Located at 35-15 Broadway in Astoria, Queens, Madam Marie’s is another Coney Island-themed craft-beer bar from the same folks as Astoria’s Judy & Punch, which is located two blocks north on 30^th Avenue.  Madam Marie’s (which used to be the Croatian hangout Scorpio Bar) space looks a lot like that of Judy & Punch.  Madam Marie’s offers about a dozen draught craft beers and another dozen or so bottled/canned craft beers.  The spot is a great addition to any Astoria NYC craft-beer bar crawl.  We can’t wait until our next visit here.

Located at 34-20 Broadway in Astoria, Queens, The Highwater is a bar/restaurant that calls itself, “Astoria’s Best Tropical inspired restaurant”.  During our visit, we found The Highwater more bar than restaurant.  The craft cocktail selection offers numerous creative drinks, usually costing $11/drink (take that, expensive Manhattan cocktail spots!).  The dozen or so craft beer offerings are all bottled/canned and span numerous breweries across the U.S.  In addition to Saturday/Sunday brunch, the main food menu primarily offers appetizers.  With its corner location (at the southwest corner of Broadway and 35^th Street), the Highwater is filled with lots of natural light.  We look forward to returning here on our next Astoria NYC bar crawl.