Traditional GREEK FOOD TOUR of Astoria, Queens with
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When you go to New York, diving into its diverse food culture is a must. Pretty much the entire world is at your fingertips there! And as someone who loves Mediterranean cuisine, I had to go out and get a taste of the incredible Greek food scene in Astoria, Queens in NYC!
Joining me on my adventure is my Greek brother Tasos. We had a lot of food to eat and I’d need some help with it!
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Astoria is the largest Greek community in New York City and it really feels like a piece of Greece in the middle of the city! The people there speak Greek. In fact, when you visit, you may not hear many people speaking English at all!
We started at Taverna Kyclades, which are named after a group of Greek islands. There, we’d eat lots of seafood. The restaurant immediately reminded me of my time in Santorini. There was so much seafood cooking in the kitchen, from clams to shrimp to fish.
They even removed the bones from the fish! They also made spanakopita, octopus, fried calamari, stuffed fish filets, swordfish kebabs, and some hard Greek bread.
At our table, we started with some ouzo. I loved the anise flavor! Then, we jumped on the grilled octopus, stuffed clams, red snapper, fried calamari, and Greek salad. First was the snapper, which we added lemon to.
It was light, oily, fresh, and citrusy, and melted in my mouth! We both felt like we were back in Greece! Next was my favorite, the octopus! It was full of oregano and had an amazing meaty texture. The stuffed clams were briny and stuffed with bread and so flavorful!
I loved the block of feta in the Greek salad, the crunchiness of the fired calamari, and the sweetness of the sweet potato. Everything was so fresh! Then, we finished with some galaktoboureko, which is a custard dessert with cinnamon and a flaky crust, and some perfectly balanced baklava!
Next, we walked through the neighborhood, past townhouses and brownstones got some freddo espresso (Greek coffee) at a convenience store. Greece has a huge coffee culture. It was so strong and frothy!
Then, we stopped at Titan Foods, which is a Greek market, where we saw spanakopita, phyllo dough, authentic Greek yogurt and beers, feta, tzatziki, fresh herbs, sweets, dolmas, chocolate, and more. At the counter in the back, they let me try some amazing feta from Arahova. It was crumbly and a little salty!
After that, we walked to King Souvlaki, a food truck where they serve traditional souvlaki! In their kitchen, they made me a gyro with pita, French fries, feta, pork, and a Greek salad! It had been a while since we’d both had one.
I loved the creamy sauce and the crispy French fries in it. It’s not Greek without the fries! The fresh pork, lamb, and Greek salad next to them were heavenly! The creamy cheese I couldn’t get enough of them. Then, we finished up with some Loux, which is a Greek fruit juice!
For our final place, we headed to Bahari Estiatorio, where we got a Greek salad and bouyiourdi, a dish that contains feta, tomatoes, and peppers with oregano. It’s cooked on a skillet. We also had gigantes beans, lamb chops, and pastitsio.
The lamb chops were so juicy and tender, and the gigantes beans were melt-in-your-mouth delicious! They were like big fava beans. The pastitsio contained penne pasta and meat and is similar to lasagna. The thin penne pasta was the best!
What an amazing Greek food tour in Astoria, Queens in NYC!
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I'm Indian but I love Mediterranean food, it's not spicy but flavorful and delicious, when my mom went to Greece with her church she loved the food there!!
Finally Greek . Food's from one of the oldest civilization . Love from India.
They are half Indian too - or at least they look that way.
@@byokenGreeks are not Indian
This is one of the great reasons to live in NY. We get to travel the world in our ethnic neighborhoods. I love real Greek food and Astoria is the place to go. Galaktoboureko is a slice of Heaven! 😊
Greek food blows
True
Lololol and deal with outrageous cost of living and high crime. GG
@@Briathos1 NYC isn’t even top 10 in in the state in terms of crime. Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Schenectady are all worse. But it’s cool, you stay in your sheltered little suburb you wimpy little guy lol
I’m Italian my wife is Greek we always find a way to go back to Astoria great memories. There was one place I wish it was still there restaurant Uncle Geórgios David you’ll would’ve love it another great video 👍
Una fatsa una ratsa !
