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Diner Data

Stats and leaderboards across every diner in our directory — grows automatically as we add more states. Tap any row to explore.

By the numbers

1,625
Diners
1,450
Open
173
Lost
2
States
85
Counties
680
Cities
14
On DDD
1,955
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Where the diners are

Most — or fewest — diners by state, metro area, county, and city.

Diners by regionstate · metro · county · city

Most diners by state · 2 states total

  1. 1NYNew York1,110
  2. 2NJNew Jersey515

Best of the best

Highest-rated and most-reviewed diners, and the towns with the best diner scenes — overall or by state. Google ratings; highest-rated needs a minimum review count.

Highest rated≥50 reviews
  1. 1Sabor de mi TierraUnion, NJ4.9★4,597 reviews
  2. 2Naughter'sTroy, NY4.9★465 reviews
  3. 3Conway DinerNew York, NY4.9★369 reviews
  4. 4Rylee's Place Family DinerOvid, NY4.9★283 reviews
  5. 5Waystone Restaurant & Trading PostAvon, NY4.9★264 reviews
  6. 6Maddie J'sArkport, NY4.9★171 reviews
  7. 7El Buen Sabor RestaurantPlainfield, NJ4.9★151 reviews
  8. 8Perrysburg DinerPerrysburg, NY4.9★129 reviews
  9. 9Lunch Box CafeAlden, NY4.9★118 reviews
  10. 10Broadalbin DinerBroadalbin, NY4.9★97 reviews
  11. 11The Andes DinerAndes, NY4.9★60 reviews
  12. 12Al's Grill & breakfastSayreville, NJ4.9★53 reviews
  13. 13Diner 24 NYCNew York, NY4.8★9,087 reviews
  14. 14Finally OursSyracuse, NY4.8★2,226 reviews
  15. 15Lucille's Country CookingStafford Township, NJ4.8★1,140 reviews
  16. 16Artie's Hometown DinerPulaski, NY4.8★938 reviews
  17. 17Becky's DinerWaverly, NY4.8★905 reviews
  18. 18Smile of the BeyondQueens, NY4.8★864 reviews
  19. 19Terrace Restaurant & BakeryBrooklyn, NY4.8★818 reviews
  20. 20179 BAR AND GRILLNew Rochelle, NY4.8★809 reviews
Most reviewedby review count
  1. 1Ellen's Stardust DinerNew York, NY24,5554.4★
  2. 2Tops DinerEast Newark, NJ17,4724.6★
  3. 3Diner 24 NYCNew York, NY9,0874.8★
  4. 4Andrews NYC DinerNew York, NY8,8074.4★
  5. 5VeselkaNew York, NY7,8624.6★
  6. 6Westway DinerNew York, NY7,8444.4★
  7. 7Tick Tock Diner NYNew York, NY7,3843.9★
  8. 8Lindenwood DinerBrooklyn, NY7,3644.5★
  9. 9Au Cheval DinerNew York, NY6,8044.7★
  10. 10Clinton Station DinerClinton, NJ6,5694.1★
  11. 11Red Line DinerFishkill, NY6,5314.4★
  12. 12Cracker Barrel Old Country StoreMount Laurel Township, NJ6,4824.3★
  13. 13IHOPNewark, NJ6,3374.4★
  14. 14Carnegie Diner & CafeNew York, NY6,3104.5★
  15. 15IHOPIrvington, NJ5,8574.4★
  16. 16Chit Chat DinerWest Orange, NJ5,4604.4★
  17. 17Chit Chat DinerHackensack, NJ5,4244.3★
  18. 18Denny's RestaurantQueens, NY5,4004.4★
  19. 19Cracker Barrel Old Country StoreClinton, NJ5,3554.3★
  20. 20Cracker Barrel Old Country StoreHamilton Township, NJ5,3474.2★
Best diner townsavg · ≥5 diners
  1. 1Saratoga SpringsNew York4.48★5 diners
  2. 2PeekskillNew York4.46★5 diners
  3. 3SyracuseNew York4.43★19 diners
  4. 4Niagara FallsNew York4.43★7 diners
  5. 5BuffaloNew York4.42★9 diners
  6. 6LindenNew Jersey4.42★5 diners
  7. 7TroyNew York4.41★7 diners
  8. 8BataviaNew York4.41★7 diners
  9. 9WildwoodNew Jersey4.40★7 diners
  10. 10New RochelleNew York4.40★5 diners
  11. 11ElizabethNew Jersey4.36★9 diners
  12. 12RochesterNew York4.35★29 diners
  13. 13AlbanyNew York4.35★13 diners
  14. 14VinelandNew Jersey4.34★5 diners
  15. 15CortlandNew York4.33★8 diners
  16. 16Brick TownshipNew Jersey4.33★7 diners
  17. 17BinghamtonNew York4.32★13 diners
  18. 18Toms RiverNew Jersey4.32★12 diners
  19. 19SchenectadyNew York4.30★12 diners
  20. 20UnionNew Jersey4.28★8 diners
Best diner countiesavg · ≥8 diners
  1. 1Oswego CountyNew York4.56★10 diners
  2. 2Saratoga CountyNew York4.54★13 diners
  3. 3Fulton CountyNew York4.53★12 diners
  4. 4Chautauqua CountyNew York4.52★10 diners
  5. 5Madison CountyNew York4.50★11 diners
  6. 6Ontario CountyNew York4.48★12 diners
  7. 7Genesee CountyNew York4.48★10 diners
  8. 8Onondaga CountyNew York4.44★34 diners
  9. 9Rockland CountyNew York4.43★19 diners
  10. 10Niagara CountyNew York4.43★16 diners
  11. 11Oneida CountyNew York4.43★15 diners
  12. 12Greene CountyNew York4.43★9 diners
  13. 13Warren CountyNew York4.42★9 diners
  14. 14Broome CountyNew York4.41★22 diners
  15. 15Cortland CountyNew York4.40★10 diners
  16. 16Monroe CountyNew York4.38★34 diners
  17. 17Dutchess CountyNew York4.38★17 diners
  18. 18Morris CountyNew Jersey4.37★39 diners
  19. 19Monmouth CountyNew Jersey4.37★37 diners
  20. 20Erie CountyNew York4.37★25 diners

