Astoria just got a new slice spot with serious old-school credentials. Freddy’s Pizza — the thin-crust and Sicilian institution that has been operating out of Whitestone since 1961 — has opened its first Queens expansion at 25-27 Broadway in Astoria. If you grew up in northeastern Queens, the name is probably already familiar. For everyone else in the borough, it’s worth a trip.
Why This Opening Matters
Astoria already has a strong pizza scene — this is a neighborhood that takes its food seriously — but Freddy’s brings something specific: 65 years of doing one thing and doing it right. The original Whitestone location built its reputation on classic NYC-style thin-crust pies and Sicilian slices, made the way New York pizza is supposed to be made. No trendy toppings, no gimmicks. Just consistent, well-made pizza that earns repeat customers across decades.
The Broadway location opened this spring and is already pulling in the neighborhood. For Astoria residents who have been making the trek out to Whitestone, or who have heard the name and never gotten around to it, the commute just got a lot shorter.
What to Order
The menu stays true to the Whitestone original. Classic thin-crust pies and Sicilian slices are the headliners — the kind of pizza that holds up on the walk home and tastes just as good cold the next morning. The Astoria location also offers a broader menu for those who want something beyond a slice, with options that skew toward the “pizzeria dinner” end of the spectrum: pasta, calzones, and the kinds of sides that round out a proper Italian-American meal.
If you’re going for the first time, start with the Sicilian. It’s the benchmark by which you’ll judge everything else, and at Freddy’s, it’s been earning its reputation since before most Astoria residents were born.
Astoria’s Expanding Food Map
This spring has been an active one for new openings in western Queens. Nice Day Chinese took over the Ma Lala space at 42-02 30th Avenue, bringing elevated dim sum and made-to-order dishes to the neighborhood. The Screen Door opened in Sunnyside with an ice cream counter focused on egg creams, banana splits, and sundaes. And the broader restaurant corridor along Broadway and 30th Avenue continues to attract new operators — a sign that despite economic pressures, western Queens remains one of the most fertile dining neighborhoods in the city.
For context on just how much is happening in Astoria and Long Island City right now, it’s worth noting that the Queens Taste food festival recently returned to Sound River Studios, bringing together over 50 restaurants from across the borough — including Astoria’s Arepas Cafe, Jamaica’s Rincon Salvadoreño, and Long Island City’s Peruvian restaurant Jora. Queens has always been New York’s most diverse eating borough, and right now it’s also one of its most active.
Getting There
Freddy’s Pizza Astoria is at 25-27 Broadway, Astoria. The location is accessible via the N/W trains to Broadway station, putting it squarely in the middle of one of Astoria’s most walkable commercial stretches. Hours run from 11 AM through late evening.
For more on what’s happening in Queens right now, see our recent coverage: Queens Openings: Nice Day Chinese Takes Over 30th Ave in Astoria and the Queens Weekend Preview.
What You Need to Know
- Where: Freddy’s Pizza, 25-27 Broadway, Astoria, Queens
- Transit: N/W to Broadway station
- What it is: Classic NYC thin-crust and Sicilian pizza from a Whitestone institution founded in 1961
- Hours: Open from 11 AM daily — check their social media for current hours
- What to order first: The Sicilian slice — it’s what the reputation is built on
- Context: This is Freddy’s first expansion beyond the original Whitestone location after 65 years
- Also new nearby: Nice Day Chinese at 42-02 30th Ave; The Screen Door in Sunnyside
Sources: Hell Gate NYC; Give Me Astoria, verified May 2026.
