Silver Star Restaurant – diner

Family-owned Greek diner on Second Avenue in Lenox Hill since 1965, flipping pancakes, omelets, and Greek specialties from 6 a.m. to nearly 11 nightly for the Upper East Side's locals, hospital shifts, and subway commuters. Large homemade portions carry vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free lanes, with group brunches, delivery apps, and reservations for six-plus. It suits Lenox Hill breakfast rituals, post-shift comfort plates, spanakopita-with-your-eggs orders, and neighbors who count sixty years as the only review that matters. The corner's steady clientele — doormen, nurses, and three generations of regulars — keeps the room honest in a neighborhood of churn.

Rating: 4/50

Cuisine: diner

Price range: $$

Currently closed