A real Ridgewood corner store
Andy's is the deli every block wishes it had: coffee and an egg-and-cheese in the morning, a proper sandwich at lunch, the staples you forgot on the shelf, and a counter crew that knows the regulars by order. No apps, no gimmicks — just a neighborhood corner store on Forest Avenue doing it right, seven days a week.
It's the kind of place that keeps landing on lists of Ridgewood's best delis — and the kind of place you only really understand once you've stood at the counter while your dumplings hit the pan.
The dumplings
Ridgewood's worst-kept secret: a classic corner deli that hand-makes Chinese dumplings — wrappers and all — in pork, chicken, and vegetable. Cooked to order the traditional fry-steam-fry way, so give the counter 10–15 minutes and they come off the pan crisp on the bottom and steaming inside. Fresh to eat now, or frozen by the bag to take home.
Call ahead — (718) 417-5924From the counter
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Handmade dumplings "hidden inside a typical cat-style bodega" — wrappers made by hand, cooked in the traditional fry-steam-fry style. — Ridgefood, the Ridgewood food blog
A fixture of Ridgewood best-deli roundups, year after year. — as seen on local best-of lists
Hours
- Every dayEarly morning – 10:00 PM
Open 7 days, early till late. Call (718) 417-5924 to confirm today's hours.
Find us
65-02 Forest Ave, Ridgewood, NY 11385 — on Forest Avenue, in the heart of Ridgewood