What to eat
in Astoria
4 dishes with a real tie to Astoria. Each one is checked against restaurant menus we index here (16 menu listings in total), so the prices are what places actually charge, not a guidebook guess.
Flaky phyllo pastry is filled with spinach, feta, herbs, and onion.
Why Astoria: Astoria’s Greek bakeries and tavernas make spanakopita an everyday savory pastry in the neighborhood rather than an occasional specialty.
On 7 menus we index, typically $12.00 (range $7.50–$17.00)Where to get itTender octopus is charred and served with olive oil, lemon, oregano, and sometimes capers or onions.
Why Astoria: Astoria’s Greek seafood tavernas have made simply grilled octopus one of the neighborhood’s signature dinner orders.
On 5 menus we index, typically $24.48 (range $24.00–$24.95)Where to get it- 3.
Arepas
lunch · dinnerGriddled corn cakes are split and stuffed with fillings like shredded beef, chicken, beans, plantains, or cheese.
Why Astoria: Astoria’s sizable Latin American dining presence sits alongside its Greek core, making arepas part of the neighborhood’s everyday immigrant-food landscape.
On 2 menus we index, typically $12.00 - 4.
Loukoumades
dinnerSmall fried dough puffs are drizzled with honey and sprinkled with cinnamon or nuts.
Why Astoria: Loukoumades fit Astoria’s Greek dessert culture, where tavernas and bakeries treat them as a familiar local sweet.
On 2 menus we index, typically $10.00
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