Astoria Local Gift Guide!

Published 19 days ago • 1 min read

Astoria Live | 2025 Holiday Gift Guide

Hello Astoria!

I hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving filled with excellent food if you were able to celebrate! Today is a peak capitalism day in the U.S. - but instead of giving in to the onslaught of advertisements from big retailers, consider shopping local!

I curated a list of some of the best gifts available in Astoria and by Astoria creators. I hope you find something special :)

See the full Gift Guide

For more places to shop, it's also the Shop Small Astoria Retail Crawl until December 7th! Many of our local businesses are participating.

Don't forget - the best gift of all is living in a great community and spending time with loved ones. Back to the regularly scheduled event roundups next week! :)

Cheers,

Stacey

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Holiday Gift Guide

See the full guide here!

For the Cat Lover

Bodega Cats Art Print

Almonte Studio

$18

You may know Astoria based Talisa Almonte from her murals that have graced 31st Ave, Welling Walls, and Earth & Me (RIP) in Astoria, as well as streets all over the city. She sells a ton of beautiful and fun colorful prints that will brighten up any walls.

For the Native New Yorker

NYC Food Stickers

A Local Tipster

$2 - $5

Need a cute stocking stuffer or want to decorate your gifts? Get these adorable stickers representing LIC and NYC Eats.

For the Aspiring Chef

Miso Caramel Brownie Baking Mix

Oh So Easy

$28

Oh So Easy is a new baking mix brand based here in Astoria! The flavors are chef-crafted and globally inspired - ube blondie, miso caramel brownie, and spiced yellow cake.

For the Consummate Host

Oval Serving Tray

Incasa

$68

This serving tray is elegant and versatile, or stop by in store for the full array of beautifully curated homewares.

See the full gift guide at AstoriaLive.com

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