New Jersey Diners: A Season of Renewal
The last 24 months have been a season of renewal for the Jersey diner business. Facelifts, renovations, redesigns—call it...
Tops Unveils Plans for All-New Diner in East Newark
Tops Diner, the acclaimed Garden State eatery, has launched a long-awaited major construction project that will yield an entirely...
One Diner Marks 70 Years; One Says Goodbye
A curious juxtaposition of events recently occurred in New Jersey’s northwestern Warren County diner landscape. One diner celebrated its...
A Visit to the Amwell Valley Diner in Ringoes
It was 10:30 a.m. on a stifling Tuesday morning in mid-August, just in time for brunch. Even though I...
Enjoying Retro Passion at a Jersey Diner in Pennsylvania
It was the first Saturday morning in May, and this reporter decided to have lunch at a New Jersey...
Metro Diner Opens East Brunswick Location
Indulge in comfort foods and a warm welcome when you visit the new Metro Diner location in East Brunswick,...
Two Diners, One Day: Kicking Off 2019 Right
New Year’s Day 2019 somehow turned out to be a diner extravaganza: breakfast at the Malibu Diner in Hoboken...
Diner Lovers Feast in a New Castle
Here in New Jersey we have vintage, factory-built, stainless steel diners from the 20th century; modern, palatial diners decked...
Maple Valley Joins Clifton’s Grand Diner Tradition
The Maple Valley Diner has opened its doors in Clifton, ready to take its place in the chronicles of...
Apple Pie for the Fourth of July (in a Jersey Diner)
As we count our blessings here in the Garden State on the auspicious occasion of the United States’ 242nd...
Route 322: A Diner Diary
The rolling farmlands of Gloucester County in June—with hypnotic, wavy parallel lines of planted crop, craggy patches of trees,...
The Mastoris Experience: Built upon Diner Traditions
Mastoris Diner/Restaurant is an experience on a monumental scale: a New Jersey diner landmark with a long family history,...
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New Jersey’s Top 10 Diners: A Diner Historian’s Picks for 2026
This reporter typically isn’t a fan of Top-10 lists regarding beloved New Jersey diners. I’ve carefully avoided such an exercise while exploring Jersey diners...
