New Jersey’s diner dominance isn’t just about quantity (although, yes, the state boasts more than 500 diners, more per square mile than anywhere else in the country). It’s also about history.

Back in 1912, the first stationary diner was opened in Newark. Before that, lunch wagons—portable food carts—served late-night workers. But Jersey took things further, anchoring those wagons to the ground, adding booths, and building what we now think of as the quintessential American diner.

It’s not just the chrome, the jukeboxes, or the retro vibes (though that helps). It’s the menu. Walk into any Jersey diner, and you’ll get:

24-hour service

Pages upon pages of options: pancakes, omelets, triple-decker sandwiches, Greek specialties, Italian pastas, meatloaf, seafood, and so much more

House-made desserts under glass domes: cheesecake, rice pudding, rainbow layer cakes

Real-deal coffee refills and that “hon” service that makes you feel like family

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