11 late-night worth the trip across Germany, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Germany guides.

Mustafas Gemuese Kebap ★ 4.7 · Berlin

kreuzberg · Mehringdamm 33, 10961 Berlin

Mustafas Gemuese Kebap on Mehringdamm keeps its grill running past midnight on weekends. The queue thins slightly after 22:00 and the grilled-vegetable doener tastes the same at 01:00 as at noon.

Schumann's Bar am Hofgarten ★ 4.6 · Munich

altstadt-lehel · Odeonsplatz 6-7, 80539 München

Schumann's on Munich's Odeonsplatz transitions from restaurant to cocktail hour around midnight and pours late-night until 02:00; one of the city's classic after-midnight rooms.

Bar Gabányi ★ 4.6 · Munich

altstadt-lehel · Beethovenplatz 2, 80336 München

Bar Gabányi on Munich's Beethovenplatz, Stefan Gabanyi's speakeasy-style room since 2012, pours whisky and cocktails to 05:00 on Friday and Saturday; live piano on weekend nights.

Curry 36 ★ 4.5 · Berlin

kreuzberg · Mehringdamm 36, 10961 Berlin

Curry 36 on Mehringdamm is Berlin's most dependable late-night Imbiss, open until 05:00 every day. The currywurst at 03:00 draws the same crowd of taxi drivers, clubbers and shift workers it has since 1980.

Imren Grill ★ 4.4 · Berlin

kreuzberg · Boppstrasse 10, 10967 Berlin

Imren Grill on Boppstrasse stays open until 03:00 every night and is Berlin's go-to late-night doener after the clubs. The lamb turns on a spit that has been going since 1995; fresh soups and pita available until closing.

Henne ★ 4.4 · Berlin

kreuzberg · Leuschnerdamm 25, 10999 Berlin

Henne Alt-Berliner Wirtshaus in Kreuzberg runs its single dish, a half-roasted milk-fed chicken with kraut salad and rye bread, through the evening. The 1907 room is the most atmospheric late dinner in Berlin.

Bergwolf ★ 4.4 · Munich

glockenbachviertel · Fraunhoferstrasse 17, 80469 München

Bergwolf on Munich's Fraunhoferstrasse near Sendlinger Tor is the city's defining after-midnight currywurst counter; weekends to 04:00 with a vegan option on the carte.

Diener Tattersall ★ 4.3 · Berlin

charlottenburg · Grolmanstrasse 47, 10623 Berlin

Diener Tattersall in Charlottenburg is a hunting-scene-panelled bar open until 02:00 since ex-boxer Franz Diener took it over in 1954. Simple Berlin tavern plates, a long beer list and a crowd that includes artists, journalists and regulars.

Schneider Bräuhaus ★ 4.2 · Munich

altstadt-lehel · Tal 7, 80331 München

Schneider Bräuhaus on Tal pours Schneider Weisse until 23:30; the kitchen runs Bavarian classics through 22:30 for the post-show crowd in Munich's Altstadt.

Zur Letzten Instanz ★ 4.1 · Berlin

mitte · Waisenstrasse 14-16, 10179 Berlin

Zur Letzten Instanz, Berlin's oldest restaurant since 1621, serves traditional Prussian tavern food in the Nikolaiviertel through the evening. Eisbein with sauerkraut and the historical room are the pull.

Augustiner Klosterwirt ★ 4.0 · Munich

altstadt-lehel · Augustinerstrasse 1, 80331 München

Augustiner Klosterwirt under the Frauenkirche towers in Munich's Altstadt runs Bavarian dishes and Augustiner Helles vom Holzfass to midnight; a calmer late-night beer hall.