Where to eat in Aarhus after midnight. kitchens that keep going, post-bar staples and the classic 2am move.

After-hours picks

Aarhus Street Food ★ 4.1

Street food$$Daily 11:30-21:00Until 22:00 weekdays, 23:00 weekends

The bus garage food hall is the most reliable late-evening option in the city centre, with stalls running until 22:00-23:00 and a heated indoor space.

Try: Any stall

Ny Banegardsgade 46, 8000 Aarhus C

Doner House ★ 3.9

Turkish$$Mon-Sun 11:00-23:00Until 04:00 weekends, 02:00 weekdays

The rotating spit at Doner House runs until 04:00 at weekends and the garlic sauce is made in-house. The most reliable late-night eating in Aarhus.

Try: Turkish doner kebab

Frederiks Alle 30, 8000 Aarhus C

Mikkeller Bar Aarhus ★ 4.0

Cocktail bar$$Tue-Wed 16:00-22:00, Thu 16:00-24:00, Fri 14:00-01:00, Sat 12:00-01:00Until 01:00 weeknights, 02:00 weekends

The Mikkeller Bar keeps the kitchen running until closing and the tap list is worth exploring late when the daytime crowds have thinned. Booking recommended.

Try: Craft beer and bar snacks until close

Jaegergaardsgade 61, 8000 Aarhus C

Gedulgt ★ 4.5

Cocktail bar$$Thu 18:00-24:00, Fri-Sat 16:00-02:00Until 02:00 weekends

The speakeasy on Fredensgade is at its best late on Friday and Saturday, when the cocktail bartenders have room to experiment and the room fills.

Try: Cocktails only, no food

Fredensgade 17, 8000 Aarhus C

St. Pauls Apothek ★ 4.6

Cocktail bar$$Wed-Thu 17:30-24:00, Fri-Sat 17:30-02:00Until 02:00 Fri-Sat

The cocktail bar runs its full tasting menu programme until close and late-night bar seating takes walk-ins on a space-available basis. Booking recommended.

Try: Cocktail tasting menu and snacks

Jaegergaardsgade 76, 8000 Aarhus C

Aboulevarden Bar Strip ★ 4.0

Cocktail bar$$Until Bars 02:00-03:00 weekends

The canal boulevard has bars running until 02:00-03:00 on weekends, with outdoor terrace seating in summer and a lively indoor scene year-round.

Try: Bar snacks at most venues

Aboulevarden, 8000 Aarhus C

Hvide Svin ★ 3.5

Burgers$$Until 03:00 weekends

No-frills late-night bar with the cheapest burgers and hot dogs in the city running until 02:00. At Studsgade 16. Booking recommended. Reservations advised.

Try: Hot dogs and burgers until 02:00

Studsgade 16, 8000 Aarhus C

Tokio Bar ★ 3.9

Cocktail bar$$Thu 19:00-01:00, Fri-Sat 18:00-03:00Until 01:00 Thursday, 03:00 Friday and Saturday

The rock and roll bar on Skolegade keeps going to 03:00 on Friday and Saturday with happy hour stretching most of the early evening. At Skolegade 23.

Try: Bar snacks and shots

Skolegade 23, 8000 Aarhus C

Tipsy ★ 4.1

Cocktail bar$$Mon-Thu 16:00-21:00, Fri-Sat 16:00-24:00, Sun 16:00-21:00Until 23:00 Mon-Thu, 01:00 Fri-Sat

The vegetarian taco bar runs its kitchen until 23:00-01:00 and the cocktail bar stays open until the last guests leave. At Banegardsgade 39.

Try: Tacos and agave cocktails late

Banegardsgade 39, 8000 Aarhus C

Ris Ras Filliongongong ★ 4.1

Belgian$$Mon-Thu 12:00-01:00, Fri-Sat 12:00-02:00, Sun 12:00-24:00Until 01:00 weeknights, 02:00 Friday and Saturday

The legendary Latin Quarter pub on Mejlgade with a deep Belgian and Danish specialty-beer list and a regulars-and-students crowd that thickens after midnight.

Try: Belgian and Danish specialty beer, no kitchen

Mejlgade 24, 8000 Aarhus C
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