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15 Best Late Night Restaurants in New York

15 New York restaurants still serving after the early crowd leaves — from post-show dinners to midnight snacks.

The best late night restaurants in New York are Soothr, Hole In The Wall - FiDi, EZ Paella & Tapas, and more. Start with Soothr if you want the strongest overall first pick.

By Carlos Mendez•15 ranked picks•Published July 15, 2026•Updated July 15, 2026
Methodology•Editorial team
SoothrHole In The Wall - FiDiEZ Paella & Tapas
15 Best Late Night Restaurants in New York
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Top picks at a glance

#1SoothrThai • East Village • value#2Hole In The Wall - FiDiBrunch • New York • $$#3EZ Paella & TapasSpanish • New York • moderate

Who this guide is for

Late night dining in New York rewards the restaurants that still feel sharp when the rest of the city has wound down. These picks hold their quality after 10 PM. Picks span East Village, New York and Bushwick.

Quick picks

Soothr
Thai • East Village
Soothr is a dependable thai option in East Village that a lot of diners already know and return to.
Hole In The Wall - FiDi
Brunch • New York
Hole In The Wall - FiDi is a strong brunch move in New York when you want the meal to feel worth leaving the house for.
EZ Paella & Tapas
Spanish • New York
EZ Paella & Tapas suits a night out when you want spanish that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
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Editorial details
Published: July 15, 2026
Last updated: July 15, 2026

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  1. 1. SoothrView →
  2. 2. Hole In The Wall - FiDiView →
  3. 3. EZ Paella & TapasView →
  4. 4. Salinas RestaurantView →
  5. 5. London & Martin Co.View →
  6. 6. Sir Henry’sView →
  7. 7. OtisView →
  8. 8. miss KOREA BBQView →
  9. 9. VeselkaView →
  10. 10. Boqueria SohoView →
  11. 11. Cho Dang GolView →
  12. 12. Anytime KitchenView →
  13. 13. Thursday KitchenView →
  14. 14. Jongro BBQView →
  15. 15. ilili NoMadView →

How the restaurants compare

Editorial restaurant image stand-in for Soothr
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Soothr
East Village • Thai
9.9/10
TastyPals Score
Price
value
Best for
East Village night out
Mood
East Village
Editorial restaurant image stand-in for Hole In The Wall - FiDi
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Hole In The Wall - FiDi
New York • Brunch
9.9/10
TastyPals Score
Price
$$
Best for
late night
Mood
Easygoing
Editorial restaurant image stand-in for EZ Paella & Tapas
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EZ Paella & Tapas
New York • Spanish
9.9/10
TastyPals Score
Price
moderate
Best for
small plates
Mood
Casual
Editorial restaurant image stand-in for Salinas Restaurant
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Salinas Restaurant
New York • Spanish
9.9/10
TastyPals Score
Price
moderate
Best for
small plates
Mood
Casual

How we chose

We looked for restaurants that feel like a strong fit for the guide topic, not just the most obvious names in the city. The shortlist favors rooms with clear mood, dependable pacing, and enough distinction to help someone decide faster. Read our full methodology →

Room tone

Lighting, pace, and general energy all need to support the reason someone clicked this guide.

Food fit

We favored restaurants that feel best suited for the moment, not just restaurants with broad reputation.

Useful range

The final list tries to give readers enough variation in neighborhood, price, and style to compare real options.

