damnlines for iPhoneLive lines & push alerts — freeGetdamnlines.comA pick-your-own-seafood counter on Steinway Street that Eater NY calls a loyal local favorite over the more touristy Astoria Seafood.
24-19 Steinway Street, Astoria, NY 11103
damnlines hasn't pointed a lens at Abuqir yet. The most-wanted lines get a camera first.
Eater NY's '38 Best Restaurants in NYC' (updated July 9, 2026) names Abuqir a loyal pick over the more touristy Astoria Seafood, citing devoted repeat visits to its pick-your-own-seafood counter. The Infatuation describes the format directly: customers browse a daily selection of fish, octopus, squid, and shrimp at the counter, point to what they want, and specify how it should be cooked — baked, fried, or grilled.
That counter-service, cook-to-order model naturally creates queuing at the counter itself rather than a hostess-stand wait, and Eater's framing of Abuqir as the 'loyal' alternative to a busier tourist-facing competitor implies steadier, less chaotic crowds than its Steinway Street rival.
Patterns as reported by press and regulars — not measured by damnlines.
Walk-ins: Counter-service, pick-your-own-seafood format, per The Infatuation.
No specific wait time is published; Eater NY's '38 Best Restaurants in NYC' (July 2026) calls it a loyal, repeat-visit favorite, and its pick-your-own-seafood counter format (per The Infatuation) means waits happen at the counter rather than for a table.
Reservations are not established by available sources; it operates as a counter where diners select and order seafood directly, per The Infatuation.
Yes — Abuqir is a walk-up seafood counter where customers point to their fish and choose a cooking method on the spot, per The Infatuation.
Sources: Eater NY — 38 Best Restaurants in New York City · The Infatuation — AbuQir review