Are You a Hungry Night Owl?
Charlies Neighborhood News
If you’re like me, when hunger strikes you can barely think straight. And when it strikes late night, you’re loaded and really can’t think straight so you end up going to the same ole place you always go, even those times when you want a change of pace. ENOUGH!
What New Orleans needs is:
- a list of establishments with kitchen hours open between 11pm and 4am
- that’s always easily accessible online
- organized by neighborhood with address and phone number
- has menu suggestions
BYWATER
Maurepas Foods
3200 Burgundy St. (504) 267-0072
What works: goat tacos, steamed mussels
Thurs – Tues 11am-midnite
CARROLLTON
Camellia Grill
626 S. Carrollton Ave. (504) 309-2679
What works: burgers, omelets, chili-cheese fries, slices of pie warmed on the grill
Mon – Thu: 8am – 12am; Fri – Sat: 8am – 2am; Sun: 8am – 12am
Carrollton Station
8140 Willow St. (504) 866-7290
What works: burgers
Mon – Sun: 3:00 pm – 3:00 am
Little Tokyo Small Plates & Noodle Bar
1340 S. Carrollton Ave. 861-6088
What works: Japanese-style bar snacks, sushi, ramen noodle, soups.
Mon.-Sat. until 2 am
CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT (CBD)
Ernst Cafe
600 S. Peters St. (504) 525-8544
What works: Boudin balls, fried green tomatoes, loaded fries
Mon – Sun: 11am – 6am
Pie Pizza & Pastas
814 S. Peters St. (504) 528-2743
What works: gourmet pizzas
Thursday – Saturday 11am- 4:30am
Vic’s Kangaroo Cafe
636 Tchoupitoulas St. (504) 524-4329
What works: Sandwiches, Slow Roasted meats, fresh-baked Kaiser Rolls
Mon-Sun midnite and beyond
FRENCH QUARTER
The Alibi Bar
811 Iberville St. (504) 522-9187
What works: meat pies, jalapeno poppers, burgers
Open 24/7
Angeli on Decatur
1141 Decatur St. (504) 566-0077
What works: Pizzas, salad, pastas
Sun-Thurs 11am – 2am; Fri – Sat 11am-4am
Attiki Bar and Grill
230 Decatur St. (504) 587-3756
What works: chicken, beef, shrimp or shish kebabs, paella, hummus, fried calamari
Monday -Sunday noon-4am
Backspace Bar & Kitchen
139 Chartres St. (504) 522-2216
What works: roast beef po boy with fried oysters and prime tip BLT sandwich
Open all night, closes 8am-11am to clean
Camellia Grill
540 Chartres St. (504) 522-1800
What works: Burgers, omelets, chili-cheese fries, slices of pie warmed on the grill
Friday 8am-3am; Saturday 8am- midnight
Chartres House
601 Chartres St. (504) 586-8383
What works: duck empanadas, hot wings, muffaletta
Sat- Sun till midnight
Clover Grill
900 Bourbon St., 598-1010
What works: burgers, chili, breakfast
Open 24/7
Coop’s Place
1109 Decatur St. (504) 525-9053
What works: fried chicken, gumbo, jambalaya
kitchen open til midnight up to 3am depending on how busy
* Deja Vu Bar and Grill
400 Dauphine St. 504) 523-1931
What works: Deja Vu omelet, char-grilled burgers
Open 24/7
Erin Rose
811 Conti St. (504) 252-6745
What works: poboys: braised beef, lamb sausage, pork, shrimp
Wed-Sun noon to midnight
La Bayou
208 Bourbon. 504-525-4755
What works: red beans and rice, jambalaya, crawfish cakes
Open until 1am or later
Port of Call
838 Esplanade. 504-523-0120.
What works: Great burgers, steaks, baked potatoes
Midnite and beyond
Somethin’ Else Cafe
620 Conti St. (504) 373-6439
What works: breakfast, jambalaya, fried chicken sandwich, cochon de lait, po boys
