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.

Central Diner (most recently Paula's Kitchen) in Providence, Rhode Island, was built in 1947, added to the U.S. NRHP in 2010, and closed in 2021.
Interior of the Central Diner

Diners

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

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

edit
 
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)

International American-style diners

edit

Historical

edit

Fictional diners

edit

See also

edit

Diner building manufacturers

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ Augenstein, Neil (November 29, 2021). "Kitchen gutted by fire, 29 Diner now bolstered by community support". WTOP. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  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.
edit
  •   Media related to Diners at Wikimedia Commons