Restaurants & Bars

6 New Queens Restaurants Open In October: See The Full List

A new Astoria steakhouse lets diners choose their own cuts of meat.

QUEENS, NY — Six new restaurants, cafes and bars opened across Queens in October.

The newcomers include a Sunnyside pop-up turned Astoria bakery, a new seafood and steak restaurant, and the fifth location of a vegan Chinese restaurant expanding into Long Island City.

Here are the October openings:

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Astoria/Long Island City

Dovetail Bakery

31-05 35th Ave., near 31st Street

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Formerly a pop-up in Sunnyside, Dovetail Bakery has opened a permanent shop specializing in sourdough, focaccia, cinnamon rolls and cookies. The bakery uses regionally sourced, stone-milled flours and single-origin spices.

Spicy Moon

45-04 Pearson St., near 45th Road

The fifth location of the vegan Chinese restaurant brings dishes such as spicy tofu steamed buns and General Tso’s“chicken” to Long Island City. The two-story restaurant features high ceilings decorated with pink and blue fabric streamers and a rooftop.

Catch & Cut

29-20 30th Ave., near 30th Street

Catch & Cut combines seafood with a steakhouse menu, letting diners choose cuts from a refrigerated case. Options include ribeye, filet mignon and a large dry-aged tomahawk steak.

The Port of Peri Peri

28-44 31st St., near 30th Avenue

The fast-casual halal restaurant serves peri peri chicken, falafel and cassava fries, drawing on Portuguese and Mediterranean influences.

Forest Hills

Colombiche

73-01 Yellowstone Blvd., near 73rd Road

Colombiche is a Colombian cafe serving breakfast and lunch, with dishes including chorizo omelets, and chicharrón with tostones. The menu also features guava matcha lattes, bowls and sandwiches, including a Cuban sandwich and a turkey BLT.

Flushing

The Bay

133-44 37th Ave., near Prince Street

The team behind seafood wholesaler W&T runs this oyster and shellfish bar, serving lobster rolls, tiger shrimp cocktails and West Coast oysters from Taylor Shellfish Farms. The restaurant also offers natural wines, with discounted carafes during happy hour.

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