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What Happened to Gaffey Street Diner After Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

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As of September 2026, Gaffey Street Diner has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, August 2026.

Primary source
Yelp ·
Secondary source
tripledlife.com

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What the source shows: Yelp's listing for 'The Original Gaffey Diner,' updated August 2026, marks the business permanently closed; Triple D Life's page for Gaffey Street Diner is separately labeled '[CLOSED]'.

  • Season / episode Season 1, Episode 4
  • Original air date
  • Address 247 North Gaffey Street, San Pedro, CA 90731

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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives' fourth episode, 'Breakfast' (aired 2007-05-21), featured Gaffey Street Diner, a breakfast diner at 247 North Gaffey Street in San Pedro, California, a waterfront neighborhood of Los Angeles. Yelp's listing for the business, updated in August 2026 under the name 'The Original Gaffey Diner,' marks it permanently closed. Triple D Life, a fan site that tracks the show's restaurants, separately labels its Gaffey Street Diner page '[CLOSED].' No source found for this record gives a specific closure date. A different business, Happy Diner, now operates at a separate address on North Gaffey Street, roughly a mile away, but nothing found ties that business to the original Gaffey Street Diner's ownership or brand.

Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Season / episode
Season 1, Episode 4
Original air date
Episode title
Breakfast
What was featured
classic diner breakfast fare
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Gaffey Street Diner

Frequently asked questions

Is Gaffey Street Diner still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Gaffey Street Diner has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, August 2026.

What happened to Gaffey Street Diner after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives' fourth episode, 'Breakfast' (aired 2007-05-21), featured Gaffey Street Diner, a breakfast diner at 247 North Gaffey Street in San Pedro, California, a waterfront neighborhood of Los Angeles. As of September 2026, Gaffey Street Diner has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, August 2026.

Is Gaffey Street Diner permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Gaffey Street Diner has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, August 2026. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is Gaffey Street Diner located?

247 North Gaffey Street, San Pedro, CA 90731. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Gaffey Street Diner?

Season 1, Episode 4 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, first aired May 21, 2007. The episode is titled “Breakfast”.

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Address
247 North Gaffey Street, San Pedro, CA 90731
Venue type
diner
Official website
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Sources

  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/the-original-gaffey-diner-san-pedro
  • tripledlife.com — https://tripledlife.com/restaurant/gaffey-street-diner/

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