Something to do first, then dinner to talk about it.
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Doing something together beats sitting across a table, at least to start: a shared activity gives you something to react to, and it takes the pressure off the conversation. This list runs the whole range — a gallery or a show, a kayak or a climbing wall, a comedy set, the zoo — and every one of them sets up dinner afterwards. Check hours and booking before you go; the popular ones sell out on weekends.
This guide ranks 12 activities in Astoria / Long Island City. Editors' picks come first, then the rest by rating, and the plans below build a whole evening around the best of them.
Routes around the top spots on the list, with the best-rated places nearby for the rest of the evening.
3 stops, all within a short walk
Cultural
11-25 30th Ave., Astoria, NY 11102, USA
Astoria / Long Island City
4.9
Restaurant
18-01 Astoria Blvd, Astoria, NY 11102, United States
Astoria / Long Island City
5.0
3 stops, all within a short walk
3 stops, all within a short walk
Museum
9-01 33rd Road (at Vernon Boulevard), Long Island City, New York 11106
Astoria / Long Island City
4.8
Restaurant
21-19 Broadway, Queens, NY 11106, United States
Astoria / Long Island City
5.0
Bar Food
1442 1st Avenue (enter on E 75th St), New York, NY 10021
Upper East Side
4.7
Editors' picks first, then by rating.
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