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SeafoodSouth City CentreUntil Daily until late
Reyna on Dame Street in Dublin 2, the late-night Turkish charcoal grill and rotisserie doner counter, customisable kebab boxes the late southside crowd.
TryChicken doner kebab box
TipCounter and small table seating; build the box with lamb, chicken or falafel.
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BurgersNorth Inner CityUntil Daily 21:00
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.
TryDouble smash burger
TipWalk-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.
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PersianSouth City CentreUntil Sun-Thu 02:00, Fri-Sat 04:00
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.
TryLamb kebab plate
TipCounter and table seating; the kebab plate runs €14. Open until 04:00 Friday and Saturday for the late post-pub crowd.
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BurgersSouth City CentreUntil Sun-Thu 23:00, Fri-Sat 00:00
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.
TryQuarter-pound cheeseburger
TipSmallest tables turn fastest at the late hour; closes midnight Friday and Saturday with the kitchen taking last orders at 23:30.
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BurgersSouth City CentreUntil Daily 12:00 to late
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.
TryWOW cheeseburger
TipOpen seven days from noon until late; the WOW double patty with garlic-butter fries is the late-night order.
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MexicanDrumcondra SuburbUntil Thu-Sun 22:00
La Cocina Cuevas at the new Eatyard by Cross Guns Bridge in Drumcondra, the long-running Mexican stand that followed Eatyard north from Portobello.
TryThree tacos al pastor
TipEatyard Drumcondra runs Thursday to Sunday from 12:00-22:00; three tacos to share, the al pastor with pineapple is the menu reference.