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Enter the world of Americana. Of vinyl booths and bottomless coffee. Of late-night pancakes and all-hours hot dogs. Of all-ages dining and no-frills service. Of chrome trim and cash-only.

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29 Great American Diners

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The Myth of the American Diner

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Nostalgia Nation

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Twilight of the 24-Hour Diner

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After the Show, Meet Me at Denny’s

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An Ode to Diner Coffee

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The Formica Wonderland of the Jersey Shore

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 By Staying the Same, Twin Donuts Let Me Transform

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Wake Up and Smell the Kimchi

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Ball Gowns and Benedicts at Vegas’s Favorite 24-Hour Diner

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Defining the Southern Diner

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Everything but the Oink

A plate of french fries piled high, topped with melted mozzarella cheese and doused in gravy
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How NJ’s Tops Diner Makes Its Famous Disco Fries

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The 32-Spice Legend of Ollie’s Trolley

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Anatomy of a Coney Island

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Steak and Eggs Is for Amateurs. Order the Ham Steak Instead. 

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Waffle House #411 Is Simply the Best

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Comfort Is a Bowl of Lugaw at Uncle Mike’s in Chicago

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The Life and Times of Jolly Jug

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Love, Sex, and Death at the Waverly Diner

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Ethiopian Food — Diner Style — in the San Fernando Valley

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Credits

Editorial lead: Brenna Houck | Project manager: Lauren Saria | Creative director: Nat Belkov | Art director: Lille Allen
Contributors: Adam H. Callaghan, Ashok Selvam, Amy McCarthy, Andy Meek, Asonta Benetti, Beth McKibben, Brooke Jackson-Glidden, Emma Orlow, Erin Perkins, Farley Elliott, Hillary Dixler Canavan, Jackie Gutierrez-Jones, Janey Wong, Janna Karel, Jaya Saxena, Justine Jones, Kae Lani Palmisano, Lauren Saria, Matt Kirouac, Melissa McCart, Missy Frederick, Nadia Chaudhury, Noah Galuten, Olee Fowler, Paolo Bicchieri, Scott Ki, Serena Maria Daniels, Stefania Orrù, Tierney Plumb, Robert Sietsema
Editors: Adam H. Callaghan, Brooke-Jackson Glidden, Erika Adams, Jess Mayhugh, Jonathan Smith, Missy Frederick, Nicole Adlman, Lauren Saria, Lesley Suter
Copy editors: Leilah Bernstein, Nadia Q. Ahmad, Rachel P. Kreiter
Fact checker: Kelsey Lannin
Video: Connor Reid, Josh Dion, Lucy Morales Carlisle, Michael Latchman, Murilo Ferreira, Nick Mazzocchi, Stefania Orrù, Stephen Pelletteri
Audience: Kaitlin Bray and Kristen Kornbluth
Special thanks to Nicholas Mancall-Bitel, Erin DeJesus, and the rest of the Eater team