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 and Saturday.
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 burger.
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 at Eatyard on South Richmond Street, the long-running Eatyard Mexican stand, a trompo of pork al pastor running until late on weekends in the courtyard.
Try: Three tacos al pastor
Tip: Three tacos to share; the al pastor with pineapple is the menu reference. The Eatyard courtyard runs until 23:30 Friday.
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 takeaway.
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 Japanese.
Try: Salmon donburi
Tip: Front room runs late on Friday and Saturday; the basement izakaya runs 23:30. Highballs at the back bar from EUR 6.
Umi Falafel on Dame Street in Dublin, a vegan Lebanese counter open until 22:00 Friday and Saturday, the city's reference for a late falafel wrap with toum and pickles.
Try: Falafel wrap
Tip: Three Dublin locations; the Dame Street original runs the latest hours and has the queue on Friday from 21:00.
Happy Endings at Eatyard on South Richmond Street in Dublin 2, the open-air smash burger that built Eatyard's weekend queue, late hours through Friday and Saturday.
Try: Double smash burger
Tip: Double smash burger with American cheese; chilli cheese fries. The Eatyard courtyard runs to 23:00 Friday and Saturday.
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 point.
Try: Lamb kebab plate
Tip: Counter and table seating; the kebab plate runs EUR 14. Open until 04:00 Friday and Saturday for the late post-pub crowd.
Peak food season in Dublin is year-round.
Local dining hours: lunch around 12:30, dinner from 19:30.
service is typically included; small extra is welcome but not expected.
Ask the next local you meet what they would order. Dublin rewards trust.