Malibu Diner In Hoboken: Large Menu, Space, Eggs Bennys All Day

HOBOKEN, NJ — Those looking for a classic Jersey diner with an extensive menu, space for groups, and eggs Benedict all day can't go wrong with the Malibu Diner in Hoboken, which has been perched at the northern entrance to the mile-square city since the 1940s.

While space for restaurants is usually limited in Hoboken, the Malibu offers two rooms with tables and booths, a wide array of breakfast, lunch, and dinner options, and a display of cakes and pies.

The lure of a diner is in its variety. The Babalis family, which took over the Malibu in 1979, offers everything from more than a dozen types of omelets to pancakes to seafood and pasta, steak, sandwiches, wraps, salads, and sides.

As a testament to the extensive menu of over 100 items, the Malibu offers nine types of panini sandwiches alone, from a Cuban Panini with grilled ham and roast turkey, to a Philly Cheese or pastrami panini, to a more veggie-friendly portobello.

Three-egg omelets and skillets are popular too, and for dinner, a hungry patron can't go wrong with the half chicken and apple stuffing.

Prices run from $7.95 for two eggs, potatoes, and toast, to $16.95 for Eggs Chesapeake (with crab cakes) to $21.95 for grilled shrimp kebabs (recommended) or $21.50 pasta ala Malibu with shrimp. Most expensive item is a $31.95 ribeye steak.

The Malibu likely won't last forever in its present form. In 2019, the owners of the property submitted plans to someday demolish and rebuild the diner as part of a larger development. But for now, the original remains. READ MORE: Patriarch Of Popular Malibu Diner In Hoboken Passes Away

The Malibu is located on the corner of 14th Street and Willow Avenue in Hoboken, less than a mile from the Lincoln Tunnel.

Staff said that current hours are 7 a.m. each day until 10 p.m. on weekdays and midnight on weekends. It offers delivery and both outdoor and indoor dining. Give them a call at 201-656-1595 or check the website here.

For those coming by train, the 22 and 126 bus both run from the Hoboken train station (about a mile away), up Washington Street to 14th Street. The cost is $1.60. Buses from New York City to Hoboken also stop next to the diner.

Meanwhile, At The Southern End Of The City...

Last year, the city's other diner, The Spa, located near the train station, closed. According to signs, they're looking for a new investor. See the photo below.

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