Thursday 7am-12pm; Friday & Saturday 7am-3am
Sylvain
626 Chartres St., 265-8123.
What works: farmers market salads, burgers, pastas
Fri til midnight, Sat til 11pm
Vertie Mart
1201 Royal St (504) 525-4767
What works: Jazz Sandwich
Open 24/7
GARDEN DISTRICT
The Avenue Pub
1732 St. Charles Ave. (504) 586-9243
What works: mussels, bangers and mash, loaded fries, burgers, roast beef
Sun-Wed till 2am; Thur-Sat till 4am
The Blind Pelican
1628 St. Charles Ave. (504) 558-9399
What works: hot wings, truffle fries, duck spring rolls, crawfish quesadillas
Mon – Sun: 11am – 2am
Down the Hatch
1921 Sophie Wright Pl. (504) 522-0909
What works: cheese fries, wings, seafood platter
Daily 11:30am-2am
Hoshun
1601 St. Charles Ave., 302-9716
What works: pepper beef, Spicy fish, fried rice
Mon-Sun til 2am
Igor’s Lounge
2133 St. Charles Ave. (504) 568-9811
What works: burgers
Mon – Sun: 12:00 am – 12:00 am
St. Charles Tavern
1433 St Charles Ave. 504-523-9823
What works: fried chicken, breakfasts, steak night Wed & Thurs
Open 24/7
Trolley Stop Cafe
1923 St Charles Ave (504) 523-0090
What works: club sandwich, seafood platter; breakfast
Sun-Wed 6am-2pm; Thurs-Sat 24 hours
FRENCHMEN ST./MARIGNY
13 Monaghan
517 Frenchmen St. (504) 942-1345
What works: Tater tachos, breakfast burritos, quesadillas
Mon-Sun 11am-4am
Booty’s Street Food
800 Louisa St. (504) 266-2887
What works: Salvadoran pupusas, Belgian fries with chimichurri or saffron alioli
Fri – Sat: 9am – 12am
Buffa’s Bar
1001 Esplanade Ave. (504) 949-0038
What works: Wings, Chili, red beans and rice
Open 24/7
Gene’s PoBoys
1040 Elysian Fields Ave (504) 943-3861
What works: Hot sausage poboy, roast beef poboy
Open 24/7
Igor’s Checkpoint Charlie
501 Esplanade Ave. (504) 281-4847
What works: Cheeseburgers
Open 24 hours
Kukhnya
2227 St. Claude Ave.(inside Siberia) (504) 265-8855.
What works: pierogi, blini, egg noodles and a Polish sausage po-boy.
Wed-Mon til midnight.
Lost Love Lounge
2529 Dauphine St. (504) 949-2009
What works: pho, spring rolls, noodle salads and banh mi
Until 12am nightly; Fri-Sat beyond midnite (unspecified)
Mimi’s In The Marigny
2601 Royal St (504) 872-9868
What works: the Chef’s special called ‘Trust me’; Patatas Bravas; Mushroom Manchego Toast
Sun- Thurs til 2am; Fri- Sat til 4am
Mojitos Rum Bar & Grill
437 Esplanade Ave. (504) 252-4800
What works: seared scallops with white chocolate-chipotle sauce, NOLA Eggs Benedict
Mon – Thu: 4pm – 1am, Fri 4pm – 2am, Sat 11am – 4am, Sun: 11am – 1am
The Three Muses
536 Frenchmen St. (504) 298-8746
What works: Goat cheese and eggplant bruschetta, flaky empanadas stuffed with rabbit, and lobster egg rolls
Fri -Sat til midnight
Yuki Izakaya
525 Frenchmen St. (504) 943-1122
What works: Japanese-style small plates; octopus dumplings
Tues-Thurs: 6pm – midnite, Fri-Sat 6pm – 3am
MID-CITY
Beachcorner Bar & Grill
4905 Canal St. (504) 488-7357
What works: Burgers
midnite and beyond
The Bulldog Bar & Grill Midcity
5135 Canal Blvd. (504) 488-4191
What works: Fish sandwich, burgers, fries,
