Golden Shopping Mall is one of The 15 Best Places for Basement in Queens.

1. Golden Shopping Mall

41-28 Main St (41st Rd), Flushing, NY
Chinese Restaurant · 52 tips and reviews

Christina C.Christina Cacioppo: so. many. dumplings. the better one's are in the basement food court, not the upstairs version.

Aaron B.Aaron Beppu: tip : the basement (with some of the best restaurants) is accessed via a stairwell from the street to the right of the main entrance and "Golden Shopping Mall" sign.

Michael C.Michael Calleia: Go in the basement food court for some amazing food. Cheap, fast and good. These stalls are so much better than any food truck in the city!

Ganesh Temple Canteen is one of The 15 Best Places for Basement in Queens.

2. Ganesh Temple Canteen

8.7
45-57 Bowne St, Flushing, NY
Indian Restaurant · Flushing · 44 tips and reviews

Jorge O.Jorge Ortiz: Dosas in the basement of a Hindu temple. Get something starchy, something spicy, and something sweet (mango kulfi!). Pass a serene moment in the temple upstairs afterwards.

Serious EatsSerious Eats: The basement canteen at this temple makes New York's best dosas and some excellent homestyle south Indian food. All vegetarian, all very cheap.

Ezra P.Ezra Pollard: Friendly, unique and delicious w/ must eat dosa. (Tucked away in the basement of a temple)

Knockdown Center is one of The 15 Best Places for Basement in Queens.

3. Knockdown Center

9.1
52-19 Flushing Ave (at 54th St), Queens, NY
Music Venue · Maspeth · 15 tips and reviews

Cole K.Cole Kennedy: The Basement is a very good place to go and dance and pretend like you’re an extra in one of the cool John Wick nightclub fight scenes.

Chitra A.Chitra Agrawal: this space is incredible, old glass factory now turned into an arts center with super unique installations. Will be introducing food soon too!

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: When Tiki Disco began in the backyard of Roberta’s, it was for those in the know. Now, it draws huge crowds to the Knockdown Center—an ex-factory and courtyard in the Queens-Brooklyn border badlands. Read more.

Tianjin Dumpling House is one of The 15 Best Places for Basement in Queens.

4. Tianjin Dumpling House

41-28 Main St, Flushing, NY
Dumpling Restaurant · 67 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Home to some of the most unique dumplings in the city. Excellent vegetarian dumplings filled with garlic chives and egg; lamb and green squash are a must. In the Golden Shopping Mall basement.

PureWowPureWow: If you can find this teensy stall in the basement of the Golden Mall, you’ll be rewarded with choose-your-own-filling dumplings featuring ingredients like Chinese sausage, sea bass and bamboo shoots. Read more.

Mario T.Mario Tang: My favorite spot for dumplings steam buns fried scallion cakes and tea eggs

Zhong Huang Salon is one of The 15 Best Places for Basement in Queens.

5. Zhong Huang Salon

7.0
135-10 Roosevelt Ave (Main Street), Flushing, NY
Massage Clinic · 4 tips and reviews

Rongchang Y.Rongchang You: Very good value and basement is much better than u think

H L.H L: It’s cheap but the massage was terrible. They also charged us more than quoted and pushed us to tip more.

Evil X.Evil XiXi: Fantastic. Jessica dies my massage and cupping-I always feel better!

Brooklyn Boulders Queensbridge is one of The 15 Best Places for Basement in Queens.

6. Brooklyn Boulders Queensbridge

8.7
23-10 41st Ave, Long Island City, NY
Climbing Gym · 18 tips and reviews

Doug T.Doug Tabuchi: More space then BKB Gowanas, more community events than the Cliffs. Workout area in the basement is great if you also want to lift or throw some kettlebells around. Showers and Sauna for after.

Steph S.Steph Schneider: Good and varied routes for both experienced and beginners. More easy routes than other gyms.

Nitzan B.Nitzan B: Tons of fun! The place is huge and also has a gym, showers, lockers, sauna. Really cool.

Trans Pecos is one of The 15 Best Places for Basement in Queens.

7. Trans Pecos

8.6
915 Wyckoff Ave, Ridgewood, NY
Night Club · 12 tips and reviews

aa: A nice underground club, but the basement stinks of sewer. Barman when I went was very nice. Non-alcoholic drink options are good.

Anastasia E.Anastasia Enot: I love this place so much! Good music, great crowd, darkness and no photos. What else could you possibly need?

