Randazzo's Clam Bar
Restaurant information
Established1932[1]
Owner(s)Elena Randazzo, Paul Randazzo, Jr., Michael Geraci
Street address2017 Emmons Avenue
CityBrooklyn
CountyKings
StateNew York
Postal/ZIP Code11235
Coordinates40°35′2.5″N 73°56′51.5″W / 40.584028°N 73.947639°W / 40.584028; -73.947639
Websiterandazzosclambar.nyc

Randazzo's Clam Bar is an Italian Restaurant, opened in 1959,[2] in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. It was destroyed by Hurricane Sandy in 2012 but was able to reopen 6 months later.[3]

The restaurant appeared on Man v. Food (season 9) where host Casey Webb had the linguine with white clam sauce. Randazzo's was one of Anthony Bourdain's five favorite under-the-radar NYC restaurants. He is favorite dish is the lobster fra diavolo and he also enjoyed the chicken parmigiana, and broiled salmon. He said "portions that could have once fed an entire block on the Lower East Side."[4]


History

The Randazzo Family started with a fish store, and a lobster market on Emmons Avenue in Sheepshead Bay in the 1930's. These businesses were located on the waterfront, across from the docks where the fishing boats lined up. In the 1950's, the Family also opened a bar that served drinks for the locals. When the boats came in from their daily catch, Helen Randazzo would give the Fishermen fried squid (squid was more bait than delicacy then) as a snack served in her famous Sauce. Over the next few years they added more tables, then the bar became a clam bar, and aventually a formal dining room and kitchen were added. This was the start of the original Randazzo's Clam Bar launched in 1959 by Helen, and her Husband Paul Geraci. In 1971, the Family also opened a full service restaurant that served the community for 23 years before closing in 1994. Today the Clam Bar still exists, and is owned by Helen's Grandson Michael Geraci, and her Great Granchildren Elena Randazzo, and Paul Randazzo Jr.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Shunk, Laura (April 1, 2015). "The 13 Essential Restaurants in Brooklyn That Are More Than 50 Years Old, 2015". The Village Voice. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  2. ↑ Zuaro, Kara (March 27, 2019). "Revisiting the classics: Randazzo's Clam Bar". Brooklyn Based. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  3. 1 2 Wells, Pete (April 23, 2013). "The Star Is Dressed in Red". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  4. ↑ Dellatto, Marissa (April 16, 2021). "5 of Anthony Bourdain's favorite under-the-radar NYC restaurants". New York Post. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
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