Fame & nostalgia

Diners featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, and the lost diners we still remember.

Most Triple-D diners by stateas seen on DDD
  1. 1NJNew Jersey10
  2. 2NYNew York4
Most Triple-D diners by cityas seen on DDD
  1. 1Barnegat LightNew Jersey1
  2. 2BrooklynNew York1
  3. 3BuffaloNew York1
  4. 4CliftonNew Jersey1
  5. 5EdisonNew Jersey1
  6. 6HackensackNew Jersey1
  7. 7HightstownNew Jersey1
  8. 8Hyde ParkNew York1
  9. 9JeffersonNew Jersey1
  10. 10Jersey CityNew Jersey1
  11. 11LindenNew Jersey1
  12. 12LivingstonNew Jersey1
  13. 13New YorkNew York1
  14. 14Southampton TownshipNew Jersey1
Most lost diners by stateclosed
  1. 1NYNew York135
  2. 2NJNew Jersey38
Most lost diners by cityclosed
  1. 1New YorkNew York21
  2. 2QueensNew York10
  3. 3BrooklynNew York7
  4. 4AlbanyNew York4
  5. 5City of SyracuseNew York4
  6. 6The BronxNew York4
  7. 7BethpageNew York2
  8. 8City of RochesterNew York2
  9. 9DumontNew Jersey2
  10. 10Jersey CityNew Jersey2
  11. 11New WindsorNew York2
  12. 12NewburghNew York2
  13. 13Port HenryNew York2
  14. 14Staten IslandNew York2
  15. 15SyracuseNew York2
  16. 16Town of DeWittNew York2
  17. 17YonkersNew York2
  18. 18AmityvilleNew York1
  19. 19AncramNew York1
  20. 20BaldwinNew York1
  21. 21Ballston SpaNew York1
  22. 22Barnegat TownshipNew Jersey1
  23. 23BayonneNew Jersey1
  24. 24Beach HavenNew Jersey1
  25. 25BellmoreNew York1
  26. 26BethlehemNew York1
  27. 27BinghamtonNew York1
  28. 28BuffaloNew York1
  29. 29CentereachNew York1
  30. 30City of BinghamtonNew York1
  31. 31City of Niagara FallsNew York1
  32. 32CranfordNew Jersey1
  33. 33CuylerNew York1
  34. 34DenvilleNew Jersey1
  35. 35DolgevilleNew York1
  36. 36East GreenbushNew York1
  37. 37East MeadowNew York1
  38. 38EastchesterNew York1
  39. 39EnglewoodNew Jersey1
  40. 40FarmingdaleNew York1
  41. 41Franklin TownshipNew Jersey1
  42. 42GeneseoNew York1
  43. 43HackensackNew Jersey1
  44. 44Haddon TownshipNew Jersey1
  45. 45HamiltonNew York1
  46. 46HanoverNew Jersey1
  47. 47Hasbrouck HeightsNew Jersey1
  48. 48HauppaugeNew York1
  49. 49HawthorneNew York1
  50. 50HuntingtonNew York1

