Waltzing through Astoria
Astoria is an awesome neighborhood to live in. I love just walking through the streets and finding new places to go. Just a couple weeks ago, Ben and I discovered this little gem: The Waltz-Astoria.
A wine bar/ coffeehouse, the Waltz-Astoria is chilled out place with an artsy vibe. It reminds me of the coffeeshops I used to frequent in the 90’s, when Starbucks was the new thing. My nostalgia for those places made this one feel familiar and friendly.
With outdoor seating, a wide beverage selection, and a cosy interior, this cafe is a great hangout. The interior has a piano, shelves of books, and paintings by a local artist. It’s perfect for Ben and I, since we’re more and more often in the mood for a quiet evening. Plus, he doesn’t drink and I really do, so the cafe has something for us both!
The cafe hosts many different events. We went there on “Board Game Night”, where they have many available games to play. We settled down to some drinks (a flavored coffee for Ben and a nice red wine for me) and a game of scrabble. Ben beat me, unfortunately. It was a wonderful way to spend a peaceful evening, just steps away from our home.
December 6th, 2006 at 2:09 pm
Hi,
Its Bill from Waltz.. Hey thnks for the kind blog words and happy to hear your our neighbors.. I’m one of th owners of Waltz-Astoria along with Song.
Sorry we were not around for game night, usually Song is busy kicking my butt on those nights regardless of the games we choose.
Hope you will stop back in , and if you have not visited our website www.waltz-astoria.com please sign up as a freind of Waltz, then you get all the good junk concerning our little venue.
You can e-me at Openmic@waltz-astoria.com
We host an every Wednesday Open Mic that is truely awesome , tonights should be fun since its Song’s Birthday ( yesterday )
Thanks again
Bill
December 7th, 2006 at 1:28 am
I just wanted to say hello to my lovely and talented friend, Tracey. Tracey is the maestro of this blog. It looks great, my love! I need to move to New York so I can take advantage of this. Don’t move. I’ll be there as soon as I can.