Monte’s

Oldest Italian Restaurant in Brooklyn-since 1906. Enjoy our $1 oysters (Sun-Thurs), wood fired pizza, house-made pastas, Italian dishes, the best Italian cheesecake and Wed Burger Night (9oz w/fries and a pint of beer)! Try our specialty Jumbo-Rita Cocktail (45oz margarita, two tequila shots, corona beer) or mini martini flights. Have a cocktail at our original 100+year old full bar. Beer and Wine Garden open with outdoor seating. Seafood Bar offers: raw littleneck clams, raw oysters, jumbo shrimp cocktail, Raw Seafood Combo of clams, oyster and shrimp. Wood-fired Mussels, Clams, and Shrimp Combo as well as baked clams.We welcome our guests to a cozy, romantic atmosphere! We are a family run business offering the best in authentic Italian cuisine. Our only goal is to make your dining experience as tantalizing as possible!Established in 1906.Angelo Montemarano and his wife, Filomena, opened "Angelo's Tavern" (a low-key Neapolitan restaurant and tavern) in 1906. The Montemaranos grew produce in the backyard and lived with their children in an upstairs apartment. Angelo's was a speakeasy during Prohibition, with a chute to the basement in case the staff needed to dispose of bottles ahead of a police raid.Monte's became both a well-kept secret and a legendary hangout;neighborhood restaurant beloved by the Rat Pack, the mob, politicians and just about anyone. One evening Sammy Davis Jr. performed a spontaneous concert into the morning hours. James Caan, Danny Aiello and Hedy Lamarr were other famous patrons.Dominick, Nancy Stuto Montemarano's great nephew, grew up on the block. He worked at Monte's as a young boy valeting cars. In 2011 the restaurant became available. Dominick and his wife, Tina, jumped at the opportunity to reopen Monte's.The food is truly Italian but not focusing on one region in particular.