Mon-Sun till 2am
Shamrock
4133 S. Carrollton Ave. (504) 373-5830
What works: steak, mashed potatoes; chili cheese fries w/gravy
Open til midnite and beyond
Twelve Mile Limit
500 Telemachus St (504) 488-8114
What works: pull pork sliders; Debbie does Doberge cake slices
Mon-Thu: 5pm-12am; Fri: 5pm-2am; Sat: 10am-2am; Sun: 10am-12am
GENTILLY / NEW ORLEANS EAST
Waffle House
4601 Old Gentilly Rd 504-947-3971
What works: breakfast, burgers and sandwiches
Open 24/7
Waffle House
5801 Read Blvd (504) 240-6933
What works: breakfast, burgers and sandwiches
Open 24/7
UPTOWN
Balcony Bar & Cafe
3201 Magazine St. (504) 891-2800
What works: gourmet pizzas, boiled crawfish (seasonal)
Mon – Thu: 4pm – 3am; Fri – Sat: 4pm – 4am; Sun: 4pm – 3am
Bouligny Tavern
3641 Magazine St. (504) 891-1810
What works: duck confit, gouda beignets, raw oysters, chocolate mousse, duck liver pate
Mon-Thurs 4pm – midnight, Fri-Sat: 4pm – 2am
Bruno’s Tavern
7538 Maple St. (504) 861-7615
What works: Boudreaux Fries, Bruno burger, chicken salad, creole seasoned fries
Mon-Sun: 11:30 am-3am
The Bulldog Bar & Grill
3236 Magazine St. (504) 891-1516
What works: Fish sandwich, burgers, fries,
Mon-Sun till 2am
Chiba
8312 Oak St. (504) 826-9119
What works: sushi, satsuma-strawberry roll, New York strip
Mon-Tues 11pm, Wed-Thurs til 12am, Fri-Sat til 1am
Cooter Brown’s Tavern
509 S Carrollton Ave. 504-866-9104
What works: oysters on the half shell; sandwiches, burgers, boiled crawfish (seasonal)
Closes midnite-ish
Cure
4905 Freret St. (504) 302-2357
What works: constantly changing menu, consistently good tapas-style food
Kitchen open 12am and beyond
F&M Patio Bar
4841 Tchoupitoulas St. (504) 895-6784
What works: Cheese Fries; burgers
Sun-Thurs 7pm- 4am, Fri-Sat 7pm- 5:30am
Midway Pizza
4725 Freret St. (504) 322-2815
Pizzas with: chicken, bacon and Green Goddess dressing; chorizo, chiles and crumbly What works: cojita cheese; or meatballs. Salads
Fri-Sun till midnite
Phillips Restaurant & Bar
733 Cherokee St. (504) 865-1155
What works: homemade appetizers and flatbreads
Mon til 1am, Tue-Wed til 3:30 am, Thu til 2am, Fri til 3am, Sat til 2am
Warehouse District
Capdeville
520 Capdeville St. (504) 371-5161
What works: burgers, cheese fries, truffle mac and cheese
Mon-Thurs til 11pm, Fri-Sat til 1am
Dino’s Bar and Grill
1128 Tchoupitoulas St.(504) 558-0900
What works: New York strip
Tues til 2am, Wed and Fri til midnite, Sat til 3am
La Boca
857 Fulton 504-525-8205
What works: steaks, gaucho plate with chorizo, sweetbreads and Argentine empanadas
Thurs-Sat till midnite
Root
200 Julia St. 504-252-9480
What works: lemonfish with udon noodles, fried oysters, house-made cocoa puffs and milk
11pm weeknights, 2am weekends
Ugly Dog Saloon & Bar-B-Que
401 Andrew Higgins Dr. (504) 569-8459
What works: ribs, pulled-pork sandwiches
Mon-Sat til 2am
* We just got word that Huey’s Diner was recently shut down:( Hopefully they’ll get it together. We added Deja Vu in the Quarters to the list, enthusiastically recommended by one of our readers.