Top Late-Night in United Kingdom

This and That ★ 4.8

Manchester's original rice-and-three canteen on Soap Street since 1984. The Northern Quarter late-night pre-bar fuel until 19:00 daily, under ten pounds.

OrderRice and three curry

L'Alba D'Oro ★ 4.7

L'Alba D'Oro on Henderson Row in Edinburgh New Town, open evening-only since 1975, the city's most decorated chip shop serving fresh-chipped Scottish haddock.

OrderBattered haddock and chips

TipCloses at 21:15 sharp. The post-theatre window is 20:30-21:00; go straight there from the Lyceum or Usher Hall.

Beigel Bake ★ 4.7

The Brick Lane Beigel Bake bakery in east London, trading since 1974, runs 24-hour hand-rolled bagels and salt beef sandwiches, the city's defining.

OrderSalt beef bagel

TipAfter midnight queue runs 15 minutes. Salt beef bagel £6, cream cheese bagel £2.50. Cash or card.

Mughli Charcoal Pit ★ 4.7

Manchester's Curry Mile classic since 1991, kitchen open until 00:30 on Friday and Saturday. Charcoal lamb chops, tandoori platters, mango lassi at all hours.

OrderCharcoal lamb chops

Hawksmoor ★ 4.6

Manchester branch of the British steakhouse chain on Deansgate, kitchen until 23:30 daily. Native-breed dry-aged beef, late dinners with bone-marrow gravy.

Order35-day dry-aged rump

Rudy's Pizza Ancoats ★ 4.6

Manchester's Cotton Street Ancoats pizzeria, kitchen until 22:30 daily. Margherita pizza in sixty seconds, walk-ins only; Ancoats arrives here after the bars.

OrderMargherita pizza

The Milk Thistle ★ 4.5

The Milk Thistle stacks four floors of hidden cocktail rooms behind an unmarked Colston Avenue door, Bristol's grand speakeasy with a whisky vault.

OrderNightcap cocktails in the parlour

TipRing the doorbell and book ahead for weekends; the vault below street level takes small groups for whisky tastings.

Four Seasons Chinatown ★ 4.5

Four Seasons on Gerrard Street in Chinatown London, trading since 1996, runs the city's most-cited Cantonese roast duck, served whole or half with plum sauce.

OrderCantonese roast duck

TipWalk-in any night. Take-away roast duck is half the dining-room price. The Queensway Bayswater sibling runs the same kitchen.

Bao Soho ★ 4.5

Bao Soho counter on Lexington Street in central London, opened 2015 by Erchen Chang and Shing Tat Chung, runs late Taiwanese steamed buns and grilled skewers.

OrderTaiwanese bao and grilled meat skewers

TipWalk-up only. After 21:30 is the easy slot; weekday last orders at 22:30. The Borough sibling runs to midnight on weekends.

Mei Dim ★ 4.5

Manchester Chinatown basement dim sum room, kitchen open until 22:00 weekdays. Har gow, siu mai, char siu pork and chiu chow dumplings late into the evening.

OrderDim sum

The Old Duke ★ 4.4

The Old Duke runs free live jazz and blues every night of the week on King Street, a Bristol institution in a cobbled-street pub dating from around 1775.

OrderA last ale as the jazz winds down

TipMusic is free every night; get in before 21:00 on weekends or listen from the cobbles with the overspill crowd.

The Bank Tavern ★ 4.4

The Bank Tavern hides down a John Street alley in Bristol with an award-named Sunday lunch so popular its roast bookings sell out a year ahead.

OrderA closing pint down the alley

TipSunday sittings for 2026 sold out again; weekday lunches need no booking and carry the same kitchen's cooking.

Dishoom Edinburgh ★ 4.4

Dishoom on St Andrew Square in Edinburgh New Town, open until midnight on Friday and Saturday nights, serving the slow-cooked Irani cafe menu into the small.

OrderRaan and midnight naan

TipThe full menu is available until closing. Book the late slot on weekends if you are coming from a theatre or concert.

Joy King Lau ★ 4.4

Joy King Lau on Leicester Street in Chinatown London, trading since 1985 as a four-floor Cantonese family restaurant, runs roast meats, congee and dim sum.

OrderCantonese roast meats and dim sum

TipWalk-in any night for the takeaway counter at the front. The roast goose with rice is the marquee plate at £18.

Mr Thomas's Chop House ★ 4.4

Manchester's 1867 Victorian pub and chop house on Cross Street, late kitchen until 23:00 every day. Cask ales, steak and kidney pudding, tilework all around.

OrderSteak and kidney pudding

The Famous Royal Navy Volunteer ★ 4.3

The Famous Royal Navy Volunteer runs 36 all-UK beer and cider lines inside a 1673 King Street building, Bristol's Grade II listed craft beer flagship.

