Is Defonte's Sandwich Shop Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 13 Brooklyn, New York
Current status
As of October 2026, Defonte's Sandwich Shop is open — confirmed via Yelp, July 2026.
What the source shows: A Yelp listing updated July 2026 shows nearly 1,900 reviews and lists Defonte's as open, matching hours shown on a business-directory listing for the address. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 13, Episode 11
- Aired
- Address 379 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY 11231
- Website defontes.shop
- Show map
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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Defonte's Sandwich Shop in Brooklyn's Red Hook neighborhood for the 'Long Standing Legacies' episode that aired 2012-02-20, spotlighting the multigenerational Italian deli's hero sandwiches. Defonte's has operated at 379 Columbia Street since 1922, according to background listed on Roadfood's restaurant profile. A Yelp listing for the address, updated July 2026, shows nearly 1,900 reviews and lists the business as open. A restaurant-directory page for the address, checked 2026-09-08, listed current hours of 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday, matching the same schedule described in the Yelp listing. The directory page checked for this entry functions as a business listing rather than Defonte's own website, since no independently operated Defonte's domain was found during this check.
The episode
Also in Season 13
Season 13: 17 of 37 still open · 3 renamed, moved or under new owners
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Ep 10Fuel Cantina
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Ep 10Meat & Bread
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Ep 11The Glass Onion
Open - Closed
- Renamed
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Ep 12R&R Taqueria
Closed
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Sources we checked
- Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/defontes-brooklyn
- defontes.shop https://defontes.shop/
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Record ddd-0489 · checked by Cal Marchetti.