Montague Diner
Diner · Brooklyn Heights
148 Montague St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Highlights
Montague Diner revamps Brooklyn Heights' classic spot with retro vibes, hearty diner eats, and a modern twist on comfort food and cocktails.
Montague Diner revamps Brooklyn Heights' classic spot with retro vibes, hearty diner eats, and a modern twist on comfort food and cocktails.
"The diner has been remade in many guises all over the city, sometimes highlighting cuisines like Thai or Spanish, sometimes offering effete-sounding improvements, like french fries drizzled with truffle oil, often incorporating Mexican fare like burritos and tacos. This gussied-up diner wears its improvements lightly, and among its bagels, omelets, cups or bowls of tomato soup, and hot dogs, there are some nifty innovations, like a shareable grilled cheese sandwich big enough for three or four intended as an appetizer." - Melissa McCart, Robert Sietsema
"On election night, Montague Diner in Brooklyn Heights will serve half-price martinis from 5 p.m. until close at 10 p.m. to attract patrons during the election week." - Alexis Benveniste
"Montague Diner is a new addition to Brooklyn Heights, a brightly lit, walk-down spot that reproduces a classic diner, but with some engaging tweaks. Hot dogs come in pairs: a good frank that should be cooked a little more to produce a slight char. It comes furnished with caramelized onions, green sweet pickle relish, and sauerkraut — use all three for maximum enjoyment, and don’t forget the mustard." - Robert Sietsema
"The hippie sandwich, a vegan delight, includes sprouts, tomato, avocado, cucumbers, and three types of dressing." - Robert Sietsema
"Montague Diner is a new kind of diner — places that scrap the parts of the business that don’t make sense to preserve the ones that do: breakfast for dinner, late-night hours, gumball machines, and retro booths. The restaurant, which was open as Happy Days Diner for 22 years, was saved from extinction by a couple of Brooklyn filmmakers and their friends. The new menu has corned beef hash, tuna melts, and a $99 french fries and champagne “deal.” It’s 2024, after all." - Luke Fortney, Eater Staff
