Bamonte’s is a family owned Italian restaurant at 32 Withers Street in

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, New York. Anthony Bamonte began running it in the 1960s, eventually bringing in daughter Nicole. It is said to have been a

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hangout. In 2009, after he was released from a federal penitentiary, Anthony "Fat Tony" Rabito of the

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, was forbidden by his probation officer from returning to several Italian restaurants in Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan, including Bamonte's. After

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was murdered, they “closed down for a night and the heads of the five crime families held a celebratory dinner.”

History

When Anthony’s grandfather, Pasquale Bamonte, and his wife settled in Williamsburg after immigrating from

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they opened Liberty Hall in 1900, which became Bamonte’s. It originally served as a banquet hall and meeting place.

Honors and awards

In 2021, Bamonte’s was named on of NYC’s 21 best Italian restaurants by

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In popular culture

*Bamonte's was featured in Season 5 of Starz T.V. show Power as a mob hangout. It's where Vincent Ragni held his meetings. *It was a setting for several episodes of ''

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''. Character

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was murdered there. *Episodes of

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and

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also filmed here *An episode in Season 6 of

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was filmed here * 1989 mobster film ''

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'' * Blue Bloods Season 11, Episode 14 The New You

References

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