Late-night food in Boston after midnight

For food after midnight, go to South Street Diner or Bova's Bakery, the two that never close. Everything else is a kitchen with a deadline or a bar with a pour. For a live, filterable view, use Eat Late.

Downtown, Chinatown and the North End

Verdict: the best area for real food, and the only one with an all-night option.

South Street Diner on Kneeland Street calls itself the only all-night dining spot. Time Out dates it to 1947. It is the right end to a long night, or the start of an early train.

Bova's Bakery in the North End is open around the clock. Skip the pastry case at 3 am and ask for the calzones, subs and Sicilian pizza.

jm Curley has the latest full kitchen we list in Downtown Crossing, open until 1:30 seven days.

Peach Farm in Chinatown is the one to call first. Its own site gives 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m.. Time Out has it served nightly until midnight. They disagree, so ring before a very late trip.

Back Bay

Verdict: a snack and a drink, not a dinner.

Parish Cafe on Boylston Street is the pick. Every sandwich carries the name of the chef and restaurant behind it. It has a 2:00 AM close Thursday to Saturday, so it works before the bar or after it.

Fenway

Verdict: eat before the game crowd thins, snack after.

Citizen Public House & Oyster Bar is open 4:30 PM to 2 AM, with the kitchen closing at 1 AM Thursday to Saturday. Earlier in the week the kitchen stops sooner, so check the page for your night.

Tasty Burger Fenway is open until 2am on Friday and Saturday nights, per Time Out in 2023, so confirm before you walk over.

Still pouring after the kitchen closes

These stay open late, but their kitchens close earlier or post no late hours. Eat first.

• Mr Dooley's Boston Tavern in the Financial District keeps 11:30am to 2am on weekdays.
• Midway Cafe in JP is open till 2am, seven days.
• Cask 'n Flagon in Fenway is open Friday and Saturday until 2:00am.
• Lucky's Lounge in the Seaport is open weekdays until 2:00 AM.
• The Grand in the Seaport is a Friday and Saturday room, 10pm to 2am.
• Cathedral Station in the South End is open Saturday until 2:00am.
• The Middle East in Cambridge is open Thursday to Saturday until 2AM.
• Dani's Queer Bar in Back Bay is open until 2am Monday to Friday. Its Brazilian bites stop at 11:30 pm, so eat first.
• Worthen House Cafe in Lowell is open Friday and Saturday until 2am.

Outside the city, Salem's late kitchens are on the North Shore page.

Hours change, and holidays change them again. Check the venue's own page, and see getting home after last call for the ride.