Malagueta

Critics' Pick

25-35 36th Ave., Queens, NY 11106 40.758101 -73.932926
nr. Crescent St. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
work718-937-4821 Send to Phone

Cuisine: Brazilian
Price Range:
$$$
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Reader Rating:
8.8 out of 10
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4 Reviews | Write a Review

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Map Rate & Review

Hours

Tue-Thu, 4pm-10pm; Fri, 4pm-11pm; Sat, 1pm-11pm; Sun, 1pm-10pm; Mon, closed

Nearby Subway Stops

N, W at 36th Ave.

Prices

$15-$27

Payment Methods

American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

Delivery
Good for Groups
Hot Spot
Lunch
Take-Out

Alcohol

Beer and Wine Only

Reservations

Recommended

Delivery Area

Astoria

Profile

If you've only experienced rodizio, that nonstop Brazilian barrage of grilled skewered meats, you'll be happily surprised by the refined elegance of this congenial restaurant's coconut-milk-and-palm-oil shrimp stew (moqueca de camarão); the tart, creamy passion-fruit mousse; and, on Saturdays, the feijoada, the national Brazilian clay-pot black-bean stew packed with pork, sausage, and fatty bacon and served with white rice, garlicky collard greens, farofa (crunchy fried cassava meal), and—in a seeming effort to cover all the major food groups—a few orange slices. — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

Recommended Dishes

Cocunut-milk-and-palm-oil shrimp stew, $15; acaraje, $7; quail with mashed potatoes, $15

Food:	10

Service:	8

Décor:	4

Value:	4

I've been living in Astoria for about 5 years and, despite what many say on internet boards, I have found the local restaurant scene to be lacking. If you're not into Greek then there are not many great places above the "cheap and easy" range. The chef here does a great job with a mix of Brazilian dishes (traditional and interesting from Bahia, etc.) but has some great originality. The fare is certainly more interesting than many of the typical Brazalian places you come by here. He does a great sea bass and shrimp risotto special that should be on the menu. The place could use a remodel, but the food brings me back.

Malagueta

Cozy & Authentic...but worth the wait?

TnE from 10605 | Posted on 3/29/08

Overall Rating: 107 (Recommended)


Food:	7
Service:	5

Décor:	5

Value:	9

The food was authentic, and the atmosphere was comfortable and cozy. However, none of the food preparations were good enough to give us incentive to return. Also we found the service slow and impersonal. The two waiters would have benefited from having someone to bus their tables for them. A nice meal, with a good value for the food. But would we return? Probably not.

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