There’s a particular type of hunger that strikes after midnight, when dinner might have been hours ago but breakfast is still so far away. Luckily, Denver restaurants know how to do late night. From tacos and giant pizza slices to sushi, chicken tikka masala and burgers (and sometimes chicken tikka masala in a burger), there’s a surprisingly diverse late-night food scene in Denver. Whether you’re looking for restaurants open late in Denver after a night out, for a post-shift meal or simply because you’re hungry in the early a.m. hours, there’s something cooking for you in the city.  

One important note before you head out: Late-night hours can change, and many restaurants extend their hours only on weekends. Always check online or directly with the restaurant before making the trek to ensure the kitchen is still open and ready to feed you.

24-Hour Restaurants in Denver 

*Note that these may only be 24 hours on select days of the week.
 

Little India on 6th Ave.

Little India’s lunch buffet may be iconic, but the real beauty is knowing you can get your lamb vindaloo or chicken tikka masala fix at all hours of the night. The only Indian restaurant in Denver open 24 hours, seven days a week, this Denver staple has been firing up the clay tandoor oven since 1998.
 

Pete’s Kitchen

A Colfax institution, Pete’s Kitchen keeps the lights on round the clock on the weekends, serving everything from classic diner breakfasts and burgers to Greek specialties like gyros and kabobs. For Mexican fare, swing by Pete’s Satire Lounge next door (open until 2 a.m. on weekends and midnight during the week).
 

Tacos Los Compas

Open 24 hours, every day, Tacos Los Compas is the no-frills answer to your late-night taco cravings. Fill up on tacos, fajitas and burritos, or go southern California-style with carne asada fries and rolled tacos. No matter the hour, the grill is on.
 

Tacos Rapidos

The name says it all: Fast tacos, served 24 hours a day. Swing through the drive-thru anytime for burritos, tacos and other Mexican-American fast food favorites, because even when the rest of the city is sleeping, Tacos Rapidos is still serving.

 

Denver Restaurants Serving Food Until 3 a.m.

Carbon Carbon

At Carbon Carbon, the late-night menu is a taco lover’s choose-your-own-adventure. The North Broadway spot is open until 3 a.m. on weekends, with a dozen-plus taco options spanning birria and beer-battered fish to ribeye and lengua. They also pour margaritas, palomas, beers and agua frescas to keep the party going.
 

Gaia Masala & Burger

The burger/Indian restaurant mash-up you may not know you needed, Gaia Masala & Burger just might be the perfect late-night food in Denver. Open until 3 a.m. every night at locations in LoDo and Capitol Hill, it serves beef tikka masala burgers alongside vegan and lamb burgers, plus samosas, baba ganoush and — why not? — chicken tenders. The meat is halal, too.
 

Chivis Tacos

What started as a food truck now has a permanent home on East Colfax, where Chivis Tacos serves seriously good late-night Mexican. Open until 3 a.m. on weekends, the menu runs from traditional tacos, tortas and burritos to gloriously over-the-top creations like Hot Cheeto burritos and birria ramen.
 

Pie Hole

Pizza is always a good idea, but especially when you’re up late. This South Broadway pizzeria serves slices and 19-inch pies until 3 a.m., seven nights a week, and the menu goes well beyond pepperoni, with toppings like Thai chicken, mango and mac and cheese. Challenge someone to pinball or foosball while you wait.
 

Jerusalem Restaurant

This classic Middle Eastern restaurant has been feeding hungry neighbors and University of Denver students until 3 a.m. for decades. A go-to for chicken kabobs, beef and lamb gyros and sambusa (fried pockets of potatoes, lentils and onions), this is a satisfying meal no matter the time.
 

Voodoo Doughnut

Even in the dark of night, Voodoo’s famously pink boxes are easy to spot. Expect the wonderfully weird here, like the cereal-topped Oh Captain, My Captain, the Strawberry Go-Tart and other doughnuts with names that probably shouldn’t be in print. The Colfax outpost is open until 3 a.m. seven days a week, while the Broadway Voodoo quenches your doughnut cravings until 2 a.m. on weekends. Vegan options are always available, and delicious!
 

Da Sauce

It’s all about Chicago at Da Sauce, where you can grab the city’s thin-crust pizzas, Italian beef sandwiches (loaded up with giardiniera and sweet peppers, of course) and Vienna Beef dawgs until 3 a.m. on weekends. There’s a full bar, too, plus a pool table upstairs, making this an easy place to settle in for the night.
 

Los Gallitos Taqueria

No matter which Denver location you’re near, Los Gallitos is open reliably late. The West Alameda location is open until 3 a.m. every night, while North Pecos serves until 3 a.m. on weekends and South Broadway until midnight daily. Grab tacos, hit the salsa bar and, if it’s Tuesday, take advantage of the even cheaper tacos.  

 

Denver Restaurants Serving Food Until 2 a.m.

Atomic Cowboy/Fat Sully’s

Atomic Cowboy started as a bar, but Denver nightlife has a way of making people hungry. Enter Fat Sully’s, serving giant New York-style pizza slices until 2 a.m. on weekends at the Colfax, Tennyson and Broadway locations. Next, the Denver Biscuit Company got involved, because sometimes the only appropriate response to what happened last night is a towering biscuit sandwich the next morning.
 

