6 editor picks in Chicago.
6 late night in Chicago, editor-picked for food open late at the weekend. Where to eat past midnight on a weekend night. All late night in Chicago.
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.
OrderSingle cheeseburger with egg
TipSit at the bar past midnight; the queue clears at 23:30 and the kitchen runs the same menu without the dinner wait.
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.
OrderModernist cocktails
TipBook the 21:30 Wednesday or Thursday seating; the room is at half capacity, the cocktails come faster.
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.
Order$7 chicken biryani special
TipCash only. Bring a container; the biryani plate feeds two with leftovers for the morning.
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.
OrderOld Fashioned, Gimlet
TipCash and glass only. Order an Old Fashioned; the slim bartender pour is the house standard you do not modify.
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.
OrderChar dog with everything, cheese fries
TipChar dog with everything; the chocolate milkshake is the closing order for the walk back up Clark.
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.
OrderSpicy garlic ramen
TipThe spicy garlic ramen at 01:30 is the call after a Loop show. The pork bun on the side is the wing.
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