End of an Era: Lieberman’s Luncheonette on 16th Avenue Plans to Close After 60 Years of Serving Boro Park

Yisroel R.

After nearly 60 years of serving breakfast and lunch on the corner of 16th Avenue and 48th Street, Lieberman’s Luncheonette is heading toward its final chapter, with plans to close once its building is sold.

The property at 4801 16th Avenue has been listed for $2.8 million. No final closing date has been announced, and the luncheonette remains open while the owner pursues a sale.

Purchased by the Lieberman family in 1968, the small eatery has been a familiar breakfast stop through decades of changes across Boro Park. With just four tables and a counter, it offers the kind of simple, old-fashioned dining experience that has become increasingly rare.

In 2021, BoroPark24 visited the restaurant to hear about the family history behind the longtime iconic spot. During the visit, the family recalled how Tillie and Jacob Liberman built a loyal following of daily customers, serving local Boro Park residents who made Lieberman’s their regular stop for breakfast and lunch.

Jacob was a longtime member of Young Israel of Boro Park, which later merged with Congregation Beth El. Their son, Shloimy, grew up in the family business, learning the methods for preparing egg salad, tuna salad, and salmon croquettes. After his father’s passing in 1990, he took over and kept those traditions in place, including the familiar coffee brewed the old-fashioned way in coffee pots.

Breakfast is still prepared using cooking methods and recipes passed down through the family decades ago. That continuity has kept a piece of Boro Park’s past alive on a daily basis through the busy stretch of 16th Avenue.

For now, customers can still pull up a seat for another breakfast. Whether a future owner will keep the restaurant going remains uncertain, but one thing is clear: this corner will always be remembered for Lieberman’s, the familiar breakfast spot that served generations of Boro Park residents.