Eater editors are asked one question more than any other: Where should I eat right now? While many people still consider Manhattan the locus of New York’s dining scene, some neighborhoods in Queens have become dining destinations in their own right. Here, see a map of the latest Queens debuts drawing NYC’s dining obsessives.
New to the list in April: Old Luo Yang, which upgraded from a Flushing stall to its own storefront, as well as Kasthamandap Restaurant & Bar, a modern Nepalese spot with clubby vibes.
Owner Riccardo Dardha is resurrecting popular recipes from his now-shuttered Bread & Tulips at Hotel Giraffe in Manhattan. At Figlia, his new Italian spot in northern Astoria, he’s dishing out pastas as well as pizzas with dough that’s fermented for 48 hours and cooked at temperatures higher than 700 degrees. Local favorites include pappardelle with spiced braised leg of lamb, radiatore with Italian sausage and rapini pesto, and burrata pizza with chile oil on the side.
Owner Riccardo Dardha is resurrecting popular recipes from his now-shuttered Bread & Tulips at Hotel Giraffe in Manhattan. At Figlia, his new Italian spot in northern Astoria, he’s dishing out pastas as well as pizzas with dough that’s fermented for 48 hours and cooked at temperatures higher than 700 degrees. Local favorites include pappardelle with spiced braised leg of lamb, radiatore with Italian sausage and rapini pesto, and burrata pizza with chile oil on the side.