Queens Restaurants

Bars & Restaurants In Queens NY

This section includes reviews of Queens restaurants.

Click here to view the Queens Restaurant reviews section including reviews of Astoria, LIC / Long Island City, Sunnyside & Woodside, Jackson Heights & Corona, Flushing and Jamaica.

Valentine's Day Restaurants In Queens

Queens Restaurants / February 1, 2011. Valentine's Day is next weekend when lovers far and wide enjoin in the great romantic migration, for a night out on the town. If the night is done smartly, it comes complete with a thoughtful card, a small box of candies and her favorite flowers; followed by a nice romantic dinner.

The origins of Valentine's Day are not well documented. It's believed to have been named after Saint Valentine who was apparently a Catholic martyr who died over 1500 years ago. Today the holiday is not associated with religion so much as flowers, candies, cards and dinners. And the holiday spokesperson is now Cupid, a Roman god of desire, and from what we hear, quite a mischief maker.

Click this link to go to a brief guide of Queens restaurants for Valentine's Day where you will find links to Queens restaurants we've reviewed. It's worth noting that most of these reviews are positive because we've selected some of the best restaurants in their categories in Queens. It's also worth noting that most of these restaurants do not currently advertise on this site, so there wasn't any quid pro quo. That said, in time we will certainly try to convince as many of them as we can, into advertising on this site, because we have a large discerning dining audience that includes you. Enjoy.

Queens Restaurant Week 2011

Restaurants in Queens

Queens Neighborhoods / September 26, 2011 / Queens Buzz. Queens Restaurant Week runs eight days over the course of two weeks.  There are about 80 restaurants in Queens participating in the event.  Queens provides one of the most diverse choices of authentic ethnic cuisines in the world.  The diverse selection of cuisines, offered by native restaurateurs, is gradually growing to challenge Manhattan as the destination for authentic ethnic restaurants in New York.

Click here to view the list of restaurants in Queens participating in Queens Restaurant Week 2011.

Queens CSA's

Community Supported Agriculture In Queens

Queens Neighborhoods / March 22, 2010 / Queens Buzz. Spring is here and the planting season will soon be upon us. Living in the city we're less attuned to mother nature's cadence than the farmers we rely upon who produce our food supply. But the planting / growing seasons will soon begin and hence the local CSA [Community Supported Agriculture] groups are in the process of selling shares.

Unbeknownst to many of Queens denizens there are a number of CSA's which are currently in the process of signing up members to participate in this years harvest. Essentially the way CSA's work, is to enroll participants for weekly fresh food deliveries for about five months, in exchange for a flat fee and [in some cases] for a few hours of volunteer work. But there's a bit more to the story than that, including different food options, share options, community events and CSA history. Click this link to learn more about CSA's in Queens and where and how to participate in one - including links to CSA websites.

Valentine's Day Restaurants & Dinners In Queens

Queens Restaurants / February 1, 2012. Valentine's Day is only a weekend away.  It's a time when lovers far and wide enjoin in the great romantic dinner at a nice romantic Queens restaurant, for a night out on the town. If the night is done right, it comes complete with a thoughtful card, a small box of candies and her favorite flowers; followed by a nice romantic dinner in Astoria, LIC, Jackson Heights, Sunnyside, Flushing or Jamaica.

The origins of Valentine's Day are not well documented. It's believed to have been named after Saint Valentine who was apparently a Catholic martyr who died over 1500 years ago. Today the holiday is not associated with religion so much as flowers, candies, cards and dinners. And the holiday spokesperson is now Cupid, a Roman god of desire, and from what we hear, quite a mischief maker.

Click this link to go to a brief guide of Queens restaurants for Valentine's Day where you will find links to fun or romantic Queens restaurants we've reviewed. It's worth noting that most of these reviews are positive because we've selected some of the best restaurants in their categories in Queens. It's also worth noting that most of these restaurants do not currently advertise on this site, so there wasn't any quid pro quo. Perhaps one day we will begin selling them onto the site, because we have a large discerning dining audience like you. Enjoy.

Queens Restaurant Week 2009 Begins

Queens NY / October 5, 2009. For the next two weeks denizens of the borough will have the opportunity to sample the offerings of seventy five restaurants participating in Queens Restaurants Weeks. Essentially the program / promotion is designed to encourage residents and workers to try restaurants offerings for $25 for a special three course prix fixe menu. The three courses generally include an appetizer, a main entree and a dessert.

Last year we found that $35 was charged for dinner, but we haven't seen anything to that effect this year. This year the program will run for two weeks and our coverage includes Astoria, Long Island City, Sunnyside, Woodside, Jackson Heights, Flushing, Jamaica and Forest Hills. Click here for additional info about Queens Restaurant Week 2009.

Queens Farmers Markets

May 9, 2012.  Check HOURS, MAPS, ITEMS / SELECTION of the 12 BEST Farmers Markets / Green Markets in Queens, w/ savvy shoppers' tips. This report includes the Astoria Farmers Market, Sunnyside Farmers Market, Jackson Heights Green Market, LIC Long Island City Green Market, Flushing Farmers Market, Corona Farmers Market, Jamaica Farmers Market, and in between.

Click here for dates, times, locations of the Queens Farmers Markets 2012.

Food In Queens NY

Ethnic Food Stores & Fresh & Imported Food & Maps

Queens Neighborhoods /  Queens Buzz. This section is dedicated to reports about the state of food / restaurants in Queens NY.  We report on things like Community Supported Agriculture groups [also known as CSA's], on farmers markets, on local ethnic food stores and on mom & pop [and maybe larger] companies that continue to produce food the old fashioned ways.

Click here to view the section of this site about Food and Restaurants in Queens NY.