStefano, the author of 111 Places in Queens You Must Not Miss and the creator of Chopsticks and Marrow, deftly sums up the borough’s culinary appeal: “If I want to eat Thai food, I eat where Thai people live and work and play and pray: Elmhurst,” he said. “When you go there, you’re getting a huge degree of specificity. You don’t go to where the menu is an encyclopedia, you go where ‘all we do is chicken and rice.’ That analogy holds true in every neighborhood in Queens,” he added. “ ‘We’re a Korean barbecue restaurant but our specialty is kalbi. Or we do Korean sashimi or we do just porridge and we don’t care.’”

There’s far more to do in Queens than eat, which is lucky, because you certainly want to have something to do between meals. What follows is a humble sample of my recent food adventures in three areas, plus a handful of suggestions for pre- and postprandial activities.

Jackson Heights and Elmhurst

Walk east from the Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue subway stop, and you’ll pass Mexican taco trucks and Colombian bakeries; north, and it’s South Asian sweets shops and Himalayan momo trucks; southeast and you’ll pass a Chinese supermarket on your way to some of (most of?) the best Thai food in New York. If this is not the most diverse neighborhood in the world, it’s at least the most diversely delicious.

As you stroll, occupy yourself by shopping for saris and spices on 74th Street, admiring the prewar buildings of the Jackson Heights Historic District, or having a drink at Terraza 7 , a quirky, thumb-sized Colombian bar featuring eclectic live music. But the star nonfood-related attraction is a few stops east on the 7 train: Corona’s Louis Armstrong House Museum , the place where the trumpeting legend lived for three decades, frozen in time from the 1970s and open for tours Wednesday through Sunday.

But mostly you’ll eat, which is how I lured my friends Lee and Caryn and their two teenage daughters to join me one afternoon. We met up at Diversity Plaza, an accurate, if cloying, name for the pedestrianized block of 37th Road I mentioned earlier, in the South Asian business district of Jackson Heights. Our first stop was Namaste Tashi Delek Momo Dumpling Palace , a decidedly unpalatial eatery in a dingy basement where curries are sold alongside lottery tickets. On our visit workers were tossing pallets around just off the cramped dining room.

“This is what you’ve dragged us out here for?” my friends didn’t quite say as we found a seat at a table near the counter. But then came jhol momos: tidily crimped, doughy dumplings swimming in a tomato-and-sesame broth spiced up with chiles and Nepalese hog plum powder (eight for $7). They were good, but not as much fun as the steamed beef momos ($1 cheaper), which we dressed up with three sauces of varying heat, spooned out of glasses capped with plastic coffee lids.

Jackson Heights is also known as a Colombian neighborhood, and the country’s largely chile-free, hearty and accessible cuisine includes great snack food: empanadas that pack meat or other fillings inside a fried cornmeal shell (try them at Empanada Spot, from $1.50); cheesebreads like pandebonos (Miracali, $1.25); and summertime fruit, ice and condensed milk treats called cholados for around $6. (I like the ones at Delicias Colombianas on 82nd Street near 37th Avenue.)

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But I’ve been to all those places countless times, so I dragged Lee, Caryn and company to the adjoining East Elmhurst neighborhood to eat at Cali Aji , which a Colombian friend had recommended. A few eyebrows were raised (in a friendly way) when our non-Latino group goofily paraded into the small, homey spot that looks like a converted pizza shop. We feasted on sobrebarriga ($13) — a slab of brisket in a tomato-based sauce that, dressed differently, would have felt at home at a Seder or barbecue joint — and several seafood dishes. It’s also a good place to try juice made from the lulo — a citrusy fruit that looks like a persimmon on the outside and a quadrisected green tomato on the inside, and was a hit with everyone. The somewhat unlikely highlight, however, were the tostones, which were so perfectly round, hot and crisp that they even convinced Lee, whom Caryn referred to as an “avowed hater” of the fried green plantains, to reconsider.

