QUEENS HAS UNIQUE HOLIDAY EATS
BY JENNA BAGCAL
The holiday season is
just around the corner,
which means sharing a
meal with loved ones.
If you don’t feel like
cooking a large family
meal this year, check out
these Queens restaurants
that will do all the
work for you.
Marbella Restaurant
220-33 Northern
Blvd., Bayside
This season, head to
this Bayside restaurant
for a taste of Spain. The
prix-fixe Thanksgiving
menu allows diners to
choose options for a satisfying
three-part meal.
Nosh on Caldo, a Galician
soup, squash bisque
and calamari and have a
roasted Vermont turkey
with all the fixings. Finish
off your meal with
hot apple or pumpkin pie
for a sweet treat.
La Vigna 100-11
Metropolitan Ave., Forest
Hills
This Forest Hills restaurant
was opened by
Giussepe Vitale, a chef to
the renowned Lidia Bastianich.
Vitale mastered
her techniques under
her tutelage at Felidia,
Becco and Bona Via.
Opened for both Christmas
Eve and New Year’s
Eve, guests can enjoy
Italian fare like penne
alla vodka, hot and cold
antipasto and veal marsala.
Dine in-house or
have a meal catered.
Corner Bistro 47-18
Vernon Blvd., Long Island
City
Corner Bistro opened
its original location in
the West Village before
opening a second restaurant
in Long Island City.
During the holiday season,
this legendary burger
joint is decked out in
festive lights, wreaths
and Christmas stockings.
Sip on a selection
of bottled or tap beers
while eating burgers and
chicken sandwiches with
a side of fried pickles.
Victory Garden Cafe
21-69 Steinway St., Astoria
In the mood for Greek
food this holiday season?
Look no further than
Victory Garden Cafe.
The standard holiday
menu starts at $39 but
there is also a Mediterranean
menu and deluxe
holiday menu for $49 and
$59 respectively. Each
menu comes with a family
style appetizer, salad,
entrees like chicken balsamico
and filet mignon
and a dessert. Guests can
also pay an extra $25 for
a standard open bar.
Ltauha Restaurant
55-50 Myrtle Ave.,
Ridgewood
Every Thanksgiving,
this Ridgewood restaurant
serves up a mixture
of traditional and “unconventional”
holiday
dishes. Choose from appetizers
like a garden
salad or duck confit
served with polenta and
watercress in a red wine
reduction. For the main
course, enjoy turkey,
rib eye steak or a whole
branzino and follow it up
with chocolate soufflé or
cheesecake for dessert.
Via Vai 31-09 23rd
Ave., Astoria
Since 2014, Via Vai
has been serving up delicious
handmade pasta
and hand-tossed pizza.
Warm your stomach
with a house-made pappardelle
with white lamb
ragu, asparagus and
truffle oil or carrot gnocchi
with asiago cheese
fondue, porcini mushrooms
and pistachio pesto.
The restaurant also
serves a TBD holiday
menu and offers specials
off the regular menu.
Agora Taverna 70-
09 Austin St., Forest
Hills
Another option for
Greek food this holiday
season is Agora Taverna
on Austin Street. Munch
on a traditional Greek
salad complete with olives
and feta cheese, octopus,
skirt steak, spinach
pie and lamb chops. For
those who enjoy fish during
the holidays, choose
from an expansive list
including branzino, red
snapper, black sea bass,
grilled sardines and filet
of sole.
Bubba’s Bistro 31-
13A Ditmars Blvd., Astoria
For a Thanksgiving
feast, head to this Astoria
bistro. Bubba’s Bistro
prepares an entire
meal for bigger groups
including a roast turkey,
herb and apple stuffing,
mashed potatoes and
other sides. For dessert,
the eatery offers up a variety
of pies from Bourbon
cream pumpkin pie
to a traditional country
apple pie. Make reservations
for Thanksgiving
by calling 718-728-2227.
Dinerbar 97-45
Queens Blvd., Rego
Park
Comfort food abounds
at Rego Park’s Dinerbar,
which serves up a
yearly Thanksgiving
meal fit for loved ones.
The prix-fixe menu includes
a roasted butternut
squash soup, house
salad, turkey and several
options for side dishes.
Following dinner, enjoy
Dinerbar’s warm apple
or pumpkin pie or some
ice cream.
Rainhas Churrascaria
108-01 Northern
Blvd., Corona
This Brazilian steakhouse
in Corona offers a
changeup from conventional
holiday dishes.
The motto at Rainhas —
pronounced rain-haas —
is eat, drink, laugh, enjoy.
Order a full rotation
of meats and seafood options
served alongside a
salad bar and hot buffet.
Reach reporter Jenna
Bagcal by email at jbagcal@
qns.com or by phone
at (718) 260-2583.
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