Hamilton 1980s-themed diner opens new downtown location on Friday
Published November 3, 2022 at 5:58 pm
Bring your legwarmers and your appetite, because the much-anticipated downtown location of Electric Diner is opening this weekend in Hamilton.
The 1980s-themed diner, through an Instagram post, says it will be opening its new location at 28 James St. N., at King William St., in the historic Listor Block. The takeover of the space at the City of Hamilton-owned heritage building was approved in May.
Electric Diner, co-owned by Erika Puckering and Jamie Ewing, has gained a strong reputation for food and fan service since its first location opened in Hess Village (96 George St.) in 2019. The décor goes heavy on straight-outta-Miami Vice pastels and pop-culture from the 1980s is a theme of a menus with names such as as the Axel Foley burger and the Boy George smashed avocado sandwich.
Hours for opening weekend will be 10 a.m. to 1 a.m. on Friday (Nov. 4), 9 a.m.-1 a.m. Saturday and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on Sunday. Regular hours will begin next week.
Some menu features include craft cocktails, a children’s menu for kids who are 12 years of age and younger, and a rotation of specialty milkshakes. Milkshake updates are often posted on Electric Diner’s Insta account.
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The space in Lister Block had been vacant since a Wendel Clark’s sports bar there closed in 2019.
Meantime, Electric Diner in Hess Village is open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. four days a week. It stays open till 1 a.m. on Friday nights. On weekends, it opens at 9 a.m.; closing times are 1 a.m. on Saturday nights and at 4 p.m. on Sunday afternoons.
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