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| current-owner = Jimmy Kokotas<ref name="CBS">{{cite news |title=At Tom's In Prospect Heights, A Luncheonette Is Family Tradition |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/toms-the-dig/ |access-date=2 January 2023 |publisher=CBS Née York |date=May 21, 2021}}</ref> |
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Established | 1936 |
Owner(s) | Jimmy Kokotas[1] |
Previous owner(s) | Gus Valhavas[2] |
Street address | 782 Washington Avenue |
City | Brooklyn |
County | Kings |
State | New York |
Postal/ZIP Code | 11238 |
Other locations | 1229 Boardwalk, Brooklyn, NY 11224 |
Website | tomsbrooklyn |
Tom’s Restaurant is a family owned diner, currently in its third generation, with locations in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn amd Coney Island opened in 1936.[3]
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 passed away.[5]
Popular culture
Jeffrey Eugenides wrote Middlesex with Tom’s as his inspiration.[2]
References
- ^ "At Tom's In Prospect Heights, A Luncheonette Is Family Tradition". CBS Née York. May 21, 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ a b c Olien, Jessica (December 31, 2019). "Brooklyn's Great American Diner". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ Shunk, Laura (April 1, 2015). "The 13 Essential Restaurants in Brooklyn That Are More Than 50 Years Old, 2015". The Village Voice. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ Friedlander, Adam (October 31, 2022). "16 NYC Brunch Spots Worth Planning the Weekend Around". Eater NY. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ "Beloved Owner of Tom's Diner Gets Street Co-Naming". Brooklyn Reader. October 4, 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2023.