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2. Kinship Coffee
A third installment of Kinship Coffee has
made its way to the bustling street of Broadway,
perfectly located near the subway for
sleepy Astorians to get their morning caffeine
fix before they start their day. Owners
and married couple Stanley Rivera and
Ashley Wood-Rivera have lived in Astoria
for over nine years and had their eyes open
for the next perfect location. The shop offers
coffee from places like Ethiopia, Columbia
and Brazil, but their most beloved feature
is a pour-over machine that is able to make
multiple cups of high-quality coffee in under
five minutes. Their vision for the neighborhood
is simple, according to Stanley Rivera.
“Good coffee: that’s always been the vision,”
he said. “This is a quality spot, good
coffee, and in terms of accessibility, our
pour-overs are only $3, so it’s a pretty
good deal.”
3. Liv Salad
Liv Salad is another new edition to the
neighborhood offering salads and bowls
that are healthy, delicious and filling. Two of
the bowls, The Harvest and The Buddha, are
quickly becoming favorites among patrons,
and the restaurant boasts fresh daily ingredients
bought locally. One of the owners,
Achille (who declined to give his last name
for print), explained that he and his partners
felt healthy choices were certainly “lacking”
in the area.
“My partners and I thought about bringing
something healthy and fresh into the neighborhood
that really nobody else has around
here,” Achille said. “It’s a little tough to get
people to step out into the healthy side of
things, but we try to incorporate something
that’s filling so that you feel like you’re not
just eating a salad.”
LIV SALAD
31-86 37TH ST., ASTORIA
LIVSALAD.COM
@LIVSALAD
Photos via Instagram/@livsalad
Photos via Instagram/@kinshipcoffee
Photo by Jessica Militello
Photos by David Kong
KINSHIP COFFEE
30-14 BROADWAY, ASTORIA
@KINSHIPCOFFEE
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/LIVSALAD.COM
