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    Gracie's on 2nd Diner

    3.3 (279 reviews)
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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Dogs allowed
    Good for groups

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    Salmon Omelet with Bialy
    Oi W.

    10/8/25 Had breakfast here and it was ok. NJ has so many diners that this is just ok compared to them. Eggs and Corned Beef Hash and Salmon Omelet. I do miss Bialys those are hard to find in NJ

    Smash Burger Oreo oat milk Milkshake
    Melisa M.

    A good diner option! The oreo oat milk milkshake was super yummy! They had a lot of food options. I also tried the smash burger and it was yummy. Service was good. They have inside and outside seating. We went late and it was open pretty late.

    Breakfast
    Tanya A.

    Gracie's is such a cozy Diner in a great location. The space itself is welcoming and the staff is a as well. I love a good lumberjack breakfast and they matched my expectations. I especially love that they have mirrors all over the space, I couldn't help but snap a few pics of myself.

    Corned Beef Hash
    Carly C.

    Walked in on a weekend morning and was seated quickly and given friendly service! The food came out quick. I got the corned beef hash and would not recommend to anyone. I ended up not eating the hash but eating everything around it. The corned beef hash felt like it was from a can. I found the place pricey for the quality of food.

    Corned Beef Hash and 2 Eggs with potatoes

    We just wanted classic diner food but instead received watery eggs, mushy potatoes, and criminally sloppy corned beef. Go across the street or down a block if you want good food. The coffee was delightfully bad. It reminded me of a sad office job I had in undergrad, where we'd brew the cheapest coffee we could find and drown it in the cheapest creamer we could find. If that's enticing, this is your place. The corned beef hash was the consistency of moist refried beans, or perhaps more akin to a chicken pot pie -- or canned dog food you'd buy for a geriatric dog you low-key hate. I actually had to look up what corned beef hash was after trying Gracie's, genuinely uncertain whether this is just how it's normally served. It isn't. Corned beef hash is savory, crispy, delicious... This "dish" was little bits of ground beef and potatoes mixed with what may have been instant-potato mix. No appreciable salt, no real texture, no savory flavor. Honestly, I'm unsure what I was served. The waiter, who was efficient and kind, assured us that this was indeed the intended texture and that nothing appeared incorrect with the dish. I asked to order some sausages (which were perfectly fine), as the corned beef was simply inedible. The waiter promptly returned and did not charge us for the sausages. Overall, I don't recommend this place, and we will only return if we need a devilish fantasy-football punishment.

    Good spot. Staff are welcoming specially Juan. Food are really great will definitely come back again

    Phil H.

    I don't eat much red meat but had a craving for a burger after attending a concert recently so we hit our local diner late night which is always open. Good burger, tasty fries, and fixins. Good service as always and food came out quick. This new location is miles ahead of the old spot.

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    Katherine K.

    Recently, three family members and I ate lunch at Gracie's Diner. It was a lot of fun! Loved the old school, comforting vibe, unmistakable NYC ambiance and roomy seating (for Manhattan). I ordered the Chicken Souvlaki Sandwich Deluxe, which was served with a Greek salad and fries. Everything was delicious, and tbh, I was so hungry that I forgot to take any food photos! Sorry, y'all ~ will, hopefully, add them the next time I go back! Post lunch, I ordered a cup of decaf coffee with oat milk, which was lovely. The wait staff was very kind and so attentive. Our main waiter returned with a cup of fresh coffee (with oak milk), before I even asked for it! All in all, Gracie's Diner comes highly recommended, especially if you're looking for a more casual, family-friendly place on the UES. There's something for everyone (including vegetarians), at this establishment. We all enjoyed what we ordered and went home both full and with leftovers for later. Best, Kat

    Robert C.

