Diners, Drive-ins and Dives Restaurant Updates — May 2026: What's New & What's Closed
Keeping up with every restaurant Guy Fieri has visited on Diners, Drive-ins and Dives is a full-time labor of love. Since fall 2025 we have processed four waves of updates to our database, adding 33 brand-new locations, removing one duplicate, and marking 31 restaurants as permanently closed. The result: our Diners, Drive-ins and Dives directory now stands at 1,627 active and archived locations with 1,327 open and 300 closed.
This is an update to both the FlavortownUSA website and mobile apps. All new locations, closures, and data refreshes are live right now on the site and in the latest version of the app. Make sure your app is up to date to see all 1,627 locations on the go.
Below is the full story of every change, organized by update wave so you can see exactly which Diners, Drive-ins and Dives spots moved and when.
May 2026 — Spring Refresh & Data Overhaul (v6.5.0)
The most recent update was a sweeping spring refresh. Eleven new Diners, Drive-ins and Dives spots were added, we eliminated a long-standing duplicate entry, refreshed details for over 1,038 existing restaurants (view counts, social links, listing metadata), and confirmed one additional closure.
New locations (11):
- Nixtaco
- NEVS Barbecue
- Angkor Chef
- El Halal Amigos
- Driftwood
- The Bywater
- Wok by The Beach
- Tank House BBQ and Bar
- Vietnoms
- Don Ramon WPB
- Pizza Supreme Being
Duplicate removed:
- Granzella's Restaurant (duplicate entry cleaned up)
Closed in this update (1):
- El Bohio Restaurant — marked permanently closed
After this wave: 1,627 total restaurants — 1,327 open, 300 closed.
April 2026 — Biggest Diners, Drive-ins and Dives Drop of the Year (v6.3.0)
April's update was the largest content release in this cycle: 17 new restaurants featured on Food Network's Diners, Drive-ins and Dives joined the directory, we refreshed information for 960 existing listings, and confirmed 3 permanent closures.
New locations (17):
- Alainas Cafe
- BJ's Barbecue
- Foothills Grange
- Fox Tale Fermentation Project
- Good Hot Fish
- Huli Sue's BBQ and Grill
- Island Taste Caribbean Grill
- Little Chango
- MF International
- Moo Dang
- Mum Foods
- Namo Cafe Bistro
- Park By Sidewalk Citizen
- Regina's Westside
- Shiki Menya
- Smiling with Hope Pizza
- Tasty Dumpling
Closed in this update (3):
- Blue Plate Diner
- Cafe On The Route
- Unideli
After this wave: 1,617 total restaurants — 1,318 open, 299 closed.
December 2025 / February 2026 — New Arrivals & Closures (v6.2.0)
This wave brought the first batch of new Diners, Drive-ins and Dives additions in several months alongside a large round of closure confirmations. We added 5 new restaurants Guy Fieri visited on the show and marked 14 more as permanently closed.
New locations (5):
- Jane Bond BBQ
- KungFood Amerasia (Covington, KY)
- Papa What You Cooking
- Pat and Betty
- R Town Pizza
Closed in this update (14):
- Washington: Pizzeria Credo, Vinny's Bakery
- Ohio: Sweet Carrot, Kiki College Hill
- Florida: The Butcher and The Bar, Doce Provisions
- California: Humboldt Sweets
- Georgia: Pijiu Belly
- North Carolina: Sweet n Savory Cafe
- Oregon: Rockin Dave's Bistro and Backstage Lounge
- New Mexico: Donabe Asian Kitchen
- Nebraska: Modern Love
- New York: Rye, Polka Catering
After this wave: 1,600 total restaurants — 1,304 open, 296 closed.
November 2025 — Status Refresh (v6.1.0)
Our first update of the season was a pure status pass: no new additions, but we documented 13 permanent closures across Diners, Drive-ins and Dives so fans planning a Guy Fieri road trip won't show up to a locked door.
"We always hate marking a Diners, Drive-ins and Dives spot closed — it usually means a great family-owned place has called it a day. But accurate data beats false hope."
Closed in this update (13):
- California (4): The Broken Record Bar (San Francisco), ChaCha Chili (Los Angeles), Cafe Nooner (San Jose), Azla Ethiopian Vegan (Los Angeles)
- Hawaii (2): Camilles on Wheels (Kauai), Fleetwoods on Front Street (Maui)
- Washington (2): Fish Tale Brewpub (Olympia), The Folded Pizza Pie (Bellingham)
- New York (1): The Smoke Joint (Brooklyn)
- Oregon (1): The Sandwich League (Portland)
- Colorado (1): Spice Island Grill (Aurora)
- Washington D.C. (1): Carving Room
- British Columbia (1): Jackalopes (Vancouver)
After this wave: 1,595 total restaurants — 1,313 open, 282 closed.
By the Numbers
Here's the full picture across all four Diners, Drive-ins and Dives update waves since November 2025:
| Update | New | Closed | Removed | Total After |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| v6.5.0 — May 2026 | 11 | 1 | 1 (duplicate) | 1,627 |
| v6.3.0 — April 2026 | 17 | 3 | — | 1,617 |
| v6.2.0 — December 2025 / February 2026 | 5 | 14 | — | 1,600 |
| v6.1.0 — November 2025 | 0 | 13 | — | 1,595 |
| Totals | 33 | 31 | 1 | 1,627 |
Of the 1,627 Diners, Drive-ins and Dives locations now in our directory, 82% — 1,327 restaurants — are still open and ready for your next Guy Fieri-inspired road trip. The remaining 300 are documented for completeness and for fans who love the full history of the Food Network show.
We update the database with every new Diners, Drive-ins and Dives episode cycle and whenever fans or our own research surface closures. If you spot something missing or out of date, drop us a note — we rely on the Triple D community to keep these lists accurate.
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