Three Decker Diner
Diner · Greenpoint ·
Classic diner with triple-decker sandwiches & Tex-Mex
Classic diner with triple-decker sandwiches & Tex-Mex
"Three Decker Diner has been open in Greenpoint since 1945, but it recently changed owners. Gavin Compton, the owner of Variety Coffee Roasters, and Eduardo Sandoval, behind the Blue Collar burger chain, are now steering the ship. The food has improved and the prices are fair: disco fries, fajitas, hard shell tacos, chicken Caesar wraps, wings, pancakes, and waffles are all available around the clock, usually for around $10. Unlimited coffee from Variety costs a few dollars and makes for some of our favorite diner coffee in town. The restaurant opens at 7 a.m." - Melissa McCart
"Like the name suggests, the Three Decker specializes in club sandwiches, and has lately spruced up the menu with Tex Mex fare. Now owned by a coffee company, the joe is the best in town for a diner, with one free refill. Despite improvements, the layout is still pleasantly retro-diner, with a short lunch counter, and further seats along a shelf that looks out onto Greenpoint’s busiest corner." - Melissa McCart
"Despite a recent change in ownership, this Greenpoint establishment—around since 1945—is still charmingly dilapidated, with scuffed floors and water glasses that are slowly deteriorating. The menu is appropriately enormous, and the food is perfectly basic, with plenty of options in the $15 range. Get a turkey club with strips of chewy bacon, or go for something a little more ambitious, like jumbo shrimp scampi or a full turkey dinner with stuffing and cranberry sauce." - willa moore, molly fitzpatrick, will hartman, bryan kim, neha talreja, sonal shah
"The onion rings and quesadillas at Three Decker Diner taste like onion rings and quesadillas. Nothing fancy, yet deeply comforting. New owners took over in 2023, but this roughly 80-year-old spot hasn’t gone the nouveau-retro route of Golden Diner and Revelie Luncheonette. The windows are scratched, the blinds are off-kilter, and the decaying interior is brown and mustard yellow. When you’re reached your capacity for small plates, $30 burgers, and anything with ramps, pop in for a fundamentally sound turkey club with a side of curly fries. The menu is vast, with sandwiches, breakfast items, and entrees like shrimp scampi, and the place is open from 7am until at least midnight every day. photo credit: Bryan Kim" - Bryan Kim
"I note the takeover of Three Decker Diner by the Variety Coffee folks, and that it stays open until 10 p.m., midnight, or 2 a.m., depending on the day." - Melissa McCart