Afi Y.Afi Yellow-Duke: the cover was a little high when i went last night, but the space is cool and the music was grrrreat

Q4 Hotel is one of The 15 Best Places for Basement in Queens.

8. Q4 Hotel

6.8
29-09 Queens Plaza North LIC, Long Island City, NY
Hostel · 22 tips and reviews

Moe A.Moe Al: One of besr hostels hot water comfort bed amazing basement and others

Jorge C.Jorge Chinchilla: Awesome place! Very nice rooms, bathroom and showers in each room, a block away from the Metro, highly recommended.

Charlie G.Charlie Garcia: Nice hotel with food too

Michaels is one of The 15 Best Places for Basement in Queens.

9. Michaels

7.4
187-04 Horace Harding Expressway, Fresh Meadows, NY
Arts and Crafts Store · 11 tips and reviews

PhilipPhilip: Spacious and air conditioned. Pretty much has everything you need to make stuff. There's a basement too. Elevators are provided as well.

Tereza D.Tereza De Laurentiis: Excellent scrapbooking supplies if you're obsessed with decorating Filofax like me. 😊

Tonya M.Tonya Martin-Tucker: This place is huge. Hard to find someone to assist you. But who wouldn't mind getting lost here. Gives you time to realize the artsy character within you.

DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse is one of The 15 Best Places for Basement in Queens.

10. DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse

6.9
88-01 Queens Boulevard (btwn 55 & 56th Aves), Elmhurst, NY
Shoe Store · 8 tips and reviews

Mingster C.Mingster C: Great selection without going to Manhattan. Located in the basement of Queens Center where Target is.

Richardine B.Richardine Bartee: This is the best DSW in Queens. Large show selection and bound to have your size. Call in before traveling. They will hold the pairs for you. Some dont.

mystady.com (A-C)mystady.com (A-C): Ugly shoes; incredible prices!!

El Jardin De China is one of The 15 Best Places for Basement in Queens.

11. El Jardin De China

8.1
3737 Junction Blvd, Corona, NY
Chinese Restaurant · 22 tips and reviews

Jessica F.Jessica Flores: This is my favorite Chinese restaurant in Queens. I've been eating here since I was a little girl. We always get the beef and broccoli with fried rice. It's always perfect.

RaulRaul: Best Chinese food in Corona.

Mark C.Mark Cáceres: Get the pork chops ma dude

Lan Zhou Hand Made Noodle is one of The 15 Best Places for Basement in Queens.

12. Lan Zhou Hand Made Noodle

7.8
40-17 Main Street (Shi Hong Mall), Flushing, NY
Chinese Restaurant · 20 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Great hand-pulled noodles in the Golden Shopping Mall's frenetic basement food court.

ZenFoodsterZenFoodster: My fave @ New World Mall food court after Tea Twitter (sadly) left. Get the Taiwanese Beef Noodle or the Roast Pork Noodle w/ the Tea Egg- you’ll be able to top off both w/ unlimited pickles.

Mike Z.Mike Z: #28 Lamb fried hand pulled noodles are what's up!

New World Mall Food Court is one of The 15 Best Places for Basement in Queens.

13. New World Mall Food Court

7.8
136-20 Roosevelt Ave (at Main St), Flushing, NY
Food Court · 81 tips and reviews

loran j.loran jonak: Great frozen dumplings in the basement.

Russell H.Russell Hirschorn: AMAZING food here. Dumplings in the corner are deeelish. Lamb was our favorite. And the szechuan place where you choose your ingredients is EXCELLENT

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Massive, energetic food court popular with Flushing's younger eaters. Stalls are more glitzy here, and while we don't love everything, a few stand out well.

Sac's Place is one of The 15 Best Places for Basement in Queens.

14. Sac's Place

2541 Broadway (at 29th St), Astoria, NY
Italian Restaurant · Astoria · 63 tips and reviews

jon a.jon accarrino: If you can't pay your bill, they make you chop wood for the pizza oven in the basement.

Chad M.Chad Marra: Final verdict/tip: The Sicilian with pepperoni is my favorite, followed by Mama's Style. Get Mama's (or any normal crust pie) crispy if you don't want it to go limp.

Matt C.Matt Cherette: Sac's is my favorite restaurant in Astoria. The pizza is second-to-none (I order mine well-done), as are the homemade pastas and gnocchi (Mama's lasagna!), the asparagus and prosciutto, and much more!