Where to eat in Dublin after midnight, and the classic 2am move.
Where to eat in Dublin after midnight. kitchens that keep going, post-bar staples and the classic 2am move.
Bunsen on Wexford Street in Dublin 2, the five-shop Dublin chef-built burger chain with one menu only of beef, cheese and fries, open to midnight Friday.
Try: Quarter-pound cheeseburger
Tip: Smallest tables turn fastest at the late hour; closes midnight Friday and Saturday with the kitchen taking last orders at 23:30.
Wowburger downstairs at Mary's Bar and Hardware on Wicklow Street, a late-night burger counter serving WOW and Mini patties, the southside's late post-pub.
Try: WOW cheeseburger
Tip: Open seven days from noon until late; the WOW double patty with garlic-butter fries is the late-night order.
La Cocina Cuevas at the new Eatyard by Cross Guns Bridge in Drumcondra, the long-running Mexican stand that followed Eatyard north from Portobello.
Try: Three tacos al pastor
Tip: Eatyard Drumcondra runs Thursday to Sunday from 12:00-22:00; three tacos to share, the al pastor with pineapple is the menu reference.
Leo Burdock on Werburgh Street in Dublin 8, the city's oldest chipper since 1913, beer-battered cod and chips wrapped in greaseproof paper, the city's late.
Try: Cod and chips takeaway
Tip: No seating; the Christ Church steps are five minutes east, the perfect post-pint vantage point.
Yamamori on South Great George's Street in Dublin 2, the city's veteran Japanese ramen and sushi room running late on weekends, the south side's late-night.
Try: Salmon donburi
Tip: Front room runs late on Friday and Saturday; the basement izakaya runs 23:30. Highballs at the back bar from €6.
Reyna on Dame Street in Dublin 2, the late-night Turkish charcoal grill and rotisserie doner counter, customisable kebab boxes the late southside crowd.
Try: Chicken doner kebab box
Tip: Counter and small table seating; build the box with lamb, chicken or falafel.
Dash Burger on Capel Street in Dublin 1, the larger of Barry Wallace's two smash-burger rooms, a terrace and beers on tap with the kitchen on the griddle.
Try: Double smash burger
Tip: Walk-ins only, kitchen closes at 21:00; the double smash with cheese and skin-on fries is the order. Beers on tap at this branch.
Zaytoon on Parliament Street in Dublin 2, a halal Persian kebab and rice room serving until 04:00 Friday and Saturday, the city's late-night kebab reference.
Try: Lamb kebab plate
Tip: Counter and table seating; the kebab plate runs €14. Open until 04:00 Friday and Saturday for the late post-pub crowd.