Inga's Alpine Tavern

Inga’s is the kind of neighborhood pub where you can show up for one drink and end up in a fierce trivia battle or belting out Celine Dion at karaoke. There’s a lot going on no matter the night, and they’ll keep you well fed until 2 a.m. Wednesday through Saturday nights, with a menu of Bavarian pretzels, wings, sandwiches and fancily topped fries.
 

Chong’s Kitchen

When you’ve reached the point in the night when only a mountain of Chinese takeout will do, Chong’s Kitchen has you covered. Open until 2 a.m. nightly, load up on General Tso’s chicken, fried rice, Mongolian beef and kung pao pork.
 

Joey Parm’s Pizza

From the East Coast to RiNo, Joey Parm knows his way around a pizza. He sets up outside Beacon and slings Neapolitan-style pies from an outdoor oven until 2:15 a.m. on weekends and 1 a.m. on Thursdays. Yes, the bar crowd knows about it, but the pizza is worth seeking out even if your night doesn’t involve Jager shots.
 

Denver Restaurants Serving Food Until 1 a.m.

Appaloosa Grill

On 16th Street, Appaloosa Grill brings a little Western spirit to the late-night scene, with live music every night and a kitchen serving until 12:30 a.m. (But you can stay and nibble until 1 a.m.) The menu leans Colorado, with bison bone marrow, smoked pork green chile, an elk burger and more locally sourced fare.
 

Vesper Lounge

The tap cocktails, beer and wine are well-priced and reliable at Capitol Hill’s Vesper Lounge, but the food is worth a stop-in too, especially since the kitchen is open until 1 a.m. Thursday through Saturday. Vesper’s menu refuses to pick a lane — veering Middle Eastern-y with gyros and baba ganoush and then settling well into Americana with Sloppy Joes and cheese curds — but that may be exactly what you want after midnight.
 

Williams & Graham

Getting into Williams & Graham is half the fun. You literally enter through a bookshelf, which leads to a dark, moody speakeasy serving some of Denver’s very best cocktails. But the kitchen keeps pace, serving food until 1 a.m. that’s way above most bars. Think: oysters, roasted bone marrow and New York strip.
 

Pony Up

Finally, a menu built around French dips. There’s a classic dip, a Chicago-style dip, a vegetarian dip, even a pho-inspired dip, and they’re all served until 1 a.m. every night. This is definitely one of LoDo’s coolest hangouts, with great drinks and a vibe that’ll have you in your seat until close.
 

Great Scotts Eatery

For a genuine throwback, head to Great Scotts Eatery off US 36, a 1950s-style diner that stays open until 1 a.m. on weekends. The menu is pure vintage, with a pages-long breakfast section alongside dishes like country fried steak, meatloaf and roast turkey dinner. There’s also a location in Broomfield, although they don’t stay up as late.
 

Nola Jane Restaurant & Bar

Need a little Southern hospitality after midnight? Nola Jane keeps the Cajun-Creole cooking coming until 1 a.m. on weekends (midnight Sunday through Thursday). Order the softshell crab po’boy, blackened gator tacos or crawfish cakes, or go full comfort with red beans and rice or jambalaya.

 

Denver Restaurants Serving Food Until Midnight

Stout Street Social

With a bright, relaxed dining room and a menu that covers a lot of ground, Stout Street Social is a solid bet for late-night Denver dining. The kitchen serves until midnight on weekends, whipping up everything from salads and sandwiches to ahi tuna poke bowls and fish and chips to burgers and wings. Basically whatever you’re craving, there’s a good chance it’s on the menu.
 

Hapa Sushi Grill & Sake Bar

A late-night sushi happy hour? Heck yeah, especially when it means two for $12 sushi rolls at Hapa LoDo. Open until midnight on weekends, you can pair your sake bomb with a slew of rolls, from traditional to vegan to pretty much every combo of fish, sweet soy and tempura crunch you can imagine.
 

Cherry Cricket

You can get one of Denver’s favorite burgers until midnight every night at the original Cherry Cricket, and on weekends at the LoDo outpost. Build your burger with more than 40 toppings to choose from, sticking to the classics or getting weird with peanut butter, sauerkraut or Cheetos. (Just maybe not all on the same burger, but you do you.)
 

Cart-Driver RiNo

Cart-Driver’s late-night happy hour from 10 p.m. until midnight is worth staying up for alone. (That $9 Daisy pizza is one of the best deals in town.) While the Neapolitan pies are definitely the stars here, don’t overlook the fancy, non-pizza menu items, like chicken liver mousse, oysters and tiramisu.
 

Fin n’ Tonic

If you’ve never had blue-crab cannoli or a corndog with caviar, well, Fin n’ Tonic would like to introduce you. Serving until midnight Tuesdays through Saturdays, this playful River North Art District (RiNo) restaurant/bar delivers super fresh seafood and fun cocktails in a non-fussy setting.
 

Revival Denver Public House

For late-night comfort food with a little Denver swagger, head to Revival Denver Public House, open until midnight Monday through Saturday. This Uptown spot dishes out American comfort food like buffalo gumbo, shrimp and grits, fried pickles and a crab-cake BLT, with plenty of whiskey behind the bar if you get thirsty.