I Visited 2 New Jersey Diners to See Why American Diners Are Dying
NEWS | 13 October 2025
Business Insider Producer Abby Narishkin with Jimmy Greberis, owner of Summit Diner, named the best in the state. Business Insider Producer Abby Narishkin with Jimmy Greberis, owner of Summit Diner, named the best in the state. David Degner/Business Insider Business Insider Producer Abby Narishkin with Jimmy Greberis, owner of Summit Diner, named the best in the state. David Degner/Business Insider lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Diners are disappearing across America. From the 1950s to the 2000s, the number in the US dropped from roughly 6,000 to 2,500. I've seen headlines decrying a 50-year-old one becoming a marijuana dispensary and a San Fransico institution that closed after eight decades. But are American diners truly on their way out? I went to New Jersey's busiest diner, and one of the state's oldest, to find out. New Jersey is the diner capital of America, boasting more than any other state. But even there, it's estimated that 150 have closed in the last decade.
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