There were a lot of BOAST: Best of Astoria 2018 winners. Here are some numbers from the results.
Total Categories
46 (20 in EAT, 12 in DRINK, 14 in DO & SEE)
Total Winners
142 (61 in EAT, 39 in DRINK, 42 in DO & SEE)
Total Write-In Winners
7 (3 in EAT, 2 in DRINK, 2 in DO & SEE)
Winners in multiple categories
5 – Queen’s Room: (1st place – 1, 2nd place – 2, 3rd place – 2)
3 – Vesta (1st – 3)
3 – QED (1st – 2, 2nd – 1)
3 – Gossip Coffee (1st – 1, 2nd – 1, 3rd – 1)
2 – Astoria Park (1st – 2)
2 – Il Bambino (1st – 2)
2 – Jujube Tree (1st – 2)
2 – Sanfords (1st – 2)
2 – Astoria Coffee (1st – 1, 2nd – 1)
2 – J’aime Nails (1st – 1, 2nd – 1)
2 – MOMI (1st – 1, 2nd – 1)
2 – Seva (1st – 1, 2nd – 1)
2 – Comfortland (1st – 1, 2nd – 1)
2 – The Astorian (1st – 1, 2nd – 1)
2 – The Bonnie (1st – 1, 2nd – 1)
2 – The Last Word (1st – 1, 2nd – 1)
2 – The Local Bar (1st – 1, 3rd – 1)
2 – Madam Marie’s (2nd – 2)
2 – Sek’end Sun (2nd – 2)
2 – Sweet Afton (3rd – 2)
Winners that have multiple locations
Library (4)
Brooklyn Bagel (3)
New York City Bagel and Coffee House (3)
Astoria Bier & Cheese (2)
Create (2)
Winners by location
36th Ave (N/W): 2
Broadway (N/W): 24
31st Ave: 7
30th Ave (N/W): 29
Astoria Blvd (N/W): 11
Astoria-Ditmars Blvd (N/W): 31
Steinway St (M/R): 9
LIC: 5