Best Diner

Breakfast, lunch and dinner come with a show at Ellen’s Stardust Diner, home to The Original World Famous Singing Waitstaff™. The Stardusters sing for guests as they serve, and many have gone on to Broadway in shows like Wicked, Jersey Boys and The Lion King. Every meal comes with the chance to hear a future star before the rest of the world does.
A Theater District tradition since 1987, Ellen’s opened at 1650 Broadway at 51st Street as New York City’s first 1950s-themed restaurant. Owner Ellen Hart Sturm, Miss Subways 1959, filled it with nostalgia and heart, from the retro memorabilia to the drive-in screen. Named The City’s Best Diner every year since 2023, Ellen’s is grateful to every guest who comes for the food, stays for the Stardusters and helps keep the place shining.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner come with a show at Ellen’s Stardust Diner, home to The Original World Famous Singing Waitstaff™. The Stardusters sing for guests as they serve, and many have gone on to Broadway in shows like Wicked, Jersey Boys and The Lion King. Every meal comes with the chance to hear a future star before the rest of the world does.
A Theater District tradition since 1987, Ellen’s opened at 1650 Broadway at 51st Street as New York City’s first 1950s-themed restaurant. Owner Ellen Hart Sturm, Miss Subways 1959, filled it with nostalgia and heart, from the retro memorabilia to the drive-in screen. Named The City’s Best Diner every year since 2023, Ellen’s is grateful to every guest who comes for the food, stays for the Stardusters and helps keep the place shining.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner come with a show at Ellen’s Stardust Diner, home to The Original World Famous Singing Waitstaff™. The Stardusters sing for guests as they serve, and many have gone on to Broadway in shows like Wicked, Jersey Boys and The Lion King. Every meal comes with the chance to hear a future star before the rest of the world does.
A Theater District tradition since 1987, Ellen’s opened at 1650 Broadway at 51st Street as New York City’s first 1950s-themed restaurant. Owner Ellen Hart Sturm, Miss Subways 1959, filled it with nostalgia and heart, from the retro memorabilia to the drive-in screen. Named The City’s Best Diner every year since 2023, Ellen’s is grateful to every guest who comes for the food, stays for the Stardusters and helps keep the place shining.