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The Diner Restaurant Review

44 Ninth Ave. (14th St.) Send to Phone
New YorkNY 10011
212-627-2230 | Menu
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This painfully hip Diner dishes up deliciously classic comfort food. The Diner Restaurant is one of our 2012 | Top 10 NY Diner Restaurants | Top 10 NY 24-Hour Restaurants |

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Is there anything better than comfort food and a classic diner? A place where fried chicken means deep-fried---not once but twice---and it's served with chive-whipped potatoes. Where macaroni and cheese ooze over pieces of spicy chorizo and a lobster roll overflows onto the plate. Where corn is served both on the cob and in the bread. Likewise, where else could you forget the carb-counting and dive into mouthwatering chocolate-banana breading pudding? Luckily for New York, the owners of Candela, Tao and Rue 57 also had the same cravings and the result is The Diner---a classic homage to the '30s and '40s in the trendy Meatpacking District. Burgundy leather banquettes, stainless steel accents and the black-and-white terrazzo floor harken to bygone days, but the lively music and bar scene transform ye olde soda fountain into a hip hotspot. Judging by the diverse crowd, classic comfort food may be this season for a long time to come.

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