Jason’s guidebook
Food scene
Neighborhood favorite for fast casual Mediterranean, juice and smoothies, sandwiches, and healthy meals!
49 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Cuisine By Claudette
143 Beach 116th StNeighborhood favorite for fast casual Mediterranean, juice and smoothies, sandwiches, and healthy meals!
1/2 acre urban farm with 120 araucana chickens, beehives, and lots of vegetables, herbs, wildflowers, and more. Farmers market on the weekends, and volunteer hours throughout the week.
14 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Edgemere Farm
385 B 45 St1/2 acre urban farm with 120 araucana chickens, beehives, and lots of vegetables, herbs, wildflowers, and more. Farmers market on the weekends, and volunteer hours throughout the week.
Wood fired pizza and fresh seafood. Must visit.
45 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Whit's End
97-02 Rockaway Beach BlvdWood fired pizza and fresh seafood. Must visit.
Coffee Shop
Right across the street from my house! Amazing espresso bar/coffee shop with refreshing drinks and sourdough waffles. Conveniently located on the ground floor of the Rockaway Hotel. Very gram-able
7 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Greenhouse Cafe
108-10 Rockaway Beach DriveRight across the street from my house! Amazing espresso bar/coffee shop with refreshing drinks and sourdough waffles. Conveniently located on the ground floor of the Rockaway Hotel. Very gram-able
Recreation
Rent a bike here for your stay! By far the best way to get around the neighborhood.
6 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Rockaway Beach Cycles
98-16 Rockaway Beach BlvdRent a bike here for your stay! By far the best way to get around the neighborhood.
Bars/Nightlife
Great self-pour taproom with a wide variety of beers, and a couple of wines and hard seltzers as well. Fun outdoor space!
Tap That
111-04 Rockaway Beach BoulevardGreat self-pour taproom with a wide variety of beers, and a couple of wines and hard seltzers as well. Fun outdoor space!
Beautiful, airy design. Rooftop terrace and poolside lounging with regular DJs, music, and cultural programming
24 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Rockaway Hotel
108-10 Rockaway Beach DrBeautiful, airy design. Rooftop terrace and poolside lounging with regular DJs, music, and cultural programming
Sightseeing
From Corey Kilgannon @ The NYT
To reach the beach at Fort Tilden, keep the missile silos on your right, the munitions buildings on your left, and head due south of the cannon batteries.
Remember this, because there are no signs to point the way, no scents of sunscreen, lifeguard’s whistles nor flying Frisbees; just these military landmarks, the briny breeze and the roar of the surf.
Once over the dunes, it may well be just you and a few stoic surfcasters there with the gulls and terns swooping and flopping on the breeze. The only clue you are still in New York City may be the hazy Manhattan skyline floating 10 miles in the distance.
69 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Fort Tilden
From Corey Kilgannon @ The NYT
To reach the beach at Fort Tilden, keep the missile silos on your right, the munitions buildings on your left, and head due south of the cannon batteries.
Remember this, because there are no signs to point the way, no scents of sunscreen, lifeguard’s whistles nor flying Frisbees; just these military landmarks, the briny breeze and the roar of the surf.
Once over the dunes, it may well be just you and a few stoic surfcasters there with the gulls and terns swooping and flopping on the breeze. The only clue you are still in New York City may be the hazy Manhattan skyline floating 10 miles in the distance.
Watch planes, grill, BBQ, and observe native plant species at this state park located just across the bay from the JFK tarmac
6 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Bayswater Park
701 Bay 32 StWatch planes, grill, BBQ, and observe native plant species at this state park located just across the bay from the JFK tarmac