To Anyone Who Thinks Rochester Doesn’t Have a Late-Night Food Scene, Read This!

A chopped cheese from Bar Bad Ending’s late-night menu

For years, people have complained about Rochester, New York’s lack of a late-night food scene. While this may have been true in previous years, I am here to share that there are numerous fantastic restaurants and to-go spots that cater to the night owls around the city, serving up dishes until the early morning. Rochester, New York has a great late-night food scene, you just need to know where to go!

To the best of my ability, I will share my list of late-night eateries and which neighborhoods where you can find them. It’s always good to be flexible or call ahead, as situations change that our out of our control. However, you can mostly depend on this list for delicious, late-night eats!

Here is the Underrated Guide’s list of Rochester, New York’s late-night restaurants and eateries:

Lower Monroe (LOMO)

• Arian's Mediterranean

  Sunday-Thursday: 1am, Fri-Sat: 2am

• Strangebird

  Thurs-Monday: Kitchen til 9pm

• Park Avenue Paninoteca

  Sunday-Thursday: 9pm, Fri & Sat: 10pm

• Marshall Street Bar and Grill

  Kitchen closes 12am nightly

East End

• Dreamtown Deli

  Mon-Sat: Closes at Midnight, Sunday at 9pm

• Skylark Lounge

  Tues-Thurs: Kitchen closes at 11pm,

  Fri-Sat: Kitchen closes at midnight

• The Richmond

  Sun, Mon, Weds: Kitchen closes at 10pm,

  Thur-Sat: Kitchen closes at midnight

• Chick'n Out

• Java's Cafe

  Sun-Thurs til 11pm

  Fri-Sat til midnight

• Tiki Pedro's

  Mon & Thurs: 6:30pm-11:30pm

  Fri & Sat: 6:30pm-12:30am

• Temple Bar & Grille

  Mon: Closed

  Sun, Tues, Wed: Kitchen til 11pm

  Thurs-Sat: Kitchen til 12am

• Albunn Coffee

  Open daily til 12am

Monroe Avenue

• Halal Spot

  Open daily til 2am

• Bar Bad Ending

  Monday: Closed

  Tues-Sun: Kitchen til about midnight

• Han Noodle Bar

  Weds: Closed

  Sun-Thurs: Kitchen til 9:30pm

  Fri & Sat: Kitchen til 10:30pm

• Dogtown

  Sun: Closed

  Mon-Sat: Kitchen til 10:45pm

Park Avenue

• Halla Kebab

  Mon: Closed

  Sun-Thurs: Open til 9pm

  Fri & Sat: Open til 3am

• Ardor Park

  Sun: Open til 9pm

  Mon-Thurs: Open til 10pm

  Fri & Sat: Open til 11pm

• Dragon Fly Tavern

  Sun-Thurs: Kitchen until 9:30pm

  Fri & Sat: Kitchen until 1:00am

  Subject to change

• Dorado on Park

  Kitchen til 10pm daily

• Chester Cab Pizza

  Mon & Tues: Closed

  Wed: Til 9pm

  Thurs: Til 11pm

  Fri & Sat: Til 12am

  Sun: Til 10pm

• Szechuan Opera

  Open daily til 10pm

• Vasko's on Park

  Mon: Closed

  Tues-Thurs: Open til 11pm

  Fri & Sat: Open til 2am

  Sun: Til 8pm

Marketview Heights (Public Market)

• Cure

  Wed-Sat: Kitchen til 11pm

  Sun: Kitchen til 10pm

  Mon & Tues: Closed

• Ziggy's

  Weds: Closed

  Thurs-Tues: Kitchen til 11:45pm

• Bitter Honey

  Mon: Til 9pm

  Tues-Thurs: Kitchen til 10pm

  Fri & Sat: Kitchen til 11pm

  Sun: Closed

North Winton Village (NWV)

• Lucky's

  Sun-Thur: Kitchen til 11pm

  Fri & Sat: Kitchen til 12am

• Winfield Grill

  Tues-Thurs: Kitchen til 11pm

  Fri & Sat: Kitchen til 1am

  Sun & Mon: Closed

• The Silver Iguana

  Open daily, Kitchen til 9:40pm

• Jack's Extra Fancy

  Tues: Closed

  Wed-Mon: Kitchen til about 1:30am

  Late-night menu after 11pm

Swillburg & South Wedge

• Dicky's Corner Pub

  Monday: Closed

  Tues-Sun: Kitchen til 10pm

• ROC Deli

  Open Daily til 2am

• The Angry Goat Pub

  Kitchen til 1am daily

• Ponce Es Ponce

  Wed-Thurs: Open til 11pm

  Fri & Sat: Open til 12am

  Sunday: Open til 6pm

  Mon & Tues: Closed

• Playhouse/Swillburger

  Tues: Closed

  Sun-Thurs: Kitchen til 10pm

  Fri & Sat: Kitchen til 11pm

Washington Square

• The Vesper

  Sun: Closed

  Mon-Wed: Kitchen til 9:30pm

  Thurs-Sat: Kitchen til 10:30pm

• Dinosaur Bar-B-Que

  Sun-Thurs: Kitchen til 8:30pm

  Fri & Sat: Kitchen til 11pm

• Side Bar

  Wed & Thur: til 9:45pm

  Fri & Sat: Til 12:30am

St. Paul Quarter

• Tapas 177

  Sunday: Closed

  Mon-Sat: Kitchen til 10:45pm

Corn Hill

• The Rabbit Hole Tavern

  Mon: Closed

  Tues,Fri,Sat: Kitchen til 11pm

  Wed,Thur,Sun: Kitchen til 9pm

• 809 Bar and Restaurant

  Monday: Closed

  Tues-Sun: Kitchen til 9:40pm

  Fri & Sat: Kitchen til 10:40pm

Other great places around Rochester

• Berlin's Halal Doner & Kebab

  Sun-Wed: Open til 1am

  Thurs-Sat: Open til 3am

• Halal 'N' Out

  Sun-Thurs: Open til 10pm

  Fri & Sat: Til 2am

• Aladdin Hots & Shakes

• Layali Coffee House

  Sun-Thurs: Open until 11pm

  Fri & Sat: Open until midnight

• D.P. Dough

  Sun-Thurs: Open til 2am

  Fri & Sat: Open til 4am

• Windjammers

  Open daily til 11pm

• Whiskey River Pub & Grill

  Wed-Sat: Kitchen until 11:30pm

  Sun: Open until 7:30pm

• Shake Shack

  Sun-Thurs: Open til 10pm

  Fri & Sat: Open til 10:30pm

• El Sazon de Tu Tierra

  Wed-Sun: Open til midnight

  Mon & Tues: Closed

• Dave's Hot Chicken

  Sun-Thurs: Open til 11pm

  Fri & Sat: Open til 12am

Rochester, New York, has a bustling late-night food scene; Good luck exploring. Enjoy!