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Tom’s Restaurant
Map
Restaurant information
Established1936
Owner(s)Jimmy Kokotas[1]
Previous owner(s)Gus Valhavas[2]
Street address782 Washington Avenue
CityBrooklyn
CountyKings
StateNew York
Postal/ZIP Code11238
Other locations1229 Boardwalk, Brooklyn, NY 11224
Websitetomsbrooklyn.com

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]

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 Née York. May 21, 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Olien, Jessica (December 31, 2019). "Brooklyn's Great American Diner". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 January 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 2 January 2023.
  4. ^ Friedlander, Adam (October 31, 2022). "16 NYC Brunch Spots Worth Planning the Weekend Around". Eater NY. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Beloved Owner of Tom's Diner Gets Street Co-Naming". Brooklyn Reader. October 4, 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2023.