Mexican food is tricky business in this area, where, along Roosevelt Avenue, some spots exist more as Corona dispensaries for tired workers than culinary temples. That’s why I was hesitant to take some friends to the Crus-Z Family Corp restaurant (sometimes known as Family Cruz online). But doubt faded when our server brought out warm, slightly greasy tortilla chips and dirty scarlet chile de árbol salsa that packed deliciously short-lived heat. We over-ordered — pozole and a packed cemita sandwich among our unfinished choices — but the highlight was a platter with four samples of goat tacos ($3.50 each): moist shredded barbacoa; an “enchilada” or chile-marinated version of the same; the surprisingly tasty panza (stomach); and “rellena,” coagulated blood with jalapeños and onion, my unlikely favorite.

I brought the group next to the cafe side of La Gran Uruguaya restaurant, just a few blocks away, for the most Uruguayan dessert possible: chajá ($5.25). Vanilla cake with peaches and dulce de leche is buried in nondairy whipped cream studded with chunks of meringue ($3 for a small piece). I’ve never seen it anywhere in the city except on these few blocks of 37th Avenue, where the neighborhood’s Uruguayan eateries are concentrated.

You’d need a week to explore the Thai offerings found largely in Elmhurst, but the place to start is the south side of Broadway between 81st and 82nd streets, home to two specialized restaurants, Eim Khao Mun Kai for that chicken and rice dish Mr. DiStefano mentioned, and Moo Thai Food , which serves pork only. Down the block is Lamoon , which opened last year and specializes in northern Thai cuisine and makes food writers swoon. Order anything that includes nam prik noom, a Northern Thai “young chili dip,” in the description. The ingredients of my second favorite Thai dish in town, sai aua, include an aggressively spicy sausage made with pork, pig ear, lemongrass, lime leaves and cilantro. (My favorite is miang kah-na, dried pork, onion, peanuts and chunks of peel-on lime wrapped in Chinese broccoli leaves. It’s $11 at Paet Rio on the same block, but I’m partial to the $9.95 version, spelled ming ka-na, a few blocks away at Kitchen 79 .)

Astoria and Long Island City

The two neighborhoods closest to Manhattan are also the ones you could visit even on a diet, stopping at the Museum of the Moving Image , MoMA PS1 ’s contemporary art exhibits, and the Noguchi Museum , dedicated to the work of the 20th-century sculptor Isamu Noguchi. Long Island City is also home to Queens’s lone Michelin star (versus 98 in Manhattan and Brooklyn) earned by Casa Enrique . It’s delicious. Skip it.

Instead, dive into traditionally Greek, now polyglot Astoria, starting with a startlingly non-greasy $8.95 pork gyro at BZ Grill or, even better, their sandwich made with loukanika, a Greek sausage stuffed with pork and leeks and fragrant with red wine. Others will tell you to hit an old school Greek taverna next, but to me the unique Astoria Greek experience is at Astoria Seafood , where I took two out-of-town visitors: my brother Jeremy and our friend Len. The day before, Jeremy told us, he had met a friend for lunch in Manhattan and had a mediocre $16 turkey burger. That was a wrong that had to be made right.

From the street, Astoria Seafood looks like an average neighborhood fish market. But the inside is as descript as the outside is non-. Boisterous lunch customers pack tables, blabbing in Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Greek and English. Trays of fish line the back, and workers yak behind a counter filled with prepared dishes like spanakopita and seafood rice.

“Pull the bag inside out and use it as a glove,” the man behind the counter said, directing me to pick out my own fish, which I did: a $12 slab of swordfish, $11 for eight chunky scallops, and a bargain $4 for a slippery handful of calamari. I dropped it off with him, and minutes later, my purchase reappeared at our table, grilled and doused in olive oil, minced garlic and several jolts of vinegar. The caramelized tentacles of the squid were crunchy outside and silky inside; the swordfish was impossibly juicy. With drinks and sides, our bill came to $48: the equivalent of one lame Manhattan turkey burger each.

