Fresh Egyptian-style grilled fish, mixed calamari and shrimp, and Mediterranean sides — pickup at Hamido Seafood in Astoria, a short ride from Jackson Heights.
Jackson Heights takes its food seriously, which makes the short pickup trip to our Astoria kitchen a natural fit. Whether you're near Travers Park, the families around Gorman Playground, or the busy stretch by 82nd Street and Northern Boulevard, the run up Northern or along Ditmars takes only minutes — well worth it for real, cooked-to-order Egyptian seafood.
Hamido Seafood is Egyptian and Mediterranean at its core, cooked the way it is along the Alexandria coast. The mixed grilled calamari and shrimp is finished in extra-virgin olive oil and garlic; the whole wild red snapper is grilled to order, head-on, for the table; and the seafood tajin is a slow, tomato-rich Egyptian dish you almost never find this side of Queens. With sides like a mezza spread, herring salad, beet salad and gold rice, one order easily becomes a full dinner for several people.
For a neighborhood this knowledgeable about cooking, the pitch is simple and honest: real fish, cooked when you order it, by a family that has been doing exactly this for years — not a kitchen reheating a supplier's tray. Customers here tend to order generously: combos with two sides, a snapper for the middle of the table, calamari and baked clams to share around.
Everything is packed hot and built to survive the short drive, so it arrives crisp where it should be crisp and juicy where it should be juicy. Order online ahead of time and the bag is ready when you walk in.
No third-party app layer skimming the top — direct from the kitchen, fresher and without the surcharge.
Near 82nd Street and along the side streets off Northern, the orders skew large and shared: snapper for the middle, a tray of mixed grilled calamari and shrimp, herring and beet salads to start. It's food built for a table that knows what it's eating — and getting it home hot is faster when you've ordered ahead and only need to swing by the kitchen. The drive from Jackson Heights up Northern Boulevard is the same as any quick errand on the way home. The pickup window opens around noon daily and runs into the evening, so it works for a Sunday family dinner or a weeknight pick-up after the train.
Order online for pickup and we'll have it cooked and waiting when you arrive.
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