Court Square Diner
Diner · Long Island City
45-30 23rd St, Long Island City, NY 11101
Highlights
24/7 diner with retro feel, massive menu, and comfort food.
24/7 diner with retro feel, massive menu, and comfort food.
"Hours: 24/7 Not much has changed at Court Square Diner since brothers Steve and Nick Kanellos started running the joint in 1991, even as Long Island City has welcomed glitzy food halls and developments to the neighborhood. The 24-hour diner serves a standard, multi-page diner menu with hero sandwiches, over a dozen omelets, and Jell-O." - Emma Orlow
"We love diners for so many reasons, one of which is that pretty much anything goes. At Court Square Diner, a 24-hour chrome institution in Long Island City, we’ve witnessed babies screaming, babies sleeping, toddlers throwing fistfuls of very good curly fries, and preteens rolling their eyes at their moms—all at once. No one cares. The other customers are too busy stuffing their faces with waffles. Plus, the endless menu has something everyone in your family can enjoy." - willa moore, molly fitzpatrick, sonal shah
"This massive birthday cake of a diner, modern in form but ancient in spirit, lies just east of the commercial strip of Jackson Avenue, with MOMA’s P.S.1 only a stone’s throw away. Hence the presence of office workers and art hangers-on among the colorful mix of patrons, who tuck into disco fries with bacon, crispy taquitos, and vegan chicken fingers, among other smaller dishes that encourage snacking." - Melissa McCart
"As one of the increasingly rare 24-hour spots left in the city, Court Square Diner in Long Island City is as much a restaurant as it is a public good. Even if you’re not a regular—at least, not yet—you’re bound to feel like one at this shiny, retro-styled joint in the shadow of the 7 train. At any hour, you’ll encounter a cross-section of fellow New Yorkers enjoying a golden-brown belgian waffle or the extremely gooey french onion soup: construction workers in hi-vis vests, subway conductors, two-year-old kids throwing fistfuls of (very good) curly fries from their booster seats, or 22-year-old kids coming in straight from the afterparty. We once spent 24 full hours here and it was a great time." - willa moore, molly fitzpatrick, will hartman, bryan kim, neha talreja, sonal shah
"Court Square Diner is doing delivery and takeout online and a few other platforms, and they make a better turkey club than you do (probably)." - hannah albertine, nikko duren, bryan kim, arden shore, matt tervooren
