Guidebook for Long Island City
Food Scene
Specializing in a local, seasonal menu. Great for coffee and breakfast. What to eat? Buttermilk pancakes, Warm egg salad on a buttermilk biscuit, Gruyere and Scallion sandwich, Blueberry Danish.
56 locals recommend
LIC Market
21-52 44th DrSpecializing in a local, seasonal menu. Great for coffee and breakfast. What to eat? Buttermilk pancakes, Warm egg salad on a buttermilk biscuit, Gruyere and Scallion sandwich, Blueberry Danish.
Court Square Diner
45-30 23rd StClassic American Diner. What to eat? Omelettes and sandwiches.
Featured on Diners, Drive Ins & Dives TV show, specializing in local, organic rotisserie chicken. What to eat? Rotisserie Chicken, Mac and Cheese of the day, Sweet Potato Casserole.
17 locals recommend
Sage General Store
24-20 Jackson AveFeatured on Diners, Drive Ins & Dives TV show, specializing in local, organic rotisserie chicken. What to eat? Rotisserie Chicken, Mac and Cheese of the day, Sweet Potato Casserole.
Specializing in head-to-tail butchery and farm to table dining. What to eat? Hunters Point Burger w/ Battered Bacon, Maple Bacon Popcorn, Duck Confit Sloppy Joe.
16 locals recommend
Alobar
46-42 Vernon BoulevardSpecializing in head-to-tail butchery and farm to table dining. What to eat? Hunters Point Burger w/ Battered Bacon, Maple Bacon Popcorn, Duck Confit Sloppy Joe.
Sweetleaf Coffee Roasters
10-93 Jackson AveCoffee
Just won 2013 Food and Drink award from Time Out New York. What to eat? I have yet to eat here, but the menu, which changes daily, runs to veal brains, blood pudding and seared slabs of foie gras.
9 locals recommend
M. Wells Dinette
22-25 Jackson AveJust won 2013 Food and Drink award from Time Out New York. What to eat? I have yet to eat here, but the menu, which changes daily, runs to veal brains, blood pudding and seared slabs of foie gras.
Delicious and insanely cheap rotisserie chicken, sweet plantains and grilled corn.
7 locals recommend
The Inkan
4502 23rd StDelicious and insanely cheap rotisserie chicken, sweet plantains and grilled corn.
Drinks & Nightlife
Spirited Award Nominee for Best American Cocktail Bar in 2012. What to drink? African Flower (available only by request). Hungry? Chicken Sandwich w/ herb butter.
104 locals recommend
Dutch Kills
27-24 Jackson AveSpirited Award Nominee for Best American Cocktail Bar in 2012. What to drink? African Flower (available only by request). Hungry? Chicken Sandwich w/ herb butter.
Domaine bar a vins
50-04 Vernon BlvdWine Bar w/ excellent selection.
LIC Bar
45-58 Vernon BlvdLive music every night and an outdoor patio.
Sightseeing
Gantry Plaza State Park is a 12-acre riverside oasis that boasts spectacular views of the midtown Manhattan skyline, including the Empire State Building and the United Nations. FREE
256 locals recommend
Gantry Plaza State Park
4-44 47th RdGantry Plaza State Park is a 12-acre riverside oasis that boasts spectacular views of the midtown Manhattan skyline, including the Empire State Building and the United Nations. FREE
After years atop the Pepsi bottling plant on the Queens waterfront, the landmark Pepsi sign has a new home adjacent to Gantry Plaza State Park.
15 locals recommend
Pepsi Cola Sign
4610 Center BoulevardAfter years atop the Pepsi bottling plant on the Queens waterfront, the landmark Pepsi sign has a new home adjacent to Gantry Plaza State Park.
Arts & Culture
One of the largest and oldest institutions in the United States dedicated solely to contemporary art. $10 suggested donation.
575 locals recommend
MoMA PS1
22-25 Jackson AveOne of the largest and oldest institutions in the United States dedicated solely to contemporary art. $10 suggested donation.
Essentials
M&D 21 FOOD CORP (ctown supermarket)
65 21st StGrocery Store
SquareWine & Spirits
24-20 Jackson AveWine & Spirits
Everything Else
Duane Reade
7301 37th AveDrug Store and Pharmacy
Express 1 Laundromat
21-39 45th RdDrop off laundry service and dry cleaning