The Windmill Tap & Grill will open later this year in Dutch Kills

Image source: Windmill Tap & Grill Facebook page

A new tavern is coming to the Dutch Kills section of LIC, called the Windmill Tap & Grill, located at 38-40 29th Street (GMAP), just a couple blocks from the 39th Ave N/Q stop. The building on the property used to be a tavern (called the Victor Bar & Grill in the 1940s), then it was boarded up, and now partners Dominic Stiller and Paul Cohen are restoring it; it is expected to open it around the start of December (they are waiting for their conditional liquor license, as of the writing of this piece).

This is what the building looked like in its heyday:

Image source: Windmill Tap & Grill Facebook page

The plan is to serve coffee in the mornings and cocktails and local (NY) beer in the evening (perhaps we’ll even see some SingleCut there), along with a mix of food, including American comfort food.

Dutch Kills was originally a hamlet in the western part of Queens, and in 1870 was scooped up along with Blissville and Ravenswood to create Long Island City. In 2008, the area was rezoned, allowing for mixed use and contextual zoning districts – this means the area changed from manufacturing/commercial to residential development. A 50 year ban on new home building was lifted, too.

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Windmill Tap & Grill [Facebook]