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Astoria's range of cuisine offers more choices than you may know what to do with, and now it's home to its own international food hall!
Brianna Perry - Staff Writer
According to Food & Beverage Magazine, EJ Stevens Group has turned an 18,000-square-foot warehouse space at 34-39 31st Street into a foodie hot spot. The news of the food hall was originally released in 2018 but the project was put on pause for quite some time due to construction delays and COVID-19.
Now, six of the seven business are open for business, with Arepa Lady being the most recent opening!
Called World Artisan Market, the new food hall focuses on bringing a diverse selection of cuisines to one place with a handful of restaurants that offer authentic Italian, Spanish, European, Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Colombian flavors to the venue. There’s even a fully vegan spot to check out!
There are also plans for a potential microbrewery to open up in the new hall. The entire area will be broken down into 16,000-square-feet of interior space and 2,000-square-feet of outdoor dining space that’ll also feature live entertainment and even a beer garden. The venue will also include retail stores for shopping.
Arepa Lady is the most recent restaurant to open up, a Colombian restaurant that started from the famous food truck in Jackson Heights.
Alongside arepas, of course, Arepa Lady serves dishes like patacones (or tostones), street corn, burgers, mini empanadas, and more.
Also open is Urban Vegan Roots, a plant-based spot serving dishes such as Caprese Salad, Spicy Jackfruit Pizza, and a Cheese Plate, Sotto La Luna, an Italian restaurant serving pizza, pasta, sandwiches, and tasty side dishes, Elevenses, a European cafe and bakery with delicious pastries, teas, and coffee, and Sala Astoria, serving Spanish Tapas, fine foods, and wines. Potlux is pretty much just a few kiosks offering delivery as of now, but they should be fully opening soon.
The final restaurant Yamato Noodle Company, a Japanese Cooking School focused on Japanese Noodles, is set to open within the next few months.
Once all of the restaurants are open they will be hosting a grand opening event.
You can follow along with updates on World Artisan Market on their Instagram.
Also published on Medium.