That place was the spot, until it wasn't.. Sadly, the guy who was running it passed suddenly, & his family couldn't keep the place up to his standards.
Tasos can’t stop grinning. He’s so happy to have a Greek experience!
It was the first time I was having Greek food in 10 months! I was overwhelmed with emotions to say the least!
He has great energy.
Loves to use bro , count how many times!! Lol
Yo! So great to hang out with you in the greatest city on earth 🗽🌎 Hadn't had Greek food in ages!🍴🇬🇷 This was a blast!
Greek food is always a great idea! 💪🏻
Astoria native here and Greek American. The food choices in this video are great. I've had just about all of the foods from these places shown here. It's the stuff. The food, the locations, the sounds. All classic Greek Astoria. There are tons of food options here too that are not Greek. Great place to visit for foodies!
There is NOTHING better than Greek food !!!! It's the BEST !!!
Fantastic job showing off the Greek culture of Astoria.
Mediterranean cuisine are my favorite. Good balance between cooked foods and uncooked salad type foods and exceptional seafood
To those fellow Indians saying they love only Indian food and dont want to see other food blah blah. Learn to appreciate videos of other country's cuisines as well. Drop the arrogance and be known that there exist other countries other than your own.
Astoria is one of the best neighborhoods. Amazing food. Thats one of the best places! Lived in Astoria for 6 years. Loved it!
Greek foods are best in the world, because I and, people from everywhere knows that amazing kitchen's taste 🥰❤️🇬🇷
That was an awesome video. I had no idea about the Greek food and culture in New York City. We can’t wait to visit :-)
Love the Greeks......been there delicious
Us Greeks stick together. Haha I have some moussaka and pastistio in the fridge right now, it’s the BEST. stuffed clams are also very North east. Hard to finder really good stuffed clams outside of the north east. This was a great Greek experience. My family is from Evia. love Astoria great video opa! Yasas
A successful dinner is one that lasts a while and one where everyone leaves happy. It's a meal where we didn't just wolf food down, rather something else happened at the table. That is the goal. Love from Korea 🇰🇷💕
WOW...guys I like Greek food so much 👍especially musaca is such a delicious 👌yummy ✌Thanks for sharing guys 🤗👍✌🤣🤣🤣🤣
Greece is everywhere💖
Man I love Greek food. We have a lot of similarities in Turkish food but where I live in the UK is a lot of Greek diaspora. To find my comfort and piece of home I go to a local souvlaki place, they have always treated me as if I was family ever since I said I was a Turk.
How lucky we Turks are to have such relatable and friendly neighbours.
Ooooooo neighbor your country not respect the greece borders ...neighbor
LIved in Astoria from late 80s to early 90s. Astoria is very close to my heart, lots of precious memories.
I lived in Astoria back in 1980,Crescent St and Broadway...Christopher Walken parents owned the best bakery in Astoria back then,their apple strudel was the best in NYC...There were also some great Italian restaurants...
David you really enjoyed the Greek food. Amazing
Amazing video, amazing looking food. But I do have to say, that man, Taso, his smile, his love of his homeland is lovely. And he is so damn beautiful wow.
He looks like a very young, thin Nicokado Avocado.
Fantastic episode. Loved the vibe. The cheese looked amazing.
Cheese was next level!
Oh man, all this food looks so good, thanks for an awesome food tour!
Πολύ ωραία 🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷
Δείχνεις την κουλτούρα μας και αυτό σε τιμά.μπραβο και συνέχισε την καλή δουλειά.
Ωραίο και στα βίντεο σου να βάζεις και λίγο ιστορία(μετραει)😉.Για παράδειγμα όπως η φέτα.
Όπου αναφερετε πρώτη φορά στην Ομήρου Οδύσσεια όταν ο Οδυσσέας συνάντησε τον κύκλωπα.
Και ειναι και το αρχαιότερο τυρί του κόσμου.
WTG ! Taso patriotaki, you're so magaki dude!
