💬 Opinion May 9, 2026 · C. Jarrett Dieterle

New Jersey's Iconic Diners Are Dying. This Is the Wrong Way To Save Them.

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New Jersey's Iconic Diners Are Dying. This Is the Wrong Way To Save Them.
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It's hard not to love a diner. Spacious red booths, coffee served in white ceramic mugs, and breakfast available at any hour have made these institutions a quintessentially American experience. Although these establishments dot the country, perhaps no state is more associated with the iconic diner than New Jersey, which declares itself the "diner capital of the world."
But New Jersey's diners are apparently in trouble. As many as 100 have shuttered in the past decade, according to Amanda Stone,

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