It’s midnight. You just came out of the movies in Mission Valley. You just finished watching a play at the Playhouse. You just finished knocking over a gas station downtown. You’re hungry, possibly drunk, definitely dangerous. That really good pot is starting to kick in. You want to go somewhere, sit down, have something to eat, and discuss how best to overthrow the established order.
Where are you going to go? San Diego has a reputation for rolling up the sidewalks early, but hidden away in our secret places there are a lot of restaurants that stay open past midnight. From Logan Heights to La Jolla, you can find late-night establishments for barbecue, Mexican, Asian, and more, great places to eat that might be just around the corner.
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City Heights
| Denny’s Restaurant No. 7680 | 4365 University Avenue | 24 hours | 619-280-1121 | ||
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| Etna Restaurant | 4427 El Cajon Boulevard | 3:00 AM | only until 2:00 AM weekdays. | 619-280-1877 | Comments |
Clairemont
| Denny’s Restaurant | 4280 Clairmont Mesa Boulevard | 24 hours | 858-270-5059 | ||
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| El Cotixan | 4676 Clairmont Mesa Boulevard | 24 hours | 858-483-9758 | ||
| Krispy Kreme | 4180 Clairmont Mesa Boulevard | 1:00 AM | only to 11 PM Sunday thru Thursday | 858-273-4581 | Comments |
| Taquerias Cotixan | 4370 Genesee Avenue | 24 hours | 858-571-8843 | ||
| Vallarta Express | 4277 Genesee Avenue | 24 hours | 858-569-6945 |
College area
| Pita Pit | 5131 College Avenue | 2:00 AM | until 3:00 AM Thursday, Friday, and Saturday | 619-265-7482 | |
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| Trujillo’s Taco Shop | 5119 College Avenue | 1:00 AM | until 4:00 AM Thursday thru Saturday | 619-583-4182 |
Coronado
| Avenue Subs | 878 Orange Avenue | 2:00 AM | 619-435-4668 | ||
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| Night & Day Café | 847 Orange Avenue | 24 hours | 2 PM Monday, 10 PM Tuesday/Sunday, 2 AM Wednesday/Thursday | 619-435-9776 | Comments |
Downtown
Golden Hill
| Humberto’s Taco Shop | 1015 25th Street | 24 hours | 619-231-8433 |
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Hillcrest
Kearny Mesa
La Jolla
| Bella Romas | 6830 La Jolla Boulevard | 2:00 AM | closes 11 PM Sunday thru Thursday | 858-459-0121 | |
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| Subway | 8650 Genesee Avenue | 24 hours | 858-678-0129 | ||
| T.G.I. Friday’s | 8801 Villa La Jolla Drive | 1:00 AM | 858-455-0880 | Comments | |
| The Room/Il Forno Bistro | 909 Prospect Street | 2:00 AM | 858-459-5010 | ||
| The Spot | 1005 Prospect Street | 1:00 AM | 858-459-0800 |
Linda Vista
| Carl’s Jr. | 845 Morena Boulevard | 24 hours | 619-297-9249 | ||
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| Rose Donuts | 5201 Linda Vista Road | 24 hours | 619-294-8856 | Comments | |
| Santana’s Mexican Grill | 1525 Morena Boulevard | 24 hours | 619-276-6010 | ||
| Taquerias Cotixan | 5201 Linda Vista Road | 3:00 AM | only to 1 AM Sunday thru Wednesday | 619-543-1220 |
Little Italy
| Subway | 611 K Street | 3:00 AM | only to midnight Sunday thru Thursday | 619-525-0022 |
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Miramar
| Rigoberto’s Taco Shop | 7094 Miramar Road | 24 hours | 858-271-0170 |
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Mission Beach
| Saska’s | 3768 Mission Boulevard | 2:00 AM | only to 1 AM Sunday thru Thursday | 858-488-7311 | Comments |
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Mission Hills
| Lucha Libre | 1810 W Washington Street | 2:30 AM | only to 11 pm Sunday thru Thursday | 619-296-8226 |
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Mission Valley
| Dave & Buster’s | 2931 Camino del Rio North | 1:00 AM | only until midnight Sunday thru Tuesday | 619-280-7115 | |
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| Denny’s Restaurant | 1065 Camino del Rio South | 24 hours | 619-295-4676 | ||
| Denny’s Restaurant | 7676 Friar’s Road | 24 hours | 619-297-0657 | ||
| In-n-Out Burgers | 2005 Camino del Este | 1:30 AM | only until 1:00 am Sunday thru Thursday | 800-786-1000 | |
| T.G.I. Friday’s | 403 Camino del Rio South | 12:30 PM | only until 11 PM Sunday through Thursday | 619-297-8443 | Comments |
National City
| Super Sergio’s | 1631 Sweetwater Road | 3:00 AM | 619-474-2553 | Comments |
