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Famous Lundy’s of Sheepshead Bay returns with a new ‘hook’

It’s Red Hook, and some of the classics of Lundy’s are staples

Former Borough President Marty Markowitz applauds

January 22, 2025 Wayne Daren Schneiderman
Lundy’s in Red Hook is located at 44 Beard Street.
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RED HOOK — Lundy’s, the iconic seafood eatery once located on the Sheepshead Bay waterfront, at its peak served one million patrons annually, and for a period of time, it was the highest grossing restaurant in America.

In 1978, Stan Ginsberg of New York magazine called Lundy’s, “the most famous and most popular restaurant on the bay.”  

45 years after the original Lundy’s shuttered, years later, an attempt was made to breathe new life into the sleeping seafood giant, courtesy of hospitality industry veteran and first-time restaurateur Sandra Snyder (wife of Red Hook Winery’s Mark Snyder). 

The goal was not to reincarnate the original Lundy’s, but instead to offer signature elements — some of the recipes, dishes and vintage cocktails of the Sheepshead Bay establishment — fused with something new, all while maintaining a high level of hospitality. 

“Nobody can ever be the old Lundy’s,” Snyder told the Brooklyn Eagle. “If you try, you’re going to fail. There is nothing that can bring back that place’s magic; it spoke of an era.”

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