A Small-Town CNY Diner Just Cleaned Up Big
There’s a little diner in Central New York that doesn’t bother with websites, advertising, or even credit cards—and somehow just took home top honors in not one, not two, but three major categories. Best Diner. Best Breakfast. Best Brunch. All in 2026.
Not exactly the kind of place chasing awards… it just quietly keeps serving plates and letting word of mouth do the rest.
Where a 10-Cent Coffee Still Has a Story
Along NY-31 in Canastota sits Flo’s Diner, a spot that’s been doing things its own way since 1976.
That’s when Florence Hoch and her husband, Harold, opened the doors, and one of their simplest ideas became a legend: 10-cent coffee…