Breakfast, they say, is the most important meal of the day. For many of us, it's also the most difficult meal to manage.

You're racing around the house to catch a train, a bus, or a flight, or to get into your car to beat the traffic, or get the kids off to school.

Mornings are hectic for sure.

In our family, breakfast is more of a weekend thing, when we have time to prepare a proper meal and relax and enjoy it at a slower pace. That said, cooking at home, although somewhat therapeutic for me, takes time, leaves a mess, and doesn't always turn out the way you want.

Enter the Jersey diner!

There are some great locations around the Garden State where I can tell you, you're gonna get a great breakfast.

Here are my top picks:

Ewing Diner (Central Jersey)

Marlboro Diner (Shore Region)

Dock Mike's Pancake House (South Jersey)

Empire Diner (North Jersey)

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