Is Nathan's Famous Still Open? Food Paradise Update (Brooklyn, NY)
Food Paradise, Season 1 Brooklyn, New York
Current status
As of October 2026, Nathan's Famous is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed July 30, 2026.
What the source shows: The company's website was last modified 2026-07-30, a Google Places listing checked 2026-09-08 recorded the Surf Avenue address as operational, and Wikipedia reported a pending acquisition by Smithfield. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 1, Episode 3
- Address 1310 Surf Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11224
- Website nathansfamous.com
- Show map
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What happened after Food Paradise?
The episode featured Nathan's Famous's original Coney Island hot dog, served at the corner of Surf and Stillwell Avenues where the chain began. Nathan's Famous, Inc. operates a chain of hot dog restaurants headquartered in Jericho, New York, according to Wikipedia (revised 2026-08-24). The original Surf Avenue restaurant's website was last modified on 2026-07-30 and remained reachable when checked on 2026-09-08, and a Google Places listing checked the same day recorded the address as operational. Wikipedia reported that in January 2026, Nathan's Famous agreed to be acquired by Smithfield Foods in an all-cash transaction valued at $450 million. As of the September 2026 check, no source indicated any change to the original Coney Island location's operating status.
The episode
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Sources we checked
- nathansfamous.com https://www.nathansfamous.com/
- Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan's_Famous
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Record fp-0021 · checked by Cal Marchetti.