After midnight

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Kitchens and counters for after the show, with the closing time up front.

14 kitchens and counters in 7 areas, each with a closing time read off its own website or menu, and 2 that say they never close. Confirm before a Friday or Saturday run, and check Last Train before you pick a spot.

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14 places

Allston

bb.q Chicken (Allston)

Late foodRestaurantOpen late

This Harvard Avenue outpost of the Korean chain fries its chicken the traditional way, hand battered and cooked at lower temperatures for longer. The pitch on the chain's site is [Real Crispy. Real Korean.] Its location page lists Monday to Sunday, 11:00am-2:00am.

182 Harvard Ave, Boston, MADirections · bbqchicken.com
Late hours per the venue's own site: 11 AM-2 AM every day (location page)
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Harvard Avenue · about 1 min walk (estimate)

  • fried in the traditional method source
  • Real Crispy. Real Korean. source
  • 11:00am-2:00am daily source
Checked Nov 14, 2026.

Lone Star Taco Bar

Late foodBarOpen late
Beer from $5.50

Lone Star Taco Bar's Allston room puts its focus on mezcal, tequila, and Mexican street food. Time Out calls the Allston spot a Tex-Mex go-to for more than a decade. The owners, Aaron Sanders and Max Toste, spent early years in Texas and Southern California.

477 Cambridge St, Boston, MADirections · lonestar-boston.com
Late hours per the venue's own site: Allston: Mon-Thu 11 AM-12 AM; Fri-Sat 11 AM-1 AM; Sun 11 AM-12 AM
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Allston Street · about 9 min walk (estimate)

  • focus is on mezcal, tequila, and Mexican street food source
  • Allston outpost a go-to for Tex-Mex for more than a decade source
  • owners spent early years in Texas and Southern California source
  • Allston parties and group bookings source
Checked Nov 14, 2026.

South End

Anchovies

BarRestaurantOpen late
Beer from $5

The Boston Globe calls Anchovies, at 433 Columbus Ave, a neighborhood dive bar and a super-affordable Italian restaurant. Some regulars have come for decades. The Infatuation found a pub crowd eating burrata ravioli and clam linguine around 1 am.

433 Columbus Ave, Boston, MA 02116 · 21+Directions · anchoviesbar.com
Late hours per the venue's own site: 4 PM-2 AM; serving food till 1:30 AM (days not broken out on page)
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Prudential · about 6 min walk (estimate)

  • A neighborhood dive bar and a super-affordable Italian restaurant (Boston Globe, 2022) source
  • Some regulars have been frequenting Anchovies for decades (Boston Globe, 2022) source
  • Burrata ravioli and linguini with clams at one in the morning (The Infatuation) source
  • It's hard to have a bad time here (The Infatuation) source
Checked Nov 9, 2026.

Franklin Cafe

BarRestaurantOpen late
Beer from $5

Franklin Cafe, a South End restaurant and bar at 278 Shawmut Ave, serves its full menu until 1:30 a.m., seven days a week. Boston magazine gave it Best Late-Night Dining in 2010. Most tables are held for walk-ins, with a few bookable in advance on Resy.

278 Shawmut Ave, Boston, MADirections · franklincafe.com
Late hours per the venue's own site: Mon-Sun 5 PM-2 AM; kitchen open til 1:30 AM
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Back Bay · about 11 min walk (estimate)

  • Full menu served until 1:30 a.m. 7 days/week source
  • Best of Boston 2010: Best Late-Night Dining source
  • A mix of after-work chefs, neighborhood night owls, and late-night revelers (Boston magazine, 2010) source
  • A few tables bookable in advance via Resy source
Checked Nov 9, 2026.

Back Bay

Back Bay Social

BarOpen late
Typical beer $8.50

Back Bay Social, at 867 Boylston St, is a bar and restaurant that opened in 2010. The bar runs half-off appetizers on Monday through Wednesday. It lists 17 beers on draft.

867 Boylston St, Boston, MADirections · backbaysocial.com
Late hours per the venue's own site: Mon-Sun 11 AM-2 AM; kitchen Mon-Sun 11 AM-1 AM (late night menu until 12:45 AM)
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Prudential · about 6 min walk (estimate)

  • Opened on Boylston Street in 2010 source
  • 17 beers on draft source
  • Half off appetizers at the bar Monday through Wednesday source
  • Kitchen that stays open late source
  • The Retro Room has its own menu and its own hours source
  • Seems to throw a different themed party every night (The Infatuation, 2019) source
Checked Nov 9, 2026.Listed beer prices

Downtown

Bova's Bakery

Late foodOpen late

Bova's keeps its North End bakery on Salem Street open 24 hours a day, every day. Its Florentine cannoli is billed as famous. The bakery is family owned and operated since 1926.

134 Salem St, Boston, MADirections · bovabakeryboston.net
Late hours per the venue's own site: Open 24 hours a day, everyday
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Haymarket · about 5 min walk (estimate)

  • open 24 hours a day, every day source
  • famous Florentine cannoli source
  • signature tiramisu source
  • Sicilian pizza recipe passed down three generations source
  • family-owned and operated since 1926 source
Checked Nov 9, 2026.

jm Curley

CocktailLate foodOpen late
Beer from $6

jm Curley's Downtown Crossing bar at 21 Temple Place comes with its own speakeasy steakhouse. The kitchen stays open until 1:30 AM every day. Time Out singles out the grass-fed burger and the cheesy macs.

