Start your day with a good cup of coffee
One of the most unique diners you'll come across in Gainesville
Open 363 days per year except December 25 and January 1
Start your day with a good cup of coffee
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Gainesville's 16th Avenue Diner offers a fantastic dining experience.
Lunch favorites everybody loves
Foodies ahoy!
At 16th Avenue Diner, our mission is to provide you with a memorable experience every time you visit us. We take pride in using only the freshest, highest-quality ingredients in every dish we serve. In addition to our classic meals, we invite you to try our house favorites: biscuits with homemade sausage gravy, corned beef hash, country-fried steak, and pork chops—all handpicked by our valued customers. Come and experience the difference that personalized service and food made with love and dedication can make!
CUSTOMERS REVIEWS
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Hidden diner in Gainesville! Great family style meals! Large portions, delicious, and great price! They are open 7 days a week and the service is quick and efficient! I had the classic breakfast with scrambled eggs, hash browns, and nettles sausage with a biscuit not pictured. Everything was delicious! It was all gone. The biscuit was fluffy and fantastic! If you love breakfast or lunch definitely give them a try! 
Myesha S.
10/16/2023 - The service was great and the food was even better. I got a chicken tender wrap and it was everything I wanted it to be at a reasonable price. Would recommend.
Jon M.
10/18/2019 -
Looking for a good breakfast/brunch on game day, and this came up pretty well rated. Like others have posted, it's a small, family type establishment. Very welcoming, even the other customers were super friendly.
We both got the basic breakfast, eggs, grits, bacon, sausage and a pancake. Everything came out quick and cooked well, there was one little hiccup, but it's fine.
Watching them cook in front of us was great. You can tell they work well together and are good at their jobs.
The line out front never really stopped, but not overwhelming, regulars stopped in, ordering "the usual" to go.
The young man in charge of the counter did great and was very friendly. I would definitely recommend it. We will be back 
Ash W.
11/27/2023 - Nice little diner! We needed a quickly lunch stop and popped in....had a cheeseburger with fries and a grilled cheese with coleslaw and a coke. The fries they served that day were like the mix between a steak fry-potato wedge-curly fry! Food was good and everyone working there was courteous. The only part of the experience that I had a little trouble with was that the place definitely has a heavy griddle/frying smell.
Amanda P.
1/13/2023 - Yelped this place this morning and it was even better then the reviews. It's a small diner but big on great food and service. From the owner to all the service employees they seem genuinely happy to be there and give great service.
James C.
11/09/2023 - Doesn't look like much from the outside, but the food and the service is superb. Classic hole-in-the-wall cuisine and ambience. This diner is now in my regular lunch rotation. Jeremiah G.
3/02/2020
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They're under new ownership, but they haven't changed the menu. My chicken wrap was cooked to perfection. The tortilla was light, and the chicken was crispy and juicy. The owner and his wife were genuinely interested in making sure everyone was taken care of and enjoying the food. They may add a few new items soon, but for now, it's still the same great food and service as always.
Happy Me
March 29, 2023 -
Excellent place. Went at opening time and was met with friendly service, good coffee and a great omelette. Nice local feel to it and set me up for a day's birding on the prairie.
Drew Whitelegg
April 29, 2023 -
The diner is small but I get it. We went early in the morning and it wasn't crowded. The food was delivered promptly and piping hot. A little salt and pepper was needed. It was a great experience with my little one. The day was gloomy and cold outside but the food was comforting. I will say it got smokey inside from the grill but they remedied that by opening the window above the door.
Sarah- Cortina Shepherd
December 29, 2022 -
This is a wonderful little diner that is tucked away in a little plaza and well-worth hunting down. A waitress took our drink order shortly after sitting down, gave us adequate time to review the menu, and kept our coffee mugs filled. There were 6 if us and were well attended to. I got the biscuits & gravy - they were delicious. The gravy was a little spicy, but I liked the little zing of flavor. The grits were good too. The others I went with either got breakfast sandwiches or a classic plate - they all enjoyed their food too. A place that does a good homestyle breakfast is hard to find and this little diner is now on my list of places to go.
Jessica Scoates
June 29, 2022
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Working man's Diner - When I served in the Navy, I frequented many diners. In fact our slang expression was 'greasy spoons'. I ordered a classic club, it had generous amounts of turkey and... read more 
bentprop
October 6, 2016
How did I miss this place? - Had the opportunity to go have lunch there last week. We were not disappointed!!!
One of the best burgers I've had in town.............like home made.
Our server, Chelsea... read more 
pacas2015
November 13, 2019 Great Food, Great Service. - I have passed this little diner many times and always wanted to stop in but wasn't the right time. I made a point to visit there. I was recognized and... read more 
MSK1979
February 28, 2018