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Normal Heights
| Lestat’s Coffee Shop | 3343 Adams Avenue | 24 hours | 619-282-0437 | Comments | |
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| Roberto’s Taco Shop | 3462 Adams Avenue | 24 hours | 619-563-0438 |
North Park
| Carl’s Jr. | 3008 El Cajon Boulevard | 24 hours | 619-283-7653 | ||
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| Colima’s Mexican Food | 2302 University Avenue | 2:30 AM | Open to 3 AM Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday, 4AM Friday | 619-297-2715 | |
| Denny’s Restaurant | 2445 El Cajon Boulevard | 24 hours | 619-298-7046 | ||
| Florencia’s Pizza & Ristorante | 3017 University Avenue | 2:00 AM | 619-325-7499 | ||
| Jack in the Box | 2886 El Cajon Boulevard | 24 hours | 619-283-3412 | Comments | |
| Lucha Libre | 3016 University Avenue | 2:30 AM | Only to 11 pm Sunday thru Thursday | 619-487-1520 | |
| Rudfords Restaurant | 2900 El Cajon Boulevard | 24 hours | 619-282-8423 | Comments | |
| Saguaro’s Mexican Food | 3753 30th Street | 24 hours | 619-291-7746 | ||
| Taco Bell | 2626 El Cajon Boulevard | 2:00 AM | Open to 3 AM Friday and Saturday | 619-296-5277 |
Ocean Beach
| Roberto’s No. 11 | 4770 Voltaire Street | 24 hours | 619-523-1162 | ||
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| South Beach Bar & Grille | 5059 Newport Avenue | 1:00 AM | 619-226-4577 | ||
| The 3rd Corner | 2265 Bacon Street | 1:00 AM | not open Monday | 619-223-2700 | Comments |
Pacific Beach
| Denny’s Restaurant | 800 Garnet Avenue | 24 hours | 858-270-0590 | ||
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| Good Time Charlie’s | 910 Grand Avenue | 1:00 AM | only until midnight Sunday through Thursday | 858-274-3834 | |
| Hoboken Pizza | 1459 Garnet Avenue | 2:00 AM | only until 11 PM Monday | 858-270-7766 | Comments |
| In-n-Out Burgers | 2910 Damon Avenue | 1:30 AM | only until 1:00 am on Sunday thru Thursday | 800-786-1000 | |
| Nick’s At the Beach | 809 Thomas Avenue | 1:00 AM | 858-270-1730 | ||
| Olde City Grill | 967 Garnet Avenue | 3:00 AM | only until midnight Sunday thru Wednesday | 858-483-4624 | |
| Santana’s Mexican Grill | 2303 Garnet Avenue | 24 hours | 858-483-1227 |
Point Loma
| Adalberto’s Mexican Food | 1868 Rosecrans | 24 hours | 619-224-4440 | ||
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| Denny’s Restaurant | 1601 Rosecrans | 24 hours | 619-223-8946 | ||
| Santana’s Mexican Grill | 1480 Rosecrans | 24 hours | 619-226-2033 | ||
| Winchell’s 105 | 1501 Rosecrans | 24 hours | 619-222-1653 |
South Park
| Turf Supper Club | 1116 25th Street | 2:00 AM | only until midnight Sunday through Tuesday | 619-234-6363 | Comments |
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Sports Arena
| Denny’s Restaurant | 2137 Pacific Highway | 24 hours | 619-239-8938 | ||
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| Denny’s Restaurant | 3920 W Point Loma Boulevard | 24 hours | 619-223-8946 | ||
| Denny’s Restaurant | 3704 Camino del Rio West | 24 hours | 619-295-9200 | ||
| Du-Par’s | 3711 Sports Arena Boulevard | 24 hours | 619-224-4454 | Comments | |
| Florencia’s Pizza & Deli | 3615 Midway Drive | 2:00 AM | 619-222-4239 | ||
| In-n-Out Burgers | 3102 Sports Arena Boulevard | 1:30 AM | only until 1:00 am on Sunday thru Thursday | 800-786-1000 | |
| Santana’s Mexican Grill | 3742 Midway Drive | 24 hours | 619-523-9517 |
University Heights
| Lestat’s On Park | 4496 Park Boulevard | 24 hours | 619-501-6638 |
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- Late Night Dining PDF
- Three-fold printout of all known late-night restaurants in San Diego. These restaurants are open after midnight and allow sit-down meals.
- San Diego 24-Hour Dining
- If you want to be able to eat out in San Diego no matter how late or early it happens to be, or if you just can’t tell time and don’t want to have to worry, this is the list for you.
- San Diego After-Midnight Diners
- When the play or movie lets out, when the Dungeons & Dragons game is over, when the dance floor empties, most of San Diego has long since closed up shop. But there are a few places left to go when everyone else is sleeping.
- Late night dining PDA file
- This tab-delimited file is designed to be imported into a database or PDA.
- Suggest an After-Midnight Diner
- Suggest an After-Midnight Diner in San Diego.
