Neptune Diner

This classic spot underneath the Astoria Boulevard N/W station serves traditional diner food, like pancakes and triple-decker sandwiches, along with some Greek options like souvlaki. The never-ending menu that doesn’t have avgolemono on it, but they always have it anyway, and you should get some. Thick, scalding, and tart, it's best followed by a gyro platter, or a big plate of eggs and bacon.

Neptune is so big, you'll never have to worry about getting a table, even though it gets pretty packed on weekend mornings, with families who know their servers, and people who've moved to Connecticut but stop by Neptune whenever they make a trip back into the city. It’s also a block from Bohemian Beer Garden, and though it's no longer open 24 hours, it's a useful option until midnight (Wednesday to Saturday) for some breakfast food after all those steins of beer.