You could go Egyptian or Brazilian or more Colombian in Astoria, but for my next visit, I took my friends Zack and Carolina and their young kids to Ukus , an extraordinarily casual Bosnian restaurant where we were greeted, waited on, cooked for and served by the same somberly friendly man. Beverages were self-serve — we tried the Cockta soda, a citrusy, less cloying version of Dr Pepper, and thick Croatian pear juice. Ukus’s family-friendliness was tested when 5-year-old Clara began shooting spitballs, but neither our multitalented server nor the other customers batted an eye.

We shared a $6.50 begova corba, a chicken and rice soup just like what your grandmother would have made, were she Bosnian, and five beef kebab/sausages called cevapi, served inside pita bread and ready to be doused in ajvar (a red bell pepper condiment) or kajmak (a fresh cheese spread) — a bargain at $7.50.

We also had a dense dessert called a Russian hat, in this case a yellow cake buried inside shaved coconut and drizzled with chocolate syrup, but a better idea would have been to up the international quotient by heading over to Point Brazil for some tangy Brazilian passion fruit mousse ($3) and coffee.

Flushing and beyond

No part of Queens presents a more bafflingly spectacular array of restaurant options than Flushing’s Chinatown and the heavily Korean neighborhood of Murray Hill, easily complemented by the digestion-aiding (or at least digestion-neutral) attractions, situated in and around Flushing Meadows Corona Park, home to the Unisphere and other less-well-maintained structures from the 1964 World’s Fair, as well as the Queens Zoo , Queens Museum and eastward, the Queens Botanical Garden . (The park is also home on Saturdays to the Queens Night Market , open April to August and for a month in the fall. It features food vendors from Norway to Singapore to Puerto Rico, and a crowd diverse in age and origin.) Flushing, a town merged into New York City in 1898, has several historic buildings you can visit on specific days, including the 17th-century Bowne House (Wednesdays), the Queens Historical Society (Tuesdays and weekends), and the Quaker Meeting House (Sundays).

I had three meals in the Flushing area, each of them nothing like the other. My first stop was a splurge, Xiang Hotpot , on the second floor of the New World Mall and, like a portal to a different universe, a palatial China-themed hall halfway between elegant and raucous, where on a Sunday night a friend and I were the only non-Asians.

The fun of a hotpot restaurant is that you cook your own food, in our case pork meatballs, pig kidney, black tofu, shrimp paste with bamboo and (because I couldn’t resist) a bullfrog. Here, the built-in pots are divided, in modified yin-yang style, allowing you to choose two soup bases including the “special spicy pot,” with chiles, Sichuan peppercorns and globs of melting beef tallow. (Beef tallow is a standard cooking fat for hotpot restaurants, just as it used to be for McDonald’s French fries and still is for Belgian street fries, for deliciously crisp results.)

The rest of the fun is that sauce bar, where you can whip up your own dipping bowls based in soy or sesame or seafood sauce, say, and adding ingredients like ground peanuts, cilantro or red chiles. Despite the near-infinite combinations, it’s really hard for even the most amateur sauce maker (me) to make something that isn’t delicious. The cost, at just over $120 for two (with tip), is a worthwhile splurge.

My guide to Murray Hill was a Korean-American dentist and Flushing local, Ester Linton, who suggested we have the knife-cut noodle soup called kalguksu at Dae Sung Kal Guk Su . That the noodles are cut (into delicate, silky strands) is an important detail, for we also ordered sujebi, a hand-torn noodle soup traditionally associated with lower classes. “Ah, you like the peasant food,” Ester told me when I indicated a preference for the sujebi. But it was actually a reaction to the variety: Whereas our kalguksu had come in plain, light broth with short-neck clams (delicious), the sujebi came with fish cakes and was jazzed up with spicy broth (more delicious). Both soups were $13.99, and were plenty for two or three.

Ester also brought us to Myung San to try ganjang gaejang ($19.95), raw crab in a fishy, salty, soy-sauce-based marinade. The dish, she explained, is known as a “rice thief,” since once the meat is gone, soaking the rice in the remaining marinade pooled in the crab shell yields results so allegedly delicious that Koreans cannot stop eating it.

I had a different reaction and declare the dish innocent of all charges, and kind of disgusting. But if everything you try in Queens suits your palate, you’re probably doing something wrong.

