Shorty's Diner
A 1950s-style family breakfast and brunch spot with oversized pancakes and biscuits with gravy, at affordable prices.
Located at 627 Merrimac Trail in James-York Plaza, in a building converted from a former Pizza Hut. The interior is full of 1950s nostalgia, including life-size Elvis figures. It is family-run and specializes in giant pancakes, omelets, biscuits and gravy, and Virginia country ham biscuits. It is busy on weekends but turns tables quickly. Only breakfast and lunch are served. About $12–20 per person, roughly 3 km from the historic district, so driving is needed.
Opening hours
Daily, about 6:00–14:00 (check with the restaurant)
Nearby sights
- Capitol (Colonial Williamsburg)
- Raleigh Tavern
- Colonial Williamsburg Historic Area
- Merchants Square
- Governor's Palace
- Bruton Parish Church
- George Wythe House
- Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg