Bamonte's

Bamonte’s is a family owned Italian restaurant at 32 Withers Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York.[1] Anthony Bamonte began running it in the 1960s, eventually bringing in daughter Nicole.[2]

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It is said to have been a Mob hangout. In 2009, after he was released from a federal penitentiary, Anthony “Fat Tony” Rabito of the Bonanno crime family, was forbidden by his probation officer from returning to several Italian restaurants in Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan, including Bamonte's. [3][4] After Carmine Galante was murdered, they “closed down for a night and the heads of the five crime families held a celebratory dinner.”[5]

History

When Anthony’s grandfather, Pasquale Bamonte, and his wife settled in Williamsburg after immigrating from Salerno, Italy they opened Liberty Hall in 1900, which became Bamonte’s. It originally served as a banquet hall and meeting place.[2]

References
  1. Wallace, Hannah M. (April 7, 2002). "The Soprano Gang Drops By for Linguine and Cannoli". New York Times. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  2. Kessler, Kevin (September 25, 2014). "Bamonte's Is the Best of Old Brooklyn". The Village Voice. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  3. Pariseau, Leslie (December 6, 2018). "The Old Brooklyn Still Drinks at Bamonte's". Punch. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  4. https://nypost.com/2009/08/02/feds-say-fugedabout-eat/
  5. Cobb, Geoff. "A History of Greenpoint in 25 Buildings: Bamonte's Restaurant". Greenpointers. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  6. "Bamonte's". Free Williamsburg. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  7. "NYC and Brooklyn Film Locations for Homeland Season 6". Untapped Cities. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
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