DUMBO, BROOKLYN
L&B Spumoni Gardens (Dumbo)
The 1939 sauce-on-top Sicilian square, now a few steps from the Brooklyn Bridge.
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IllustrationL&B has been making its Sicilian square on 86th Street in deep south Brooklyn since 1939, and the order there has never changed: a thick, airy square with the cheese underneath and the tomato sauce spread on top, then a cup of spumoni. This offshoot on Old Fulton Street, a few steps from the Brooklyn Bridge, brings the same square to the waterfront.
Skip the round pies and order squares — a couple per person — and finish with the house spumoni. If you have a free afternoon and want the full ritual, the 86th Street original with its outdoor patio is the pilgrimage; this is the version you can fold into a walk across the bridge.
Editor’s tip
Order squares, not rounds, and save room for spumoni.
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Editorial draft — core details last reviewed October 14, 2026. Confirm practical details with the official site before you go.