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Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives: Season 16

13 episodes Premiered Dec 10, 2012 Updated Sep 25, 2026
Previously on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Season 16 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Season 15.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
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Season 16 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 16: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
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S16·E1 Mytharc

Authentic Eats

Dec 10, 2012 · 22 min

This trip, Guy's finding real deal authentic eats in unusual spots. In St. Louis, the n'awlins roadhouse serving up rice and beans, cajun potstickers and a pulled pork pasta. And i

S16·E2 Core

Fully Focused

Dec 17, 2012 · 22 min

Pastabilities (Syracuse, N.Y.) • The Brine and Bottle (Nags Head, N.C.) This trip, Guy's visiting restaurants with a definite direction. In Syracuse, the longtime pasta institutio

S16·E3 Core

Far Out

Dec 24, 2012 · 22 min

Funk-n-Waffles (Syracuse, N.Y.) • La Isla (Hoboken, N.J.) • Cravings (Duck, N.C.). This trip, Guy's honing in on spots doing it different. In Syracuse, the basement joint rockin'

S16·E4 Core

Matches Made in Heaven

Jan 7, 2013 · 22 min

This trip, Guy's meeting up with credible combos. In Brooklyn, N.Y., the barbecue joint mashin' up a variety of styles for their unique wings and their big time beef ribs. And in M

S16·E5 Core

Savory Sensations

Jan 14, 2013 · 22 min

This trip, Guy's warming up with some standout specialties. In Brooklyn, N.Y., the mom and pop diner flipping a skillet apple waffle with pancetta and deep-frying breakfast empanad

S16·E6 Core

Hometown Haunts

Jan 21, 2013 · 22 min

This trip, Guy's takin' a spin through the town favorites. In Chatham, N.J., the real deal Italian joint bakin' up some righteous fried chicken, arancini balls, and the decadent sa

S16·E7 Core

Land to Sea

Feb 11, 2013 · 22 min

Fish Tale Brew Pub (Olympia, Wash.) • Black Pelican Seafood Company (Kitty Hawk, N.C.) • Empire Brewing Company (Syracuse, N.Y.) This trip, Guy's samplin' from the land and sea. I

S16·E8 Core

Decadent Dishes

Feb 18, 2013 · 22 min

This trip, Guy's goin' coast to coast for decadent dishes. In Brooklyn, the southern-inspired spot crankin' out fried chicken and waffles, a spicy pulled pork sandwich and a daily

S16·E9 Core

Eurocentric

Feb 25, 2013 · 22 min

Hey Meatball (Toronto, Ont., Canada) • Bruno's European Restaurant (Tacoma, Wash.) • Eva's European Sweets (Syracuse, N.Y.) This trip, Guy's rollin' out for a roadtrip feast of Eu

S16·E10 Core

Hittin' the Grill

Mar 4, 2013 · 22 min

Guy turns his attention to foods that are grilled, beginning with a trip to a Los Angeles joint, where he tries a hot-pork sandwich and a lamb burger. Also: kabobs and beet salad a

S16·E11 Core

Unlikely Partners

Mar 11, 2013 · 22 min

Beer Belly (Los Angeles, Calif.) • Lakeview Restaurant (Toronto, Ont., Canada) This trip, Guy's highlightin' unique combos in funky places. In L.A.'s Koreatown neighborhood, a cr

S16·E12 Mytharc

Layers of Flavor

Mar 18, 2013 · 22 min

A restored diner in Toronto is celebrated for its pork belly, mac-and-cheese burger and Christmas burger. Also: Guy visits a surfer hangout in Nags Head, N.C., where Jamaican jerk

S16·E13 Mytharc

Real Deal Roots

Mar 25, 2013 · 22 min

Caplansky's Delicatessen (Toronto, Ont., Canada); Chomp Chomp Nation (Orange County, Calif.). Over the border in Toronto, Guy stops by a Jewish deli with an old-school approach to

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