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The best Greek food in Astoria.

Every one from my own visits, updated September 2026. 8 places.

Astoria ruined me for Greek food everywhere else, and I mean that as a compliment to Astoria and a genuine problem for me. I know that sounds dramatic. It is not. Over six years of living in New York I ate my way across that neighborhood again and again, and once you have had a whole grilled fish off Ditmars Boulevard on a warm night, with the RFK Bridge glowing behind the rooftops, a sad tavern salad from a chain in a strip mall becomes a personal insult.

My husband and I made the trip out to Astoria constantly. It is a fifteen-minute ride on the N or W from Midtown and it might as well be a different country. This is the largest Greek community outside of Greece, and the food shows it. Not the glossy, olive-oil-drizzled version of Greek that Manhattan sells for triple the price. The real thing. Charred octopus, lemon potatoes, cheese that arrives on fire.

Antonina PattizI went to every one · how I decide

Best Greek food in Astoria, 2026

  1. Artion Bakery PatisserieBakery · 31st StreetIf you have never had it, it is warm custard wrapped in crackling filo, dusted with syrup, and it is one of the great desserts of the world.
  2. Astoria ParkPark · AstoriaWalk it off along the water at Astoria Park under the bridge.
  3. Taverna KycladesRestaurant · DitmarsIf there is a better grilled octopus in New York City, I have not found it, and I have gone looking.
  4. Agnanti MezeRestaurant · DitmarsThis is the meal I recommend when someone says they “don’t really like Greek food.
  5. AliadaRestaurant · BroadwayBut if you want to understand why people get misty about Cypriot cooking, this is where I would start.
  6. Bahari EstiatorioRestaurant · BroadwayBut for the baked, comforting, casserole side of Greek food, the stuff the seafood tavernas skip, Bahari is where I would send you.
  7. Loukoumi TavernaRestaurant · DitmarsA quiet, sunny table on a Sunday is exactly the kind of Astoria morning I miss most.
  8. StamatisRestaurant · 23rd AvenueWhen I want Greek food with zero pretense, this is the address.

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5 neighborhoods, Ditmars and Broadway most of all.

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