Even in New Jersey, it s hard to find a diner running 24 hours a day during the COVID-19 public health crisis.
With an indoor service curfew of 10 p.m., it doesn t make much economic sense for these around-the-clock establishments to keep the lights on all night for only pickup or delivery.
But looking ahead, diners are uncertain whether the 24-hour model, or even late-night hours, can hold up when life returns to some type of normalcy. I have no idea what s going to happen are people going to start going to bars? said Bill Stathopoulos, owner of Broad Street Diner in Hamilton.