Gaudio's

We’ve been coming to Villa Gaudio for 38 years, and my husband has been a customer since he was 14 years old. After seeing movies at the old Astoria Theater across the street, he would always stop in for pizza. Once we got married, he introduced me to Villa Gaudio, and it quickly became a family tradition. We brought our two sons here as they grew up, and the memories we’ve made are truly special. The food is consistently excellent—we have never had a bad meal. My absolute favorite dish is the eggplant parmesan with ziti—no other Italian restaurant makes it as good as Gaudio. Authentic, delicious, and welcoming. This is our all-time favorite Italian restaurant, and we highly recommend it!

Came in alone on a hot afternoon in Astoria and was craving for some pasta and this is the first place I saw. I got a Fettucine Alfredo and was also given some bread to pair with the pasta. The dish itself was very warm, filling, and creamy - the pasta was cooked to perfection. The location is it’s possible downside because there are limited seats in a cramped space - which could make one’s experience unpleasant. Overall, I’d go to the place again to try out the other pasta dishes.

I love Gaudio's. One of my closest friends grew up in Astoria and would come here as a kid. I moved down the street a few months ago and my wife and I went for Valentine's after Via Trenta mis-advertised their menu. It was a small and very low-key type space. We got shrimp cocktail and clams oreganata as appetizers. She got the garlic and oil spaghetti with broccoli and I got the shrimp and clam fra diavalo. It was great. I literally have zero complaints about this place.

I was born and raised in Astoria. This place is been part of the community for decades. I don’t remember exactly but I think it used to take up the whole block on that side anyway fantastic pizza fantastic garlic bread my favorite can’t wait to come back to New York and make it my first stop

They have the best chicken parmesan period. Simply amazing. I always come back here every time I'm in Astoria. Note that the picture shared is only half of what they serve. The other half went to my daughter. They were nice to add extra pasta with marinara.