Is Harold's Café Still Open? Update (Gaffney, SC)
Current status
As of September 2026, Harold's Café is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
Last verified
What the source shows: A Yelp listing updated July 2026 shows Harold's Restaurant active with 80 reviews at 602 N Limestone Street, and the business maintains its own current website.
- Season / episode Season 1, Episode 10
- Original air date
- Address 602 N Limestone St, Gaffney, SC 29340
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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (Food Network) featured Harold's Café in Gaffney, South Carolina, in the July 2007 episode "Worth the Trip," one of the show's first-season stops. Islands.com describes the restaurant as a longtime hole-in-the-wall serving Southern comfort food and states it has served customers since 1932. A Yelp listing updated in July 2026 shows Harold's Restaurant active at 602 North Limestone Street with 80 reviews and 94 photos, and lists hours of 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday. The business maintains its own website, haroldsrestaurant.com, and a listed phone line at 864-489-9153. Harold's appears to have continued operating in the same Gaffney location for more than nine decades since opening, per Islands.com, well beyond its original 2007 Food Network appearance.
Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
- Season / episode
- Season 1, Episode 10
- Original air date
- Episode title
- Worth the Trip
- What was featured
- Southern comfort food at a longtime Gaffney hole-in-the-wall
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- Harold's Café
Frequently asked questions
Is Harold's Café still open in 2026?
As of September 2026, Harold's Café is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
What happened to Harold's Café after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (Food Network) featured Harold's Café in Gaffney, South Carolina, in the July 2007 episode "Worth the Trip," one of the show's first-season stops. As of September 2026, Harold's Café is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
Where is Harold's Café located?
602 N Limestone St, Gaffney, SC 29340. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.
What season and episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Harold's Café?
Season 1, Episode 10 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, first aired July 16, 2007. The episode is titled “Worth the Trip”.
What do reviews say since Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
A Yelp listing updated in July 2026 shows Harold's Restaurant active at 602 North Limestone Street with 80 reviews and 94 photos, and lists hours of 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.
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Visit info
- Address
- 602 N Limestone St, Gaffney, SC 29340
- Venue type
- diner
- Official website
- haroldsrestaurant.com
- State hub
- TV restaurants in South Carolina
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Sources
- Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/harolds-restaurant-gaffney
- islands.com — https://www.islands.com/2059359/harolds-restaurant-south-carolinas-coolest-hole-wall-quaint-old-school-diner-featured-guy-fieri/
- haroldsrestaurant.com — https://haroldsrestaurant.com/
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