The BEST episodes of Diners, Drive-ins and Dives season 29

Every episode of Diners, Drive-ins and Dives season 29, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Diners, Drive-ins and Dives season 29!

Host Guy Fieri travels across America in search of the best diners, drive-ins and dives. He visits classic "greasy spoon" restaurants and talks to staff and customers about the food. Episodes often feature eateries linked by a common theme, such as burgers or comfort food.

Last Updated: 11/30/2024Network: Food NetworkStatus: Continuing
Burgers, Bacon and BBQ
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7.67
27 votes

#1 - Burgers, Bacon and BBQ

Season 29 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/23/2018

On this trip, Guy Fieri's diving into meaty, savory goodness. In Little Rock, Ark., a funky farm-to-table spot piling up a pimento cheese burger and cranking out homemade brats. In Napa, Calif., an amazing Asian joint cooking up kimchi fried rice and prime-time pork ramen. And in San Antonio, Texas, a smokin' stop for some bomb barbecue.

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Cultural Twist
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7.59
27 votes

#2 - Cultural Twist

Season 29 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/4/2019

Guy Fieri dives into cultural cuisine with a twist! First, there's a cafe that's been serving scratch-made Scandinavian specialties in Salt Lake City since the 1950s. Next, there's a pizza joint putting an Indian spin on the classic Italian pie. Finally, a funky Chinese-American mashup in New Orleans that dishes out their own spin on chicken along with cheeseburger fried rice.

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From Pork to Pasta
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7.58
33 votes

#3 - From Pork to Pasta

Season 29 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/21/2018

Guy Fieri's diggin' into everything from pork to pasta on this trip. In Chicago, a real-deal Italian spot with righteous ravioli and dynamite deep dish. Plus, an authentic Hong Kong barbecue experience served alongside all the classics. And in Spokane, Wash., a local joint with killer culinary, like carnitas fries and a twist on gnocchi.

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Triple D Nation: From the Sea
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7.50
26 votes

#4 - Triple D Nation: From the Sea

Season 29 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/11/2019

Guy Fieri heads back to see what the Triple D Nation is cookin' up from under the sea. For starters, an oyster shuckin' shack is putting a new spin on an old favorite in the Big Easy. Plus, a family ran eatery has real-deal Italian from the pages of their grandmother's cookbook in Geyserville, California. Finally, you won't find any chips and salsa at this joint in Phoenix where Guy's sister-from-another-mister is whipping up legit Mexican straight from south of the border.

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Regional Recipes
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7.48
25 votes

#5 - Regional Recipes

Season 29 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/14/2018

On this trip, Guy Fieri's diving into dishes with righteous regional flavor. In San Antonio, an East Coast-Texas deli mashup pilin' up smoked meat sensations, an inspiring Creole spot serving legit gumbo and fried pork chops, and in Santa Rosa, Calif., a real-deal Mexican spot dishin' out Michoacan specialties, like the blazing hot molcajete.

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Triple D Nation: Around the World
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7.47
30 votes

#6 - Triple D Nation: Around the World

Season 29 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/5/2018

It's an international affair as Guy Fieri revisits old favorites. The Triple D Nation took notice in Miami when a Latin-inspired place opened a fast-casual joint to serve the masses, and their burger tower is the talk of the town. A Hawaiian hideaway in Seattle has branched out to serve sweet island treats, and a Denver restaurant takes Korean barbecue to the next level. Plus, there's a bonus, never-before-seen-on-Triple-D Italian hot spot that Guy visits every time he hits Chi-Town.

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Piling On the Pork
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7.46
24 votes

#7 - Piling On the Pork

Season 29 - Episode 15 - Aired 12/28/2018

This trip, Guy Fieri is digging in and pigging out starting with a Puerto Rican spot in San Antonio that's building a unique take on nachos and cooking up a monster chop. In New Orleans, a gangster grill serves up pork knuckles and some sweet bird. Finally, a funky joint making not-your-everyday pork tacos and putting collards in a mouthwatering melt.

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Pretzels, Pork and Paella
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7.46
35 votes

#8 - Pretzels, Pork and Paella

Season 29 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/19/2018

Guy Fieri's digging into everything from pretzels to paella. In Bozeman, Mont., a five-star take on breakfast with a Mexican pork masterpiece and a French toast Monte Cristo. In Little Rock, Ark., a microbrewery servin' up elevated pub grub like scratch pretzels and a gumbo-cheese fry mashup.

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From Big Burgers to Little Italy
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7.39
31 votes

#9 - From Big Burgers to Little Italy

Season 29 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/26/2018

On this trip, Guy Fieri's going from the bomb burgers to a taste of Italy. In Little Rock, Ark., a funky joint pairing their craft brews with all kinds of on-the-bun creations. Plus, two brothers putting out real deal Italian, like homemade lasagna and raviolis. And in Santa Rosa, Calif., a sandwich shop dishin' out all kinds of righteous recipes.

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Handy Helpings
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7.36
22 votes

#10 - Handy Helpings

Season 29 - Episode 19 - Aired 1/25/2019

On this trip, Guy Fieri grabs a fistful of righteous hand-held toppings starting with a kolach cafe in Salt Lake City cooking up their Czech specialties with some sweetness and comfort. Next, Guy checks out a burger spot that's adding beer to their beef and pattying up the pork. Finally, Guy hits a funky joint in Atlanta that's putting out real-deal tacos.

