Diners In New Jersey - My Favourites

 

New Jersey is known as "the diner capital of the world" and is said to be home to over 600 diners!  That is a significant number because of the small size of the state.  Virtually every town has its own diner, with many towns having more than one diner from which to choose.  Going to a diner for my comfort food is a must whenever I visit Jersey.

There are lots of good and not-so-good diners.  Yet picking a favourite diner is a very subjective thing... not to exclude anyone's favourite or some good ones out there, here is a list of my favourite Jersey diners because they all have consisently offered me good food at decent prices with fairly clean establishments (by diner standards hehe):

North Jersey (here it's called "Taylor Ham")

• Empire Diner - 1315 Route 46 East, Parsippany. 973.335.2729
• Flamingo Restaurant and Bar (near Hyatt Regency at Exchange Place) - 31 Montgomery St., Jersey City.  201.434.6769
• Lyndhurst Diner - 540 Riverside Ave., Lyndhurst.  201.933.7600
• Miss America Diner - 322 West Side Ave., Jersey City.  201.333.5468
• Morristown Diner - 73 Morris, Morristown.  201.538.0228
• Nutley Diner - 372 Centre St., Nutley.  973.235.0937
• Park West Diner - Route 46 West, Little Falls.  973.256.2767
• Six Brothers Diner - Route 46 East, Little Falls.  973.256.2510
• Summit Diner (THIS is the authentic diner experience!) - 1 Union Pl., Summit.  908.277.3256

Park West Diner in Little Falls, NJ

Central Jersey (here it's called either "Taylor Ham" or "Pork Roll")

• Americana Diner - 1160 Route 35, Shrewsbury. 732.542.1658
• Americana Diner & Lounge - 359 Route 130 North, East Windsor.  609.448.4477
• Broadway Diner - 45 Monmouth St., Red Bank.  732.224.1234
• Seville Diner - 1035 Route 18, East Brunswick.  732.254.1125

Americana Diner in Shrewsbury, NJ

South Jersey (here it's called "Pork Roll")

• Colonial Diner - 429 Lacey Rd., Forked River.  609.971.2627
• Crystal Diner - 2 Route 37 East, Toms River.  732.244.6262
• Mastoris - Route 130 South, Bordentown.  609.298.4650
• Oceanview Restaurant - Beach & Grant Aves., Cape May.  609.898.1140
• Rio Grande Diner & Family Restaurant - 1305 Route 47, Rio Grande.  609.886.7376

 

Oceanview Restaurant in Cape May, NJ

Conspicuously absent from my list is the Tick Tock Diner in Clifton.  Lately, I think this place is very off.  My last two meals there were horrible!  I've had school cafeteria food that was better!  Sorry... yet it's a nice atmosphere inside.  Try it and hopefully prove me wrong because it is thought to be one of those top Jersey diners.

Click here to learn from Wikipedia about the history and distinction between "Taylor Ham" and "Pork Roll."

To find your favourite diners, check out the NJDiners.com website.  You can search by county as shown on a state map.

Cheers!

Sofie