Rol San is a cantonese late-night spot in Chinatown, Toronto.
Rol San on Spadina runs Cantonese dim sum and roast meat until 05:00 weekends since 1994, the late-night post-bar dim sum the city's reference.
Must order: BBQ pork over rice or a plate of late-night siu mai.
Tip: Cash and card. After 02:00 weekend the room fills with the post-club crowd from Queen West.
Address: 388 Spadina Avenue, Toronto, ON M5T 2G5
House of Gourmet on Dundas West in Chinatown runs Cantonese roast meat and dim sum until 04:00 daily since 2000, a 30-page menu for the post-bar crowd.
Try: BBQ pork rice, dim sum
Order: BBQ pork over rice or a plate of late-night siu mai.
Tip: Cash and card. The post-club crowd files in after 02:00; lineup outside on Friday and Saturday.
Swatow on Spadina runs Chiu Chow Cantonese until 02:00 since 1979, the salted-fish chicken fried rice and clay-pot eggplant the late-night order.
Try: Salted-fish fried rice, clay pots
Order: Salted-fish chicken fried rice and a clay-pot eggplant.
Tip: Cash and card. After-bar regulars fill the booths between 23:30 and 01:30.
House of Gourmet on Dundas West in Chinatown runs Cantonese roast meat and dim sum until 04:00 daily since 2000, a 30-page menu for the post-bar crowd.
Try: BBQ pork rice, dim sum
Order: BBQ pork over rice or a plate of late-night siu mai.
Tip: Cash and card. The post-club crowd files in after 02:00; lineup outside on Friday and Saturday.
Pai on Duncan runs the kitchen until 23:00 Thursday through Saturday, the khao soi and pad see ew the city's reference late-night Thai after a King West show.
Try: Khao soi, pad see ew
Order: The khao soi with extra crispy noodles.
Tip: Walk-in only after 21:00; the bar takes the late seats first.
Swatow on Spadina runs Chiu Chow Cantonese until 02:00 since 1979, the salted-fish chicken fried rice and clay-pot eggplant the late-night order.
Try: Salted-fish fried rice, clay pots
Order: Salted-fish chicken fried rice and a clay-pot eggplant.
Tip: Cash and card. After-bar regulars fill the booths between 23:30 and 01:30.
Bar Libretto on Ossington reopened February 2026 as the late-night pivot of the original Pizzeria Libretto site, small bites, pasta, dessert and Neapolitan.
Try: Pizza, pasta, small bites
Order: A Margherita pizza and a Negroni at the marble bar.
Tip: Closed Sunday through Tuesday. Walk-ins only at the bar; tables on Resy.
Fran's Restaurant on College at Yonge is the city's 24-hour diner since 1940, the breakfast served at any hour the post-shift staple plus the late-night.
Try: Diner breakfast, comfort food
Order: The classic breakfast at 03:00 with bottomless coffee.
Tip: Cash and card. 24 hours every day; the College location is the original.
Sneaky Dee's at College and Bathurst runs the city's reference late-night Tex-Mex kitchen until 04:30 on Friday and Saturday nights since 1987.
Try: King's Crown Nachos
Order: The King's Crown Nachos with a pitcher of beer at 02:00.
Tip: Cash discount under $20. Live music upstairs runs weekends; food downstairs until close.
