L&B Spumoni Gardens

Sicilian-style pizza at Spumoni Gardens

L&B Spumoni Gardens is a pizzeria-restaurant located in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Gravesend.[1][2][3][4] Originally conceived as an ice and spumoni stand prior to World War II, it grew during the mid-1950s into a full-scale pizzeria that's known today primarily for its Sicilian pizza and ices.[5] The restaurant has been featured on the show Man v. Food. NY Eater critic Robert Sietsema considers L&B Spumoni Gardens a must-try Italian American restaurant in Brooklyn.[6]

History

Founder Ludovico Barbati came to the United States in 1917 from Torella dei Lombardi, Italy.[7] In 1938, Barbati sold pizza from a horse and wagon.[7] In 1939, he purchased a vacant property on 86th Street to make the spumoni and ice.[7] By the mid 1950s, the location came to be L&B Spumoni Gardens, with the spumoni factory, a pizzeria and a luncheonette all on site.[7]

In 2016, one of the co-owners, Louis Barbati, 61, was murdered outside his home in Dyker Heights.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "L&B Spumoni Gardens". NYC Go. Retrieved 2015-03-07.
  2. ↑ Sifton, Sam (2010-12-02). "Looking for Old Brooklyn? Nosh This Way". New York Times. Retrieved 2015-03-07.
  3. ↑ Sietsema, Robert (28 October 2013). "Staten Island Pizzas That Stood the Test of Time". New York Times. Retrieved 2015-03-07.
  4. ↑ Eugene Durante (2012-04-03). "Rating New York's 'Upper Crusts'". High Brow Magazine. Retrieved 2015-03-07.
  5. ↑ Will Bredderman (2012-09-26). "It's hip to be square! Bensonhurst legend coming to Barclays". The Brooklyn Paper. Retrieved 2015-03-07.
  6. ↑ Robert Sietsema (2014-12-01). "10 Old-Fashioned Italian-American Restaurants to Try in Brooklyn". Eater NY. Retrieved 2015-03-07. five must-try Italian American restaurants in Brooklyn
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Our Story". L&B Spumoni Gardens. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  8. ↑ "Co-owner of NYC pizzeria that nearly stirred mob war shot dead". Retrieved 10 August 2017.

Coordinates: 40°35′41″N 73°58′52.5″W / 40.59472°N 73.981250°W / 40.59472; -73.981250


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