Defonte's has been located a minute or two from the Brooklyn side of the Battery Tunnel for decades now. They were formerly known in the next door neighborhood I grew up in as "Sloppy Nick's". This was due to the massive quantities of Italian delicacies they would pile on their sanwiches, that would happily ooze out as you attemped in... More

I have literarily been going here for 35 years and this is what an Italian Brooklyn Hero's is all about. This is a family run place where people know each other and know the people in the neighborhood. They have great breakfast sandwiches, unbelievable lunch and dinner hero's. Great bread, everything is fresh. You can get hit or cold food... More

I, like the other reviewer came here as a part of Famous Fat Dave's tour. I had the egg plant, mozzarella and beef sandwich, and demolished it in a few bites, it's quite literally the best sandwich I've had in recent memory, and now I'm 3,500 miles away back in the UK and want one! Whenever I venture back to... More

We came here as part of Famous Fat Dave's Food Tour, it was without doubt the best place we havwe ever been to in NYC! Real people, real New Yorkers, real atmosphere, real food, the real deal! The type of place you see in the movies or on an episode of 'No Reservations'. The staff were friendly and pointed us... More