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20 great San Antonio restaurants for late-night eats

By San Antonio Current Staff on Fri, Oct 29, 2021 at 5:04 pm

Whether you're dining with friends after a show, looking for something to fill your belly after carousing or just picking up to-go grub after working overtime, dependable late-night dining spots can be life savers.

We rounded up 20 San Antonio restaurants that aren't just open until the wee hours but also offer great food — from burgers to Tex-Mex to Korean food — for fueling late-light shenanigans.

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Gold Feather
834 Northwest Loop 410 Ste 106, goldfeatherbb.com
Snag fried chicken and o0ther savory bites from this newish north central spot until midnight Thursday through Saturday.
Photo via Instagram / goldfeatherbb

Buddhafull Belly
5718 B Wurzbach Road, facebook.com/Buddhafullbelly
This delivery-only outfit serves up Chinese takeout til midnight Thursday through Saturday.
Photo via Instagram / buddhafull.belly

Arirang Korean Restaurant
2154 Austin Hwy , arirang-san-antonio.com
Sometimes a tipsy tummy calls out for savory ramen or bulgogi — and that’s where Arirang comes in. Snag Korean eats til 2 a.m. Monday through Saturday and until midnight on Sunday.
Photo via Instagram / ericamichelle143

The Esquire Tavern
155 E. Commerce St., (210) 222-2521, esquiretavern-sa.com
The Esquire Tavern kitchen offers a limited late night menu from 10 p.m. to midnight, Thursday through Saturday, so you can mitigate the damage to your liver with one of its signature cheeseburger.
Photo via Instagram, esquiretavernsa

Taquitos West Ave.
2818 West Ave., (210) 525-9888, taquitoswestavenue.com
Choose a meat and spice level. Add the trimmings. Pour on the salsa. Crack open a bottle of Mexican Coke. Enjoy living your best life til midnight daily at this SA staple.
Photo via Instagram, iheartcupcakephoto

Las Palapas
Multiple Locations, laspalapas.com
Many Las Palapas locations are open 24 hours a day, making this San Antonio-based chain a prime late night stop.
Photo via Instagram / greenlinenorth

Alamo Hot Dog Co.
Multiple locations, (210) 831-2409, facebook.com
When your dogs are barking from a night of dancing, order up a few hot dogs, or at least one wrapped in bacon. Open until 2 a.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
Photo via Instagram, miss_eater_tx

Katii Thai Food
2710 N Saint Marys Street, katiithaistreetfood.com
This Thai street food trailer posts up at Buho, slinging pad thai, drunken noodles and green curry until 2 a.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 1 a.m. Sunday.
Photo via Instagram / s.a.vortooth

Mi Tierra
218 Produce Row, (210) 225-1262, mitierracafe.com
Have some breakfast tacos or chow down on some fajitas, and don’t forget to take a bag of pan dulce for the next morning. You can’t go wrong hitting up this local legend — open til 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. .
Photo via Instagram, lezzzl3y_

Whataburger
Multiple locations, whataburger.com
When in doubt, go with ol' faithful. Open 24 hours, just like you like it.
Photo via Instagram, whataburger

Chacho's
Multiple locations, chachos.com
Their insane nachos never disappoint. Day or night, Chacho's comes through 24/7.
Photo via Instagram, toofat2care

Los Balito’s Taco Shop
Multiple locations, losbalitostacoshop.com
Loaded fries can mean a lot of things, but here it means fries topped with carne asada. Snag some Sunday through Thursday from 6am to midnight or Fri and Sat til 3 a.m.
Photo via Instagram, theofficiallaroyce

Pizza Classics
3440 N. St. Mary's St., (210) 225-3356, pizzaclassics.com
BOGO free pizza?! We’re sold. Get your pizza on until 11 p.m. Sunday-Thursday and midnight on Friday and Saturday.
Photo via Instagram, safood.e

Erick’s Tacos
12715 Nacogdoches Road, (210) 590-0994, erickstacos.webs.com
Taco trucks are great, but a taco truck that stays open until 4 a.m. is heaven sent.
Photo via Instagram, rickisslick45

The Original Mexican Restaurant & Bar
528 River Walk St., (210) 224-9951, facebook.com
Order up a few margaritas at this River Walk joint until 11 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, or 3 a.m. on Friday and Saturday.
Photo via Instagram, brenaturally

Luther’s Cafe
1503 N. Main Ave., (210) 223-7727, lutherscafe.com
This Main Ave. icon keeps the party going until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays.
Photo via Instagram, hungryinsanantonio

The Dakota East Side Ice House
433 S Hackberry, (210) 375-6009, thedakotasa.com
Operating out of an old convenience store, this drinking spot serves up cool beer and eats until midnight Tuesday through Sunday.
Photo via Instagram / sip_sa

The Hangar Bar & Grill
Multiple locations, thehangarsa.com/
The Hangar's kitchen is open daily from noon to 1 a.m., slinging burgers, sandos and wings to fuel your late night partying.
Photo via Instagram / rossiramirez_ Hours: Noon-1am daily

The Broadway 5050
5050 Broadway St, Alamo Heights, (210) 832-0050, broadway5050.com
This longtime favorite remains a go-to for slamming back some beers and maybe a burger. Revel in the newly renovated spot — and eats from the kitchen — until midnight on Saturday and Sunday .
Photo via Instagram / broadway5050

Hello Paradise
520 E Grayson St, (210) 338-5114, helloparadisesa.com
This Pearl-area spot has all but redefined bar food in the area, doling out savory Thai chicken noodle soup, shrimp and pork dumplings and succulent Thai fried chicken til 1 a.m. on Friday and Saturday.
Photo via Instagram / helloparadisesa