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Sir Henry’s — Sir Henry's is a three-floor bar on 8th Avenue that doesn't bother picking a lane — and the concept is specific enough that it actually works. The origin story traces back to a legendary Cork nightclub from the '70s and '80s, filtered through the ghost energy of CBGB's, Studio 54, and Max's Kansas City, with funky, artsy '80s and '90s decor that reads as genuinely researched rather than Pinterest-assembled. Ground floor runs louder and looser, the second floor breathes a little, and the third is Disco Sally's — a full disco bar with a live DJ. That vertical range is what makes Sir Henry's credible across contexts: it's reportedly just as functional for a Tuesday lunch as it is for a Saturday that bleeds into 2am, without pretending to be something different at either hour. The kitchen is where the concept justifies itself on a weeknight. The Hot Honey Chicken Sandwich is the dish diners consistently point to — crispy chicken on brioche with a sweet-heat honey sauce that, by all accounts, has a delayed back-of-throat burn that's the whole point of ordering it. The Blue Crab Rangoon Dip is bar food with actual ambition behind it. For brunch, the Birria Breakfast Tacos have developed a reputation as the kind of order people message each other about. The Warm Blueberry Crumble Bread functions as a shareable sweet counterweight to the savory side, and the Brunch Burger rounds out a menu that's priced fairly for the neighborhood and what it's putting on the plate. Practically speaking: the second floor is the right call for dinner — less chaotic than the ground-floor bar crowd, less decibel-intense than Disco Sally's. Wednesday or Thursday gives you late hours without the weekend headcount. Brunch slots, particularly bottomless, book up fast, so plan ahead. Start with the Hot Honey Chicken Sandwich and the Blue Crab Rangoon Dip together. View restaurant →
Otis — Otis isn't trying to be the hottest restaurant in Bushwick — it's trying to be the one you stop debating and just go to. Chef Scott Hawley and co-owner Michelle Lobo-Hawley built the place inside a 1914 tailor shop with a clear-eyed mandate: comfort food, craft cocktails, no performance. That's a harder brief than it sounds, and the room seems to take it seriously. An open kitchen keeps things transparent — you can see the work as it happens — which in a neighborhood where ambition and execution don't always find each other, apparently reads as a genuine differentiator. It's a women-owned bar that happens to be running serious food at prices that make the rest of Brooklyn look like it's overreaching. The menu centers on a handful of dishes that diners consistently point back to. The burrata arrives with homemade bread and is reportedly the kind of opener that quiets a table down. The braised pork pasta is described by Hawley as the restaurant's best seller — pork shoulder slow-cooked and pulled through a sauce built from miso, tomato, and pesto, three things that have no obvious business together, and yet the dish has developed a reputation as the reason people come back. P.E.I. mussels and grilled asparagus round out the savory side as reliable supporting players. On the cocktail side, the 'Revenge of the Line' — mezcal, charred pineapple, habanero — is flagged across reviews as the drink that sets the tone for the meal. For the best experience, the counter near the open kitchen is reportedly the place to be; corner tables lose the room's momentum. Weeknights are the move — weekends fill fast and run louder. The order most often recommended: start with a cocktail, go burrata, braised pork pasta, finish on the sticky toffee pudding. View restaurant →
miss KOREA BBQ — Twenty-two years into its run on West 32nd Street, Miss Korea BBQ has become the room other Koreatown spots are quietly measured against — not because it chases trends, but because it doesn't. The formula is deliberate: three floors, 24-hour service, and an interior philosophy that treats the grill at the center of your table as the only decoration that matters. The kitchen operates under the direction of a renowned Korean food consultant, and the marination program is where the reputation actually lives. The signature Hang-Ari Galbi short rib reportedly spends 48 hours in traditional clay pots before it reaches the table — a commitment that regulars cite as the reason this particular cut stands apart from what you'll find elsewhere on the block. The Hang-Ari Galbi is consistently named the anchor of any visit, with diners pointing to the depth the clay-pot marination produces — layered and not sweet-forward in the way shorter preparations tend to be. For groups working through a fuller spread, the Royal Cuisine Selection and the BBQ Specialty Platter are the formats to know: both are built around the Grilled Korean Meats and structured to give the table a rhythm, moving from cut to cut in a way that frames the Korean BBQ Experience as a considered meal rather than a transaction. The banchan and supporting dishes are reported to hold their own alongside the main event. Practically, this is one of the few rooms in the neighborhood where a large group doesn't require apology — the second floor seats up to 72, the third up to 76, and both are available for reservation. For pairs or fours, the first floor carries the walk-in pace of a 24-hour city block. The move, according to people who come back regularly: build the table around the Hang-Ari Galbi and let everything else follow from there. View restaurant →
Cho Dang Gol — Cho Dang Gol occupies a specific and deliberate position in Koreatown that is worth understanding before you book. This is a tofu house in the structural sense — the kitchen makes its own tofu in-house, and that single commitment defines the menu's logic, the broth character, and the reason the restaurant draws a regular crowd rather than a special-occasion one. In a stretch of Midtown where Korean dining has largely tilted toward galbi theatrics and table-grill spectacle, Cho Dang Gol holds a different line. The experience is not built around performance. It is built around the kind of considered, daily cooking that rewards attention. The verified dishes reflect that philosophy consistently. The CDG Soybean Buckwheat Noodle Soup is known for a broth that builds quietly rather than announcing itself, with the buckwheat noodles reportedly offering a minerality that sets them apart from commercial alternatives. The CDG Handmade Mandu carry the visible irregularity of actual hand-work — wrappers described as substantial enough to hold structure in broth. The Spicy Seafood Tofu Stew brings the house tofu into a chili-forward broth that diners consistently describe as genuinely spiced without veering harsh. The CDG Nourishing Duck Hot Pot is the dish the menu stakes its reputation on — positioned as restorative and substantial, the kind of order suited to cold weather or a long week rather than a light dinner. The Grilled Tofu Ssam Platter reframes the kitchen's central ingredient entirely, presenting tofu in a format built around accompaniment and wrap rather than broth. Practical guidance from those familiar with the room: arrive early in the evening when kitchen pacing is reportedly at its most deliberate. The CDG Nourishing Duck Hot Pot is the logical anchor for the table — order the Mandu first, let the hot pot follow while appetite is still fully intact. View restaurant →
Thursday Kitchen — Thursday Kitchen isn't angling for a reservation you plan two weeks out — it's after your impulse decision on a slow weeknight, and the East Village address is exactly right for that. The concept is drinks-first, late-night-friendly, priced at a level where ordering another round doesn't require a mental negotiation. What separates it from the hundred other small-plates-and-cocktails spots that have come and gone on these blocks is a clearer point of view: the room is reportedly built around the idea that a good Tuesday should feel like a Saturday, and the price point — solidly budget-friendly — keeps the vibe from curdling into performance. This is not a place that takes itself more seriously than its guests, and based on what diners consistently report, that's a deliberate and well-executed choice. The cocktail program carries the argument. The Soju 'Negroni' is the drink people seem to talk about most — the Korean spirit in place of gin is said to pull the whole profile somewhere brighter and less austere than a classic, and the scare quotes in the name signal that the bar knows exactly what it's doing with the substitution. The Ms. Cutetini is described as playful but purposeful, not a throwaway menu item. On the sweeter, crowd-pleasing end, the Ruby The GF and the Espresso Martini are the two that tables apparently argue over last call. The Bok Bun Ja anchors the food side of the menu and is cited often enough that it's clearly doing real work — proof that the kitchen isn't just an afterthought to the bar program. Practical intel: weeknights after 8 are when the room reportedly hits its stride, past the early-dinner rush. Bar seating is where regulars seem to land by preference. Start with the Soju 'Negroni' — it sets the register for everything else. View restaurant →

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