This week’s #757locabiz feature is a Norfolk staple—Doumar’s. Doumar’s has been creating delicious ice cream in homemade, fresh waffle cones since the restaurant founder, Abe Doumar, created the first waffle cone at the St. Louis World’s Fair in 1904. Just one year later, Abe opened up his first ice cream and waffle cone stand in Coney Island. Abe’s waffle cone was such a big hit that he soon became the owner of a chain of ice cream stands along the east coast, including one stand in Ocean View Amusement Park. The stand in Ocean View quickly became the most successful, which led the Doumar family to relocate to Hampton Roads. After a devastating storm destroyed much of the park in 1933, Doumar’s opened the current Monticello Avenue restaurant that is so popular with Norfolk locals today. Come by Monday through Saturday between 10am and 11:30am to see waffle cones created on the original waffle cone machine that started it all. Photo by @malloryhotmess for @fm99rockgirl.
