Sala Astoria
We were going to the Museum of the Moving Image in Long Island City, when we stumbled upon Sala Astoria a restaurant with a large tapas menu. Great place I have to say, with so many choices for vegetarians and non vegetarians. Of course the tortilla espanola is a must when having tapas and theirs is superb: moist with the egg very slightly runny, smothering the perfectly cooked potatoes and onions.
Tortilla española at Sala Astoria
Tortilla espanola at Sala Astoria
Here are the other dishes we tried:
Pan tumaca: a toasted rustic bread topped with fresh grated tomato, olive oil, garlic and salt. Simple, it was very good, the fresh tomato being used like a spread.
Pan tumaca at Sala Astoria
Pan tumaca at Sala Astoria
Queso de cabra con miel: fried goat cheese topped with caramelized onion and served with honey. This was delicious: first, you could say that anything fried is delicious. As you bite, you get the crispiness of the shell that was not greasy, and then the sweetness of the caramelized onion and honey balancing perfectly the goat cheese. I definitely recommend this dish if you love goat cheese.
Queso de cabra con miel at Sala Astoria
Queso de cabra con miel at Sala Astoria
Pulpo a la plancha: grilled octopus with a confit of russet potato, covered with salsa verde. The octopus was perfectly cooked with a nice char.
Pulpo a la plancha at Sala Astoria
Pulpo a la plancha at Sala Astoria
Gambas al ajillo: shrimp cooked in olive oil with garlic, hot pepper and parsley. This came piping hot, the olive oil still bubbling. This was quite good, but I got a sense that I would be protected for few years from vampires, if you see what I mean…
Gambas al ajillo at Sala Astoria
Gambas al ajillo at Sala Astoria
Ensalada verde: mixed greens, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, macaroni almonds and almond dressing. Good, they offer it as a side, that was quite a generous portion.
Ensalada verde at Sala Astoria
For dessert, we had the churros that was served with a chocolate sauce. They were good, but I admit that I had better.
Churros at Sala Astoria
Churros at Sala Astoria
Overall, the food at Sala was very good. This definitely a place to know if you are in the area or decide to go to the museum that was a great experience, especially with their Exorcist exhibit…
Enjoy (I did)!
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Sala Astoria - 34-39 31st St, Queens, NY 11106
