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What Happened to Bubba's Diner After Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 6 San Anselmo, California

Current status

Closed

As of October 2026, Bubba's Diner has closed — confirmed via Yelp, February 2026.

What the source shows: Two separate Yelp listings for the San Anselmo Avenue address are both marked 'CLOSED' with updates dated February 2026, and Foursquare separately lists the address as now closed. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Bubba's Diner in San Anselmo, California, in the 'Biscuits, Bagels and BLTs' episode (S6E5), which aired 2009-05-04, spotlighting the diner's home-style comfort food. Bubba's Diner operated on San Anselmo Avenue in downtown San Anselmo. According to Yelp, listings for the address updated February 2026 mark both 'Bubba's Diner' and 'Bubba's Fine Diner' as permanently closed. Foursquare separately lists the address as now closed. This search did not locate a dated news account of when the closure occurred.

The episode Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 6

Episode 5
Aired
Title: Biscuits, Bagels and BLTs · What was featured: the diner's home-style comfort food
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Sources we checked 3 references

  1. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/bubbas-diner-san-anselmo
  2. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/bubbas-fine-diner-san-anselmo
  3. Foursquare https://foursquare.com/v/bubbas-diner/4a75f075f964a520bee11fe3
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Record ddd-0216 · checked by Cal Marchetti.