Courtesy Diner is an american diner late-night spot in St Louis Hills, St. Louis.
Editorially verified May 28, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: The slinger at 3am is the rite of passage here. Cash and card both work; the counter stools fill late on weekends.
Address: 1121 Hampton Ave, St. Louis, MO 63139
The Laclede Station Courtesy Diner runs the same 24-hour griddle as the Hampton branch, slinging chili-and-egg slingers and breakfast in a red-vinyl room.
Try: The slinger and breakfast all day
Tip: Same slinger, same round-the-clock hours as the Hampton location. It draws the post-bar crowd from Affton and Webster.
Friendly's is a south-side neighborhood sports bar that keeps its kitchen open to 1:30am seven nights a week, plating pizza and wings for the bar crowd.
Try: Bar pizza, wings, and griddle plates
Tip: It is cash only with a back patio. Come after midnight for the full bar menu and cheap drinks during the nightly late happy hour.
In the old Eat-Rite Diner building, Fleur STL plates an elevated slinger and griddle food, carrying the Route 66 diner torch on a Thursday-to-Sunday schedule.
Try: Elevated slinger and diner food
Tip: Now Thursday through Sunday only; the prime-patty slinger remains the order. It honours the all-night Eat-Rite legend that stood in the same building.
Steve's Hot Dogs on South Grand stays open late on weekends, loading creative toppings onto griddled dogs for the after-show and post-bar crowd.
Try: Loaded St. Louis-style hot dogs
Tip: The loaded specialty dogs hit best late at night. It is counter service with quick turnaround on busy weekends.
The Royale keeps its kitchen and patio going late on the south side, pairing a strong burger with ward-themed cocktails, a reliable late bite.
Try: Burgers and ward-themed cocktails
Tip: The patio and the burger make it a good late drink-and-bite. Cocktails are named for St. Louis wards.
A late-running Overland taqueria, Durango plates its famous torta ahogada and tacos into the evening, a budget late dinner near the airport.
Try: Torta ahogada and tacos
Tip: The chile-drowned torta ahogada is the late-night order. Big portions keep the price under ten dollars.
