The Original Silver Diner – Rockville, Maryland 1989

REINVENTING THE AMERICAN DINING EXPERIENCE

Silver Brands are the Contemporary Lifestyle Diner Restaurants that constantly innovate to meet the ever-changing needs of today’s lifestyles, using a customizable chef-driven menu that tastes great and is better for you. We source from local purveyors to create a balance of elevated comfort food and healthier options with contemporary flavor profiles served with authentic contagiously friendly service in an atmosphere that’s familiar in a new way.

SILVER BRANDS EVOLUTION

One Brand. Two Concepts. Multiple Variations.

Silver Diner is an award-wining American Icon offering you and your family an affordable, yet innovative, menu of American Classics and Healthier Choices, served with Authentic Diner Hospitality.

  • SilverDiner1.0

    Silver Diner 1.0

    Freestanding / Traditional Diner / 5,000 - 5,800 sq. ft. / Beer & Wine Only / 7 locations

  • SilverDinerBWI

    Silver Diner Airport

    Mall / 7,000 sq. ft. / Full Bar / Grab + Go / Express Carryout

  • SilverDinerColumbia

    Silver Diner 2.0

    Freestanding / Modern Design / 5,800 sq. ft. / Full Bar / 6 locations

  • SilverDinerAlexandria

    Silver Diner 3.0

    Inline / Modern Design / 7,500 - 8,000 sq. ft. / Full Bar + Patio / 2 locations

  • Silver Diner 3.5

    Entertainment / Modern Design / 7,500 - 8,000 sq. ft. / Full Bar + Patio / 4 locations

 In the spirit of an upscale diner, Silver is an urban gathering place offering Contemporary American Fare and Elevated Comfort food paired with Classic cocktails, American wine and craft beer.

  • Silver New American Brasserie

    Inline / Art Deco Design / 5,500 sq. ft. / Full Bar + Patio / 2 locations

  • Silver Social + Silver Diner

    Inline / Two-story, Two Restaurants / 7,500 sq. ft. / Full Bar + Patio + Heated 4-Season Terrace / Next to Nationals Ball Park

  • Silver Social

    Inline / Art Deco Lounge / 4,000 sq. ft. / Full Bar + Heated 4-Season Terrace / Next to Nationals Ball Park

  • Silver New American Brasserie

    Inline / Art Deco Design / 5,500 sq. ft. / Full Bar + Patio / 2 locations

 

Our Locations

24 Locations and Growing

21 Silver Diner locations in suburban and urban areas Maryland, New Jersey, Virginia and Washington, DC

3 Silver locations in urban areas in Maryland and Washington, DC

NEW RESTAURANT LOCATIONS

White Marsh, Maryland
Now Open

Fredericksburg, Virginia
Opening Late Fall 2024

CHEF LED FOOD INNOVATION

For 35 years, award-wining Chef Ype Von Hengst been at the forefront of the culinary industry; introducing local sourcing at a mass scale, healthier choices for families, and dietary options that taste good and are good for you. He has been nationally recognized for modernizing the American diner for today’s consumer, winning multiple awards and appearing on Food Network’s Beat Bobby Flay and Chopped.

SILVER DINER

Award-winning menu featuring diner classics and healthier options using locally sourced ingredients, updated with a modern twist.

SILVER

Refined menu featuring classic and contemporary American options, and pre-prohibition style cocktails.

Timeline of Our Menu Innovation

  • Heart Healthy Options

    1998

  • Complete Healthier Kids Meals

    2012

  • Healthful Innovations – Menu Masters

    2013

  • Flexitarian Menu

    2014

  • HALO Winner for Healthy Lifestyles – FSR Magazine

    2014

  • Groundbreaking Study on Silver Diner's Impact on Healthy Kids Meals – Tufts University

    2015

  • Excellence in Produce Winner

    2015

  • New Plant-Based Menu

    2019

OUR LONGEVITY IS DUE TO OUR CULTURE

Our culture is at the forefront of everything we do. We believe that empowering people to be successful and healthy in their professional life leads creating stronger communities.

PEOPLE

Our People are our Most Precious Resource. The success as a company is totally dependent on the success of our people.

Average Tenures

  • Front of House Associate: 4+ years

  • Back of House Associate: 6+ years

  • Managers: 9+ years

  • 83% of GM/Ops started as Associates

  • 50+% of Support Center started as Associates

Industry Awards

  • 1st in Diversity & Inclusion – Washington Business Journal, 2020

  • People Best Practices Finalist 2018, 2019 – Black Box Intelligence

  • Employer of Choice Winner 2022 – Black Box Intelligence

COMMUNITY

We believe in upholding the diner tradition our being a key part of the communities we live in and serve. We actively support initiatives that promote health and wellness, especially amongst children.

Eat Well, Do Well

Our not-for-profit program, where to donate a percentage of sales to local schools’ health and fitness programs.

  • 100% of the funds raised go to schools

  • Raised: $1.1 million

Real Food for Kids

During the pandemic we expanded our partnership with Real Food for Kids to provide free nourishing meals for families in need.

  • Prepared 75K Free Meals

  • Raised: $125K for Families in Need

Chefs in Residence

Chef Ype Von Hengst partnered with Montgomery County Maryland public schools to create new plant-based items for their school lunch menu