List of diners

This is a list of notable diners. A diner is a prefabricated restaurant building characteristic of American life. They are commonly found in New England, the Midwest, New York City, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and in other areas of the Northeastern United States, but they are not limited to these areas; examples can be found throughout the United States, Canada and parts of Western Europe. Diners are characterized by offering a wide range of foods, mostly American, a casual atmosphere, a counter, and late operating hours. Diners commonly stay open 24 hours a day, especially in cities, making them an essential part of urban culture, alongside bars and nightclubs.

Diners

The Frazer Diner was built by the Jerry O'Mahony Diner Company and is its last surviving unaltered mid-1930s streamline modern diner.

Blueplate Lunch Counter and Soda Fountain, Portland, Oregon
Byways Cafe, Portland, Oregon
Cup & Saucer Cafe, Portland, Oregon
Dime Store, Portland, Oregon
Dockside Saloon and Restaurant, Portland, Oregon
Ellen's Stardust Diner, New York City
Empire Diner, New York City
Fair Deal Cafe, North Omaha, Nebraska
Franks Diner, Kenosha, Wisconsin
Frazer Diner, Pennsylvania
Fuller's Coffee Shop, Portland, Oregon
Glenwood, Eugene, Oregon
Grits n' Gravy, Portland, Oregon
Haven Brothers Diner, Providence, Rhode Island
Lost Lake Cafe and Lounge, Seattle
Madison Diner, Bainbridge Island, Washington
Mecca Cafe, Seattle
Moody's Diner, Waldoboro, Maine
Moondance Diner, New York City
Mustache Bill's Diner, Barnagat Light, New Jersey
My Father's Place, Portland, Oregon
Nite Hawk Cafe and Lounge, Portland, Oregon
O'Rourke's Diner, Middletown, Connecticut
Off the Griddle, Portland, Oregon
Olga's Diner, New Jersey
The Original Dinerant, Portland, Oregon
Original Hotcake House, Portland, Oregon
Pamela's Diner, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Portland Penny Diner, Portland, Oregon
Radio Room, Portland, Oregon
Red Arrow Diner, New Hampshire
Roscoe Diner, Roscoe, New York
Rosie's Diner, Rockford, Michigan
The Roxy, Portland, Oregon (1994–present)
Ruby's Diner
Ski Inn, Bombay Beach, California
Skyline Restaurant, Portland, Oregon
Summit Diner, Summit, New Jersey
Tastee Diner, Maryland
Tom's Restaurant, New York City
Tom's Restaurant and Bar, Portland, Oregon
US 30 Diner (formerly Lee's and Vicky's), York, Pennsylvania (1951–2019)
Veggie Galaxy, Cambridge, Massachusetts
White Manna, New Jersey

Diners on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Mickey's Diner in St. Paul, Minnesota, was prefabricated in 1937 by the Jerry O'Mahony Diner Company of Elizabeth, New Jersey; shipped to Saint Paul by rail; and installed just before World War II.

Miss Albany Diner in Albany, New York, was built in 1941.

Modern Diner in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, was built in 1940.

The Rosebud in Somerville, Massachusetts, was built in 1941 by the Worcester Lunch Car Company.

Miss Lorraine Diner, Pawtucket, Rhode Island (1941)

29 Diner, Fairfax, Virginia (closed since a November 2021 fire)^[1]
Agawam Diner, Rowley, Massachusetts
Al Mac's Diner-Restaurant, Fall River, Massachusetts
Al's Diner, Chicopee, Massachusetts
Bill's Diner, Chatham, Virginia
Blue Moon Diner (formerly Miss Toy Town), Gardner, Massachusetts
Boulevard Diner, Worcester, Massachusetts
Burnett's Diner, Chatham, Virginia
Capitol Diner, Lynn, Massachusetts
Casey's Diner, Natick, Massachusetts
Central Diner, Providence, Rhode Island
Chadwick Square Diner, Worcester, Massachusetts
Corner Lunch, Worcester, Massachusetts
Dell Rhea's Chicken Basket, Willowbrook, Illinois
Jack's Diner, Woburn, Massachusetts
Landrum's Hamburger System No. 1, Reno, Nevada
Lou Mitchell's, Chicago, Illinois
Lloyd's Diner, Framingham, Massachusetts
Mickey's Diner, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Miss Albany Diner, Albany, New York
Miss Bellows Falls Diner, Bellows Falls, Vermont
Miss Florence Diner, Florence, Massachusetts
Miss Lorraine Diner, Pawtucket, Rhode Island^[2]
Miss Worcester Diner, Worcester, Massachusetts
Modern Diner, Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Munson Diner, Liberty, New York
New Bay Diner Restaurant, Springfield, Massachusetts
Owl Diner (formerly Monarch), Lowell, Massachusetts
Park Dinor, Lawrence Park Township, Pennsylvania
Pat's Diner (formerly Ann's), Salisbury, Massachusetts
Road Island Diner, Oakley, Utah
Rock Café, Stroud, Oklahoma
Rosebud, Somerville, Massachusetts
Salem Diner, Salem, Massachusetts
Sam's Diner, Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina
Shawmut Diner, Dartmouth, Massachusetts (closed and moved in 2014)
Skee's Diner, Torrington, Connecticut
Ted's Diner, Milford, Massachusetts
Town Diner, Watertown, Massachusetts
Triangle Diner, Winchester, Virginia (closed since renovations stalled in 2014)^[3]
Village Diner, Red Hook, New York
West Side Diner (formerly Poirier's), Providence, Rhode Island
Wilson's Diner, Waltham, Massachusetts

International American-style diners

OK Diner – a roadside restaurant chain in the United Kingdom
Eddie Rocket's – an Irish restaurant chain
Karen's Diner – Australian chain of theme restaurants

Historical

Doggie Diner, San Francisco and Oakland, California

Fictional diners

References

^ Augenstein, Neil (November 29, 2021). "Kitchen gutted by fire, 29 Diner now bolstered by community support". WTOP. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
^ Doiron, Sarah (5 November 2021). "Pawtucket diner nationally recognized as historically significant". WPRI News 12. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
^ Brehm, Brian (February 2, 2018). "Triangle Diner has no target date to re-open". The Winchester Star. Retrieved June 14, 2023.

External links

Media related to Diners at Wikimedia Commons

[1] Augenstein, Neil (November 29, 2021). "Kitchen gutted by fire, 29 Diner now bolstered by community support". WTOP. Retrieved June 14, 2023.

[Doiron-2] Doiron, Sarah (5 November 2021). "Pawtucket diner nationally recognized as historically significant". WPRI News 12. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.

[3] Brehm, Brian (February 2, 2018). "Triangle Diner has no target date to re-open". The Winchester Star. Retrieved June 14, 2023.

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