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Best Restaurants for Open-Late in Dublin (2026)
Late-night dining · Dublin · 6 rooms ranked · Updated June 2026
Compiled by the Restaurants for Kings editorial team · Published May 9, 2024 · Updated June 8, 2026 · Reviewed by Fredrik Filipsson, Editor-in-Chief · How we rank · Corrections
Most of Dublin’s kitchens stop at ten, which is exactly why the few that run later are worth knowing by name. From a steak room that mellows after nine to a Persian counter still grilling at four in the morning, these six are where the city actually feeds you after the last orders bell.
1.Hawksmoor Dublin
Dublin’s rare grand dining room that still takes a late table; the bar runs on. Book it after nine.
Hawksmoor opened its Dublin room inside the old National Bank on College Green, a 152-seat hall, and it is one of the few serious kitchens in the city that genuinely welcomes a 9pm-plus booking. The dry-aged Porterhouse is sold by the 100g and the Sunday roast has its own following.
Mains land around €28 to €42, the room sits under a restored coffered ceiling at 17 College Green, and the bar keeps pouring after the kitchen winds down. Reserve the later slot and let the cocktail list carry the back half of the night.
2.Zaytoon
Marinated charcoal kebabs until four in the morning since 2005; Dublin’s default after-hours feed. Go after midnight.
Open until 4am most nights and 5am on Fridays and Saturdays, Zaytoon at 44–45 Lower Camden Street has grilled halal Persian kebabs since 2005. The Irish Times reviewed it in January 2025 and found it as good as the day it opened twenty-five years earlier on Parliament Street.
The chicken and lamb kebabs run roughly €13 to €17, marinated in the house spice blend and served with salad and bread baked to order. There is a second branch on Parliament Street; both are counter-led, cash-friendly and built for the small hours.
3.Hyde Dublin
A kitchen-and-cocktail room off Grafton Street running to half-two on weekends; come for late plates and a Martini.
Hyde sits just off Grafton Street on Lemon Street and stays open to 12:30am midweek and 2:30am on Fridays and Saturdays, later than almost any sit-down room in the city core. The small-plates menu pairs with one of Dublin’s more serious late cocktail programmes.
Plates sit in the €9 to €24 range, the room turns more bar than restaurant past eleven, and the kitchen keeps sending out food while the music climbs. Book the later seating when you want dinner that runs straight into the night.
4.Tutto Aposto
Proper Neapolitan pizza to midnight, two in the morning at weekends; the reliable late slice in the city centre.
Tutto Aposto runs a wood-fired Neapolitan kitchen on South William Street that holds out to midnight Sunday through Thursday and 2am on Friday and Saturday. The margherita and the ’nduja pizzas are the orders, blistered and fast.
Pizzas land around €13 to €18, the room is loud and quick, and the late window means you can sit down for a real meal long after most kitchens have closed. Walk in late rather than book; turnover is brisk.
5.Charlies Three
Malaysian, Thai and Chinese plates to midnight every night of the week; the dependable late Asian table downtown.
Charlies Three serves Malaysian, Thai and Chinese cooking and keeps the kitchen open from 11:30am to midnight seven days a week, a rare all-week late window in central Dublin. The roast duck and the nasi goreng are the dishes to order.
Mains run roughly €15 to €24, the room is unfussy and quick, and the consistent midnight close makes it the safe late booking on a Tuesday as much as a Saturday. Reserve on weekend nights when the centre fills.
6.La Cave
Dublin’s oldest wine bar, kitchen to 10:30 and bar to one; come late for charcuterie and a glass.
La Cave has run as a French wine bar on South Anne Street since 1989 and comes into its own after nine, with the kitchen open to 10:30pm and bar service to 1am at weekends. The steak frites and the cheese and charcuterie boards are the late orders.
Plates sit around €14 to €29, the basement room is candle-low and tight, and the wine list is the reason to linger. Book the back of the evening for a long, drinks-led finish to the night.
Famous, but not actually late
Great rooms that close before you need them
Chapter One by Mickael Viljanen. The two-Michelin-star room on Parnell Square is one of the best dinners in Ireland, but it runs fixed sittings and is long shut by the time a late table matters. Book it for a planned evening, not a midnight rescue.
Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud. Ireland’s longest-held two-star kitchen on Merrion Street keeps tight lunch and dinner sittings and closes early. It is a destination dinner, not an open-late option.
Most of Temple Bar. The quarter stays loud past midnight, but much of its late “food” is takeaway counters rather than a kitchen sending plates to a table. For a genuine sit-down late meal, the six rooms above are the picks.
How to eat late in Dublin
Dublin’s late-night eating splits in two: a small set of proper kitchens that take a 9pm-plus booking, and the after-hours counters that run to the small hours. Hawksmoor, Hyde and La Cave are the sit-down late tables; Zaytoon, Tutto Aposto and Charlies Three carry the deep-night hours.
Reserve the later slot at the sit-down rooms rather than walking up, especially on Friday and Saturday when the city core is full. For 2am-plus, Camden Street is the reliable strip, and Zaytoon is open latest of all.
Frequently asked
Where can you eat late at night in Dublin?
For a sit-down late dinner, Hawksmoor on College Green takes 9pm-plus tables and Hyde off Grafton Street runs to 2:30am at weekends. For the small hours, Zaytoon on Lower Camden Street grills Persian kebabs until 4am, and Tutto Aposto serves pizza to 2am on weekends.
What is open latest in Dublin for food?
Zaytoon on Lower Camden Street is open latest of the rooms here, until 4am most nights and 5am on Fridays and Saturdays. Hyde runs to 2:30am at weekends and Tutto Aposto to 2am, while La Cave keeps bar service going until 1am.
Can you get a proper dinner late in Dublin, not just takeaway?
Yes. Hawksmoor on College Green welcomes later bookings and the bar runs on, Hyde sends small plates out past eleven, and La Cave keeps its kitchen open to 10:30pm with a long wine list. These are full sit-down rooms, not takeaway counters.
Do you need a reservation for late dining in Dublin?
At the sit-down rooms, yes, especially on weekends. Reserve the later slot at Hawksmoor, Hyde and La Cave. The counter spots — Zaytoon, Tutto Aposto and Charlies Three — are easier to walk into, though Charlies Three is worth booking on busy weekend nights.
Is Temple Bar good for late-night food in Dublin?
Temple Bar stays busy past midnight, but most of its late food is takeaway counters rather than kitchens plating to a table. For a genuine late sit-down meal, head to College Green, Grafton Street and Camden Street instead.
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