new york has some of the best greek food outside of the country and astoria queens
is the epicenter today we're going to eat at the best reviewed greek restaurants to see
if they're worth it stop number one holiko 4.9 on google reviews the most underrated coffee shop in
astoria the nicest owners in the world pastries and coffee are super on point reasonable prices
run don't walk here amazing pastries and borax pies homemade yogurt absolutely delicious and
homemade with fair price i like the word fair price these days i love this place it's a real
hole in the wall it's a local favorite as you can tell of all the greek men outside it's a real deal
one spinach pie and one bogata please two frittata cappuccinos and one fried espresso please
my mouth is watering right now
oh you're getting excited too mm-hmm
oh thank you thank you i have some free chocolate bars greek hospitality
at work i haven't drank a fredo cappuccino since i was in greece a year ago i spent a month there i
drank one of these every single day and i've been dreaming about having it again cheers man cheers
just like i remember in greece just like i remember it put a little cinnamon on top
some sugar perfect for a hot day it's gonna be like 90 today in the city we're surrounded by
about a dozen older greek men and they don't even have any care of what we're doing i love this this
is called kolori i guess you said a greek bagel close thing i would compare it to yeah koluri
you find these all over athens that says the most popular street food you get in athens everywhere
it's affordable delicious here it is right in astoria the greek homeland in fact new york city
has the largest greek population in the united states and second only to melbourne australia for
outside of greece absolutely yeah my family came here back in the day i grew up here in astoria
soft doughy love the flavor from the sesame seeds yeah it's so good perfect compliment to a little
morning coffee alfredo cappuccino that's great we have this finished pie in greek it's called
spanakopita has a little bit of feta cheese inside it's got the flaky filo dough on the outside
she made that look easy this is what tolaiko's very famous for
is the spanakopita and she actually put in the oven for us to heat it up so it has the earthiness
of spinach and a little bit of funky cheese in there it's wonderful all right now i got to grab
i gotta grab myself some all right we take a big bite a little spinach pie in the morning
feta cheese spinach the greeks not eat healthy i gotta say after you eat vegetables and grease
yeah it's so hard coming back to the u.s and eating vegetables anymore oh
so hard and last but not least this one's really calling my name right now
this one is bugatta it's very famous in the north and thessaloniki the second largest city
in greece but you can find it all over the country it's a custard pie so you see that
nice custard layer inside there's filo on the outside on top there's cinnamon powdered sugar
uh you just smell that aroma that cinnamon on i can't even talk about it anymore it's just
that cinnamon hits you right away that bit of sugar and the custard is not too creamy it's
not a heavy berry flavor it's a perfect balance this is an incredible bugatta for new york i think
probably one of the best you've got here this is one of the first things i ever ate
in the country of greece when i was in crete in a food tour we got this in the morning
look at me struggling look up look at this amateur all right here we go there we go okay
perfect morning a mix of sweet and savory perfect breakfast
she's like oh i gave you a fork i'm like oh yeah we're eating with our handshake oh greek style
definitely doing a greek style as you can see
frankie sovalaki 4.7 on google reviews some of the best tasting and most satisfying greek food out
there unbelievable lamb euro sandwiches a staple in astoria top spot to have a sovlocky in the hood
the very best of lucky skewers i've ever had this food truck is an institution all right i'm sold
let's go i swear you can smell that so blocky don't oh right as we smells phenomenal like i
love this place we get uh three lamb sticks lemon salt oregano please after holding one
of these lamb sticks for a few minutes my wrist is actually sore there's like a pound of meat on it
they're very generous so there's a lot of great souvlaki in this story as like the top greek
street food to eat in this neighborhood uh the reason why we picked frankie is not only because
they're the best rated i've actually been coming here since i was a little kid coming here steinway
31st avenue we've been here for years they used to be just a little cart now they're a bigger
truck they've been here since the 70s and another reason they also have lamb souvlaki hard to get
lamb souvlaki in new york and even in greece it's hard to find oh let's let's do this yeah pumped
so tender forget dollar pizza i think i'd rather walk around with this you oh yeah i saw dude just
taking this to go walking and eating yep better for you high key keto protein yep keto friendly
there's a kid that used to also get the big hunk of bread on top we just ordered a lemon salt
