The Station Cafe: NYC +1

Queens, NYC has always been uncharted territory for me. A fine introduction to this borough is the Station Cafe, noisily located underneath the 7 elevated subway line in Woodside.

So right off the bat it looks like you're in a scene from the French Connection. Anyways, the bar clearly hasn't changed in the ?? years that it's been there. Faded 90's era NYC posters adorn the walls, and a billiards table and photo hunt machine lurk in the shadows. Although they may only have Bud, Guinness and various liquor to drink, the bartender Tony is easily the most hospitable bartender in the city, nay possibly the country. Free shots are usually the special around 10pm. Ordering 2 beers will often getting you a third on the house without asking.

Old men often line the bar, some falling asleep. Story has it that a man once almost fell off his stool, and Tony patiently told him in his thick Irish accent "You can fall asleep at my bar, but for godsakes don't fall off of it."

Indeed it is said that the Station Cafe is 100% without a doubt a morning bar. It's sparsely populated at night, but packed to the gills around 7am. And although it may be a cafe, there certainly isn't any food to be had. But not to worry, as underneath the 7 train lies countless good cheap restaurants and food trucks - something that Queens can always be counted on for.