Tom's Restaurant (Prospect Heights)

Tom's Restaurant
Restaurant information
Established	1936 (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
Coordinates	40.67447°N 73.96329°W / 40.67447; -73.96329
Other locations	1229 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]

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]

Popular culture

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 2 January 2023.
2. 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.