10020 Gravois Rd, Affton, MO 63123 Open every day, 6:30 AM to 2:30 PM (314) 631-1911

Home cooking in Affton since 2013

Once you find us, you'll keep coming back.

Real hash browns from real potatoes. Eggs cooked in butter. Biscuits and gravy people drive across South County for. Breakfast and lunch, every day of the week, from 6:30 in the morning.

Rated 4.2 out of 5 on Google from 650+ neighbors

French toast with warm peach topping at Affton Diner in Affton, MO

Jon's noteFrench toast, Texas toast dipped and dusted with cinnamon sugar. Ask for the peaches.

Hours

Every day, 6:30 AM to 2:30 PM

Breakfast served all day, every day.

Find us

10020 Gravois Rd, Affton

South side of Gravois, near Tesson Ferry, and free parking.

Call ahead

(314) 631-1911

Tell us when you will be here and we will have it ready!

Made from scratch. Every morning.

What folks come back for

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  • Cheese omelet over hash browns at Affton Diner in Affton, MO

    Biscuits and Gravy

    $7.49

    Two biscuits, sausage gravy made here every morning. Twelve reviews mention it by name.

  • Chopped steak with mushroom gravy, mashed potatoes and green beans at Affton Diner in Affton, MO

    Chopped Steak

    $12.99

    Mushrooms, onions, brown gravy. Green beans with onion and a few tomatoes, Jon's way.

  • Meat Lovers skillet with eggs, ham, sausage, bacon and peppers at Affton Diner in Affton, MO

    Meat Lovers Skillet

    $12.99

    Ham, sausage, bacon, onions, cheddar, two eggs on top. Home potatoes boiled, then fried.

  • Gyro wrap grilled in a flour tortilla at Affton Diner in Affton, MO

    Gyro Wrap

    $10.99

    Two eggs, beef gyro, onion, feta, grilled in a flour tortilla. A little of where Jon comes from.

Chef and owner Jonathan Aka in the Affton Diner kitchen, grinning behind a plate of peach French toast

Jon, in his kitchen.

Affton Diner storefront and sign on Gravois Road with a rainbow overhead

10020 Gravois. The one he chose.

Our story

He cooked his way around the world. Then he chose Affton.

Jonathan lives right down the road in Oakville. He spent ten years cooking on Royal Caribbean ships, eighteen hour days, dining rooms full of people from everywhere. He learned how to feed a crowd and how to make it excellent. Then he brought all of it to South County.

In January 2013 he opened a 34 seat diner on Gravois, small enough that he can see every booth from the kitchen door. He still steps out between orders to say good morning. Regulars call out "Hi, Jon" on their way to the table. The hash browns are made from real potatoes because he refused to use frozen. If something's wrong, he fixes it himself.

He could have cooked anywhere. He picked Affton, and now he cooks for people he knows by name.

“He takes care of us, like family. We had a death in our family and needed somewhere private after the wake. Jon kept the diner open late and made food for us.”

Monica, a regular, to St. Louis Magazine

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Part of Affton

  • In uniform? Coffee's on us.
    Anyone in uniform, Shriners included. Always has been.

  • Sunday mornings belong to the church crowd.
    Seven Holy Founders lets out and the booths fill up.

Real reviews, real regulars

What the regulars say

5 out of 5 stars

“Closest thing to a small town feel diner in the St. Louis area.”

Google review
5 out of 5 stars

“Wonderful place to eat. Friendly service, good home cooking.”

Google review
5 out of 5 stars

“Food was amazing and served quickly, staff was friendly, environment was cozy!”

Google review

A few house habits

From the kitchen door

  • Coffee stays hot. Our regulars get their coffee when they walk in the door.

  • Call ahead. Tell us when you will be here and we will have it ready!

  • In uniform? Coffee's on us. Same for the church crowd on Sunday morning.

  • Need the room? Family gatherings, after a service, a birthday breakfast. Ask Jon.

Come find us

Set back from the road. Worth the turn.

Address
10020 Gravois Rd
Affton, MO 63123
Hours
Every day
6:30 AM to 2:30 PM
Good to know
Dine in or takeout. Wheelchair accessible. Kids menu.