Travel video guide
Things to Do in Long Island City, New York From Eater
This guide turns Why All the Best Cocktail Bars in NYC Buy Their Ice From Richard Boccato— Vendors from Eater into a practical travel map with 1 saved spot around Long Island City. The mapped places include a supplier. Use it to understand the places, food notes, and trip context before saving the map in Varedelo.
What the creator captured
Eater explores the meticulous process of producing 100,000 pounds of crystal-clear ice per week at a facility founded by bartenders. The creator highlights how specialized tools like modified chainsaws and drill presses are used to ensure the ice is devoid of impurities and perfectly shaped for cocktail dilution. Ultimately, the video demonstrates that high-quality ice is a critical, perishable ingredient that defines the modern superior cocktail experience.
What this map is good for
- Planning a supplier stop or short itinerary in Long Island City.
- Seeing where the mapped places sit together before choosing what to visit first.
- Saving 1 mapped spot into Varedelo so the list stays usable on the ground.
- Using the original video as context, then turning it into a clean place-by-place map.
Featured spots on this map
- Hundredweight Ice
Supplier in 27-24 Jackson Ave, Long Island City, NY 11101, USA, Long Island City, New York, United States
Hours: Hours available
Food notes from the video
- Old Fashioned
- spirit on the rocks
Experiences captured
- harvested 300-pound clear ice blocks
- filtered New York City tap water
- cut ice slabs with a modified electric chainsaw
- trimmed two-inch cubes using a bandsaw
- created ice spheres with a customized drill press
- froze scorpions and flowers into specialty ice
- inspected ice quality on an assembly line
- delivered ice to high-end New York City bars
Official tourism resource
The official guide to Long Island City, Queens, provided by New York City's official destination marketing organization and visitor bureau.
Planning questions
What are the best spots in Long Island City, New York from this video?
This guide maps all 1 spot featured in the video, with names, addresses, and neighborhoods, so you can plan your trip to Long Island City, New York.
What are the must-try foods in Long Island City, New York?
Creator picks from the video include Old Fashioned, spirit on the rocks. Open the map in Varedelo to see which spot each one is at.
Can I save these spots to use on my trip?
Yes. Open the map in Varedelo to save every spot, get directions, and revisit the guide from your phone while you travel.
Use it on your trip
Save this travel map before you go
Keep the mapped spots, creator context, food notes, and planning details together. Varedelo turns the page into a phone-friendly map you can revisit when you are choosing where to go.