Question for non-Stateside readers

[neadods]

I'm looking for the name of that type of restaurant that serves fast, homestyle local food; it probably has a dish described or named "Mama's" or "Grandma's."

In America, it's the diner.
In Britain, the pub.
In France, the bistro.
In Italy, the trattoria.

What is it called in your neck of the world?

Comments

[neadods.livejournal.com]

for the most part, the British define eating places by the cuisine rather than the building

So do we... but "diner" is a cuisine around here. For lack of a better description, it's "generican" cuisine.

What I'm trying to do is find key terms to search on/search for books about to expand my cooking range. I've got a bistro book, y'see, and know I can find a pub one...