We have a real warm spot for Noon Mark Diner in Keene Valley. All photos courtesy Noon Mark Diner.
In the Adirondack High Peaks, ambitious plans often begin with breakfast. Sometimes they end with pie.
Noon Mark Diner in Keene Valley has understood both ends of that equation since 1981, feeding hikers, anglers, families, and travelers whose most strenuous activity might involve choosing dessert.
Along Route 73, this longtime Adirondack diner makes a persuasive case for pulling over. All-day breakfast, familiar comfort food, and homemade pies give visitors plenty of reasons to stop. The mountains supply the scenery; Noon Mark handles the appetite.
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A Keene Valley institution with staying power.
Noon Mark began in 1981 with founder Lola Porter. More than four decades later, the family-operated diner remains a gathering place in a village where outdoor adventure shapes much of daily life. Its story centers on hearty meals and homemade pies—a combination with considerable staying power in mountain country.
Keene Valley occupies a particularly appealing stretch of the Adirondacks, with High Peaks hiking close at hand and Lake Placid farther along the regional itinerary. A meal here fits naturally into a weekend of exploring, whether the day calls for trail boots, fishing gear, or browsing village shops.
That flexibility matters. A good Adirondack diner serves people on very different schedules, including those who consider breakfast a meal rather than a time slot.
Can you have pie with your pancakes. You betcha.
Breakfast keeps its own hours.
Noon Mark serves breakfast throughout its operating day. The Hikers Plate brings together eggs, breakfast meat, toast, and home fries, while the Griddle Plate adds a pancake or French toast to the proceedings. Neither requires proof of a summit.
ADK Taste’s earlier visit produced an especially enthusiastic verdict on a sausage-and-cheese omelet. That remains a personal highlight from the original coverage, rather than a claim based on a new tasting.
For anyone whose breakfast preferences lean toward lunch, Betsy’s Breakfast Burger bridges the divide with bacon, a fried egg, and cheese atop a burger patty. It is a thoroughly reasonable answer to an unnecessarily complicated question: breakfast or a burger?
Comfort food earns its place.
The grilled cheese also earned high marks in ADK Taste’s previous coverage. There is something especially satisfying about finding a familiar favorite that merits remembering long after the trip home.
Let’s get cheesey.
Beyond sandwiches and burgers, the published menu includes hot roast beef with gravy over homemade toast, broccoli quiche, and meat or spinach lasagna. These dishes suit the setting: recognizable, substantial food for days when mountain air seems to expand everyone’s appetite.
The appeal lies partly in the freedom to order according to mood. One person can pursue breakfast, another can settle into lunch, and everyone can eventually arrive at the same important destination.
The pie.
Pie deserves its own itinerary.
Noon Mark’s pies are central to its identity. The diner describes a crust based on an old family recipe and fillings made in its bakery with fresh or quick-frozen fruit. Its fruit-pie offerings include apple, blueberry, and raspberry; you should ask about the selection when ordering.
There is a sound argument for choosing dessert before lunch. It establishes priorities and prevents the unfortunate discovery that someone has filled up on everything except the reason for stopping.
A slice suits an afternoon break. A whole pie extends the visit into the evening, the next morning, or however long the household exercises restraint. ADK Taste’s original coverage noted diners leaving with multiple pies—a sensible souvenir-shopping approach.
Upstairs, the breakfast commute gets shorter.
The newest reason to linger sits above the diner. Noon Mark offers Airbnb accommodations, including a linked cabin-style apartment that sleeps up to six guests.
That listing describes one bedroom, an open sleeping loft, a pullout sofa, one bathroom, and a kitchen. Travelers sharing the space should note the layout: six sleeping places do not mean three private bedrooms.
For a Keene Valley stay, the arrangement has obvious charm. Village food and shopping are within walking distance, and breakfast downstairs makes mornings unusually appealing.
Guests can review photographs, sleeping arrangements, house rules, and availability through the Noon Mark apartment listing. Booking a place above a pie-making diner does require a certain level of self-knowledge.
Did we mention Noon Mark’s pies?
ADK Taste recommendations.
Make breakfast, grilled cheese, and pie the starting shortlist. Choose according to appetite, and ask about that day’s bakery selection.
Plan around the hours. Noon Mark currently lists daily service from 7 am to 3:30 pm. A late return from the trails could miss the window, so check the diner’s website before heading over. Find it at 1770 NY State Route 73, Keene Valley, or call 518-576-4499.
For a whole pie, call ahead about flavors and ordering. The diner currently directs customers to telephone while it updates online ordering.
ADK Taste perspective.
The Adirondacks inspire elaborate itineraries. Noon Mark Diner offers a welcome reminder to leave room for the simple pleasures: a satisfying breakfast, a familiar sandwich, and something from the bakery for later.
Climbing a mountain remains optional. Leaving room for pie deserves serious consideration.
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