Thank you! I'll see you around 🇬🇷🌎
Always got time for this creator, makes great videos and is an all round top bloke 🙏
Another enjoyable episode. Two lovely and friendly young guys. Wonderful food 🌿🌿🍃💚🍃🌿🌿
When I was in the navy, I was stationed for two years at NavStathMos in Souda Bay in Crete.
Oh, stop saying "Bro".
Πολυ ωραιο βιντεο παιδια, και τα φαγητα φαινονται πολυ ωραια οπως εδω. Χαιρετισμους απο Αθηνα
I love Greek food. Went to Greece for my anniversary. You’re no Marc Wiens . Thanks for sharing
Gracias Dioses aztecas! Gracias. 🙏🏻
One of my favorite restaurants!
Congratulations!
Iam born and raised in Astoria.best greek food ever
I've been there tons of times in NY Astoria @ Taverna Kyclades ... Restaurant .
You can sit inside /outside
Awesome seafood ! 😋 🤩 👍🍷🍻🐟🐙🦀🦐🦑🥖
Other nearby eateries as well too.
Iv'e had it all meat moussaka, beans and the list goes on +++
Must stop by ...
Enjoy ! 🌞
A disclaimer by a Greek: The souvlaki pita wrap, comes either with gyros in it , or with skewer. The greek person on the specific video originates from the only place in Greece that they differentiate it (they only call souvlaki the skewered one) but this does not apply to the rest of the Greeks. So feel free to order your souvlaki either with gyros or meet skewer in it (chicken, pork, beef, or vegan one). Enjoy!!!
Wow! Tasos is very handsome and talented, I’m a new fan!
Gotta tell you David, you eat more like a Greek than Tasso does. Ex. The red snapper tail and the lamb chops. A real Greek eats like that! Bravo!
The first Greek immigrants went to central Florida for the sponges. The buildings are painting with lime (ασβέστης) which reflects the sun and kills insects and mold.....
I love Bahari. It's my favorite restaurant
No matter what you order is delicious 😋
From VietNam Loving your video, hope you make lots of videos in the future😄
One of my favorite places ever
Mmmm all that food looked soo good
That's great that they de-bone the fish.
Great variety of food on display.
I like the branding ie the blue and white.
Yes, the colors of our flag.
@@marykoufalis7666 It's simple (just two colours) yet eye catching and formal(smart) too.
@@oceejekwam6829 Thank you for describing it so perfectly.
@@marykoufalis7666 You're most welcome.
@@oceejekwam6829 😊😊
Best place to eat at Astoria.Nice food. Nice service. Prices are unbelievable.
Awesome Greek Food outside Greece !!
Wana have all those u showed in the video badly Bruh !
That's the place David... You picked it right Paisano !! Taverna Kyclades🤙
Another great food tour. Thanks and take care.
When people think of Souvlaki or Gyro they're going to think of Greek food. Sure the Souvlaki and Gyro is Greek fast food but the real Greek kitchen is much more. The Mediterranean cuisine is also the Greek cuisine. Consisting of olive oil, vegetables, greens, legumes, fish, cheeses, Feta cheese and not only, lemon, garlic, onions and meat.
David looks familiar I cut his beard in Astoria but I forgot how long ago. Cheers David nice video.
Foooooooood ❤️
I'm hungry right now .. Great show!
My new go to is Amylos-- updated Greek cuisine. Bahari is my back up. Never been a fan of Kyclades--- too much oil overwhelms the food. Xenon also deserves a mention.
It's grandma style cooking. There was a fear after ww2 of family members, children especially becoming malnutritioned. So they started making food richer the only way they knew.
His cute.. never had Greece guy yet , love the sea food like always , dont matter what country from ..all taste good
love Greek food!
A lot of the Greeks from Astoria moved out east to Whitestone, Bayside, Little Neck, etc. but Astoria is still the Greek mecca
Indian way 😂😉
Man I am so picky but after watching many food travelers I started eating all types of food, I do wanna try Greek food as well!
