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Is The Paper Bag Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 41 Gainesville, Florida

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, The Paper Bag is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 8, 2026.

What the source shows: The restaurant's own website, carrying a 2026 copyright and an active hiring notice, plus a Google Places record checked in September 2026, both show The Paper Bag currently operating in Gainesville. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

On the Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives episode "Sandwich Shenanigans" (aired April 11, 2025), Guy Fieri featured The Paper Bag for its deli sandwiches, breakfast plates and coffee menu. The Paper Bag is a deli and coffee shop at 209 NW 75th St in Gainesville, Florida, that also operates additional locations branded Downtown, Tower and Waldo and serves a separate catering menu, according to the restaurant's website. Since the episode, the business's own site has carried a 2026 copyright notice, an active online-ordering system and a current hiring notice for multiple locations, according to the restaurant's website checked in September 2026. The site also promotes a craft-coffee menu shared across its coffee-focused locations, according to the restaurant's website. A Google Places record checked the same month also lists the business as operational, according to Google.

The episode Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 41

Episode 6
Aired
Title: Sandwich Shenanigans · What was featured: Deli sandwiches, breakfast plates and coffee menu
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Sources we checked 2 references

  1. thepaperbagdeli.com http://www.thepaperbagdeli.com/
  2. Google https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=The+Paper+Bag%2C+209+NW+75th+St+Ste+30%2C+Gainesville%2C+FL+32607
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Record ddd-1537 · checked by Cal Marchetti.