Durango · Town Plaza · Breakfast & lunch diner
Oscar’s Cafe
A ’50s-style diner in Town Plaza since 1980, loved for pork green chile, giant cinnamon rolls and a model train that circles the dining room above the booths.
Opens the breakfast and lunch menus on Oscar’s website. There are no reservations, but Google and the cafe’s website offer a waitlist so you can get in line before you arrive.
Details checked November 2026
Price
$
Diner prices; see the online menu
Hours
Daily from 6:30 am
Closes 6 pm Mon–Fri, 2 pm Sat, 1 pm Sun
Parking
Shopping-center lot
Free Town Plaza lot; fills on weekend mornings
Start here
What to order
This is a scratch-cooking, all-American diner menu: plate-sized pancakes, French toast, omelets and biscuits and gravy in the morning, then burgers, sandwiches, salads and shakes at lunch. Green chile shows up all over the menu.
A house favorite
Pork green chile
Oscar’s pork green chile verde goes over burritos, eggs and hash browns, or on the side with breakfast, and it finished third in a 2018 USA Today reader poll for the best green chile in Colorado. Google reviewers mention the green chile in 37 reviews.
Pro tip: Order a cinnamon roll for the table. They’re big enough to share, and they come up in 50 Google reviews. On weekends, arrive before 8 am or join the waitlist on your way over.
More to try
- Hash brownsThe dish Google reviewers mention most, in 62 reviews.
- French toastA longtime favorite, named in 41 Google reviews and renamed in honor of co-founder Bruce Berg.
- Biscuits and gravyA diner classic that comes up in 39 Google reviews.
- House-made pieSlices from the case by the counter; pies are named in 25 Google reviews.
The Oscar’s story
A Durango diner where the train never stops
Paula and Bruce Berg opened Oscar’s in Town Plaza in 1980, and for four decades it was the town’s morning meeting place for local news, business breakfasts and family outings. In 2022 the Bergs sold the cafe to local restaurant veterans Kelly Bennett and Guy Winzenread, who promised to keep things the way regulars liked them.
It’s still a red-booth, checkered-floor ’50s diner, with walls of Snowdown festival posters and a G-scale model train running above the tables. The cafe says the train covers about five miles a day. Visit Durango ranked Oscar’s first on its list of the town’s best breakfast spots.
Why it made our list
- 4.6 on Google from 1,500+ reviews
- Scratch-made breakfasts with big portions
- A model train that kids and train fans love
- About 11 minutes from Alpen Rose RV Park
What diners say about Oscar’s Cafe
The restaurant report card
We don’t copy other sites’ reviews, but the published scores are worth reading together. Scores checked November 2026.
How the review sites compare
Average star rating on each site, out of 5
What diners often mention
Hash browns (62)Cinnamon roll (50)Large portions (43)French toast (41)Biscuits and gravy (39)
Topics Google highlights in its reviews, with the number of reviews that mention each. Green chile comes up in 37 reviews too.
Good to know
Price rangeAbout $12–20 per person
Special dietsVegetarian options
Model trainCircles the dining room
Scores as published by Google, Yelp and Tripadvisor in November 2026. The weighted score combines all three by review count. Confirm details with the restaurant.
Know before you go
Plan your visit
Oscar’s Cafe
- Address18 Town Plaza, Durango, CO 81301
- HoursDaily from 6:30 am
Closes 6 pm Mon–Fri, 2 pm Sat, 1 pm Sun - Phone(970) 247-0526
- OrderingNo reservations; walk in or join the waitlist. Online ordering for pickup
- ParkingShopping-center lot
Oscar’s is in the Town Plaza shopping center, the City Market plaza between Main Avenue and Camino del Rio (US-550), a few blocks north of the train depot. If the spaces near the door are full, try the outer rows of the lot.
Where to stay nearby
RV parks near Oscar’s Cafe
Park the rig for the night, then take the tow car over for breakfast. All three parks are open year-round, 11 to 16 minutes from Oscar’s. Drive times are Google Maps estimates.
Alpen Rose RV Park
A big, grassy full-hookup park under the red cliffs north of town, open all year, with a camp store, dog park and big-rig pull-thrus.
Durango RV Resort
A year-round family resort east of town, formerly Oasis RV Resort, with full-hookup pull-thrus, pickleball, mini golf and cabins.
Westerly RV Park
A small, year-round full-hookup park in the Animas Valley next to Durango Hot Springs. Self-contained rigs only: no restrooms or showers.
Helpful answers
Frequently asked questions
A few details before you head over.
Open daily from 6:30 am
Craving green chile and pancakes in Durango?
Grab a booth under the model train for a classic diner breakfast or lunch before you ride the narrow gauge.
Thank you to the people behind these photos and this video. Please support them by giving their work a look. The food photos are for illustration only and were not taken at Oscar’s Cafe. Cinnamon roll: Kimberly Vardeman on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0); French toast: Ralph Daily on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0). Video: BCI Media Services on YouTube. Review-site logos are trademarks of their owners.
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