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Late-Night Food in Boston: 14 Places Open Past Midnight

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Featured image: The Chinatown Gate in Boston. Photo: Alacoolwiki via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Boston is not a 24-hour city. Many kitchens close by 10 or 11 p.m., and under Massachusetts law bars must stop serving alcohol by 2 a.m. Still, there are restaurants in nearly every neighborhood where you can eat after midnight, especially in Chinatown, Back Bay, Fenway, the South End, Allston and Dorchester.

Every restaurant below listed a closing time of midnight or later on at least several nights of the week on its Google business profile when we checked on Oct. 22, 2026. The hours for each are listed in full. A restaurant that stays open late does not always keep its full kitchen open until closing, so ask about food service before you order.

14 Boston restaurants open late

Turkish Lazuri Cafe

Type: Turkish restaurant. Address: 1 N Beacon St, Allston. Phone: (774) 678-7940.

  • Hours on its Google business profile: Daily 8 AM to 3 AM
  • Google rating: 4.5 out of 5 from 1,615 reviews
  • Links: website · map

New Golden Gate Seafood

Type: Chinese restaurant. Address: 66 Beach St, Boston. Phone: (617) 338-7721.

  • Hours on its Google business profile: Mon 11 AM to 4 AM; Tue 11 AM to 10 PM; Wed–Sun 11 AM to 4 AM
  • Google rating: 3.9 out of 5 from 297 reviews
  • Links: website · map

Peach Farm

Type: Chinese restaurant. Address: 4 Tyler St, Boston. Phone: (617) 482-3332.

  • Hours on its Google business profile: Daily 11:30 AM to 12 AM
  • Google rating: 4 out of 5 from 900 reviews
  • Links: website · map

Dynasty

Type: Cantonese restaurant. Address: 14a Hudson St, Boston. Phone: (617) 603-8796.

  • Hours on its Google business profile: Daily 9 AM to 12 AM
  • Google rating: 4.2 out of 5 from 372 reviews
  • Links: website · map

Tasty Burger

Type: Hamburger restaurant. Address: 86 Van Ness St, Boston. Phone: (617) 425-4444.

  • Hours on its Google business profile: Daily 11 AM to 2 AM
  • Google rating: 4.4 out of 5 from 3,767 reviews
  • Links: website · map

Back Bay Social

Type: American restaurant. Address: 867 Boylston St, Boston. Phone: (617) 247-3200.

  • Hours on its Google business profile: Daily 11 AM to 2 AM
  • Google rating: 4.1 out of 5 from 1,321 reviews
  • Links: website · map

Lolita Back Bay

Type: Mexican restaurant. Address: 271 Dartmouth St, Boston. Phone: (617) 369-5609.

  • Hours on its Google business profile: Mon–Thu 11 AM to 1 AM; Fri–Sat 11 AM to 2 AM; Sun 11 AM to 1 AM
  • Google rating: 4.4 out of 5 from 3,911 reviews
  • Links: website · map

The Parish Cafe

Type: Restaurant. Address: 361 Boylston St, Boston. Phone: (617) 247-4777.

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  • Hours on its Google business profile: Mon–Wed 11:30 AM to 12 AM; Thu–Sat 11:30 AM to 2 AM; Sun 11:30 AM to 12 AM
  • Google rating: 4.5 out of 5 from 2,076 reviews
  • Links: website · map

The Kenmore

Type: Bar & grill. Address: 476 Commonwealth Ave, Boston. Phone: (617) 266-6662.

  • Hours on its Google business profile: Mon–Wed 11 AM to 1 AM; Thu–Sat 11 AM to 2 AM; Sun 10 AM to 1 AM
  • Google rating: 4.6 out of 5 from 410 reviews
  • Links: website · map

Franklin Cafe

Type: American restaurant. Address: 278 Shawmut Ave, Boston. Phone: (617) 350-0010.

  • Hours on its Google business profile: Mon–Sat 5 PM to 2 AM; Sun 11 AM to 2 AM
  • Google rating: 4.5 out of 5 from 536 reviews
  • Links: website · map

Anchovies

Type: Bar. Address: 433 Columbus Ave, Boston. Phone: (617) 266-5088.

  • Hours on its Google business profile: Daily 4 PM to 2 AM
  • Google rating: 4.3 out of 5 from 658 reviews
  • Links: website · map

Dumpling Kingdom

Type: Chinese restaurant. Address: 137 Harvard Ave, Allston. Phone: (617) 562-8888.

  • Hours on its Google business profile: Mon–Thu 11:30 AM to 12:30 AM; Fri–Sat 11:30 AM to 1:30 AM; Sun 11:30 AM to 12:30 AM
  • Google rating: 4.1 out of 5 from 768 reviews
  • Links: map

The Bowery Bar

Type: Restaurant. Address: 2261 Dorchester Ave, Boston. Phone: (617) 698-2261.

  • Hours on its Google business profile: Mon–Thu 11:30 AM to 12 AM; Fri 11:30 AM to 2 AM; Sat 10 AM to 2 AM; Sun 10 AM to 12 AM
  • Google rating: 4.6 out of 5 from 1,574 reviews
  • Links: website · map

Local 149

Type: New American restaurant. Address: 149 P St, South Boston. Phone: (617) 800-0460.

  • Hours on its Google business profile: Mon–Fri 4 PM to 1 AM; Sat–Sun 11 AM to 1 AM
  • Google rating: 4.3 out of 5 from 544 reviews
  • Links: website · map

How we chose these places

This list starts with businesses in The Boston Report’s Boston directory, then adds places from Google Maps business profiles checked on Oct. 22, 2026. For late-night Boston, we searched Google Maps for late-night food across several neighborhoods and kept places whose listed hours run past midnight on multiple nights. Airport locations, chains and convenience stores were excluded. Late-night hours are often trimmed in winter or on slow nights, so call before making a special trip. We did not accept payment for placement, and we did not include places that Google marked as permanently or temporarily closed. Ratings and review counts are a snapshot from that date and will change.

Restaurant hours change often, especially around holidays and in winter. The hours above come from each business’s Google profile, not from the restaurant directly, so call ahead or check the restaurant’s own website before you go. If you run one of these businesses and see an error, email us and we will correct it.

Tips before you go

The MBTA’s subway generally stops running around 12:30 to 1 a.m., so plan a ride home. Check the MBTA for last-train times and any late-night service changes; our MBTA service changes guide tracks planned shutdowns.

Bars that serve food often require guests to be 21 or older after a certain hour. Bring ID.

Most of these restaurants are small businesses. Weekend evenings book up first; where a restaurant takes reservations, booking ahead is the safest plan. Ask about allergens directly, because menus posted online are not always current.

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