Is Mustache Bill's Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update

Part 1 — Season 2, Episode 13 Aired January 28, 2008

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Mustache Bill's Diner, a 1950s-style diner in Barnegat Light, New Jersey established in 1959, for its classic breakfast fare and fried seafood platters during the episode "The New Jersey Diner Tour," which aired 2008-01-28. The diner is cash-only and named for longtime owner Bill Smith, who started there as a 12-year-old busboy, and it has received the James Beard Foundation's America's Classics award. A site check on 2026-09-08 found the diner's own website listing current Friday–Sunday hours of 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and noting the building remains for sale or lease. A Yelp listing updated August 2026 shows the same reduced weekend schedule, with reviews continuing into that month referencing dishes such as eggs Benedict and Taylor's pork roll.

Part 2 — Season 21, Episode 15 Aired December 23, 2014

Mustache Bill's Diner is a small, cash-only breakfast-and-lunch counter on Long Beach Island, serving classic diner plates from a modest storefront at 704 Broadway in Barnegat Light, New Jersey. The diner has earned recognition from the James Beard Foundation's America's Classics award, according to Tripadvisor, and reviewers describe large portions and attentive service. A website check on 2026-09-08 found the diner's own site listing current hours of Friday through Sunday, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., with a notice that the building remains for sale or lease, according to mustachebills.com.

A Yelp listing updated in August 2026 shows an active review page with a phone number and no closure marker, according to Yelp. Tripadvisor lists the diner at 4.3 of 5 stars, ranked number 14 of 159 restaurants in Barnegat Light, according to Tripadvisor.