Bel Aire Diner

Diner · Astoria

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"The Bel Aire — with its 1960s muscle car theme — endeared itself to the local population during the pandemic by showing drive-in movies in its parking lot. The place is gigantic, all shiny metal and Formica, and the menu is as big as the premises, with Mexican, Thai, Greek, and Italian specialties added to the regular menu, along with playfully named dishes like “cheese destruction fries.” It claims to serve the biggest burrito in the city." - Melissa McCart, Robert Sietsema

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31-91 21st St, Astoria, NY 11106 Get directions

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