Diner Days Department

Diner Days has remained one of the most popular departments in American Road. From diners such as Red Arrow Diner to Maine Diner, travelers look to our blog for America’s best diners. Readers browse for first-hand insight to find that great Yankee pot roast on their vacations; writers love to write for it because it gives them an excuse to indulge in a second slice of strawberry-laden cheesecake. Diner Days installments showcase the shining, prefabricated diners of New England, of course, but the department also visits vintage mom-and-pop eateries of every shape and size across the country. The only rule? Featured restaurants must serve up good food that has passed the test of time.

Dry Dock Cafe in New Orleans, Louisiana

By Jess Winfield Volume 15 #3 (Autumn 2017)

  The historic neighborhood of Algiers Point, a short ferry ride across the Mississippi from the boozy French Quarter, is the city’s second-oldest ward. The Dry Dock Cafe, immediately opposite[…]

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Charlie’s Drive-In, in Hortonville, Wisconsin

Jess Winfield Volume 15 #1 (Spring 2017)

On a sleepy stretch of State Highway 15 in Hortonville, Wisconsin, sits a time capsule of kitschy car culture: Charlie’s Drive-In. Family owned since 1965 and currently operated by the[…]

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Smoky Mountain Diner in Hot Springs, North Carolina

Tony Craig Volume 14 #4 (Winter 2016)

Ask any food aficionado, and that tasteful traveler will likely tell you that discovering a great diner is an experience akin to uncovering a genuine corner of paradise. Entrepreneur Clarence[…]

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Maine Diner in Wells, Maine

Jess Winfield Volume 14 #3 (Autumn 2016)

If you find yourself traveling down U.S. Route One in Maine, you’re going to want to check out Maine diner. This diner is acclaimed to have “world-famous food like grandma[…]

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Red Arrow Diner in Manchester, New Hampshire

Frank Brusca Volume 14 #2 (Summer 2016)

If you are a presidential candidate in the New Hampshire primary, you eat at local diners. And the diner in New Hampshire’s largest city is the Red Arrow. This classic[…]

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