{"id":78506,"date":"2025-12-22T22:31:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T22:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/78506\/"},"modified":"2025-12-22T22:31:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T22:31:08","slug":"americas-best-diners-list-includes-3-upstate-new-york-favorites-this-is-cny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/78506\/","title":{"rendered":"America\u2019s best diners list includes 3 Upstate New York favorites \u2013 This is CNY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"group of plates with breakfast food at a diner\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/HC27NGSPVBBUPMCFDMHS6GERJM.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"600\"\/>Breakfast dishes at R Diner Breakfast at &#8220;R&#8221; Diner in Central Square (Danielle Benjamin | Contributing Writer) (Danielle Benjamin\/Danielle Benjamin) <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">There\u2019s nothing quite like an early morning, or late night, at a greasy spoon diner. And according to a new national list, some of the very best are right here in Upstate New York.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The Phoenicia Diner in Phoenicia, the \u201cHistoric\u201d Village Diner in Red Hook and the Eveready Diner in Hyde Park all landed on <a href=\"https:\/\/huckberry.com\/journal\/posts\/the-25-best-diners-in-america\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/huckberry.com\/journal\/posts\/the-25-best-diners-in-america\">Huckberry<\/a>\u2019s list of America\u2019s 25 best diners. The clothing retailer praised each spot for delivering classic comfort food alongside a heavy dose of nostalgia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Here\u2019s what makes each one stand out.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/RX3W4TB5IBGNDCIL5N4VDOYOVM.JPG\"  width=\"800\" height=\"532\"\/>Phoenicia Diner in Upstate New York Phoenicia Diner, 5681 NY-28, Phoenicia, NY Catskill Region.  Michael Greenlar | NYUp.com (Michael Greenlar | NYUp.com\/Michael Greenlar | NYUp.com) <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Phoenicia Diner <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">5681 State Route 28, Phoenicia<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">If you\u2019re headed to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorkupstate.com\/catskills\/2015\/04\/the_best_x_places_to_eat_in_the_catskills.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.newyorkupstate.com\/catskills\/2015\/04\/the_best_x_places_to_eat_in_the_catskills.html\">Catskills<\/a>, a stop at the Phoenicia Diner is practically mandatory. Built in 1962 and relocated to the tiny town of Phoenicia, population about 300, in the 1980s, the diner still oozes mid-century charm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The Phoenicia has earned praise from \u201cThe New York Times\u201d and has appeared in movies and television, most recently as the fictional Pip\u2019s Bar and Grille in Apple TV+\u2019s hit series <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorkupstate.com\/entertainment\/2025\/02\/step-into-severance-visit-stunning-upstate-ny-locations-featured-in-the-hit-tv-show.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.newyorkupstate.com\/entertainment\/2025\/02\/step-into-severance-visit-stunning-upstate-ny-locations-featured-in-the-hit-tv-show.html\">\u201cSeverance.\u201d<\/a> Huckberry recommends fueling up here before a hike with an order of the diner\u2019s home fries, known locally as Phoenician potatoes.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/JBAGHLGB6JH65AB7GQ6FI44UWQ.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"597\"\/>The &#8220;Historic&#8221; Village Diner 1927 Village Diner in Red Hook, NY. Listed on National Register of Historic Places. Richard Berkowitz | Getty Images (Richard Berkowitz\/Richard Berkowitz | Getty Images) <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The \u201cHistoric\u201d Village Diner<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">7550 N Broadway, Red Hook<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">From the 1920s through the 1950s, the Silk City Diners division of the Paterson Vehicle Co. produced prefabricated diners that popped up across the country. Several still exist in Upstate New York, from a rescue in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorkupstate.com\/central-ny\/2025\/01\/couple-rescues-vintage-1951-tin-diner-to-build-dream-restaurant-in-cayuga-county.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.newyorkupstate.com\/central-ny\/2025\/01\/couple-rescues-vintage-1951-tin-diner-to-build-dream-restaurant-in-cayuga-county.html\">Finger Lakes<\/a>, a 1940s restoration in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-diner-horseheads.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.the-diner-horseheads.com\/\">Southern Tier<\/a>, and a ramen house in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorkupstate.com\/news\/2017\/05\/upstate_ny_closed_businesses_memories_iconic_shopping_long_gone.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.newyorkupstate.com\/news\/2017\/05\/upstate_ny_closed_businesses_memories_iconic_shopping_long_gone.html\">Albany<\/a>, but the \u201cHistoric\u201d Village Diner in Red Hook just might be among the oldest. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Dating back to the 1920s, the diner was designed to resemble a railroad dining car. Its cozy interior and vintage details pair perfectly with a menu full of classic comfort food, making it a favorite stop in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorkupstate.com\/hudson-valley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.newyorkupstate.com\/hudson-valley\/\">Hudson Valley<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ZJKUFDJS2RGKVHN7YHMSVI77LI.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"260\"\/>Eveready Diner Eveready Diner in Hyde Park, N.Y. Joseph Sohm | Getty Images (Joseph Sohm; Visions of America\/Joseph Sohm | Getty Images) <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Everready Diner<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">4184 Albany Post Rd, Hyde Park<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">With shiny silver chrome, this 1950s-style diner has a menu as big as its reputation. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorkupstate.com\/hudson-valley\/2019\/12\/a-dining-guide-to-the-845-50-cant-miss-places-to-eat-in-the-hudson-valley.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.newyorkupstate.com\/hudson-valley\/2019\/12\/a-dining-guide-to-the-845-50-cant-miss-places-to-eat-in-the-hudson-valley.html\">Eveready<\/a> earned national fame when it was featured on \u201cDiners, Drive-Ins and Dives\u201d with Guy Fieri in the Season 1 \u201cLocal Legends\u201d episode. On the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorkupstate.com\/restaurants\/2016\/10\/upstate_ny_restaurants_youve_seen_on_tv_food_network_celebrity_chefs.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.newyorkupstate.com\/restaurants\/2016\/10\/upstate_ny_restaurants_youve_seen_on_tv_food_network_celebrity_chefs.html\">Food Network<\/a> show, Fieri highlighted the diner\u2019s scratch-made pancake batter and house-baked bread. Huckberry reminds diners to save room for one of Everready\u2019s six pie flavors. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Breakfast dishes at R Diner Breakfast at &#8220;R&#8221; Diner in Central Square (Danielle Benjamin | Contributing Writer) (Danielle&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":78507,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[9,11,10,8169,8168,14724],"class_list":{"0":"post-78506","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-new-york","9":"tag-new-york-headlines","10":"tag-new-york-news","11":"tag-nyup-topstory","12":"tag-topstory","13":"tag-yahoo"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78506","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=78506"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78506\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/78507"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=78506"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=78506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}