Good Questions: Old Fashioned Diner Mug Source?

Hello AT,

My friends and I are all enamored with the sort of mugs that I associate with old-fashioned diners. They're white, thick, and curve perfectly to fit your hand. They look like this (at left), but without the logo:

Do you know of any place that I can get these? Restaurant supply stores, maybe? I'd love to get a few for my new apartment.

Thanks so much! Rebecca

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Dear Rebecca,

We love those too and bought a bunch of them at Fishs Eddy a few years back. We're sure they still sell them as they are classic. We also found a few other links:

This is a nice one!
Old Fashioned Diner Coffee Mug
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Anyone else?

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There's also Buffalo China, which is carried at Williams Sonoma.

http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/sku3606365/index.cfm?pkey=cDNWWHTI

posted by Abbe on April 26th 2007 at 11:24am
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restaurant supply stores as well, which might be a trip to Astoria where a lot of restaurant supply stores are. But Fish Eddys is much more convenient.

posted by Anusha73 on April 26th 2007 at 11:26am
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fish's eddy on broadway

posted by robyn on April 26th 2007 at 11:28am
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If you're on your way to Fish's Eddy in Manhattan, there is a restaurant supply store on 17th between 5th and Broadway a store or two away from the Subway's. Might be worth it to check it out.

posted by Lizz on April 26th 2007 at 11:28am
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Try some of the restaurant supply places on Bowery if you don't want to go too far out. Or, you can do what my friends did for me when I mentioned I wanted diner mugs--they "borrowed" a set of four from a diner. Hey, I didn't do it, but my morning coffee sure does taste good in them.

posted by Laura (murray hill) on April 26th 2007 at 11:32am
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You can always ask the manager of your favorite diner if he will sell you a set.

posted by elizabethg on April 26th 2007 at 11:41am
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Weego Home online.

posted by Szig on April 26th 2007 at 11:47am
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Please ignore that Weego comment. It's POSH in Chicago's site you want to check out.

posted by Szig on April 26th 2007 at 11:48am
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Fish's Eddy online! http://www.fishseddy.com/

posted by Margaret on April 26th 2007 at 12:52pm
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If you ever road-trip-it upstate...there's a place in Ravena called "The Ravena Barn" that's basically a thrift store. They have shelves and shelves full of truly old mugs. Most are less than $1.25 each.

posted by I Love Upstate on April 26th 2007 at 12:54pm
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Next time you're on a road trip, stop in a Cracker Barrel. Seriously. They have perfect diner mugs and the manager will sell you brand new ones for $1.50 each. (matching saucers were $.75, I think). They're made by Buffalo China. My husband was on a two-year quest for the perfect plain diner mug... I never thought he'd find love at Cracker Barrel, but there you go.

posted by anninva on April 26th 2007 at 1:01pm
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From the Deluxe Town Diner in the Boston area - you can buy them online: http://deluxetowndiner.com/shop.html

They have fantanstic pancakes, by the way :-)

posted by truittj on April 26th 2007 at 2:35pm
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Try these! :)
http://www.pendleton-usa.com/jump.jsp?itemID=965&itemType=CATEGORY&path=1%2C3%2C184%2C963%2C965

posted by ivanhoe on April 26th 2007 at 5:31pm
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Thanks for the link to Fish's Eddy. They have some wonderful things that I am lusting over!

Too bad I am Compacting... LOL!

http://www.culturalrevolutionary.com/

posted by Marlaina on April 27th 2007 at 2:00am
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You are supposed to steal those from Denny's, silly.

The Farmer's Diner in Quechee, Vermont (http://www.farmersdiner.com) sells them, with great Wendall Barry quotes. I don't see them on their website but you could try calling.

posted by amanda bee on April 27th 2007 at 5:37am
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