Seth Kugel, a frequent contributor to the Travel section, is the author of “Rediscovering Travel: A Guide for the Globally Curious.”

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Choose a date:, january 18th- march 15th 2015 11:30am-2:30pm.

LUNCH INCLUDED! Originally founded in 1839, Astoria was named after the richest man in America, John Jacob Astor. First settle by the Dutch and Germans, now has grown into a diverse cultural neighborhood of Arabs, Greeks, Indians, South Americans, and more! 

The town has many cultures which the restaurants and shops display proudly. The array of unique businesses on any given street, bring you back in time giving you a sense of old Main Streets of America with a modern, hipster flare. Decades old families, new families and singles live in this diverse town. We will enjoy a delicious lunch included in this 3 hour walking tour. We will be traveling far and wide and even through some hidden streets, so please bring your subway card and wear comfortable walking shoes!

Cost: $50.00

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How to Eat Flushing: A One-Day Food Tour of NYC's Greatest Chinatown

Time and again we've extolled the virtues of Flushing, the Queens neighborhood at the end of the number 7 line that's home to one of New York's largest and best-fed Chinese communities. Few places in this city will feed you better or cheaper, and with an empty stomach and strong resolve, you can fill up on killer dumplings, noodles, and crispy cumin lamb all within a few blocks.

When travelers to New York ask me where to eat, I send them to Flushing. When locals ask me about a new restaurant I'm excited about, the answer's often there. But let's say you have just one day to take a whirlwind tour of the neighborhood. What do you need to try?

Flushing veterans each have their own list of must-eats, and some may disagree with mine. But after years of leading groups of neophytes to feast around Flushing's busy streets, I've come up with an itinerary that's managed to satisfy the most ardent chowhounds. Take a few friends and, depending on how much you devour, you can get away with spending less than $40 a head all day.

Don't eat breakfast.

Mid-Morning Dumplings (and the Food Court of Your Dreams)

Hop off the 7 train and make your way up Main Street to a grubby-looking complex called the Golden Shopping Mall . There, you'll find two floors packed with food stalls hawking everything from hand-pulled noodles to spicy lamb sandwiches (this is one of the first locations of the mini-chain Xi'an Famous Foods ) to exquisite dumplings.

How exquisite? Meet my favorite dumplings in the world : the lamb and green squash dumplings from corner stall Tianjin Dumpling House . This northern Chinese stall sells about 10,000 dumplings a day in over a dozen flavors, but these juicy, aromatic dumplings with tender-yet-chewy skins are the best item on the menu. Also seek out the ace vegetarian dumplings, filled with scrambled egg, glass noodles, and garlic chives. And don't be afraid to ask for some freshly made garlic sauce: raw grated garlic tempered by sesame oil, rice vinegar, and a touch of sugar.

You can get these dumplings (and 98 other varieties) at the nearby Dumpling Galaxy , but they're cheaper here—$5 buys you 12 lamb dumplings—and easier to eat on the run. But do stick around at the Golden Shopping Mall for some fiery Sichuan fare at Chengdu Heavenly Plenty, or Fujian-style tiny wontons at the upstairs Lao Wang Ji shop, or a plate of cold skin noodles from Xi'an. It's hard to go wrong here.

Don't fill up, though. You still have plenty of work to do.

Tianjin Dumpling House

Golden Shopping Mall, 41-28 Main Street, Flushing, NY 11355

Lunch, Part One: More Dumplings

With the Golden Shopping Mall behind you, it's time to start thinking about lunch. But first: appetizers. And yup, you'll be eating more dumplings. Flanking your soon-to-be-lunch-destination are two shops with exceptional wontons in very different styles. If you're feeling ambitious, you can tackle them both, or just stick with one to keep your metabolism from seizing up.

White Bear: A tiny, much-loved shop with a well-known specialty: menu item number six, "wontons in hot oil." Light, juicy pork and vegetable wontons with gossamer skins come dressed in not-actually-spicy chili oil, ground up roasted chili, and nubs of funky, salty preserved mustard root. They're as flavorful a plate of wontons as you could hope for.