21 Temple Pl, Boston, MADirections · jmcurleyboston.com
Late hours per the venue's own site: Late Night Food: kitchen open until 1:30 AM seven days a week (bar closing time not stated)
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Park Street · about 2 min walk (estimate)

  • speakeasy steakhouse source
  • grass-fed burger and cheesy macs source
  • hard-to-find brews on a lengthy beer list source
  • kitchen open until 1:30 am seven days a week source
Checked Nov 9, 2026.

Peach Farm

Late foodOpen late

Peach Farm, at 4 Tyler Street in Chinatown, is a Hong Kong-style seafood joint in a basement. The room is dowdy basement digs. The pick is the steamed oysters in black bean sauce.

4 Tyler St, Boston, MADirections · peachfarm.net
Late hours per the venue's own site: 11 AM-3 AM (days not broken out)
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Chinatown · about 4 min walk (estimate)

  • Hong Kong-style seafood plucked live from a tank source
  • basement digs source
  • steamed oysters in black bean sauce source
  • 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m. source
Checked Nov 9, 2026.

South Street Diner

Late foodOpen late

South Street Diner at 178 Kneeland Street was built in 1947 as the Blue Diner. Its site calls it the only all-night dining spot in Boston. Time Out's answer to where the party crowd lands at 4am is chocolate French toast.

178 Kneeland St, Boston, MADirections · southstreetdiner.com
Late hours per the venue's own site: Site states "Boston's only all-night dining destination open seven nights a week" and "24/7" online ordering; no clock hours listed
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South Station · about 5 min walk (estimate)

  • built in 1947, formerly the Blue Diner source
  • only all-night dining destination, seven nights a week source
  • 4am crowd source
  • chocolate French toast after the clubs have closed source
Checked Nov 9, 2026.

Fenway

Citizen Public House & Oyster Bar

BarLate foodOpen late
Typical beer $10

A neighborhood tavern behind Fenway Park with more than 250 whiskeys on the list. Dinner is a family-style whole roasted pig. Whisky Advocate put it in its Top 100 Whisky Bars in America in January 2025, per the bar's site.

1310 Boylston St, Boston, MADirections · thecitizenboston.com
Late hours per the venue's own site: Mon-Wed 4:30 PM-1 AM; Thu-Sat 4:30 PM-2 AM (kitchen until 1 AM)
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Fenway · about 8 min walk (estimate)

  • more than 250 whiskeys source
  • oyster bar is a standout source
  • Top 100 Whisky Bars in America source
  • family-style whole roasted pig dinners source
  • named one of the Top 100 Whisky Bars in America in January 2025 source
Checked Nov 9, 2026.

The Kenmore

BarLate foodOpen late

BU's 2026 neighborhood guide calls The Kenmore, in Kenmore Square, an affordable pub built around craft beer, burgers and hot dogs. The same guide notes a nightly late deal on hot dogs and burgers after 10 pm. Meet Boston suggests the wings or the burger plus craft brews on tap.

476 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02215Directions · thekenmorebar.com
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Hours on the venue's site: Thu-Sat 11 AM-2 AM; Sun 10 AM-1 AM; Mon-Wed 11 AM-1 AM

Kenmore · about 1 min walk (estimate)

  • Focus on craft beer and craft ingredients for the menu source
  • Affordable pub, all about craft beer, burgers, and hot dogs (BU, 2026) source
  • Late-night hot dog and burger deal after 10 pm (BU, 2026) source
  • Try the wings or the burger and sample the craft brews on tap (Meet Boston) source
Checked Nov 9, 2026.Listed beer prices

South Boston

Roza Lyons

BarRestaurantOpen late

Roza Lyons calls itself a local South Boston restaurant with craft beer, wine and cocktails. The menu is salads, sandwiches, and shared plates, which makes it the sit-down option on East Broadway.

709 East Broadway, Boston, MADirections · rozalyons.com
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Hours on the venue's site: Mon-Fri 11:30 AM-1 AM; Sat-Sun 10 AM-1 AM

Silver Line Way · about 20 min walk (estimate)

  • local South Boston restaurant source
  • salads, sandwiches, and shared plates source
  • 709 E Broadway source
Checked Nov 14, 2026.

East Boston

Kelley Square Pub

PubRestaurantOpen late

Kelley Square Pub took Boston magazine's Best Neighborhood Bar in East Boston in 2016. It cooks Italian and American under one roof, with thin-crust and Sicilian pizza both on the list. The pub's own site prints its hours, and our hours pull lists the close.

84 Bennington St, East Boston, MADirections · kelleysquarepub.com
Late hours per the venue's own site: 11 AM-1 AM
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Airport · about 8 min walk (estimate)

  • Best Neighborhood Bar, East Boston source
  • thin-crust and Sicilian pizza source
  • 1:00 a.m. source
  • its own parking lot source
Checked Nov 14, 2026.

ReelHouse

RestaurantBarOpen late

ReelHouse is a landmark waterfront destination in The Eddy on New Street. The Infatuation calls it pretty much your only option for a harbor view with a drink. Its outdoor patio looks over the skyline.

6 New St, East Boston, MADirections · reelhouseboston.com
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Hours on the venue's site: Wed-Thu 11 AM-12 AM; Fri & Sat 11 AM-1 AM; Sun 11 AM-12 AM

Maverick · about 6 min walk (estimate)

  • landmark waterfront destination in East Boston source
  • pretty much your only option source
  • lively outdoor patio with expansive views of the city and Boston Harbor source
  • Friday & Saturday: 11 AM - 1 AM source
Checked Nov 14, 2026.