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Best Restaurants Open Late in Los Angeles 2026
Open late · Los Angeles · 5 tables ranked · Updated June 2026
Compiled by the Restaurants for Kings editorial team · Published June 3, 2026 · Updated June 3, 2026
The kitchen light at Dan Tana's is still on at half past midnight, next door to the Troubadour, while most of Los Angeles has been dark for an hour. This is not a late-night city. The tasting rooms seat early, the neighbourhood spots stop cooking by ten, and the search for a real dinner after eleven usually ends at a drive-through. But a handful of kitchens hold the line: the red-sauce institution that feeds the after-show crowd, the deli that never closes, the Arts District bar grilling burgers past one. These five are the Los Angeles tables where you can still order a proper meal when the night runs long, ranked on how late the kitchen actually cooks.
1.Dan Tana's
Red-sauce chicken parm and a 12:30am kitchen next to the Troubadour since 1964, a West Hollywood institution; reserve a late table.
Dan Tana's has run on Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood since 1964, next door to the Troubadour, and its kitchen takes last orders at 12:30am most nights, which makes it the city's classic late-night Italian. The chicken parmigiana is the dish, ordered for sixty years by a crowd that has run from Sinatra to Clooney, with the steak Dabney Coleman and the New York steak close behind. A red-sauce dinner runs about $70 to $110 a head. An L.A. Times review crowned it the best new Italian in the city back in 1966, and it has held the room ever since. Reserve a late table or take a seat at the bar, and order the chicken parm with a side of spaghetti.
Book by phone for a late table.
2.Jones Hollywood
Spaghetti, meatballs and skillet apple pie until one in the morning on Santa Monica Boulevard since 1994; walk in late.
Jones has held its dim corner of Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood since 1994, a candle-lit Italian-American bar that keeps its kitchen open until 1am, later than almost anything around it. The spaghetti and meatballs is the order, with the thin-crust pizzas and a famously decadent skillet apple pie that the late crowd splits at the bar. It is comfort food at a fair price, about $30 to $50 a head, in a room that has stayed reliably scene-y for thirty years without losing the kitchen. This is where you land after a show or a long night when you want real food rather than a slice on the street. Walk in late, take a booth or the bar, and finish with the apple pie.
Walk in; reservations by phone.
3.Everson Royce Bar
One of LA's best burgers and a backyard bar pouring past midnight in the Arts District; go for it after a show.
Everson Royce Bar, known to regulars as ERB, has poured on East 7th Street in the Arts District since 2016, and its kitchen runs late: the burger is available until 1am, with the bar going to 2am on a Friday. The ERB burger is the reason to come, a single patty of prime chuck with Tillamook cheddar, a dill pickle and garlic aioli on an egg brioche bun, repeatedly named among the best in Los Angeles by The Infatuation and local critics, and it runs around $15 with fries. There is a leafy back patio for the late crowd and a serious wine and beer list. Go for it after a show or a downtown night, take the patio, and order the burger with a glass of something natural.
Walk in or book on Resy.
4.Roscoe's House of Chicken and Waffles
Fried chicken and waffles till midnight in Hollywood, an LA institution since 1975 and as cheap as it is late; try it once.
Roscoe's House of Chicken and Waffles has been a Los Angeles institution since Herb Hudson opened the first location in 1975, and the Hollywood branch on Gower Street stays open until midnight every night. The plate to order is the one the city built the legend on: crisp fried chicken with a waffle, syrup and butter, with the smothered chicken and a bowl of grits close behind. It is generous and cheap, about $20 to $25 a head, which makes it one of the best-value late meals in the city. The room is plain and the line moves, exactly what you want after eleven. Try it once for the chicken and waffles, and go to the Hollywood location if you want the latest kitchen.
Walk in at the Hollywood location on Gower.
5.Canter's Deli
Pastrami on double-baked rye in the Fairfax dining room till 11:30 and to-go around the clock since 1931; pencil it in.
