Abstract: A paper plate dispenser for use on a picnic table or for mounting on a wall of a cabinet. The dispenser includes a peripheral wall having an axis and having axially spaced first and second wall portions. The first wall portion has a plurality of mounting projections on the radially inner side thereof. The second wall portion has a radially inner flange surrounding an exit opening. The flange and a part of the adjacent wall portion have a cutout portion for manually gripping the axial end plates of a stack of plates within the dispenser and for flexing or warping the end plates and for drawing them axially out through the exit opening.