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April 8, 2025

The Hampton Bays Diner: A Beloved Landmark Gives Way to New Development

T.J. Clementeby T.J. Clemente
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Hampton Bays Diner in 2024 I  Photo Courtesy of @2024 Google

Now, there is rubble where the venerable Hampton Bays Diner once stood proudly, greeting folks rolling off Route 27 East! Over the years, many folks stopped in for a Danish and a coffee or perhaps some pancakes with a side of bacon or some other breakfast delight. Others had a bagel and coffee to go. There were BLTs, burger deluxes, or tuna salads in the afternoon. No matter what, the broad menu allowed for eating flexibility, like having breakfast at 11 p.m. The iconic location will now be the home of two office buildings, one of which is a medical building. Plans also call for adequate parking at the location. 

 

The Hampton Bays diner started as a small traditional old-style diner owned by a Greek family, only to be built up as was eventually everything in the Hamptons. The diner’s story reflects the history of the East End and American eating habits over the last few decades. There was a time when huge lemon meringue, Boston cream, and banana cream pies were desired desserts. This author once stopped in with the family for such treats while taking a “pit” stop on the way to Montauk from our Westchester home. So many folks did the same because of the diner’s easy on, easy off Route 27 access.

 

This week, some locals watched sadly as the building was leveled. Many locals worked there as waitstaff, bussers, and cooks. Anyone who has ever driven a bike or a convertible car past the diner can remember either the aroma of bacon in the morning or burgers in the evening on warm summer nights. Early morning fishermen often stopped in, too. It was the heartbeat of the community for many folks.

 

For many decades, the diner’s proprietors were Frank and Maria Vlahadamis. They bought the Hampton Bays Diner around 1982. They never owned the building or the land. Still, they were convinced that owning this diner would always be a busy year-round endeavor, thus hoping for a better life for him and his family. Vlahadamis reportedly paid around a million dollars for the business. Then he moved from Queens out to Hampton Bays. However, as far back as 1995, things began to sour, and Vlahadamis commented in 1995, “Today, I couldn’t sell it for a fraction of that.” Mr. Vlahadamis also said, “I used to have six waitresses all through the winter. Now I have two, and that’s too many for the business we do.

 

Meanwhile, the taxes on my house have tripled.” He filed for bankruptcy in 2015 due to the weight of a $10,000 monthly rent that included paying the property taxes. Then, the property owner, Mr. Charos, reportedly sold the property in 2017. At that time, there was talk of using the 1.7 acres for a CVS, but those talks never came to fruition. Eventually, the building laid dormant until its destruction last week.

 

Saunders Real Estate Agent John Brady, who lives in Hampton Bays, said about the diner, “We used to have our roundtable meetings there when I worked at a previous firm. It was the only breakfast place open all year round!”

 

It was one of the few places open year-round for meals. Now, it’s a memory, just like the Southampton Princess Diner.

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