Kyclades is Albanian owned however, it is great taste for sea food with a taste of Greece. Very nice to bring a date. Titan Foods have closed down from their current location and will be moving soon to a new location. If anyone knows where is the new Titan Foods location, please reply to me here. King Souvlaki Truck is using olive oil in their fries they put in their souvlaki and gyro. Enjoy Astoria Guys!
I use to past the first restaurant on my way to work.. always busy always smelling goof.. I gotta go one day
The best seafood in Queens Astoria my favorite .
Hey! Your Indian food challange was amazing. Keep going keep contributing. All the best . 😄
Ardian, the owner/chef of Kyklades is the the nicest restaurant owner in New York. It would have been great if he was at the restaurant.
Fun Fact. He is Albanian from Vlora.
Albanians now, own most of the restaurant business in New York, especially the Italian restaurants and pizzarias.
David, you should make a video.
😁😁😁😁👍👍👍👍
Good job I’m coming to eat there!!
This is why New York is the greatest! In LA I suffered with food lol
Excellent video, I love it. Thank you so much.
These two guys definitely had a reach round for dessert
We have that yogurt in the UK. It's good stuff.
Fact - my heart was broken by a beautiful Greek girl at university. Still gutted.
The last Greek dish I had was called Gamotto. Or at least I think so. I asked the waiter twice and he said "Ela re gamotto" both times. You need to try some Gamotto guys.
this is my way bro " the indian way" David u killed it man haha...we love u...and tasos doesnt seem to know Into-Greek History at all.
Tasos is a honey!
This food looks so good. I want to go there and ear
David's been embedded with an Indian food and it shows with every culinary that he came across and tasted. Loved his food culture exploration!!!!!!!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ 🍲🍲🍲🍲🍲🍲🍲🍲🍲🍲🍲🍲🍲🍲
@7:35, I've played for weekend and funeral Masses in that church, back in the 1990s.
Astoria. Probably the best neighborhood in all of NYC. So much to do and everything is so convenient. Too bad those row houses in the video usually go for around 1.5 million dollars a pop 😂😂😂
Puro paisa en la cocina awevo viva Mexico
Can confirm Coffee Pot is way Greek the Freddo are banging and the female owner is gorgeous
And outside the shop are 10 Greek guys smoking cigarettes and talking a mile a minute, lol
Good foods . New york has it all .
My thing is Gyro all the time. See you sometime Tasos.
See you around 🌎
Just fyi it's not penne pasta but a special pasta for pastitsio. Pastitsio is every greeks favourite dish.
Συγχαρητηρια φιλε!
In cyprus the food is very good too.
Nice work boys
Greetings from Athens 💪🏾🖤
For the record Tasos is from thessaloniki and the use the term bro a lot more then any where in Greece so Tasos is being true thessalonian
Greek street food yummy!
Bahrai Broadway and 31 street try that one see if u agree. Best grilled octopus ever
I live one block from Astoria Boulevard ❤️🔥
Love from Karachi... Coz davidsbeenhere,❤
I live in New Jersey and get one case of Mythos a week.....fav
wild day!!
That place is awesome and it’s owned by an Albanian. Adrian is the man!!!!!!
Good for him bro. I am Greek and I have been to numerous Greek restaurants owned by Albanians. Taverna Kyclades is not even the best one.
Which place?
Guys guys guys. You forgot to pour olive and lemon mix over the fish. How can you ever eat the snapper without ladolemono ?
My best bro bro David awesome share lot of love 🍻💙
Not too many people drink ouzo now days in Greece. Tsipouro is the drink !!!!!!
Enjoyed it
I’ve been to Greece and lamented the fact that I’m allergic to anything that Lives in the water, fresh or salt. I so wanted to eat the seafood - but I like breathing more.
@@GorgeousGeorge97 yes it does! I love seafood - but I developed a severe allergy to the proteins in any sea life.
Taverna K has the best Greek lemon potatoes
Hey David 🤗🤗🤗
I went for Hydrabadi Biryani at South Tampa 👌🏼
Now today going to try your Uzbekistanni food at Sunny Isles for lunch😁
Come and Join with us now if you can🤗🤗🤗🤗