Some people drive an hour for a concert, and some drive an hour for pancakes. In Watertown, Massachusetts, there is a small diner built inside a train car that makes the second choice look very smart.
The menu lists six different kinds of pancakes, and the coffee keeps coming as long as you keep sitting. Breakfast is served all day, the counter faces the kitchen, and the room seats only around thirty people, so the crowd can feel like one big table.
Locals treat it like a weekly habit, and folks from the South Shore make the trip on purpose. Keep reading to learn which pancakes get the most love, the secret item that is not printed on the menu, the best days to grab a seat, and the one stairway detail that saves first-timers from a mix-up at the door.
A Train Car on Mt Auburn Street
Every great road trip needs a destination, and this one parks itself right on a busy Watertown corner. Deluxe Town Diner sits at 627 Mt Auburn St, Watertown, MA 02472, in the United States…