Is Modern Diner Still Open? Food Paradise Update (Pawtucket, RI)
Food Paradise, Season 1 Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Current status
As of October 2026, Modern Diner is open — confirmed via Yelp, September 2026.
What the source shows: Yelp's listing for the diner is marked 'Updated September 2026,' and the restaurant's own website, checked 2026-09-08, described its history and historic-landmark status. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 1, Episode 8
- Address 364 East Ave, Pawtucket, RI 02860
- Website themoderndinerri.com
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What happened after Food Paradise?
The episode featured the Modern Diner's classic diner breakfast fare, including the French toast that earned the restaurant national recognition in 2016. According to Wikipedia, the Modern Diner is a historic diner in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and it was the first diner in the country accepted to the National Register of Historic Places, a distinction the restaurant's own website, themoderndinerri.com, also lists. The business is a family-owned diner at 364 East Avenue in Pawtucket. Yelp's listing for the diner, marked "Updated September 2026" and carrying more than 350 photos and reviews, listed it as a diner serving breakfast and lunch at that address, with reported hours of 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. daily. According to themoderndinerri.com, checked 2026-09-08, the site was reachable and described the diner's history and historic-landmark status, consistent with the same family-run breakfast spot shown on the episode.
The episode
Also in Season 1
Season 1: 85 of 114 still open · 3 renamed, moved or under new owners
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Ep 7Ben and Jerry's
Open - Open
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Ep 8Empire Diner
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Ep 8Fog City Diner
Closed - Open
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Ep 8Papermoon Diner
Open -
Ep 8Rosie's Diner
Closed
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Sources we checked
- Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/modern-diner-pawtucket
- themoderndinerri.com http://www.themoderndinerri.com/
- Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Diner
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Record fp-0060 · checked by Cal Marchetti.