What Happened to The Sparrow Tavern After Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Current status
As of September 2026, The Sparrow Tavern has closed — confirmed via qns.com, March 12, 2026.
Last verified
What the source shows: qns.com and a May 2026 Yelp listing both show The Sparrow Tavern permanently closed since late 2024, with a new bar (Wylie's) now occupying the space, while the tavern's own website is still live but generic and undated.
- Season / episode Season 12, Episode 1
- Original air date
- Address 24-01 29th St, Astoria, NY 11102
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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (Food Network) featured The Sparrow Tavern in the season 12 episode "Bar Food and Bon Bons," which aired May 9, 2011. The Sparrow Tavern was a bar in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens, New York, operating at 24-01 29th St since 2005, according to QNS. Patch reported that the tavern's menu included tacos, burgers, sandwiches, and salads and soups made with locally sourced ingredients. According to QNS, The Sparrow Tavern closed permanently in late 2024, and a new bar, Wylie's, opened in the same space at the end of 2025. Yelp's listing for the address, last updated in May 2026, also lists The Sparrow Tavern as closed. The tavern's own website, thesparrowtavern.com, still returned a working page as of a September 8, 2026 check, though it displayed only a generic template with no current menus, hours or dated content.
Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
- Original air date
- Episode title
- Bar Food and Bon Bons
- What was featured
- bar fare at a neighborhood tavern
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- The Sparrow Tavern
Frequently asked questions
Is The Sparrow Tavern still open in 2026?
As of September 2026, The Sparrow Tavern has closed — confirmed via qns.com, March 12, 2026.
What happened to The Sparrow Tavern after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (Food Network) featured The Sparrow Tavern in the season 12 episode "Bar Food and Bon Bons," which aired May 9, 2011. As of September 2026, The Sparrow Tavern has closed — confirmed via qns.com, March 12, 2026.
Is The Sparrow Tavern permanently closed?
As of September 2026, The Sparrow Tavern has closed — confirmed via qns.com, March 12, 2026. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.
Where is The Sparrow Tavern located?
24-01 29th St, Astoria, NY 11102. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.
What season and episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured The Sparrow Tavern?
Season 12, Episode 1 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, first aired May 9, 2011. The episode is titled “Bar Food and Bon Bons”.
Is The Sparrow Tavern still using the Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives menu or branding?
Patch reported that the tavern's menu included tacos, burgers, sandwiches, and salads and soups made with locally sourced ingredients. Anything newer than our last check on September 7, 2026 may not be reflected here.
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Visit info
- Address
- 24-01 29th St, Astoria, NY 11102
- Venue type
- bar
- Official website
- thesparrowtavern.com
- State hub
- TV restaurants in New York
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Sources
- qns.com — https://qns.com/2026/03/three-friends-one-vision-wylies-offers-new-local-bar-to-astoria/
- Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/the-sparrow-tavern-astoria
- thesparrowtavern.com — http://www.thesparrowtavern.com/
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