27 Best Pizza Restaurants in Astoria

“Figlia is hands-down my favorite local spot. From the first sip of the Purple Rain cocktail to the last bite of the cacio e pepperoni pizza, I’m completely obsessed. The salads & pastas are always fresh, flavorful, and made with so much care. And the staff? They treat us like family every time we come in. It’s one of those rare places that just gets it right—every single time. Love you guys!“

“Great service the staff is so nice ! Food was fantastic . This is our first time here !“

“We loved going there with my family. I loved the white pizza! The ricotta gives it an extra delicious flavor. Mr. Nick was also awesome! Always gave us a little extra things in our orders plus he delivered pizza that I was taking back home after hours. He didn’t have to but knew I really wanted to take some so he came to the rescue. Will definitely be going back.“

“This pizza is delicious. Even after 3 slices you don’t feel full and weighed down. So good. The dough is unlike anything I’ve had in a pizza. Soft yet crispy. The sauce , cheese all terrific. Found my new pizza joint.“

“I highly recommend this restaurant! The food is amazing! You must try the buffalo wings if you love your dishes with a spicy kick and the buffalo cauliflower bites that simply melt in your mouth! The Chef's V Steak is a rich and flavorful you should try it. The service is wonderful and the ambiance is very trendy.“

“Good Pizza🤘🏻worth the travel...“

“Back at Tufino after 2 years of Covid and the Pizza it’s EXCELLENT as usual. I’m originally from Napoli, IT and Tufinos pizza is just like back home.“

“Wonderful ambiance, staff is courteous, helpful and very knowledgeable on menu items. They are following COVID guidelines, the place is clean and looks like they have upgraded the decor. The food is delicious and hot. Their tomato sauce is perfect! The sangria is very good too. Great little neighborhood place.“

“Tacos 🌮 + pizza + Latín Food = Explosión de sabores 🍕😋🫨“

“Delicious, clean and friendly. If you want he will make it. Delicious“

“I had a great time at Sophistian Pizzeria Restaurant! The food was delicious, the staff were very sweet and attentive, the vibes and atmosphere of the restaurant were chill and the neighborhood was very nice too. Overall a 10/10 you must go try. I will definitely be coming back here.“

“Wonderful Experience great service and wonderful food“

“Authentic Italian food and atmosphere in Astoria. We dined on a weekend evening, the restaurant was quite busy, but Valerio and the team were very kind and welcoming, and they accommodated us with short waiting. The ravioli were well cooked (al dente) and tasted delicious! We also tried their tiramisu and it was spectacular! The whole time we spent there we felt as we were in Italy, definitely recommended!“

“Best pizza in new York! Everything is fresh and home made style. Love it. ..“

“I recommend the entire menu...start with the left side and work your way to the right....none of it will disappoint you.“

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“The food quality was noticeably better than just okay. The selection presents varied meal options. As usual, I found the sweet options most memorable. To highlight first, the staff's service is exceptional. I'm excited to try more items here.“

“the pizza is excellent and I love their decor“

“Good food, friendly service, reasonable.“

“Best pizza ever. Been eating their pizza since 1990. Still driving the 10 miles to pick up their 2 square thin crust special for my pizza fix. So worth it.“

“The best. Eggplant Parmigiano and side pasta and 2 pizza slices were very fresh. Not oversalted. Melting mozzarella. Pasta al dented. Bread with rosemary. Could have had more so delicious and highly recommended. Very glad that my neighborhood has such an outstanding italian restaurant. And the service fantastic with beautiful smiling staff. Only issue too popular“

“Amazing pizzeria! Best pizza in Astoria!!! Wonderful service!“

“Best food in Astoria Queens good pizza“

“Best regular pizza I ever had… and I really generally do not enjoy pizza, location in perfect part of the area and really lovely authentic vibe to the place with some outside seating perfect for summer time. I went back her twice during my visit to the States????“

“We've stopped in for the last few grand openings. Our favorite was when it was first opening as Bar Parioli, they had $5 glasses of house wines.

The Parioli vision was good, a casual Italian restaurant/bar that's more of a hangout spot than a full blown restauraunt. The space is perfect for a place like that. And that's how it felt at the start casual with cheap wine and tasty small plates, but as time went on, it ended up just feeling like another botte restaurant.

We were hoping for some good changes after the grand re-opening as Botte, but unfortunately we were left disappointed.

For starters, the prices; we got the chicken parm, bolognese , and 1 negroni and it came out to $76 + tip. I get that inflation and prices are up, but the quality just isn't there to justify these prices. Cocktails were $18, and ill gladly pay $18 for a quality cocktail, but I had a hard time believing they were worth $18.

The tomato sauce is an over-emulsified, over-reduced red goop. There's no texture, flavor or love in this sauce. They way they've prepared it makes it taste jarred. The Parmesan cheese was cheap pre-grated stuff. The bolognese just tasted like ground beef cooked in tomato sauce. The crust on the chicken parm was actually really good, but the sauce didn't do any favors here. The service was great, our server was excellent. The pasta itself was pretty good, it tasted homemade.

Overall, we're sad that the Parioli vision never really had the chance to come to fruition. Normally I would wait a few weeks after opening and trying again before posting a review, but based on the social media posts and the identical post on the front door, the owners seem to want to pass the blame off themselves onto another individual and publicly air their dirty laundry. I found it very off putting and really paints the owners in a bad light.

They claim to know so much more about owning a restaurant but after publicly shaming and passing off complete blame to some individual, they ended up opening a tired concept that completely out of touch with what the Ditmars area needs. The owners need to drop their ego and take some responsibility if Botte is ever going to thrive on Ditmars.

If the owners want to succeed (Though I'm skeptical the owners would listen):
- Have a really good happy hour, a house red and house white, no more than $8. Better yet, have a cheap house wine all of the time like the greek restaurants do (Taverna kyklades has a 29$ full carafe that usually fills >5 glasses)
- Shrink the menu, nail down a really good bolognese (Meat forward, not ground beef in sauce). Toss with pasta water and real parmasean/peccorino before serving.
- Fix the sauce. Use whole canned tomato and don't blend it into oblivion
- Use high quality ingredients if you're going to charge high quality prices. Shrink the menu offerings if you need to.
- Alternatively, lean into a more casual concept (Ultimately, this is what Ditmars needs), small plates, cheap drinks. The space is perfect for a casual spot, cheap wine all the time, good happy hour, small plates. It would do especially well in the summer).
- Add an anonymous QR code survey on the receipt and get real customer feedback

Nobody wants to feel like they're getting ripped off, customers aren't dumb. Breathe some love and passion into this place, its a great space and the staff is great. There's a lot of potential here, but if the owners don't drop their ego and take some responsibility, it will be a slow walk towards closing their doors.“

“Excellent customer service and true to their roots with excellent pizza to go!“

“I just want to say that you guys make the freshest greatest tasting bread. Every Sunday I buy it and I’m never disappointed. Thank you for sticking with your baking traditions and consistency and for putting out quality baked goods.“