Through the years

The oldest diners still serving, the newest arrivals, and when our diners first opened.

Oldest still servingyear opened
  1. 1Manory'sTroy, NY1913opened
  2. 2New Way LunchGlens Falls, NY1919opened
  3. 3Newest LunchSchenectady, NY1921opened
  4. 4Montclair DinerMontclair, NJ1923opened
  5. 5Lexington Candy ShopNew York, NY1925opened
  6. 6The GreeksKearny, NJ1930opened
  7. 7Parkside DinerIrondequoit, NY1930opened
  8. 8Paramount DinerManasquan, NJ1931opened
  9. 9Laurel DinerLong Beach, NY1932opened
  10. 10B'Ville DinerBaldwinsville, NY1934opened
  11. 11Friendly'sGlassboro, NJ1935opened
  12. 12Friendly'sTroy, NY1935opened
  13. 13Friendly'sHackettstown, NJ1935opened
  14. 14Friendly'sCortland, NY1935opened
  15. 15Friendly'sJohnstown, NY1935opened
  16. 16Friendly'sGlens Falls North, NY1935opened
  17. 17Friendly'sToms River, NJ1935opened
  18. 18Friendly'sEast Islip, NY1935opened
  19. 19Friendly'sOlean, NY1935opened
  20. 20Friendly'sElmwood Park, NJ1935opened
Newest arrivalsyear opened
  1. 1The NEW OB DINERPoint Pleasant, NJ2026opened
  2. 2AT THE POINT DINERPoint Pleasant Beach, NJ2025opened
  3. 3The Madison HopMadison, NY2024opened
  4. 4Walton DinerWalton, NY2024opened
  5. 5Gaby's CaféFrenchtown, NJ2023opened
  6. 6Florence Prime DinerQueens, NY2022opened
  7. 7Dana's DinerMahopac, NY2021opened
  8. 8The Beacon DinerFairview, NJ2019opened
  9. 9Orangetown Classic DinerOrangeburg, NY2017opened
  10. 10Yonkers DinerYonkers, NY2017opened
  11. 11Swan Street DinerBuffalo, NY2017opened
  12. 12Zona Out East DinerRocky Point, NY2017opened
  13. 13Little EggBrooklyn, NY2017opened
  14. 14Grassy Sprain DinerYonkers, NY2016opened
  15. 15Golden Star DinerRaritan Township, NJ2015opened
  16. 16Town Square DinerAberdeen Township, NJ2015opened
  17. 17Chillers GrillFort Lee, NJ2013opened
  18. 18Lorenzo's CafeSchenectady, NY2013opened
  19. 19Savory's Family RestaurantHamburg, NY2012opened
  20. 20Tilly's DinerMonticello, NY2010opened
Diners by decade opened
1910s
2
1920s
4
1930s
19
1940s
15
1950s
14
1960s
18
1970s
27
1980s
66
1990s
32
2000s
24
2010s
13
2020s
7

Ratings and review counts via Google. Stats update as diners are added and edited.