Here is the full list of the BOAST: Best of Astoria & LIC 2025 winners! Since there were so many more survey responses for Astoria than LIC, in each category the Astoria winners are placed first to third, and the LIC winners are listed alphabetically.
EAT
Best American Restaurant
ASTORIA
1. Tootles & French
2. The Bonnie
3. Blackbird’s
3. Queen’s Room
3. Sanfords
3. Sweet Afton
LIC
4747 LIC
American Brass
Bantry Bay Publick House
Best Bagels
ASTORIA
1. Brooklyn Bagel & Coffee Company
2. Between the Bagel NY
3. New York City Bagel & Coffee House
LIC
Black Seed Bagels
Bricktown Bagels & Cafe
Utopia Bagels
Best Bakery
ASTORIA
1. Martha’s Country Bakery
2. Bench Flour Bakers
2. Il Fornaio Bakery Cafe
3. Somedays Bakery – Astoria
LIC
Black Star Bakery & Cafe
Cannelle Patisserie
Somedays Bakery – LIC
Best Brunch
ASTORIA
1. Tootles & French
2. Queen’s Room
3. Sweet Afton
3. The Bonnie
LIC
4747 LIC
American Brass
Best Budget Dining
ASTORIA
1. Tootles & French
2. Eat it
2. Michael’s Restaurant
2. Pochana Thai Kitchen
Best Burger
ASTORIA
1. Burger Club
2. 7th Street Burger Astoria
3. The Bonnie
LIC
Petey’s
THE BARONESS
THE HUNTRESS
Best Chinese Restaurant
ASTORIA
1. Malala Chinese
2. Dragon and Phoenix
3. Golden House
3. Happy Garden
LIC
Chairman Sun
Han Dynasty
Best Deli
ASTORIA
1. Sal, Kris & Charlie’s Deli
2. George’s Deli
3. Rosario’s
Best Dessert
ASTORIA
1. Martha’s Country Bakery
2. Chip City
3. Cakes by Nerwan
LIC
Black Star Bakery & Cafe
Chip City
Best Diner
ASTORIA
1. Bel Aire Diner
2. Tasty’s Diner
3. Jackson Hole
LIC
Court Square Diner
Best Greek Restaurant
ASTORIA
1. Taverna Kyclades
2. Ambrosia Garden
2. Ovelia
3. Aliada
3. Stamatis
Best Healthy Food Option
ASTORIA
1. Create
2. tap
LIC
Cyclo
Best Ice Cream or Gelato
ASTORIA
1. Figo il Gelato Italiano
2. Ample Hills Creamery Astoria
2. Tootles & French
3. Marvel Frozen Dairy
Best Indian Restaurant
ASTORIA
1. Seva Indian Cuisine
2. Yaar Indian Restaurant
LIC
Oh! Calcutta
Best Italian Restaurant
ASTORIA
1. VIA VAI
2. Alba’s Pizzeria & Restaurant
2. Figlia
2. Via Trenta Osteria & Wine Bar
3. Vesta Trattoria & Wine Bar
LIC
Manducatis
Manducatis Rustica VIG
Osteria Brooklyn @LIC
Best Japanese Restaurant
ASTORIA
1. Watawa Sushi
2. Pink Nori
3. JJ’s Fusion
3. Kondo
3. Mochiron Izakaya
3. Susuru Ramen
3. Tamashii Ramen
LIC
Sapps
SHI
Takumen
Best Mexican Restaurant
ASTORIA
1. Ayy Chihuahua
2. Ruta Oaxaca Mexican Cuisine
3. Astoria Taco Factory
3. Las Catrinas
LIC
Casa Enrique
Best New Restaurant
ASTORIA
1. Ambrosia Garden
2. Mrs. Georgia
3. Porta 23
Best Outdoor Dining
ASTORIA
1. The Bonnie
2. Pig Beach BBQ Queens
LIC
Frank Ottomanelli’s by the Water
Best Pizza
ASTORIA
1. Retro Pizza
2. Milkflower
3. Andrew Bellucci’s Pizzeria
3. Bellucci Pizza
LIC
Levante
sLICe LIC Pizzeria
Traze
Best Sandwich
ASTORIA
1. Sal, Kris & Charlie’s Deli
1. The Bier & Cheese Collective
1. Tootles & French
2. Compton’s Astoria
3. Sorriso Italian Salumeria
LIC
Compton’s LIC
Best Street Cart
ASTORIA
1. Souvlaki Lady
2. El Rey del Taco Truck
2. King Souvlaki
3. Eat it
Best Thai Restaurant
ASTORIA
1. Ddee Thai
1. Enthaice Thai Kitchen
1. Hero Thai & Izakaya
2. Kam Rai Thai
3. Thonglor Thai Restaurant
LIC
Ros Niyom Thai Restaurant
Best Place to Eat Overall
ASTORIA
1. Tootles & French
2. Ambrosia Garden
3. Blackbird’s
3. Cronin & Phelan’s
3. Sala Astoria
LIC
Compton’s LIC
The Baroness
EAT: Write-in
ASTORIA
Best Calamari: Amylos Taverna
Best Experimental food: Ramro
LIC
Best Pastries: Black Star Cafe & Bakery
DRINK
Best Bar for Atmosphere
ASTORIA
1. Maggie Hall’s
2. Tootles & French
3. Judy & Punch
3. The Bonnie
LIC
Fifth Hammer Brewing Company
Best Bar for Beer
ASTORIA
1. Maggie Hall’s
2. Judy & Punch
3. heart of gold
LIC
Fifth Hammer Brewing Company
Focal Point Beer Co
The Greats of Craft
Best Bar for Cocktails
ASTORIA
1. Maggie Hall’s
2. Mosaic
