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The Best Late-Night Food in Washington Heights

Where to eat late in Washington Heights: an all-night Cuban-Dominican diner, tacos until 2am, a late pub, and big mofongo plates.

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The United Palace theater and its lit marquee at the corner of Broadway and W 175th St, seen from across the intersection.
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Washington Heights does late nights well, with a Cuban-Dominican diner that lists itself as open 24 hours and a few spots serving until 2am. This guide is for night owls, shift workers, and anyone coming out of a show at the United Palace who is hungry.

We chose from listings that state late hours or an overnight schedule, and ranked them by how late they stay open and how well they work as a place to eat. Picks are editorial: the order is our judgment, not star ratings, review counts, or any scoring system, and every place is a listing on Washington Heights Guide with its own page, sources, and verdict.

Late hours are the detail most likely to be out of date, and several listings say their sources disagree. Call before you set out in the small hours.

  1. 01

    Best open 24 hours

    Restaurant

    El Floridita

    Its own website lists the Broadway location as open 24 hours. The Infatuation says the reason to go is the Cubano, and describes mofongo, asopao, and rotisserie chicken on a long menu.

  2. 02

    Best tacos until 2am

    Restaurant

    Talkin' Tacos

    A halal taco shop on Broadway at W 177th St, listed as open daily 11am to 2am. Eater's 2024 review called the beef birria taco one of the best around.

  3. 03

    Best for delivery until 2am

    Restaurant

    Guac Time Mexican Grill

    A newer Mexican grill on St Nicholas Ave. Delivery listings show hours of roughly 10:30am or 11am to 2am daily; the evidence is thinner than for older places, so treat details as provisional.

  4. 04

    Best late pub meal

    Bar

    Le Chéile

    An Irish pub open until 2am Thursday through Sunday. A 2023 Infatuation write-up listed shepherd's pie, bangers and mash, and burgers, and singled out the wings.

  5. 05

    Best for mofongo after dark

    Restaurant

    La Casa del Mofongo

    Time Out's older listing says it is open 24 hours, while Yelp's current listing shows Sunday 8am to 2am, so call before a late visit. The Infatuation says to stick to the mofongo.

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