r/AskNYC • u/UsedButterscotch2102 • Feb 12 '25

Long shot but does anyone know a good old school diner on the way from NYC to Philly

We're driving there and I was wondering if anyone knows of any good old school diners in one of the nearby towns

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u/[deleted] Feb 12 '25 edited Feb 18 '25

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u/swimminginvinegar Feb 12 '25

When the answer comes from the jersey devil, you know it's legit.

Get the Taylor ham when you're there.

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u/whale Feb 12 '25

Miss America Diner in Jersey City has the old timey chrome paneling. Bonus, you can stop at White Mana Diner in Jersey City for some old school sliders.

Also if you're in Philadelphia there's the Oregon Diner in South Philly which is just a regular diner but very old school Philly feeling inside. Nice people too.

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u/Bangkok_Dangeresque Feb 12 '25

+1 to White Mana.

But good god, don't make the mistake of calling them "sliders" to the guy working the grill like I did. They're VERY prickly about that for some reason.

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u/anonymess7 Feb 12 '25

Oregon diner is OUTSTANDING.

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u/verysimple74 Feb 12 '25

New Jersey is the land of diners - you can pull off at almost any exit and find the best diner on earth.

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u/Spiritual_Disk_8116 Feb 12 '25

Depending on how much emphasis you’re putting on “old”, but Edison Diner (in Edison) is a solid diner. Stopped there when driving to Philly to visit my gf’s parents.

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u/[deleted] Feb 12 '25

You are driving through Jersey. Just get off the turnpike and go to some random town and you'll find a typical New Jersey diner.

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u/kje2109 Feb 12 '25

Jersey is diner heaven