6 late night in Chicago, editor-picked for late-night weekend eats. Where to eat past midnight on a weekend night. All late night in Chicago.

Au Cheval (late night) ★ 4.6

800 W Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60607

Hours: Mon-Sat 10:00-23:15, Sun 10:00-22:15

Au Cheval in Chicago is the West Loop diner-bar on Randolph that runs the full menu until 02:00 nightly, with the country-famous single-with-egg cheeseburger.

Tip: Sit at the bar past midnight; the queue clears at 23:30 and the kitchen runs the same menu without the dinner wait.

The Aviary (late seating) ★ 4.6

955 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607

Hours: Tue-Thu 17:00-23:00; Fri 17:00-01:00; Sat 16:30-01:00; Sun-Mon closed

The Aviary in Chicago is the Achatz-Kokonas modernist cocktail bar on Fulton Market with a 21:30 late seating, edible-ice cocktails and the Office speakeasy.

Tip: Book the 21:30 Wednesday or Thursday seating; the room is at half capacity, the cocktails come faster.

Ghareeb Nawaz (late-night biryani) ★ 4.5

2032 W Devon Ave, Chicago, IL 60659

Hours: Daily 11:00-02:00

Ghareeb Nawaz in Chicago is the West Ridge Pakistani halal counter on Devon, with $7 chicken biryani open until 02:00, the only Devon plate at that hour.

Tip: Cash only. Bring a container; the biryani plate feeds two with leftovers for the morning.

Matchbox (late drinks) ★ 4.4

770 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60642

Hours: Mon-Fri 15:00-02:00; Sat 15:00-03:00; Sun 15:00-02:00

Matchbox in Chicago is the four-foot-wide West Town cocktail bar on Milwaukee serving stiff classic cocktails until 02:00, a 30-seat triangle since 1995.

Tip: Cash and glass only. Order an Old Fashioned; the slim bartender pour is the house standard you do not modify.

The Wieners Circle (late night) ★ 4.2

2622 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60614

Hours: Sun-Thu 11:00-02:00; Fri-Sat 11:00-04:00

The Wieners Circle in Chicago is the Lincoln Park late-night hot dog counter on Clark, with char dogs, cheese fries and staff-customer banter past 02:00.

Tip: Char dog with everything; the chocolate milkshake is the closing order for the walk back up Clark.

Ramen-san (Hubbard late) ★ 4.0

59 W Hubbard St, Chicago, IL 60654

Hours: Mon-Wed 11:00-23:00; Thu 11:00-00:00; Fri-Sat 11:00-01:00; Sun 11:00-23:00

Ramen-san in Chicago is Lettuce Entertain You's River North ramen room on Hubbard, open Thursday to Saturday until 02:00, with tonkotsu and the spicy garlic.

Tip: The spicy garlic ramen at 01:30 is the call after a Loop show. The pork bun on the side is the wing.