By Suzanne Parker
Michelin has just released a list of “Bib Gourmands” restaurants.
These restaurants were defined by Michelin’s inspectors as “Favorites for Good Value.” Bib Gourmand restaurants offer two courses and a glass of wine or dessert for $40 or less (tax and gratuity not included), and are often of most value to a city’s residents, who regularly dine in neighborhood restaurants.
Of the 138 recipients of the designation this year, 20 are in Queens. Of the 20, you read about 18 of them first in the Dining Out column of this newspaper.
Here’s the list:
Alobar (New American), 46-42 Vernon Blvd., Long Island City, 718-752-6000
Andy’s Seafood & Grill (closed)
Ayada (Thai), 77-08 Woodside Ave., Elmhurst, 718-424-0844
Basil Brick Oven Pizza (Pizza), 28-17 Astoria Blvd., Astoria, 718-204-1205
Bistro 33 (New American), 19-33 Ditmars Blvd., Astoria, 718-721-1933
Bunker (Vietnamese), 46-63 Metropolitan Ave., Ridgewood, 718-386-4282
Casa Enrique (Mexican), 5-48 49th Ave., Long Island City, 347-448-6040
HinoMaru Ramen (Japanese), 33-18 Ditmars Blvd., Astoria, 718-777-0228
Hunan House (Chinese), 137-40 Northern Blvd., Flushing, 718-353-1808
Hunan Kitchen of Grand Sichuan (Chinese), 42-47 Main St., Flushing, 718-888-0553
Il Poeta (Italian), 98-04 Metropolitan Ave., Forest Hills, 718-544-4223
John Brown Smokehouse (Barbeque), 10-43 44th Drive, Long Island City, 347-617-1120
Little Pepper (Chinese), 18-24 College Point Blvd., College Point, 718-939-7788
Lu Xiang Yuan (Chinese), 42-87 Main St., Flushing, 718-359-2108
Mamak House (Malaysian), 35-20 Farrington St., Flushing, 718-886-4828
Ornella (Italian), 29-17 23rd Ave., Astoria, 718-777-9477
Salt & Fat (New American), 41-16 Queens Blvd., Sunnyside, 718-433-3702
Tang (Korean), 196-50 Northern Blvd., Flushing, 718-279-7080
Uncle Zhou (Chinese), 83-29 Broadway, Elmhurst, 718-393-0888
Zabb Elee (Thai), 71-28 Roosevelt Ave., Woodside, 718-426-7992.
Suzanne Parker is the TimesLedger’s restaurant critic and author of “Eating Like Queens: A Guide to Ethnic Dining in America’s Melting Pot, Queens, N.Y.” She can be reached by e-mail at qnsfoodie@aol.com.