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Triple D Nation: Stuffed Stuff
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7.36
22 votes

#11 - Triple D Nation: Stuffed Stuff

Season 29 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/7/2018

Guy Fieri knows it's what's on the inside that counts, and these top spots in the Triple D Nation really know how to stuff the good stuff in. Like in Eureka, Calif., where a chef is cramming calamari with shrimp and leeks. In Denver, the Empress of Empanadas is showcasing some of her newest creations. And as a bonus, Guy's introducing the Pastrami Zombie in Ashland, Ore., whose sandwiches are the bomb.

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Triple D Nation: Wings 'n' Things
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7.35
31 votes

#12 - Triple D Nation: Wings 'n' Things

Season 29 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/12/2018

Ain't no thing but a chicken wing in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, when Guy Fieri stops by to taste a couple of new eats they've added. A Nashville barbecue spot has a new take on the old standard wings, and a joint in Miami is keepin' it real with a variety of new dishes, including drumsticks and duck.

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Triple D Nation: Between the Bread
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7.35
23 votes

#13 - Triple D Nation: Between the Bread

Season 29 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/2/2018

Guy Fieri's always down for a good sandwich, so he's stopping in to check out some of the Triple D Nation's latest creations. A food truck in Nashville put down roots and started churning out cheesy concoctions. A Denver diner's gone global, dishin' up eats from all over the world. A seafood joint in Miami put their signature dish inside two pieces of bread, and as a bonus, Guy's letting us in on a Fieri family tradition in Northern California.

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Meaty Mashup
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7.29
24 votes

#14 - Meaty Mashup

Season 29 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/9/2018

Guy Fieri is digging into all kinds of carnivore creations on this trip. In Little Rock, Ark., an old gas station-turned-eatery pumpin' bison into a burrito and pilin' pork onto cornmeal waffles. In Santa Rosa, Calif., a Vietnamese joint making phenomenal pho and righteous barbecue pork. And finally, nearby in Napa, Calif., a barbecue spot loading up a monster burger and frying off-the-chain chicken.

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Sandwiches, Southern and South of the Border
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7.27
37 votes

#15 - Sandwiches, Southern and South of the Border

Season 29 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/28/2018

This trip, Guy Fieri's diving into sandwiches, Southern eats and south-of-the-border specialties. In Spokane, Wash., a lights-out food truck smokin' up real-deal barbecue. In Ashland, Ore., a Mexican joint putting a tasty twist on tamales and crushin' their carnitas torta. And in Bozeman, Mont., a fried chicken haven serving up the bomb bird on the bone and in the bun.

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From Sandwiches to Stroganoff
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7.27
26 votes

#16 - From Sandwiches to Stroganoff

Season 29 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/30/2018

Guy Fieri is digging into all kinds of hearty meals on this trip. In San Antonio, an East Coast-Texas deli mash-up pilin' up smoked meat sensations. Plus a funky joint making big-time empanadas. And in Sebastopol, Calif., a farm-to-table spot putting their spin on stroganoff and making decadent bacon-gelato-toffee waffles.

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Triple D Nation: International Affair
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7.18
28 votes

#17 - Triple D Nation: International Affair

Season 29 - Episode 18 - Aired 1/18/2019

Guy Fieri is circling the globe starting in Salt Lake City where a Vietnamese sandwich shop has exploded with six -- count 'em -- SIX locations around town. Then, in Minneapolis, an Italian pizza joint with Korean inspiration is spreading out across the city. In San Antonio, Texas, a Greek chef is whippin' up real-deal Mexican for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Finally, a haus in Scottsdale, Arizona, that hasn't missed a beat in their quest for true German flavor.

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Triple D Nation: From Brisket to Bison
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7.10
20 votes

#18 - Triple D Nation: From Brisket to Bison

Season 29 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/16/2018

It's all about the meat as Guy Fieri crosses the country to stop at some of his favorite haunts. In Denver, a Native American eatery has a new way to serve bison, and a Nashville diner is taking lamb to the next level. Plus, Guy snoops around Yellowstone National Park and finds a brand-new BBQ joint with brisket that's out of bounds!

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Triple D Nation: Fried and Smoked
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7.00
24 votes

#19 - Triple D Nation: Fried and Smoked

Season 29 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/21/2018

Sometimes it's not what you're cooking but how you're cooking it. Outside San Antonio, Guy Fieri checks in on the O.G. Triple D, and she's blowin' his mind with her new fried food. Things are smoking in Miami, Fla., with an appetizer made with smoked fish, and a chef in Des Moines is servin' up smoked duck. Plus, in Omaha, Guy pays tribute to a chef who will always be part of the Triple D Nation.

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Triple D Nation: Steak, Sausage and Salami
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6.88
17 votes

#20 - Triple D Nation: Steak, Sausage and Salami

Season 29 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/1/2019

It's meat mayhem and Guy Fieri is checking out a joint known for cheesesteaks and meatballs that have taken over Salt Lake City. Then, a father-son team stays true to their Italian roots in -- of all places -- Glendale, Arizona. And in Omaha, a Triple-D chef's son pays tribute to his father by carrying on his legacy and his recipes.