Best Trendy Restaurants in Flushing (11354)
7 hand-picked restaurants, critic-reviewed and ranked
Last Updated: January 2026
Our Top Pick
Blu Ember
A hotel dining room serving New American plates with Asian flourishes and strong cocktails.
Notable Picks
#1
Blu Ember
8.7
Blu Ember, inside the Westin Flushing LaGuardia, is a sprawling, design-forward dining room where steaks, sushi, and tom kha sea bass share space with a sleek cocktail bar and patio. It reads more like a Manhattan opening than an airport hotel restaurant, drawing dressed-up crowds before flights, events, and nights out.
Must-Try Dishes:
BluEmber Burger, Seafood Pasta, Prime Ribeye Steak 12oz
What makes it special: A hotel dining room serving New American plates with Asian flourishes and strong cocktails.
8.7
Vibes:
Birthday & Celebration Central
Date Night Magic
Group Dining Gatherings
Rooftop Views Revelry
Prime Mēt is a modern steakhouse perched above Downtown Flushing, pairing serious dry-aged steaks and polished starters with a rooftop lounge and skyline views. It’s where locals go when they want a classic American steakhouse experience with nightlife energy rather than old-school formality.
Must-Try Dishes:
Roasted Bone Marrow, Short Rib & Brisket Burger, Prime Meat Sandwich
What makes it special: A rooftop steakhouse combining polished steaks, cocktails, and skyline views.
#3
Juqi
8.6
Juqi brings Beijing-style theatrics to Tangram with tableside Peking duck, rabbit-shaped mashed potatoes, and showpiece desserts served under sculptural lanterns. Locals treat it as the go-to for big-group celebrations where dramatic plating and photo-ready details matter as much as the food.
Must-Try Dishes:
Peking duck with caviar presentation, Beijing-style jewel dumplings, Zha jiang mian (Beijing noodle bowl)
What makes it special: A Beijing import that pairs solid cooking with highly theatrical, photo-ready presentations.
8.4
Vibes:
Group Dining Gatherings
Late Night Legends
Trendy Table Hotspots
Birthday & Celebration Central
Chongqing Lao Zao is a mood-heavy hot pot parlor that leans into old-Chongqing nostalgia with hanging lanterns, faux storefronts, and a roaring line for bubbling red broth. Diners build customized pots around milky beef, house shrimp paste, and offal cuts before lingering over late-night drinks.
Must-Try Dishes:
Spicy Chongqing hot pot with twin broths, Tai chi beef platter, Fresh black beef tripe
What makes it special: A maximalist Chongqing-style hot pot experience where themed decor and long lines match intensely flavored broths.
8.4
Leaf Bar & Lounge crowns the Hyatt Place hotel with a glass-wrapped rooftop serving craft cocktails and Taiwanese-leaning small plates above One Fulton Square. It’s the go-to for happy hour, post-dinner drinks, and relaxed nights where locals mix skyline views with gyoza, wings, and late-evening cocktails.
Must-Try Dishes:
Leaf Burger with fries, Sichuan chili oil dumplings, Pineapple shrimp with mentaiko fries
What makes it special: Flushing’s pioneering craft-cocktail rooftop blending skyline views with Taiwanese small plates.
Worthy Picks
7.9
Vibes:
Birthday & Celebration Central
Girls Night Out Approved
Late Night Legends
Rooftop Views Revelry
Moon Bar Rooftop sits atop The One Boutique Hotel with LED-lit terraces, DJ nights, and a menu of sliders, wings, and cocktails built around skyline selfies. It functions more as a high-energy lounge than a sit-down restaurant, with Flushing’s night crowd cycling through for bottle service and birthday outings.
Must-Try Dishes:
Beef sliders, Steak & Fries, Buttermilk fried chicken
What makes it special: High-energy rooftop lounge with club-style lighting, DJs, and full bar bites.
#7
A+ Roof Bar
7.8
A+ Roof Bar tops The Parc Hotel with a partially open-air terrace that looks out over Citi Field, LaGuardia traffic, and the Flushing skyline. It’s a casual, buzzy pre- and post-game spot where skewers, fries, and pitchers of drinks fuel groups before Mets games and neighborhood nights out.
Must-Try Dishes:
House Special Combo, Fried Skewers Combo, Vegetable fried skewers
What makes it special: Hotel rooftop bar known for skyline views, pre-game drinks, and skewers.