135-02 Roosevelt Avenue (on Prince), Flushing, NY 11354

map 718-961-2322

Sifu Chio: Also known as CHML H.K., Inc., this is where you'll find the finest Hong Kong-style wonton noodle soup in New York. The wontons are packed with crisp shrimp and juicy pork, loaded into a rich chicken broth with some leaves of tender greens, and finished off with thin noodles that retain their bite.

Pro-tip: on a nice day, take either of these dumplings to-go and eat them in the quizzically-named Bland Playground across the street.

40-09 Prince Street, Flushing, NY 11354

map 718-888-9295

Lunch, the Main Event: Fu Run

A growing set of Flushing's Chinese demographic hails from Dongbei, a northeastern region of the country with a taste for sturdy griddled buns, doughy wheat noodles and dumplings, and simple country-style meaty seasonings. Witness the Muslim "lamb chop": a rack of lamb ribs braised until fall-apart tender, blitzed with cumin, sesame seeds, and ground chili to set your mouth on fire, battered, and deep fried. It's one of the main reasons you're heading to Dongbei-style Fu Run , but hardly the only one .

Fu Run's fish is also delicious, from delicate whole-fried flounder topped with chili bean paste to nubs of battered "crispy sliced fish" coated with chili and cumin (fish McNuggets!). An unassuming stir-fry of eggplant, taro, and green pepper ("triple delight vegetables") is a reliable hit with a deep, satisfying brown sauce. And for dessert: nubs of taro coated in molten sugar that you pick up with your chopsticks, drop into cold water to set the caramel coating, and pop into your mouth like candy.

map 718-321-1363

I know how you feel now. You are bloated. You have dumpling sweats. You are ready to roll yourself home.

Don't give up. Now's time for a tea break.

Head around the corner and halfway down Roosevelt Avenue to a near-unmarked storefront that leads you down a long hallway. This is in fact one of Flushing's many mini-malls, and if you take the last door on your right, you'll find yourself at Fang Gourmet Tea , a shop where a fiver will buy you a tasting of world-class tea .

Fang specializes in fine teas from China and Taiwan with prices that can climb to several hundred dollars a pound. But for five bucks you can taste any of them in a serene tea ceremony, a half-hour-ish process that shows off the full range and depth of flavors in a tea by steeping it five times. The merchants are some of the city's most knowledgeable but also the most approachable—don't think you need any tea know-how to love this place. And if you're looking for a place to digest your meal(s) in peace, there's no better spot in Flushing.

Fang Gourmet Tea

135-25 Roosevelt Avenue, Flushing, NY 11354

map 888-888-0216 Website

Grocery Break

I know—no more food! (Not yet, anyway.) Instead, we're going grocery shopping, because half the fun of a day in Flushing is bringing the neighborhood home with you.

With 30,000 square feet of space in Flushing's largest shopping mall, JMart is a supermarket to be reckoned with, one of the largest Chinese markets in New York. The selection is astonishingly vast: a lengthy fish and meat counter; aisles and aisles of sauces, condiments, sweets, and instant meals; high quality produce; dry and bulk goods; frozen dumplings, seafood, and buns; and small shops selling Chinese sausage.

Also of note is a small stand called New Flushing Bakery , the sister shop to the location on Roosevelt and Main, and home to New York's finest egg custard tart . Go for the Portuguese variety with its vanilla-flavored custard, burnished top, and beyond-flaky crust. It's best fresh from the oven, but a room temperature tart for the subway ride home is always a good idea.

New World Mall, 136-20 Roosevelt Avenue, Flushing, NY 11354

map 718-353-0551 Website

Dinner: Barbecue or Dosas

It's getting close to dinner time, but your appetite may not be back yet. So that's why your next stop will take you on a 15-minute walk outside of downtown Flushing and into the neighboring suburban communities. Hike one way and you'll hit Murray Hill, a Korean enclave with some great barbecue restaurants. Walk up Kissena Boulevard instead and you'll eventually find a large Indian community clustered near a beautiful Hindu temple.

