Where to eat in Vancouver after midnight, and the classic 2am move.
Where to eat in Vancouver after midnight. kitchens that keep going, post-bar staples and the classic 2am move.
Save On Meats on West Hastings since 1957 runs late-night diner service plus the breakfast-all-day menu, the reference diner downtown plus a butcher shop.
Try: S.O.M burger and breakfast plates
Order: S.O.M burger with a chocolate milkshake from the diner counter.
Tip: Sandwich tokens at the till for $3.50 each; redeemed for a meal anytime, the city's longest-running good-deed format.
Phnom Penh on East Georgia closes at 21:00 most nights, the late-evening Cambodian counter for a final wing plate and a glass of beer in Chinatown today.
Try: Crispy chicken wings
Order: Crispy chicken wings and butter beef carpaccio with rice noodles.
Tip: Last seating around 20:30; cash takes a discount. The wings are still the calling card late.
Fat Mao Noodles on East Georgia from Angus An runs the late-night Cantonese line in Chinatown, kitchen until 23:30 most nights, the post-pandemic late seat.
Try: Brisket noodle soup
Order: Hong Kong braised brisket noodle soup with crispy chicken on the side.
Tip: Walk-in from 17:00; last orders around 22:45. The kitchen closes 23:30 the latest open in Chinatown.
Kingyo Izakaya on Denman runs the late izakaya service until 23:30, EnRoute Best Japanese in Canada perennial, the city's reference late seafood plate.
Try: Stone-grilled gyu tan
Order: Stone-grilled gyu tan with a Hokkaido draft beer at the counter.
Tip: Counter walks in late after 22:00 most nights; the last dinner sitting is the calmer pour.
The Keefer Bar on Keefer Street in Chinatown since 2009 runs Vancouver's reference late-night cocktail bar to 01:00, Canada's 50 Best Bars perennial.
Try: Cocktails plus small plates
Order: Dragonfly cocktail with the dim sum-style snacks; last call at 00:45.
Tip: Walk-in only Monday to Thursday; weekend reservations at the door from 17:00.
Ramen Danbo's Robson and 4th Avenue branches run Hakata-style tonkotsu late into the weekend, the city's reference late ramen counter for under $25.
Try: Tonkotsu ramen
Order: Tonkotsu ramen with extra-firm noodles, Hakata style.
Tip: Robson branch open until 01:00 Fridays and Saturdays; counter only and queues form by 23:00.
Donair Town on Robson runs the city's reference late-night counter until 02:00, the Halifax-style Lebanese-Canadian donair with sweet condensed-milk sauce.
Try: Donair wrap
Order: Classic donair with sweet sauce, the late-night bar-crawl standby.
Tip: Open until 02:00 nightly; the donair pizza is the bar-crawl standby. Card and Apple Pay.
Juke Fried Chicken on Keefer Street since 2017 is a Southern-style fried chicken counter, the reference soul-food window plus a sister Juke 4-Front cocktail.
Try: Fried chicken and bone-in pieces
Order: Two-piece fried chicken with a buttermilk biscuit and slaw.
Tip: Counter only; the bone-in dark meat is the kitchen's calling card. Weekend late-night service runs to 23:00.