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18 Late night dining destinations, mapped
There is way too much fun to be had out there to wind down the night near 8 p.m. Grab a crew of friends or settle in for a quiet after hour meal with classic diner fare, piles of pasta, fried chicken sandwiches or a fancy burger.
Read MoreThis dimly-lit and crowd-pleasing establishment is a great way to impress a date or to end the night with friends. Nightingale serves the full dinner menu until 1 a.m., 7 glorious days a week. Happy hour with food and drink specials goes from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m.
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This gastropub spotlights a voluminous beer-by-the-can list, food, cocktails and - skee bal. Open daily from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m., the food menu until 1 a.m. Snacks include house-made ‘cheese its’, fried pickles or a shareable pig out plate. Happy hour runs Sunday through Thursday from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.
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Located a few blocks form Loring Park this bustling diner open 24 hours and 365 days a year. Expect classics like chicken and waffles, biscuits and gravy, eggs Benedict, poutine and burgers. And unlike most Minnesota diners this one has a full bar featuring on-tap cocktails, margaritas, daiquiris and spiked milkshakes served from 8 a.m. to 1 a.m. daily.
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Home to an iconic burger in Minneapolis, this just below street level bar keeps serving those burgers, and more, until midnight.
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All the decadent late-night cravings are answered here with everything from killer wings, a serious burger, cheese curds and the positively insane volcano fries. Open until 1am most days and serving a late night happy hour starting at 10pm.
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This Warehouse District restaurant run by James Beard Award winning chef Isaac Becker has become a classic, due in no small part to the late night dining options. Fans swear by the decadent burger and a simply perfect fried egg sandwich.
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Gavin Kaysen’s first North Loop restaurant remains bustling and not always easy to breeze into - that is until later at night when the first-come bar seats start to open up. Slide in and order some of the elegant snacks. The bar menu is served until midnight.
Remy Pettus’ Hennepin Avenue restaurant appeals to folks in the hospitality industry with a late night menu featuring an insane chicken sandwich and a kitchen that stays open every night until midnight. Plus, the restaurant is open late nights on Monday.
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There’s nothing better than digging into a warm taco in the wee hours. Taco Taxi on East Lake Street is a fantastic stop any time its open, but somehow, these affordable bites go down even better in the dead of night. Served until 2 a.m. weekdays and 3 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.
Tacos and late nights are a match made in heaven. Stop by for the tender barbacoa or outstanding nopales tacos with a side of mezcal slushie. Open until 11 pm on weekdays and 1 am on weekends, this restaurant is run by Eater Twin Cities’ chef of the year 2018, Jose Alarcon.
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This Italian haven in South Minneapolis specializes in made-in-house pasta. The main room is boisterous most nights. Dinner is served Monday through Thursday from 4 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., Friday until 11:30 p.m. and Saturday until 12:30 a.m.
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The lights stay on until midnight and this gorgeous, vintage diner car on East Lake Street. Hi-Tops are kind of a hole-less doughnut situation served with all manner of sweet/savory toppings like fried chicken, gravy and a decent dose of maple syrup. There are malts and coffee for the well behaved and stiff cocktails for the wicked among us.
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There’s zero booze here and great diner fare: perfect for a last minute stop after everything else has shut down. Mickey’s is open in downtown St. Paul 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
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This hip, bourbon-stocked Lowertown restaurant is the work of Justin Sutherland and a must for meat lovers who dig a Southern flair. Late night happy hour has a scaled-down menu featuring Frito pie, hushpuppies, cheap drinks and more and is available Monday through Thursday from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 10 p.m. to 12 a.m.
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This wood-beamed and warm Lowertown St. Paul eatery serves food until 1:30 a.m. every night. Order a drink from their lengthy whiskey, bourbon and scotch list. Then ease into cheese-smothered fries, a brisket-blend burger, pizza or main courses with equal opportunity for meat, seafood and veggie lovers.
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One of the best neighborhood bars in the city has seriously good bar food with monster burgers, house made chips with creamy dipping sauce and a loaded french fry dish that’s a bit of a belly buster. The kitchen stays open until 11 pm.
Stop by this neighborhood dive bar from chef Doug Flicker and his wife Amy Greeley for great times, burgers, and maybe some pull-tabs.
