(April 20, 2026) Save the date but change your GPS!

The Queens Economic Development Corporation and Queens Tourism Council proudly announce that Queens Taste 2026 will take place at Sound River Studios on the East River in Long Island City on Tuesday, May 12, from 6 pm to 9 pm.

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Queens Taste is a large and long-running culinary showcase in the world’s most delicious borough – and this year will be the biggest celebration yet! While enjoying skyline views and river currents, attendees will snack and sip their way through top shelf local delights.

“Skip breakfast. Skip lunch. You’ll want the room – this will be your best eating day of the year,” stated QEDC Executive Director Ben Guttmann. “We sell out every single year, and once you step inside the event, you immediately see [and smell, and taste] why.”

Located at 4-40 44th Dr. next to Anabel Basin, Sound River Studios is a wheelchair-accessible, gallery-style venue with high ceilings, white walls, large windows, and skylights. It has the capacity for 450 guests who can flow easily from the cavernous indoor space to a 1,300-square-foot outdoor terrace. And to answer the most common Queens question: Parking is easy. A lot is about three city blocks away.

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More than 50 restaurants, beverage purveyors, and dessert makers are expected to offer samples of their products. Plus, clients of the Entrepreneur Space, a food-and-business incubator that QEDC operates in Long Island City, will provide their artisanal specialties. And to wash it all down, brewers, wine makers, and mixologists will be on tap – as well as hosts of non-alcoholic fruit juices and teas.

More are expected, but here are some entities that have already confirmed their presence: Addictive Wine + Tapas Bar; Althea’s Tropical Delights; Applebee’s; Austin Ale House; Ay Güey; Bevo’s Kitchen; Chef Papa Vietnamese Kitchen; Cooking with Ayana; First Choice Brew; Heritage Bread Pudding; Il Nonno; Jack’s Pepper Heist; Jora Peruvian; Kakes NYC; LM Café; London Lennie’s; Mayahuel Mexican Restaurant; Moon Man; Mum’s Kitchen; Nabhya Restaurant; New York Bagel Fest; NY Indonesian Food Bazaar; Oh! Calcutta; F. Ottomanelli’s Burgers + Belgian Fries; Principle Events; Rincón Salvadoreño; Rockaway Brewing; RW Prime; Sayra’s Wine Bar, Shari’s Tea; Schmidt’s Candy; Southern Peach Squeeze; TAT2 Spirits; The Wine Room of Forest Hills; Tipsy Scoop; Trini Treats; Tootles & French; and Wild Flour Bakery.

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Queens Taste 2026 also has support from most of the borough’s most distinguished businesses. Again, more are expected to join, but here are the confirmed sponsors: Metropolitan Park; Resorts World New York City; Toast; Port Authority of NY & NJ; Santander Bank; USTA; Amalgamated Bank; Charney Brokerage; Forest Hills Stadium; Insperity; JFK: The New Terminal One; Litchinut; Mattone Group; New York’s Best Experiences; NYC Ferry; Plaxall; Rockrose; Silicon Valley Bank; TD Bank; TF Cornerstone; Too Good To Go; Webline Designs; The Shops at Skyview; Yelp; and Schnepps Media.

Finally, Queens Taste 2026 supports a good cause. Proceeds go to QEDC’s ongoing efforts to attract, create, and maintain jobs in the borough. Tickets cost $125 each (two for $200), but as QEDC is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit, they’re partially tax deductible as permitted by law.