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Best Restaurants Open Late in Warsaw 2026
Open Late · Warsaw · 6 tables ranked · Updated June 2026
Compiled by the Restaurants for Kings editorial team · Published April 12, 2024 · Updated June 15, 2026
Warsaw shuts its kitchens early, which is the first number to know: most of the city's serious dining rooms, the Michelin names included, stop cooking by ten or eleven. The genuine late-night map runs through a smaller set of rooms, a 24-hour chef's kitchen inside a market hall, a Lebanese bar that plates until two, a 1990s institution working a midnight schnitzel, and a clutch of bistros around Plac Zbawiciela and Koszykowa. These six all keep a kitchen, not just a bar, running past eleven, several to one or two in the morning. They are ranked here by how late they actually cook, how good it is, and what you pay for the privilege.
1.Cma by Mateusz Gessler
Mateusz Gessler runs Warsaw's only round-the-clock kitchen at Hala Koszyki; for a plate at any hour, head here.
Cma sits inside the restored Hala Koszyki market hall on Koszykowa, and its single great advantage over every other room in this guide is that it never closes. Chef Mateusz Gessler, of the well-known Warsaw restaurant family, runs a modern Polish kitchen around the clock, with house-baked sourdough, pierogi and seasonal mains landing at roughly 45 to 80 zloty. The value is in the hours rather than bargain prices: nowhere else in the city will cook you a proper plate at four in the morning. The hall around it quiets down late, so it turns into a calm, slightly surreal place to eat. Sit at the counter if you arrive in the small hours, when the dining room is closed off.
Walk in any hour; the kitchen never closes.
2.Beirut Hummus & Music Bar
Poznanska's hummus bar plates kofta and tabbouleh past 2am weekends, the best-value late feed in Warsaw; pile in.
Beirut has anchored the Poznanska eating strip since 2011, a loud, cheap, self-service Lebanese room that serves food until one in the morning midweek and two at the weekend. The hummus is the thing, widely called the best in Warsaw, alongside kofta, falafel and tabbouleh, with a full meal landing at around 20 to 40 zloty. For late value this is the clear winner on the page: real cooking, generous plates, no markup and no pretension, in a room that stays busy long after the kitchens nearby have shut. It does not take bookings, so simply turn up; the queue moves fast even late, and the Poznanska bars next door keep the night going.
Walk in; no bookings, kitchen runs past 2:00am weekends.
3.Der Elefant
A giant schnitzel and oyster bar working to midnight off Plac Bankowy since 1990; for upscale late, book it.
Der Elefant has stood on Plac Bankowy since 1990, one of Warsaw's oldest continuously-running upscale rooms, and its kitchen serves until midnight Monday to Saturday. The draws are the giant Wiener schnitzel and a proper Fish and Oyster Bar, with mains running roughly 60 to 120 zloty and a filet mignon around 69; a weekday business lunch is far cheaper at 43. For a grown-up late dinner with white tablecloths rather than a bar snack, it is the most polished option here, and the markup sits mostly in the wine and the seafood. Book a late table at the weekend and ask for the dining room rather than the bar if you want the full menu after eleven.
Book a late table direct; kitchen to midnight Mon to Sat.
4.Bibenda
Warsaw's natural-wine room cooks veg-forward small plates to midnight on Nowogrodzka; for a grown-up late dinner, reserve.
Bibenda opened on Nowogrodzka in 2014 and marked its tenth year as one of Warsaw's natural-wine landmarks, with a kitchen that runs to midnight Tuesday to Saturday. The cooking is modern and vegetable-forward, the menu changing with the season, with standouts like the lentil soup with pistachios and the potato dumplings with mushrooms; plates run around 40 to 70 zloty. For a careful, contemporary late dinner rather than comfort food, it is the most interesting room cooking this late, and the value is fair for the quality of both the food and the by-the-glass list. It is small and popular, so reserve if you want a table after eleven, and take a counter seat if you cannot.
Reserve direct; small room, kitchen to midnight Tue to Sat.
5.Charlotte Chleb i Wino
The Plac Zbawiciela bistro serves croque-monsieur and wine past midnight for 30 zloty; for a cheap late bite, walk in.
Charlotte sits under the colonnade on Plac Zbawiciela, a French bakery-bistro that keeps serving past midnight Monday to Saturday and turns into a wine bar as the night goes on. The kitchen is simple and cheap by design, the croque-monsieur at 30 zloty and croque-madame at 32 the things to order, alongside daily soups and a glass of something French. For a late, low-stakes bite on one of Warsaw's prettiest squares it is hard to beat on value, and you can linger over wine long after the food. There are no late bookings, so just turn up; the terrace fills on warm nights, but the counter inside usually has room after eleven.
Walk in; bistro and wine bar run past midnight Mon to Sat.
