Best Diner on Long Island

Diners are as synonymous with Long Island as traffic and strip malls. Only a handful can wear the crown of Best Diner on Long Island, however. Location, service, quality of the meals—these are all criteria we’d imagine are crucial to propel nominees into the top spot. Here are this year’s winners of Best Diner on Long Island.

Long Islanders Voted Landmark Diner in Roslyn Best Diner on Long Island!

1. Landmark Diner
1027 Northern Blvd., Roslyn. 516-627-4830. www.theoriginallandmarkdiner.com
Diners are a dime a dozen on Long Island, but Landmark stands out for many reasons—one being its philosophy. Besides serving plentiful portions of mouth-watering diner fare, Landmark Diner is environmentally friendly, featuring an energy-efficient heating and cooling system, compact fluorescent lighting and eco-friendly cleaning products. In order to provide patrons with the healthiest dining experience, it utilizes a state-of-the-art water filtration system—and every chicken and beef item on the menu is guaranteed to be all-natural and free of hormones and antibiotics.

2. Empress Diner
2490 Hempstead Tpke., East Meadow. 516-796-0858
A diverse menu and speedy service, the Empress Diner has all your favorite diner foods from grilled cheese to Elvis pancakes. Yes, Elvis pancakes. What are those you ask? Well, let’s just say they are pancakes with a little bit of banana, a little bit of peanut butter, a little bit of cinnamon, and a whole lot of perfection.

3. Oconee East Diner
749 Main St., Islip. 631-581-2663
The Oconee East Diner doesn’t only have great food. This place has great spirit, so much so that it inspired a Facebook page called “The Oconee East Diner Needs More Decorations and American Flags!” which is quite frankly, the most awesome thing ever. People don’t just go to the Oconee diner to eat, they go there to socialize with a staff many consider family.