Astoria.

A whole fish such as branzino, dressed with olive oil and herbs, with lemon potatoes or Swiss chard on the side. Start with spinach pie and the dips: tzatziki, taramosalata, skordalia and spicy feta.

A corner dining room with the kitchen in view, plus sidewalk seats under blue awnings on Ditmars Boulevard.

Founded in 1996, the Greek seafood taverna has since moved along Ditmars from 33-07 to this corner. The 2025 MICHELIN Guide lists it as a recommended restaurant, with no star or Bib Gourmand.

Open daily from noon: until 11 p.m. Monday to Thursday, 11:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 10:30 p.m. Sunday. Call 718-545-8666.

Start with the krya pikilia, a plate of five Greek spreads. Then a whole grilled fish such as branzino or red snapper, or an oven dish: moussaka, pastitsio or baby lamb in tomato sauce.

A kitchen open to view and two large dining rooms, with whole fish on display by the entrance.

Its own site says it was formerly known as Stamatis and is run by the same owners. The long menu runs from charcoal-grilled meats and fish to oven dishes, all made in house.

Open daily, noon to midnight. Weekday lunch specials, noon to 4 p.m., are for takeout or delivery. Call (718) 204-8968.

A half-liter mug of Pilsner Urquell or Czechvar on draft. To eat: the giant pretzel with Pilsner beer cheese sauce, or the grilled party mix of klobasa, bratwurst and andouille with sauerkraut and rye.

A brick hall with “Cesky Domov” over the entry and a main hall with a stage inside. Behind a cinderblock-and-brick wall, a tree-shaded garden of picnic tables.

Formed in 1892, the Bohemian Citizens’ Benevolent Society laid the hall’s cornerstone on October 1, 1910, and finished the outdoor bar and garden in 1919. It still owns the National Register-listed hall.

Closed Mondays except for private events. Tuesday to Thursday 5 p.m. to midnight, Friday 3 p.m. to midnight, Saturday noon to 1 a.m., Sunday noon to 10 p.m. Service animals only. Under-21 curfew: 9 p.m.

Behind the Screen, the core exhibition on how film, television and digital media get made, with artifacts and interactive stations. Then a screening: the museum shows hundreds of films a year.

A former Paramount production building with a 2011 Leeser Architecture wing clad in triangular aluminum panels. Inside: a bluish-white lobby and a 264-seat theater wrapped in blue felt.

Opened on September 10, 1988, in one of the old Astoria Studios buildings. More than 120 silent and sound films were made at the studio in its Paramount years. Kaufman Astoria Studios still works next door.

Start in Area 1, the indoor-outdoor gallery of late basalt works, then the sculpture garden and the first-floor stone galleries. Upstairs from November 4, 2026: No Ordinary Light: Akari at 75.

A 1920s red-brick industrial building and a concrete-block pavilion that Noguchi built with Shoji Sadao on the site of a gas station. About 27,000 square feet of exhibition space on two floors, garden included.

It opened on May 11, 1985, and Noguchi installed the galleries himself. The museum calls it the first in the United States established, designed and installed by a living artist to show their own work.

Open Wednesday to Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; last entry 5:30 p.m. No advance reservations: buy tickets on arrival, $16 general admission. Free on the first Friday of every month.

Walk the outdoor exhibitions, which change regularly, and watch large works being built on site.

NYC Parks lists 6.28 acres on the East River shore. Sculptures stand in the open air, and a changing billboard artwork hangs over the Vernon Boulevard entrance.

Sculptor Mark di Suvero founded it in 1986 on an abandoned, illegal dumpsite. It is now a city park under NYC Parks, and artists still make new work on site.

Run the rubber track, play one of 14 tennis courts or the lighted soccer field, or play bocce. In summer, swim in the 1936 pool.

Nearly 60 acres on the East River shore. The pool complex sits between the Hell Gate and Triborough bridges, its bathhouse roof built as tiers of viewing terraces.

The city acquired the shorefront in 1913. The pool opened on July 2, 1936, the first day of the U.S. Olympic swim trials. A city landmark, it reopened in 2024 after an $18.9 million renovation.

Boat noodles with pork or beef: a blood-enriched broth with soy and anise, topped with meatballs and pork rind. Add the chive pancakes and a Thai iced tea.

A small, dim room styled like a Thai street-food stall, with a sheet-metal ceiling and wood stools, plus a backyard garden. A bottle of fish sauce and spicy condiments sit on every table.

Pye means paddle, for the vendors who rowed noodle boats along Bangkok’s canals. The kitchen says it slow-simmers its dark broths every morning and crushes its spices by hand.

Order online through ChowNow for pickup or delivery, or through Uber Eats. Phone (718) 685-2329.

Lamb and beef kofta kebabs, borani banjan under yogurt on seasoned rice, and the vinegary leek aushak, which also comes vegetarian. Get extra Afghan bread.

On most nights the dining room is full of groups of four to eight sharing big plates.

Sami Zaman, who started out selling food as a street vendor, opened it with his family in 2017. The Infatuation says it gives Astoria some of the city’s best Afghan food.

This is the family’s original Astoria restaurant on Crescent Street; they have since opened a Long Island City location.

The firni doughnut, filled with cardamom and rose water custard under crushed pistachio, and the fried chicken sandwich. The coffee is from the roaster Sey.

A warm, minimalist room of blond wood, industrial lighting and gray concrete tables.

Ali Zaman, whose family owns Sami’s Kabab House, opened it in 2022. It is an all-day halal cafe that makes its Afghan-inspired pastries in house.