OrderA final rotating keg on King Street

TipLocals call it The Volley; once a rotating keg goes it is gone, so order the interesting line first.

Bone Daddies Soho ★ 4.3

Ross Shonhan's Soho ramen bar on Peter Street in central London, opened 2012, runs late-night tonkotsu ramen, fried chicken bao and a Japanese-American menu.

OrderTonkotsu ramen

TipWalk-up only after 21:30. Counter seats face the open kitchen. The Soho original closes at 23:00; the Bond Street sibling runs to 00:00 on weekends.

Duck and Rice ★ 4.3

Alan Yau's Cantonese gastropub on Berwick Street in Soho London, opened 2015 in the former Endurance pub, runs Cantonese dim sum and a late kitchen serving.

OrderLate Cantonese dim sum

TipThe upstairs dining room takes bookings; the downstairs pub-and-bar walks in any night. Closed half an hour 16:00-16:30 daily.

Cay Tre Soho ★ 4.3

Cay Tre Vietnamese kitchen on Dean Street in Soho London, opened 2009 by Hieu Trung Bui, runs late pho, bun cha and banh mi until 22:30 every night.

OrderVietnamese pho and bun cha

TipWalk-in or book a fortnight ahead. The pre-theatre menu at £20 for two courses runs until 18:30.

VQ Chelsea ★ 4.3

VQ (Vingt-Quatre)'s 24-hour cafe and diner on Fulham Road in Chelsea London, trading since 1995, runs eggs Benedict, burgers and a full alcohol licence.

OrderAll-day diner classics, eggs Benedict and burgers

Tip24-hour alcohol licence. Post-club crowd peaks 02:00-04:00; weekday late nights are quieter and walk in without waiting.

No.8 Hotpot ★ 4.3

Manchester's Princess Street Sichuan hotpot, kitchen open until 01:00 daily. Mala and clear chicken double broth, sliced wagyu and meatballs by the platter.

OrderSichuan mala hotpot

The Beer Emporium ★ 4.2

The Beer Emporium runs 32 keg and cask lines in vaulted cellars under King Street, the underground bar of Bristol's self-styled Beermuda Triangle.

OrderLate cellar pints and Pepenero pizza

TipIt pours until very late for King Street; the in-house Italian kitchen means the last pizza lands well after midnight.

The Gallimaufry ★ 4.2

The Gallimaufry mixes bar, kitchen pop-ups and nightly free music on Gloucester Road, the all-purpose local of Bristol's longest independent street.

OrderLate plates from the pop-up kitchen

TipA rotating pop-up runs the kitchen, so check who is cooking this season before you set your heart on a dish.

The Christmas Steps ★ 4.2

The Christmas Steps pours local craft beer in a c1600 building on Bristol's medieval stairway street, with a free jukebox and a serious kitchen.

OrderCraft pints on the medieval steps

TipThe pub anchors the bottom of the historic steps; Ahh Toots' cake counter sits across the lane for afters.

Yadgar Kebab House ★ 4.2

Yadgar Kebab House has cooked halal Pakistani food in Glasgow's Govanhill since 1981, a Calder Street favourite for karahi and fresh naan late into the night.

OrderKarahi and freshly baked naan

TipThe naan comes straight from the tandoor; it stays open past midnight, later at weekends.

Common ★ 4.2

Manchester's Edge Street Northern Quarter pub serves food until 02:00 every night. Reuben on rye, hot toasties, sourdough grilled cheese, craft beer flight.

OrderReuben sandwich

Lal Qila ★ 4.2

Manchester Curry Mile institution open until 01:00 on weekend nights. Lal Qila means Red Fort; everything cooked to order, spice tuned to each diner here.

OrderMade-to-order curry

Kebab Mahal ★ 4.1

Kebab Mahal on Nicolson Square in Edinburgh, a halal Punjabi grill open since 1979, serving tandoori chicken and lamb curry until 02:00 on weekends.

OrderTandoori grill and lamb curry

TipCash is quickest for the late-night takeaway crowd. The lamb tikka and naan is the order after midnight.

Twenty Twenty Two ★ 4.1

Manchester basement games bar on Dale Street, ping-pong, beer pong and cocktails until 03:00 on Friday and Saturday and 01:00 the rest of the week.

OrderCocktails and games

OX184 ★ 4.0

OX184 on Cowgate in Edinburgh Old Town, a late-night bar and kitchen open until 03:00 with wood-grill burgers, steaks and loaded fries in an industrial space.

OrderWood-fired grill burgers, steaks and ribs

TipLate-night food runs until 02:00 Wednesday to Sunday only. The craft beer selection is Edinburgh's most serious at this hour.