Every town, no matter the size, has a diner.  These are the special "heart" of the community, big or small.  At sunrise folks start popping in for a coffee and donut to go as they head on their way to work.  Locals will come through the door, have a hearty breakfast and maybe sit for a spell.  You want to really know what's going on in town?  Stop by the diner for the latest chit chat!

This is a list of 20 great little diners spread out all over the greater Adirondack region.  We step outside the border of the Adirondack Park to include some closer to the St. Lawrence Seaway (to the north) and down as as far as Saratoga Springs.  As you can see by the photos these places are small, and the breakfasts and lunches are big.

We have included a link (where possible) to each diner so you can check out the "specials of the day" if you are passing through.  The oldest one on this list (Lloyds of Lowville) opened 90 years ago.  Some new, young entrepreneurs have answered their breakfast muse to open up a small diner in the mountains as recently as one year ago.  We wish them great success!

Since there are too many diners in the region to include them all, we ask our readers to check and see if their favorite Adirondacks-region diner made the list.  If not, we encourage you to visit our Facebook page and give it a shout out.  We really do want to hear from you!

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The Adirondack Mountains of Upstate New York are the perfect landscape for great, small town diners. Here are 20 from the Adirondacks, North Country, and St. Lawrence Region that are delicious. Most are in the "Blue Line" but others are just outside the traditional Adirondack area, such as the Canton, Potsdam, Massena and Saratoga Springs. All 20 are great.

We know that almost every little town in the area has a diner, and some are small Mom and Pop businesses who may not even have a presence on social media. So, in an effort to get as full of list of diners in the region as possible, if your favorite one is not in this gallery please visit our Facebook page and give it a shout out. We really do want to hear from you!

Gallery Credit: Chuck D'Imperio

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Gallery Credit: Chuck D'Imperio

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