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On the 7 is a hidden gem in LIC with great food and live jazz.<\/p>\n
Photo credit: Jessica Militello<\/p>\n
\t\t Search our comprehensive guide to things to do in Queens<\/a> for more local events \u2014 or submit your own<\/a>!<\/p>\n On the 7<\/a> has been a hidden gem in Long Island City<\/a> since it first opened about a year ago. The bar and restaurant has live jazz performances, cozy meals, and an assortment of wine from around the world to pair with dishes like caramelized peaches and onions and lemon ricotta flatbread.\u00a0<\/p>\n The bar and restaurant, located at 50-02 Vernon Blvd., right next to the subway entrance of the 7 train, is a family-owned business, opened by owner Yolanda Tristancho-Helwig, who had a vision to share an upscale yet intimate space with the neighborhood. The low-lit venue offers a nearby escape for locals with incredible food and drink without having to go to the city for an elevated experience and a cozy atmosphere on cold nights.<\/p>\n \u201cI love creating an environment that makes people feel comfortable and warm,\u201d said Tristancho-Helwig. \u201cBecause we live so close to Manhattan, people tend to go there for that kind of experience, but I wanted to create something like that here without having to get on the train.\u201d<\/p>\n Before the venue became On the 7, it was Domaine Wine Bar for nearly 20 years, a local haunt for live jazz music and incredible wine. While curating the venue, it felt important to uphold the tradition of live jazz performances at the space, which has even more live music events throughout the week on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, and every other Thursday, along with special events like wine tastings, trivia nights and happy hour specials every day from 5 to 7 p.m.<\/p>\n \u201cI used to come to [Domaine\u2019s] as a patron, and they always had live music, so when I took it over, I didn\u2019t want to change that because it was a staple to have this venue available for jazz musicians and local musicians,\u201d said Tristancho-Helwig. \u201cI wanted to create an elevated experience that\u2019s cozy, but affordable, with delicious food.\u201d<\/p>\n Since they first opened, they\u2019ve expanded their menu to include a rotating dinner menu every Sunday and Monday, prepared by their executive chef, Heather Pelletier, who\u2019s worked with M. Wells before it closed, a Long Island City-based restaurant known for its inventive Quebecois-inspired cuisine and pop-up events throughout Queens, including On the 7, and venues in Brooklyn. Now Pelletier has brought the same fresh concept of a unique dinner menu every week, with dishes like the Shepardess pie, a vegan take on a Shepard\u2019s Pie, made with mixed mushrooms, roasted chestnut and mashed potatoes-a perfect warm and hearty dish for winter nights, and the butternut tart tatin, a buttery flaky puff pasty, flipped to serve, with maple, goat cheese, and arugula.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWe put an international play on the menu and pulled from all different kinds of cuisine,\u201d said Pelletier. \u201cThere\u2019s always some sort of a twist or update on everything; like the pot pie has a Greek influence, so there\u2019s a lot of classic things but they\u2019re a little different than what you\u2019d expect.\u201d<\/p>\n Other popular dishes that Pelletier has curated include maple-glazed ribs, confit duck leg, and a poached pear for a light and refreshing dessert, made with Chenin blanc, vanilla, and chocolate sauce. The venue also offers a menu of mainstay items that customers can always order; however, the special rotating menu provides something new to explore each week.<\/p>\n \u201cThe dishes that she\u2019s been making are amazing,\u201d said Tristancho-Helwig. \u201cSome of the items she\u2019s created aren\u2019t something you might expect to get of that quality when you first come here.\u201d<\/p>\n With the holidays rapidly approaching, the venue will be hosting a special New Year\u2019s Eve event with tickets at $85 per person including an open bar from 9 p.m. to midnight, a champagne toast, a live DJ and the ball drop playing on their TVs, offering a low-key and intimate space to celebrate with loved ones without having to travel too far from home.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWe did one last year, people really enjoyed it, and they had a lot of fun,\u201d said Tristancho-Helwig. \u201cIt\u2019s not your average neighborhood bar, and it\u2019s nice to have a place that you feel comfortable in that feels a little bit more elevated.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Onthe7.jpg\")
The exterior of On the 7 on Vernon Blvd. Photo credit: On the 7<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251215_170416-rotated.jpg\")
The bar and restaurant has live music throughout the week. Photo credit: Jessica Militello<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251215_172022-1.jpg\")
The Shepardess Pie, made with mixed mushrooms, roasted chestnuts, and mashed potatoes. Photo credit: Jessica Militello<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251215_171325-rotated.jpg\")
The butternut tart tatin, made with maple, goat cheese, and arugula.Photo credit: Jessica Militello<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251215_170411-rotated.jpg\")
Cozy seating toward the front of the venue.Photo credit: Jessica Militello<\/p>\n