A dive bar jewel of Northeast, this place also has affordable little sandwiches called dagos that are exactly what’s needed to fill serious hunger late at night. There’s plenty more on the menu, but don’t miss those little bites, served until 12:30 a.m.
This dimly-lit and crowd-pleasing establishment is a great way to impress a date or to end the night with friends. Nightingale serves the full dinner menu until 1 a.m., 7 glorious days a week. Happy hour with food and drink specials goes from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m.
This gastropub spotlights a voluminous beer-by-the-can list, food, cocktails and - skee bal. Open daily from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m., the food menu until 1 a.m. Snacks include house-made ‘cheese its’, fried pickles or a shareable pig out plate. Happy hour runs Sunday through Thursday from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Located a few blocks form Loring Park this bustling diner open 24 hours and 365 days a year. Expect classics like chicken and waffles, biscuits and gravy, eggs Benedict, poutine and burgers. And unlike most Minnesota diners this one has a full bar featuring on-tap cocktails, margaritas, daiquiris and spiked milkshakes served from 8 a.m. to 1 a.m. daily.
Home to an iconic burger in Minneapolis, this just below street level bar keeps serving those burgers, and more, until midnight.
All the decadent late-night cravings are answered here with everything from killer wings, a serious burger, cheese curds and the positively insane volcano fries. Open until 1am most days and serving a late night happy hour starting at 10pm.
This Warehouse District restaurant run by James Beard Award winning chef Isaac Becker has become a classic, due in no small part to the late night dining options. Fans swear by the decadent burger and a simply perfect fried egg sandwich.
Gavin Kaysen’s first North Loop restaurant remains bustling and not always easy to breeze into - that is until later at night when the first-come bar seats start to open up. Slide in and order some of the elegant snacks. The bar menu is served until midnight.
Remy Pettus’ Hennepin Avenue restaurant appeals to folks in the hospitality industry with a late night menu featuring an insane chicken sandwich and a kitchen that stays open every night until midnight. Plus, the restaurant is open late nights on Monday.
There’s nothing better than digging into a warm taco in the wee hours. Taco Taxi on East Lake Street is a fantastic stop any time its open, but somehow, these affordable bites go down even better in the dead of night. Served until 2 a.m. weekdays and 3 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.
Tacos and late nights are a match made in heaven. Stop by for the tender barbacoa or outstanding nopales tacos with a side of mezcal slushie. Open until 11 pm on weekdays and 1 am on weekends, this restaurant is run by Eater Twin Cities’ chef of the year 2018, Jose Alarcon.
This Italian haven in South Minneapolis specializes in made-in-house pasta. The main room is boisterous most nights. Dinner is served Monday through Thursday from 4 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., Friday until 11:30 p.m. and Saturday until 12:30 a.m.
The lights stay on until midnight and this gorgeous, vintage diner car on East Lake Street. Hi-Tops are kind of a hole-less doughnut situation served with all manner of sweet/savory toppings like fried chicken, gravy and a decent dose of maple syrup. There are malts and coffee for the well behaved and stiff cocktails for the wicked among us.
There’s zero booze here and great diner fare: perfect for a last minute stop after everything else has shut down. Mickey’s is open in downtown St. Paul 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
This hip, bourbon-stocked Lowertown restaurant is the work of Justin Sutherland and a must for meat lovers who dig a Southern flair. Late night happy hour has a scaled-down menu featuring Frito pie, hushpuppies, cheap drinks and more and is available Monday through Thursday from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 10 p.m. to 12 a.m.
This wood-beamed and warm Lowertown St. Paul eatery serves food until 1:30 a.m. every night. Order a drink from their lengthy whiskey, bourbon and scotch list. Then ease into cheese-smothered fries, a brisket-blend burger, pizza or main courses with equal opportunity for meat, seafood and veggie lovers.
One of the best neighborhood bars in the city has seriously good bar food with monster burgers, house made chips with creamy dipping sauce and a loaded french fry dish that’s a bit of a belly buster. The kitchen stays open until 11 pm.
Stop by this neighborhood dive bar from chef Doug Flicker and his wife Amy Greeley for great times, burgers, and maybe some pull-tabs.
A dive bar jewel of Northeast, this place also has affordable little sandwiches called dagos that are exactly what’s needed to fill serious hunger late at night. There’s plenty more on the menu, but don’t miss those little bites, served until 12:30 a.m.
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