    Would you get up at 3am just for a date? Had a Thursday 9am appt for wife and I to meet NYC Elite Yelper Marianne W at Gracie's on 2nd Diner. Wednesday had woken up at 4am to catch a 7am flight from San Francisco. Thursday went to sleep at 9pm, and woke up at 8:22am. Holy s---, took a taxi to get to Gracie's on 2nd Diner from our timeshare 3 miles away. Almost had a heart attack when saw a Gracie's on the corner of 86nd and 1st windows boarded up! Met Marianne who was manning the fort, sitting at a booth for 4 for 10 minutes, despite the poor vibes from the staring waitress. Boss doesn't like people holding down unoccupied seats. Turned out Marianne had gotten up at 3am, exercised on the stationary bike and washed and dried her hair for the occasion. Pretty ordinary diner, overlooking a busy street. I thought Marianne's $17 three 8.5" chocolate chip pancakes were way overpriced even for Manhattan. My wife Janeen had a better deal with her $17 single waffle covered by two over easy eggs. You know the portions are small when extra small Marianne can finish the entire three pancakes Marianne was looking with envy as I devoured my $20 Southern burger, with a half pound patty cooked medium covered with lettuce, tomatoes, well cooked bell peppers, sauteed onions, and sweet bbq sauce, all those things she couldn't eat. Not much flavor from the lettuce nor the unripened sliced tomato. But the mountain of well cooked green bell peppers and onions hit the spot. Could have eaten the onions raw, and bbq sauce was on the mild side, not at all spicy. Came with a toasted roll and fries which seemed unsalted. Will have to remember to pay extra for sweet potato fries, a weakness of Marianne's. Service is good. Afterwards, Marianne commented that it was nice to be able to talk to friends of her own age. Fifth time in the past 6 years that we've met in NYC . Nobody in their right mind would come here in the spring of 2020, the center of the pandemic with a peak of 700 dead per week in NYC. In May 2023, I was missing a front tooth, when a crown on a root canal tooth broke. Today, had Marianne take a picture of me with Gracie.'s in the background, showing off my belt buckle and my new front tooth.

    Deyna J.

    Seated immediately although it was a busy Saturday morning for brunch. Got a great window seat. Large menu with lots of breakfast & brunch options. Items reasonably priced. I ordered the Fresh Vegetarian omelet and my boyfriend ordered the California omelet. They have $10 drink specials for brunch. We both got the grapefruit mimosa. The food was bland, but okay. Nothing special...toast is barely toasted and no salt is used in the kitchen. But there was plenty of it and we were hungry so we were satisfied. Ambiance is fine. I like a noises from a busy diner. Can't really recommend based off what we ate but maybe the sweeter breakfast options are better.

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    Many, many, many moons ago, I was a poor college kid who passed by this place every single day on…read moremy way to my internship, thinking that one day, when I'm finally not broke as hell, I will dine at this charming, retro-looking place. Fast forward to 2026 (where I'm finally not broke as hell), the day has finally come, and I am ecstatic about stepping foot into this diner that surprisingly is still standing in 2026. The inside certainly feels like a diner, but not quite the old-school dinginess that I'm used to--it's clean. Given that it was Sunday at noon, it was very crowded in there and mainly flooded with tourist groups, but a table opened up for us pretty quickly. For a NYC diner, the menu is certainly small - this is probably done to keep tables moving faster. I got the Pastrami Hash & Eggs and it was just overdone and super oily and dry--almost as if they just refried everything except the sunnyside egg. Not gonna lie, I was very disappointed, given that I had waited for so long to come here, only to get food that was an attempt to give the staleness another chance by refrying and reheating. I actually beat myself up a little the rest of the day for finishing the whole thing, knowing that the oversaltiness was flirting with opening up some high blood pressure. It was also not moderately priced by any means (was close to $30), but I know I'm helping pay for that Midtown and proximity to Central Park pricing. Not sure if I'll return, which saddens me, but also knowing that they're part of a conglomerate at Fireman Group (and still run independently in a sense) makes total sense

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