Guidebook for Queens
Shopping
CVS
115 W 125th Stopen 24/7
Set on a shady, tree-lined avenue near Lou Lodati Park, the Sunnyside Greenmarket is a thriving community center drawing an ethnically diverse mix of young couples, families, and elderly residents from the surrounding neighborhood. On hand are a fantastic selection of vegetables grown in the Black Dirt of Orange County, specialty Mexican produce and herbs, eggs, seasonal fruit, cider, baked goods and fresh-caught fish. Cheese, pickled vegetables, grass fed beef, and wine pressed from locally grown grapes entice shoppers with culinary possibilities.
Open Saturdays, Year Round
Market Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m
Sunnyside Greenmarket
43rd AvenueSet on a shady, tree-lined avenue near Lou Lodati Park, the Sunnyside Greenmarket is a thriving community center drawing an ethnically diverse mix of young couples, families, and elderly residents from the surrounding neighborhood. On hand are a fantastic selection of vegetables grown in the Black Dirt of Orange County, specialty Mexican produce and herbs, eggs, seasonal fruit, cider, baked goods and fresh-caught fish. Cheese, pickled vegetables, grass fed beef, and wine pressed from locally grown grapes entice shoppers with culinary possibilities.
Open Saturdays, Year Round
Market Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m
Food Scene
Turkish Grill
4203 Queens BlvdGreat Turkish restaurant
Sunnyside Pizza
4001 Queens BlvdBest Pizza in the hood! My favorite!
Very good Mexican restaurant, just across Queens Blvd.
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Arriba Arriba Sunnyside
40-15 Queens BlvdVery good Mexican restaurant, just across Queens Blvd.
Dee Thai
46-17 Queens BoulevardThai restaurant.
Pete's Grill
39-14 Queens BlvdA very nice diner. Open 24/7.
Inventive New American comfort food & wines in a cozy, unpretentious bistro with back garden.
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Quaint
46-10 Skillman AveInventive New American comfort food & wines in a cozy, unpretentious bistro with back garden.
This snug restaurant with traditional, rustic accents serves an array of classic Korean dishes.
Natural Tofu & Noodles
40-6 Queens BlvdThis snug restaurant with traditional, rustic accents serves an array of classic Korean dishes.
Red walls create a warm feel in this understated bistro whipping up plates of classic French fare.
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Bliss 46 Bistro
4346 46th StRed walls create a warm feel in this understated bistro whipping up plates of classic French fare.
Reimagined Tibetan & Indian recipes with a healthy twist offered in a comfy location, plus BYOB.
Punda Tibetan Restaurant
3935 47th AveReimagined Tibetan & Indian recipes with a healthy twist offered in a comfy location, plus BYOB.
Dumplings & Things
375 5th AveGreat dumplings fried or steamed for a reasonable price
Essentials
CTown Supermarkets
330 Graham AveVery close supermarket / great variety
You will need quarters coins to operate the was/ dryer machines, but there's a machine that will exchange bills to quarters on the premises
39-37 47th Ave
39-37 47th AvenueYou will need quarters coins to operate the was/ dryer machines, but there's a machine that will exchange bills to quarters on the premises
Everything Else
New York Sports Clubs
303 W 145th StGym
Arts & Culture
MoMA PS1 Museum - very recommended if you like modern art. Just hop on the Manhattan-bound 7 train and get off at Court Square stop. Just 3 stops away.
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MoMA PS1
22-25 Jackson AveMoMA PS1 Museum - very recommended if you like modern art. Just hop on the Manhattan-bound 7 train and get off at Court Square stop. Just 3 stops away.
Amazing if you like Film and TV. Historical Mad Men exhibition going on right now through the summer months, including actual sets from the show and the actual garments.
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Museum of the Moving Image
36-01 35th AveAmazing if you like Film and TV. Historical Mad Men exhibition going on right now through the summer months, including actual sets from the show and the actual garments.
Sightseeing
Astoria is just a walk away or few subway stops. Very cute and young neighborhood with tons of restaurants, bars and clubs.
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Astoria
Astoria is just a walk away or few subway stops. Very cute and young neighborhood with tons of restaurants, bars and clubs.
If you want a perfect picture of the Manhattan skyline - that's the place to go. You could take the water taxi from there to Midtown Manhattan, or Williamsburg Brooklyn. Highly recommended!
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New York Water Taxi
If you want a perfect picture of the Manhattan skyline - that's the place to go. You could take the water taxi from there to Midtown Manhattan, or Williamsburg Brooklyn. Highly recommended!
Drinks & Nightlife
Refined pub fare, an airy garden & occasional live music lure locals to this convivial fixture.
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The Dog and Duck
Refined pub fare, an airy garden & occasional live music lure locals to this convivial fixture.
American standards like steak, fish & burgers in the dining room, plus an Irish pub vibe at the bar.
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Sidetracks
American standards like steak, fish & burgers in the dining room, plus an Irish pub vibe at the bar.