Suburban Diner   

"The Suburban" has perfected the formula for great late-night eats: It's located along a major artery, Route 17; serves fresh food, including the requisite cheese fries and just about everything a menu can reasonably offer; and it never closes. A midnight run on this throwback diner will put you among North Jerseyans returning from the clubs and bars of Hoboken and Manhattan, high schoolers pushing the limits of curfews, cops refilling their coffee thermoses, and glassy-eyed travelers taking a break from the wheel on a journey upstate or down south. Want a western omelette followed by fried calamari? That's what diners are all about, and The Suburban takes things to the next level with cooked-to-order dishes that toss aside the greasy-spoon image of the all-night eatery. There are many local imitators, but the consistency and cleanliness of The Suburban make it stand out amid a crowded field of options for those late-night and early-morning munchies.