Best Diners in Northeastern US:

  • Tops Diner (500 Passaic Ave, East Newark, NJ) -- Opened in 1972, this iconic diner features delicious meatloaf, beef ribs, fresh seafood, and over 15 types of cheesecake.
  • Palace Diner (18 Franklin St, Biddeford, ME) -- Established in 1927 in an old trolley car, this cozy little place offers up amazing corned beef hash, French toast, and a brown butter banana bread.
  • Modern Diner (364 East Ave, Pawtucket, RI) -- Opened in 1942, it's the first diner inducted into the National Register of Historic Places and one of only two in a Sterling Streamliner railway car.

Best Diners in Midwestern US:

  • Franks Diner (5087 58th St, Kenosha, WI) -- Established in 1926 in a railway car from New Jersey, it's famous for its Garbage Plate consisting of five eggs, hash browns, peppers, onions, and 1-3 meats.
  • Mickey's Diner (36 W 7th St, St Paul, MN) -- Opened in 1939 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983, it's situated in an art deco railroad car and was even the setting of movies such as Mighty Ducks and Jingle All the Way.

Best Diners in Western US:

  • Harry's Coffee Shop (7545 Girard Ave, La Jolla, CA) -- Family owned and operated since 1960, they offer 12 omelet varieties, bacon pancakes and waffles, old-fashioned milkshakes, warm cinnamon rolls, and famously strong coffee.
  • Skillet Diner (1400 E Union St, Seattle, WA) -- With three Seattle area locations plus a food truck, Skillet delivers amazing food such as maple-braised pork belly and waffles, decadent mac and cheese, and an hugely popular bacon jam burger.

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