Smith Street Diner Getting 'Trendy' Makeover
It’s the end of a deep-fried era in Boerum Hill—sort of. Signs have gone up on the shuttered New St. Claire Restaurant at Smith and Atlantic announcing that the Costas Family has exited the eatery game after “forty wonderful years.” The St. Claire, which closed on Monday, hasn’t served its last burger, though. According to…
It’s the end of a deep-fried era in Boerum Hill—sort of. Signs have gone up on the shuttered New St. Claire Restaurant at Smith and Atlantic announcing that the Costas Family has exited the eatery game after “forty wonderful years.” The St. Claire, which closed on Monday, hasn’t served its last burger, though. According to an article in the Brooklyn Paper, the owner of the Carroll Gardens Classic Diner on Smith between Wyckoff and Bergen is expanding his empire. New proprietor Spiro Katehis plans to renovate the St. Claire over the next few months before reopening it. Katehis says he intends to serve the same sort of food but make the space “a little more trendy, make it feel more like a part of the street.”
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Had breakfast there twice, and it was really good! Enjoyed the classic ‘American’diner atmosphere. It’s a pity we can’t go there on our next visit…
I hear that Nino’s was sold. I believe the Mazzola bakery people have something to do with the new restaurant that is going in. And the guys behind the counter were saying goodbye to customers the day before it closed, so I assume they don’t expect to work there when it reopens as something else.
wow…what a bummer…I loved ordering food in from there…and I remember the waitressing…one of them offered me prescription drugs once…it was hilarious.
I hope the employees work through whatever troubles they may now have. Very nice people, good food.
Is Nino’s closed for good, or just renovating again?
I can’t imagine them closing for good, when I lived on Henry Street there was always a steady stream of customers and police from the precinct across the street.
they filmed a mafia rub-out scene for TV at Nino’s restaurant before it closed.
Yes, Nino owned them both. Used to live across the street
11:38: I think you are recalling Nino’s restaurant with the entrance on Union. That closed years ago. But Nino’s the pizza/hot dishes/heroes part on the corner is what recently shut it’s doors. I believe they once had the same owner and kitchen.
Nino’s is more of a loss…there will always be Greeks running the diners across the city…but will the old italian spots like Nino’s continue?
ps. that guys who owns salonike owns diners all over the city, mostly on the uws. he owns “new wave diner”… which i used to go to in high school…