Tom's Restaurant (Prospect Heights)

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Tom's Restaurant
Tom's Restaurant (Prospect Heights)
Restaurant information
Established1936 (1936)
Owner(s)Jimmy Kokotas [1]
Previous owner(s)Gus Valhavas [2]
Street address782 Washington Avenue
CityBrooklyn
CountyKings
StateNew York
Postal/ZIP Code11238
Coordinates 40°40′28″N73°57′48″W / 40.67447°N 73.96329°W / 40.67447; -73.96329
Other locations1229 Boardwalk, Brooklyn, NY 11224
Website tomsbrooklyn.com

Tom's Restaurant is a family-owned diner, currently in its third generation, with locations in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn and Coney Island opened in 1936. [3]

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In 2022, Eaters named Tom's one of the "16 NYC Brunch Spots Worth Planning the Weekend Around." [4]

History

Tom's opened in 1936 as an ice cream parlor [2] called Lewnes Ice Cream. In 2015, the block they were on was co-named Gus Vlahavas Place, after the second-generation owner who had recently died. [5]

Jeffrey Eugenides wrote Middlesex with Tom's as his inspiration. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "At Tom's In Prospect Heights, A Luncheonette Is Family Tradition". CBS New York. May 21, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Olien, Jessica (December 31, 2019). "Brooklyn's Great American Diner". The New York Times. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  3. ↑ Shunk, Laura (April 1, 2015). "The 13 Essential Restaurants in Brooklyn That Are More Than 50 Years Old, 2015". The Village Voice. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  4. ↑ Friedlander, Adam (October 31, 2022). "16 NYC Brunch Spots Worth Planning the Weekend Around". Eater NY. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Beloved Owner of Tom's Diner Gets Street Co-Naming". Brooklyn Reader. October 4, 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2023.


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