Polina Weitz: Loved the crab and pork soup dumplings! The pork soup dumplings were also delicious, and the steamed shrimp dumplings were great! Definitely one of my favorite spots in the area.
Honghui Yu: On the weekends, if you order $10 of food, you get a free order of xiaolongbao! The xiaolongbao here is better than those served in most restaurants in Manhattan so it’s worth the trip.
Rami Haykal-Manning: Get the crab meat soup bun and the soy sauce duck
Mark Pollard: Age tofu, sashimi regular. Good service - they were a little slow (because they were crazy busy), which I didn’t think about or mind, and gave me a couple of pieces of sushi & ice cream. Kind.
Tony Cee: Volcano roll !!!!
Robert Gerov: A hidden gem. Always a pleasure to be here. The service is impeccable and the food to die for. Great venue for an everyday occasion.
8. Sakura
7.7
15838 Crossbay Blvd, Howard Beach, NY
Sushi Restaurant · 15 tips and reviews
Peter: Lunch special is a steal; sushi is fresh.
Qasim Gardner: Small place with comfortable decor. Got take out. Taste was clean although the spicy salmon could have had more spice for me. Food was good though, and Insha Allah, I'll go again.
Jari Resto: Spicy lover is the best!
Evan Cohen: Urban beach fun! Can see the manhattan in one direction, and the ocean in the other. Wow!
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Odalice Brito: Beautiful beach
10. London Lennie's
8.5
63-88 Woodhaven Blvd (at Fleet Ct.), Rego Park, NY
Seafood Restaurant · Middle Village · 61 tips and reviews
Jenna Odett Laskin: Really good seafood. Usually go for crab cakes (not too bready),or shrimp and scallops. Skip chocolate molten cake. Even with a reservation, expect to wait a bit for your table.
Joseph Chin: Dinner with my darling... Great sea food, nice drink and beautiful company.
Truong Nguyen: The best seafood restaurant in Queens, period!
12. Watawa
8.4
33-10 Ditmars Blvd (btwn 33rd & 35th St.), Astoria, NY
Sushi Restaurant · 88 tips and reviews
Leah Mababangloob: Yummiest japanese food in Astoria! Make sure you order the soft shell crab roll!
Tony Xerri: Thank God theyre back! New decor, new rolls, and ventillation! Same awesome staff too! Get the new Sea Color Roll, total life changer!!!
Tony Xerri: The original home of the Spicy Crab Roll. Get the Pauline or Dynamite rolls because they are guaranteed to shatter your universe. The expansion is taking a bit long though...
13. Ayada Thai
8.9
7708 Woodside Ave (btwn 77th & 78th St), Elmhurst, NY
Thai Restaurant · 124 tips and reviews
Serious Eats: Great Thai fare with an expansive menu. Some of the best dishes are hearty ones, like rice cooked with funky shrimp paste, Hainan chicken, or a fried watercress salad.
nymag: Try the E-Sarn sausage here, which gets its oomph from fish sauce and galangal. Featured in Cheap Eats 2011!
Hugh: Jungle curry at AyadaThere’s no creamy coconut milk to temper the flames of this tear-jerking Thai dish, the spiciest in the country’s anthology of curries.
14. Thonglor Thai
7.5
32-47 Steinway St (btwn Broadway & 34th Ave), Astoria, NY
Thai Restaurant · Astoria · 21 tips and reviews
Clyde Erwin Barretto: Currently, this is the best Thai restaurant in Astoria (Broadway/Steinway) area. It rivals Three E (formerly Benjama's Taste of Thai). Green Curry, Duck Lad Prig, Pad Chinese Broccoli are all great!
Reeves: Lunch special everyday for 6.95 and it includes a free appetizer. Plus the Thai tea is great!
Diana P: Red Basil is thus far my favorite restaurant.Whatever you try on the menu I guarantee it will be amazing. I've never been disappointed with anything I've tried here.