the best of Astoria (and goodbye!)

I’ve lived in Astoria for the past six and a half years and loved every minute of it. Well maybe not every single minute, (parking can be tough) but besides that it has been an amazing home. I lived with my girlfriends and then my husband and have made so many wonderful memories here. I’ve also been so lucky to live near some of the best places to eat, hang out, and play (more or less). I thought as a fun little goodbye to Astoria I would do a round up of all of my favorite places. If you live in the area make sure you check these out, you will not regret it. Thanks for the memories Astoria… onto the next chapter. xo

Best seafood place: Taverna Kyclades. Amazing, fresh seafood and they give you free dessert (enough said).

Best way to spend a Saturday: At the Astoria/ LIC food & flea market. There are so many new foods to try and lots of little shops and cute stands.

Best way to spend a Saturday night: At the Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden. Great place for groups and hanging out outside in the spring/ summer/ fall.

Best inexpensive dinner: Il Bambino. Half price bottles of wine on Mondays and delicious paninis, crostinis, and salads.

Best brunch: Sage General Store. They have fresh, frothy coffees the size of your head.

Best sushi: Watawa Sushi. A close second is Pink Nori.

Best juice place: Ginger Organic. This place opened just a few months ago, and I’ll miss their fresh juices.

Best coffee: Best overall coffee/tea spot would have to be Sweet Leaf, but my favorite individual cup will always be the hazelnut iced coffee from Brooklyn Bagel.

Best yoga studio: Yoga Agora. No membership, $5 classes, and amazing instructors. It simply can not be beat.

Best burger: Bareburger. Lots of healthy, vegetarian options too.

Best Grocery Store: Food Cellar. Lots and lots of organic produce, right up my alley.

Best Dessert: Vesta Trattoria & wine bar. Order the baby Jesus cake and thank me later.

Best Hair Salon: Natura Spa. I always go to Telmo, he is indisputably the best.

Best view: Now I may be biased, but we had such an amazing view from the rooftop of our building. I’ll miss it so much!

* All pictures are from my instagram. Thanks for following along!