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But where did these restaurants made of chrome and neon originate? Here’s the history of diner dining, from their Lunch Wagon ancestors to those “We Are Happy to Serve You” take-out cups, adapted from ...

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Diners have a mystique. Nowhere more so than in New Jersey — where those art deco eateries are as much of a cliché as gangsters and tomatoes. And nowhere is this better reflected than in pop culture.

You’re reading the Food Scene newsletter, Helen Rosner’s guide to what, where, and how to eat. Sign up to receive it in your inbox. I always read the whole menu at a diner, but I don’t really need to.

New Jersey is the spiritual home of the American diner, with more diners than in any other state. But what does the future hold for these calorific local institutions? Diners are part of our mythology ...

Hungry at 3 a.m.? Head home and go to sleep. You’re out of luck. Shift workers, bar-hoppers and night owls don’t have nearly as many late-night dining options as they did during the pre-pandemic ...

Nothing says New Jersey like a diner. We are, after all, the diner capital of the world, with about 500 of the neon-lit wonders from Sussex to Cape May, Bergen to Salem. They’re everywhere - major ...

In late 2020, in the wake of pandemic-created restaurant closures, we proclaimed the 24-hour Jersey diner was on life support. Many previous 24-hour diners had curtailed their hours; only a handful of ...