MY how time flies. It looks like it’s been three years since we last did our annual Long Island City Restaurant Round-Up. Given the boost in readership for this issue every year, you would think it would have been circled in red ink on the calendar ad infinitum. Alas, The Editor is not a very good Publisher. No Murdoch genes to speak of, but food we know, so here we go:
RECENTLY OPENED
BBD LIC – new diner in DK
Brooklyn Osteria LIC – HP
Debbie’s Bar – booze is food in CS
Finback Brewery – QP
Greats of Craft – beer and more in what LICtalk has previously named the Warehouse District (WD)
H-Mart Food Court – Northern Blvd
Jiang Nan – CS
Master Rice Noodle – CS/QP
Mercato – HP
Oh Calcutta! – sleeper of the year? HP
On The Seven Wine Bar – fka Domaine, new owner in HP
Overflow Coffee – coffee is food in HP
Red Sorghum – QP
Rice Thief – DK
SanSan Chicken & Ramen – DK
Starbucks #11457 – HP
Sushi Saint – willie and the handroll in Hotel Z, yeah it lives! WD
Terrone Restaurant & Pizzeria – HP
COMING SOON
BBQ Chicken – gangnam-style in HP
Butterfield Market – DK
Gyu Kaku Japanese BBQ – well now, what area of LIC this be? I’m going with MPD
Utopia Bagels – CS
Westville – CS
COMING NOT SO SOON
Dumbo Market – Pastries Benjamin, Pastries; HP
Fer Restaurant II – HP
Frankie’s Brooklyn Pizza – HP
Matsuzuki Sakura – HP
R.I.P.
Juice n Bagels
M Wells
Top Quality
Unlike in years past, this is in no way a comprehensive list. Unfortunately there have been serious budget cutbacks in the newsroom since we last published a Round-Up, and I had to let my sole intern, Uncle Wimpy, go. Feel free to add any oversights in the comments section, isn’t that the way journalism works in 2025?
hc says
January 14, 2025 at 12:46 pmany idea when bb.q chicken in LIC will open?
ASensibleMan says
January 14, 2025 at 4:23 pmYou need a glossary for all the cryptic location terms.
Also on the RIP list are Juliette’s Pizza and Side Hustle Pub.
Anonymous says
January 17, 2025 at 8:48 pmEvergreen market lic
Jorge says
January 16, 2025 at 7:56 pmM. Wells was the last tenant
ASensibleMan says
January 16, 2025 at 9:15 pmAdd Brooks to the list of closed. So, so sad.
Gino says
January 18, 2025 at 1:25 pmHello Editor,
Please remove or update your post on mercato LIC Pasta Pizza Vino taking the space of former Casa Lola on Vernon Blvd, since it has incorrect information in it. We understand that this is a rumors page also, but we want to make sure that there is no confusion around our new venture. mercato LIC Pasta Pizza Vino is the newest italian cuisine venture by Gino & Carlo, bringing their combined 50 years of restaurant experience to LIC neighborhood. It should not be confused or related at all with many other italian restaurants in the tri-state area with “Mercato” in their names, or more specifically Mercato Tratoria*Bar on the west side of Manhattan. Feel free to reach us at info@mercatolic.com for any questions. We’d love to meet you at mercato LIC Pasta Pizza Vino. Thanks, Gino
HB says
January 22, 2025 at 10:07 amWestville is already open.
Considering the Court Square subway is right outside Gyu-kaku, I’d say that’s also Court Square area.
Quite a few tenants of Jacx & Co also closed.