Canter's has anchored Fairfax Avenue since 1931, a 24-hour Los Angeles landmark where the dining room serves until 11:30pm and the to-go counter never closes. The pastrami on double-baked rye is the order, with the corned beef, the matzo ball soup and the bakery case of black-and-white cookies behind it. A sandwich and a side runs about $20 to $30 a head. The Kibitz Room bar alongside keeps the night going, and the round-the-clock to-go counter has fed nearly a century of after-hours Los Angeles, from musicians to insomniacs. Pencil it in for a late deli dinner in the dining room, or grab a pastrami to go at three in the morning when nothing else is open.
Walk in; dining room to 11:30pm, to-go 24/7.
Avoid for a late night
Great kitchens, but they close earlier than you think
Pijja Palace. The Bib Gourmand Indian sports bar in Silver Lake is one of the best new rooms in the city, but the kitchen closes at 10:30pm even on a Saturday. Book it for an early dinner, not a midnight plate.
Musso & Frank Grill. The 1919 Hollywood institution feels like it should run late, but last orders are around eleven and it is dark by midnight. Go for an early martini and a steak, then move on for anything later.
How to eat late in Los Angeles
Los Angeles closes earlier than its size suggests, so the late-night map is small and worth knowing. The reliable kitchens cluster in two places: West Hollywood, where Dan Tana's and Jones run past midnight near the Sunset Strip, and the Arts District, where Everson Royce Bar grills until one. Fairfax has Canter's around the clock, and Hollywood has Roscoe's until midnight. Almost everything else, including the city's best tasting rooms, is finished by ten.
If you want one plan, catch a show on the Strip, then take a late table at Dan Tana's or walk into Jones for spaghetti and the skillet apple pie. For counters that reward a solo diner at any hour, see the best restaurants for solo dining in Los Angeles, and compare the global late tables in the worldwide ranking of late-night restaurants.
Frequently asked
What is the best late-night restaurant in Los Angeles?
Dan Tana's in West Hollywood is our top late table. The red-sauce Italian institution next to the Troubadour takes last orders at 12:30am, with the chicken parmigiana the dish to order at about $70 to $110 a head. It has run since 1964 and still feeds the after-show crowd. For something cheaper and just as late, Jones serves spaghetti until 1am and Canter's on Fairfax runs its to-go counter around the clock.
What restaurants in LA are open after midnight?
Fewer than you would expect. Jones in West Hollywood cooks until 1am and Everson Royce Bar in the Arts District grills its burger until 1am, with the bar to 2am on Fridays. Dan Tana's takes last orders at 12:30am, and Canter's on Fairfax serves to-go 24 hours with the dining room to 11:30pm. Roscoe's in Hollywood runs to midnight. Most of the city, including its tasting rooms, is dark by ten.
Where can I eat late in LA on a budget?
Roscoe's in Hollywood is the value pick, with chicken and waffles until midnight for about $20 to $25 a head. Canter's on Fairfax serves a pastrami sandwich around the clock for $20 to $30, and Everson Royce Bar's burger runs about $15 until 1am. All three are cheaper and later than the city's sit-down rooms. Bring a little patience for the line at Roscoe's.
Do late-night LA restaurants take reservations?
Some do. Dan Tana's takes bookings by phone and rewards a late reservation, especially at the weekend, and Everson Royce Bar takes tables on Resy. Jones, Roscoe's and Canter's run mostly on walk-ins, which is part of why they work so well after midnight. Book Dan Tana's for a proper late dinner, and walk into the rest with a card or cash and a little patience.
What restaurants are open 24 hours in Los Angeles?
True 24-hour dining is rare in Los Angeles now, but Canter's Deli on Fairfax is the dependable one: the to-go counter runs around the clock and the dining room serves until 11:30pm, as it has since 1931. For a late sit-down meal rather than to-go, Jones and Dan Tana's in West Hollywood keep their kitchens open past midnight, and Everson Royce Bar grills until 1am.
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