Mapo: If you're feeling the craving for flame-licked Korean barbecue, Mapo is tops , with its real-deal charcoal grill (for a smoke flavor that will permeate your meat and your clothes) and superior marbled short rib for kalbi . The banchan here are plentiful and delicious, and sides like soups are deeply flavorful (and may come on the house if you're nice).

But this place is really all about the beef: order the kalbi (and plenty of it) and watch the servers grill, flip, and snip your barbecue to perfect doneness; no sauce required to cover up this beautiful meat. A meal here is a little pricier than other barbecue spots, but the upgrade in quality is certainly worth it.

149-24 41st Avenue, Flushing, NY 11355

map 718-886-8292

Ganesh Temple Canteen: For something completely different, visit the basement of America's oldest Hindu temple for a taste of the finest dosas in New York . The temple's canteen, which is open to the public seven days a week, serves a whole roster of south Indian vegetarian food, but crackly-crisp, ultra-buttery dosas are the best of the lineup. Try the paneer dosa, with chunks of paneer folded into spicy mashed potato, and the ghee roast, shaped like a traffic cone and loaded, if you can imagine it possible, with even more browned-butter flavor than the others.

While eating at Mapo can get pricey—as much as $50 a head for a big, meaty meal with drinks—you can stuff a crowd of eight at the canteen for 40 bucks.

Ganesh Temple Canteen

45-57 Bowne Street, Flushing, NY 11355

map 718-460-8484 Website

And for the Subway Home

You've done the hard work now and you're ready for a nice trip home on the 7 train. If you haven't bought some already, head to the Roosevelt-and-Main location of New Flushing Bakery to pick up an egg custard tart. Do note they run out in the late afternoon and close for the evening.

Fortunately, Coco is open later and is even better for soothing stomachs. The international chain makes consistently delicious, high quality tea; you can control the level of sweetness, and the bubbles are fresh with a soft chew. My go-to refreshing specialty: a tart, bracing grapefruit green tea with no milk or bubbles whatsoever. It's exactly what you need after a feast day of epic proportions.

CoCo Fresh Tea & Juice

39-22 Main Street, Flushing, NY 11354

map 718-321-8566 Website

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21 Things To Do in Astoria, Queens with Kids

A storia, Queens is having a moment right now, especially for kids and families. This vibrant corner of Queens is filled with amazing places to play, great places to stay, and awesome eats that will make you say, “no way.” Indeed, when it comes to family-friendly fun, Astoria, Queens has it all.

Read on for our favorite things to do in Astoria, Queens, and find more local haunts on our list of the best things to do in Queens .

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Take a spin in the magical teacups at Kanga's Indoor Playcenter. Photo by the author

Best Things To Do in Astoria, Queens

1.  kanga’s indoor playcenter.

Kanga’s Indoor Playcenter is a great option for kids to get their energy out indoors. Kanga’s is also an ideal place for toddlers with a dedicated play area just for little ones.

2. Astoria Sports Complex

A perfect place to spend the afternoon with kids, the Astoria Sports Complex is home to a large indoor pool and soccer field—the only FIFA-certified indoor soccer field in NYC—which can both be used for lessons and daily drop-ins.

3. Peek-A-Booo

My kiddos love it at Peekaboo, one of our favorite indoor play spaces in Queens . Peekaboo offers a plethora of indoor play equipment, including a castle, at a reasonable price.

4. Say Cheese the Fun Place

Claw machines are back and better than ever at Say Cheese the Fun Place. Say Cheese also has lots of indoor play equipment and table games for parents and kids alike.

5. Gym-Azing

The last on our list of fun indoor playgrounds for kids is Gym-Azing. This is the place to go if your kids like to get down and dance. It offers an eclectic selection of classes, including hip-hop dance, ballet, Flamenco, and Capoeira, a Brazilian martial arts and dance hybrid.

6. Bowl 360 Astoria

In our opinion, Bowl 360 is one of the best places in NYC to bowl for families . In addition to bowling, find an array of video games and table games to play when you want to mix up the routine.

