2025 Centurion Award winner

Awarded against five published criteria, checked on public evidence.

Norma's Cafe

Best Diner in Dallas · TX

Restaurant · Dallas, TX · Since 1956

The overview

Mile-High Pie in Oak Cliff since 1956.

Norma's Cafe has served Texas home cooking in Oak Cliff since 1956, a Dallas comfort-food institution famous for chicken-fried steak, blue-plate specials, and "mile-high" meringue pies that tower over the counter. The hearty breakfasts and all-day plates have kept generations of Dallasites in the booths.

A Dallas classic for nearly 70 years, Norma's is the 2025 Centurion Award winner.

What they're known for

  • Chicken-fried steak
  • "Mile-high" meringue pies
  • eNORMAus all-day breakfast
The award record

Every award, on the record.

Each Centurion Award is its own dated annual record, and staying current means clearing the bar again each new year. Open a year for the full citation and verification details.

2025 Centurion Award

Best Diner in Dallas Dallas, TX · Awarded under the 2025 evaluation View the 2025 award →

Awards run one calendar year and renew only if the business clears the bar again. Selection is by published criteria, never for sale.

Visit Norma's Cafe

Location1123 W Davis St, Dallas, TX 75208
In business since1956
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