oregano that's the classic greek way to get it what'd this cost when you were a kid i'm curious
oh i remember like a dollar five dollars something two bucks back in the 90s i still think this is
a good deal for new york oh it is and i feel like this place is so new york we saw people like every
skin color ethnicity showing up here supporting a local institution love it i love a story i mean i
say this every time i'm in queens that queens is the best borough in new york city for food and
i know you're not going to argue that oh no best bureau for food best bureau period i'm biased i'm
a born a race queens kid but i love it and this is one of the places that make astoria and queens
general very special it should have been so good at a july 4th barbecue i know yeah get a bunch of
lamb souvlaki like who needs hot dogs yeah exactly i get asked all the time do i give tours in new
york i don't but i always push people to greg's street food tours of queens one of the best tour
guides in all in new york city i vouch for this man if you want to explore off the eaton path
sign up for his tour putting a link down in the description you're going to love it bihari 4-6
on google reviews definitely a place to visit if you're in astoria food was delicious and fresh
customer service awesome and friendly some of the best greek food i have had in queens the lamb was
cooked to perfection the absolute best authentic greek food in all five boroughs i've been coming
here for over seven years and never looked back i actually think this is perfectly fitting for
a greek taverna because in greece eating outside is a big deal it is it is and just like this like
the setup is just like yeah looks like i'm on one of the greek islands except we're on a different
island right yeah except the end train's rolling by yeah it's not nearly as peaceful instead of a
nice fairy it's yen train yeah the piccalia large fry calamari and um give the aguinares oh thank
you a little dip for the uh the pita let's meet yeah you know clockwise five you know
all right you know man you know you don't have to have them i had to order this man this is
like the classic that's also why i like bahati because they include five dips in their platter
the melatano salata which the eggplant dips called which is a potato garlic dip
salata it's a fish egg dip tzatziki is the yogurt with cucumber dip and then hiro cafe the spicy
pita bread soft delicious peta's got a little bit of a kick to it i don't know
if i've ever had spicy feta before usually it's pretty mild for me but wow packs a little fun
anyone who's never been to a great taverna before why is it such an important experience
um it's definitely the food is great but just the vibe of it so like you know if you've
been to greece or have not been to greece eating outside like this even the way they set it up here
they even put the little paper with these little metal hooks to keep it from blowing away because
the greek islands will be quite windy it's just the vibe of it so people usually hang out after
the meal have their coffee dessert it's usually a long drawn out affair oh wow a lot of stuff
i it may not be fresh caught out of the aegean but seafood here man looks on point yeah this
is really the classic greek way to have fried calamaris it's lightly covered in flour and some
herbs not a heavy batter there's some lemon on it good to go sadly enough i've had a lot of bad
calamari in new york city this right here is some of the best calamari i've ever had in new york
it's easy to mess up kalamati or octopus but this is very tender and very light this is horta
it's actually very healthy by the healthy side dish you can order you get this a lot in grease
usually some sort of wild green sometimes you use dandelion greens it's nice just to drizzle
some olive oil on top and squeeze some lemon add that citrus let's try this out here we go
that greek healthy food like you said telling you grease spoils you with veggies they spoiled me so
much and the funny thing this dish here is called aginatis it's not easy to find especially here
in the u.s these are artichokes with carrot peas potato with dill it's a very comforting homey food
my yeah yeah my grandma she makes this dish a lot she actually came here many years ago and
she gave it this thumbs up she gave the seal of approval yeah yeah proof
yeah
she makes it very similar to this that flavor the dill really makes it special and a bit of lemon
very homey like light comforting dish
as i look at this spread in front of us i have to say i like your line of thinking
because you have a lot of different types of foods we're mixing it all it's very social maybe it was
a little later in the day to have a drink or two yeah i might get some dessert though okay
greek hospitality all day long courtesy dessert yup so any good greek restaurant worth their
weight always gives you a free dessert whether in greece or in the us this is also a good sign
i'd pay for this it's a molina cake a little cinnamon very nice not too sweet only thing
we're missing is our uzor shot right now rocky or says this best reviewed series is turning into
one of my favorites check out the one we shot about the best cuban food you're gonna love it