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The Museum of the Moving Image offers exhibits to appeal to all-ages, plus hands-on workshops and kid-friendly screenings. Photo by Thanassi Kanageorgiou

7. Museum of the Moving Image

MoMI is a museum the whole family can enjoy. In addition to excellent exhibits on cinema history for adults, it also frequently hosts affordable, family-friendly film-related workshops and screenings for kids. Be sure to meet the Muppets in the Jim Henson exhibit while you're there!

8. The Yoga Room

The Yoga Room offers some peace and serenity with the little ones. It offers exceptional prenatal and parent-and-child classes at reasonable price points.

Though technically the Long Island City branch, this local YMCA is on the cusp of both neighborhoods. This YMCA location is one of the best in the city if you want to drop in with the little ones for a swim, shoot some hoops, or just run around the gym and play with some classic equipment.

Best Family-Friendly Restaurants in Astoria, Queens

10. nyc bagel and coffee house.

Arguably one of the best bagel places in the city, NYC Bagel and Coffee House made our list of the best breakfast spots in NYC . Take the kids to this Astoria staple and blow their minds with a giant rainbow bagel made fresh every morning.

11. Comfortland

Comfortland lives up to its name with comfort food galore. Enjoy its play on the Big Mac, biscuits and gravy, or fried green tomatoes. I recommend the vegan Midnight Mass Burger with onion rings, barbecue sauce, and smoked gouda.

12. Bel Aire Diner

No New York neighborhood is complete without a classic diner. In Astoria, Bel Aire Diner fits the bill. A staple since 1965, the Bel Aire and its beautiful chrome exterior offers more than 500 dishes 24/7.

13. Slice Astoria

If you're looking for a slice, look no further than Slice Astoria. Serving fresh pies on the regular, you can’t go wrong stopping in for a quick classic plain slice done right for you and the kids.

14. Marvel Frozen Dairy

Astoria eats are incomplete without a stop at one of NYC's best ice cream shops . Marvel Frozen Dairy offers a classic cone and excellent people-watching. Plant-based options are available.

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Socrates Sculpture Park blooms with nature and family-friendly activities. Photo by Jody Mercier

Best Free Things To Do in Astoria, Queens with Kids

15.  socrates sculpture park.

A great place to get some fresh air and exercise, Socrates Sculpture Park is a must-visit. It is also a perfect place to see visionary outdoor artwork and the iconic Queens waterfront.

16. Queens Library

We're anxiously awaiting the renovations to the Queens Library's Astoria Broadway location, which should open this spring. Until then, the bookmobile shows up outside on Mondays, and there are also two other Queens Library locations in Astoria—one on Astoria Boulevard and another on Steinway Street.

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Slides, climbing structures, and knight-themed features galore make Ravenswood Playground a crowd-pleaser. Photo by the author

17. Ravenswood Playground

The newly renovated Ravenswood Playground is an expansive romping spot for big and little kids. It also has a dragon water feature for those hot NYC summers.

18. Astoria Heights Playground

Astoria Heights Park has a little bit of everything. From tennis courts to an outdoor track (perfect for bike riding) and two play areas and a splash pad, it's a perfect place for a fun-filled (and FREE) afternoon.

19. Astoria Park

You shouldn’t visit Astoria without visiting the most iconic park in Queens. One might describe it as the Central Park of Queens. Astoria Park is the perfect place to pack a picnic and take in the beautiful views of the East River between the RFK Triborough Bridge and the classic Hell Gate Bridge. Play in the newly renovated  Charybdis Playground , or explore the indoor and outdoor pools.

Best Hotels in Astoria, Queens for Families

20. fairfield inn new york laguardia airport/astoria.

With newly renovated rooms, the Fairfield Inn New York LaGuardia Airport/Astoria is the perfect place to stay while remaining close to all of the attractions on this list. A bonus: Kids stay FREE and on-site breakfast is available.

21. Astoria Inn LaGuardia Hotel

For affordability, the Astoria Inn LaGuardia Hotel is your spot. Located right on iconic Steinway Street, the Astoria Inn also keeps you close to all of the action.

Originally published in 2017.

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