6.Regina Bar
A Koszykowa pizza-and-Sichuan room cooking leopard-spotted pies to midnight; for a late slice with a cocktail, drop by.
Regina Bar opened on Koszykowa in November 2016 with an odd, winning premise: New-York-style pizza meeting Chinatown, in a buzzy bar room that cooks to midnight Tuesday to Saturday. The leopard-spotted pies run 22 to 32 zloty and the General Tso chicken is the sharing plate to add, with a full late meal landing around 40 to 100 zloty before drinks. For a casual late dinner with a cocktail rather than a formal sit-down, it is good value and reliably open when the smarter kitchens have closed. The bar gets loud at the weekend, so come for the energy as much as the food; book ahead on Friday and Saturday, when the late tables fill.
Book weekends direct; kitchen to midnight Tue to Sat.
Not for a late dinner
Right city, wrong hour
Nolita. Warsaw's celebrated Michelin-starred room is one of the city's great meals, but its kitchen closes at ten on weekdays and ten-thirty on Saturday, with set seatings booked weeks ahead. It is the opposite of a spontaneous late table. Plan it as a destination dinner, and keep this page for the nights you decide to eat after the city has shut down.
Tel Aviv Urban Food. The Poznanska vegan favourite is excellent and a few doors from Beirut, but its kitchen stops at eleven most nights and only stretches to midnight on a Thursday or Friday. It closes just as a late night gets going. Come for an early dinner or weekend brunch instead, and walk to Beirut next door when you want to eat genuinely late.
Booking a late table in Warsaw
The rule in Warsaw is to ignore the time on the door and ask one question: when does the kitchen take its last order? The serious dining rooms, the Michelin names included, mostly stop cooking by ten or eleven even when the bar stays open, so for genuine late food head to Hala Koszyki, the Poznanska strip or the bistros around Plac Zbawiciela and Koszykowa. For a weekend table after eleven at Der Elefant, Bibenda or Regina, book a few days ahead and ask explicitly for a late seating, since the kitchens stop taking new tables before they stop cooking for those already seated.
If you arrive late without a plan, the safe bets are Cma, which never closes, Beirut for cheap Lebanese until two, and Charlotte for a croque and a glass past midnight, none of which need a booking. Confirm the last order with the floor when you sit rather than trusting the posted hours, and remember that Sunday hours shrink across the board. Most of these rooms take cards, though Beirut moves fastest on cash, and the Poznanska and Koszykowa bars keep going long after the kitchens have closed.
Frequently asked
Which Warsaw restaurant has the latest kitchen?
Cma by Mateusz Gessler, inside the Hala Koszyki market hall on Koszykowa, keeps the latest kitchen in the city by a wide margin, cooking around the clock, twenty-four hours a day. After that, Beirut on Poznanska serves Lebanese food until two at the weekend, and Der Elefant, Bibenda, Charlotte and Regina all run to midnight. For a proper plate at four in the morning, Cma is effectively the only option.
Do Warsaw kitchens really close early?
Mostly yes. Warsaw's serious dining rooms, including its Michelin-listed kitchens, typically stop cooking by ten or eleven, even when the bar stays open later. The city thins out fast for sit-down food after midnight, which is why this list is built around the handful of rooms that genuinely keep a kitchen running, rather than bars that simply stay open pouring drinks once the food has stopped.
Where can I eat late in Warsaw on a budget?
Beirut Hummus and Music Bar on Poznanska is the best-value late table in Warsaw, with a full Lebanese meal around 20 to 40 zloty until one or two in the morning. Charlotte on Plac Zbawiciela runs a croque-monsieur at 30 zloty past midnight, and Drum-style street food aside, both beat the kebab windows on quality. Cma is dearer but the only kitchen open all night.
What is the best upscale late dinner in Warsaw?
Der Elefant on Plac Bankowy is the most polished room cooking late, an institution since 1990 with a kitchen open to midnight Monday to Saturday, a giant schnitzel and a proper oyster bar. Bibenda on Nowogrodzka is the more contemporary choice, with modern Polish small plates and natural wine to midnight. Both take bookings, which you want for a guaranteed late table at the weekend.
How much does a late dinner cost in Warsaw?
Plan on 40 to 90 zloty for a main at most of these rooms before drinks. Beirut and Charlotte are the cheapest, at roughly 20 to 40 zloty a plate; Bibenda and Regina sit in the middle; and Der Elefant is the priciest, with seafood and steak reaching 120. Cma charges a fair mid-range price for the rare luxury of a kitchen that never closes. Drinks move the bill most.
Can I walk in for a late table in Warsaw?
Often, yes. Cma, Beirut and Charlotte take late walk-ins as a matter of course, and the bar seats at Regina and Bibenda usually have room after the early rush. For a guaranteed table after eleven at Der Elefant or at the weekend, book ahead and ask for a late seating. Always confirm the kitchen's last order when you arrive, since it lands before the room itself closes.
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