2. Tootles & French
3. Mar’s
3. Rosalie’s Bar
LIC
Dutch Kills
Best New Bar
ASTORIA
1. Rosalie’s Bar
2. Honey Fitz
2. Wylie’s Astoria
Best Bar for Sports
ASTORIA
1. Rivercrest
2. Murphy’s Sports Bar
3. Break Bar
LIC
Woodbines
Best Bar for Trivia Night
ASTORIA
1. Maggie Hall’s
2. The Bonnie
3. Judy & Punch
LIC
Fifth Hammer Brewing Company
THE BARONESS
Best Bar for Wine
ASTORIA
1. Tootles & French
2. Maggie Hall’s
3. Judy & Punch
3. Rosalie’s Bar
3. Vesta Trattoria & Wine Bar
LIC
On the 7 – Where Manhattan Meets LIC
Best Bubble Tea
ASTORIA
1. Tea and Milk
2. Kung Fu Tea
3. The Teapsy
LIC
Möge Tee
Best Cafe
ASTORIA
1. Under Pressure Coffee
2. Little Flower Cafe
LIC
Café Henri
Overflow Coffee
Best Coffee and Tea
ASTORIA
1. Under Pressure Coffee
1. Mighty Oak Roasters
2. Balancero
3. OK Café
LIC
Overflow Coffee
Best Happy Hour
ASTORIA
1. Maggie Hall’s
2. Judy & Punch
3. Rosalie’s Bar
Best Hot Chocolate
ASTORIA
1. Judy & Punch
1. Martha’s Country Bakery
Best Kid-Friendly Drinking Spot
ASTORIA
1. Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden
LIC
Focal Point Beer Co
Best Outdoor Drinking
ASTORIA
1. Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden
2. Maggie Hall’s
3. Pig Beach BBQ Queens
LIC
Focal Point Beer Co
LIC Bar
Best Smoothie
ASTORIA
1. Create
LIC
Foodcellar Market
Prestige Marketplace
Best Place to Drink Overall
ASTORIA
1. Maggie Hall’s
2. Judy & Punch
3. Rosalie’s Bar
LIC
Fifth Hammer Brewing Company
DRINK: Write-in
ASTORIA
Best Bartenders, Best Cocktail (Thompson’s Pass) and Best Espresso Martini: Maggie Hall’s
Best Bottomless Brunch: The Grand
Best Dog-Friendly Cafe: Château le Woof
Best Guinness Overall: Honey Fritz
Best Guinness Pour: Irish Rover
Best Irish Pub: Honey Fitz and Irish Rover (tie)
DO & SEE
Best Date Spot
ASTORIA
1. Maggie Hall’s
2. Tootles & French
3. Ambrosia Garden
LIC
The Greats of Craft
Best Gift Shop
ASTORIA
1. Lockwood
2. The Brass Owl
LIC
Book Culture LIC
Best Gym
ASTORIA
1. Orangetheory Fitness
1. Rock Fitness
2. Matrix Fitness Club
LIC
Lady Life Pilates
Best Place for a Haircut
ASTORIA
1. Dimitris Hair Design
2. Alex Barber Shop
2. Crush Studio
2. Magician Salon
LIC
Otis & Finn Barbershop
Studio FIBA
Vikkie Hair Lab
Best Hidden Gem
ASTORIA
1. Ambrosia Garden
LIC
On the 7 – Where Manhattan Meets LIC
Best Place for Live Music
ASTORIA
1. Maggie Hall’s
2. The Wolfhound
LIC
Bantry Bay Publick House
Culture Lab LIC
Fifth Hammer Brewing Company
Best Local Organization
ASTORIA
1. Astoria Food Pantry
2. Destination Ditmars Merchants Association
Best Massage
ASTORIA
1. Natura Spa
Best Museum
ASTORIA
1. Museum of the Moving Image
2. The Noguchi Museum
LIC
Culture Lab LIC
MoMA PS1
Best Nail/Beauty Salon
ASTORIA
1. J’aime Nails
2. Kiki’s Nails & Spa
2. Nailberry
2. Q & A Beauty Salon
2. Xcellent Nail Square
Best Organization or Cause to Contribute To
ASTORIA
1. Astoria Food Pantry
LIC
Culture Lab LIC
Hunters Point Parks Conservancy
Best Park
ASTORIA
1. Astoria Park
2. Socrates Sculpture Park
LIC
Gantry Plaza State Park
Best Performing Arts Venue
ASTORIA
1. QED Astoria
2. Tootles & French
LIC
Culture Lab LIC
Best Pet-Friendly Establishment
ASTORIA
1. Maggie Hall’s
2. Château le Woof
LIC
Fifth Hammer Brewing Company
Best Stand-Up Comedy Venue
ASTORIA
1. QED Astoria
2. Grove 34
Best Supermarket
ASTORIA
1. Lincoln Market
LIC
Trader Joe’s
Best Thing to Do or See Overall
ASTORIA
1. Astoria Park
1. Judy & Punch Events, specifically Troublesome Trivia
1. Jason Hazell’s Open Mic at Sissy McGinty’s
1. Museum of the Moving Image
1. Play sports!
1. Socrates Sculpture Park
1. Tootles & French Musical Theatre Open Mic
LIC
Troublesome Trivia at The Gutter Bar LIC
Gantry Plaza State Park
DO & SEE: Write-in
ASTORIA
Best Bookstore: Astoria Bookshop
Best Karaoke: Karaoke Shout
Best Live Event: Queens Cup at The Bonnie
LIC
Best Rec Sports League: Outerboro Sports
