Astoria Bookshop
36-19 30th Street, Astoria, NY, New York
Ask for a staff recommendation and keep an eye on the bookshop's event calendar.
Neighborhood finds
Astoria: Books, Plants and Things for Home
Ten independent stops for separate visits around Broadway and 31st Avenue. Pick a bookshop, one home or plant shop and a third place that catches your eye, then return for a different combination.
TGA Trail by Trails GuidesA few good stops.
Go in order, or follow your curiosity.
Broadway Silk Store
35-11 Broadway, Astoria, NY, New York
A good browsing stop when fabrics, colors and a possible making project are the point of the afternoon.
Fern Botanica
30-36 41st Street, Astoria, NY, New York
Visit for a botanical browse and ask which plants suit the light you actually have at home.
Gamestoria
42-11 Broadway, Astoria, NY, New York
Look for a game to play with your group later; check separately for organized-play sessions.
Hellenic Aesthetic
30-91 31st Street, Astoria, NY, New York
Browse the shop's current selection rather than arriving with a single must-find item.
Incasa
31-88 37th Street, Astoria, NY, New York
Save this home-shopping stop for an unhurried visit around the 31st Avenue streets.
Lockwood
25-15 Broadway, Astoria, NY, New York
Use the Broadway store as an anchor for a gift-and-home browsing afternoon.
Loveday31
33-06 31st Avenue, Astoria, NY, New York
Leave time to look through the vintage selection; stock changes, so the discovery is part of the visit.
Museum of Nostalgia
31-27 31st Street, Astoria, NY, New York
Make room for a playful browse through the nostalgia-focused shop and its displays.
NY City Succulents
32-57 Steinway Street, Astoria, NY, New York
Finish with a plant browse on Steinway; ask about care before taking a new succulent home.