These Are the Best Late-Night New York Restaurants to Stumble Into After Hours

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These Are the Best Late-Night New York Restaurants to Stumble Into After Hours

Need a stoner snack, a full midnight meal, or just another drink? Our brand new MUNCHIES Guide to New York features a super-handy “Late-Night” filter for you to find those spots in an instant.

It's a hoary cliché to be sure, but New York truly is the city that never sleeps.

Are you an anxiety-ridden insomniac? Are you an actual vampire? Or are you just an habitué of the night, addicted to sailing the roiling sea of drunken carousing that composes the nocturnal lifeblood of this great metropolis?

New York is here for you.

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But no matter if you're a longtime resident, a first-time visitor, or simply looking for a new spot at which to throw back your umpteenth cocktail of the evening (or early morning), you might need a little bit of guidance on finding the very best that the city offers after sundown.

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Need a stoner snack, a full midnight meal, or just another drink? Our brand new MUNCHIES Guide to New York features a super-handy "Late-Night" filter for you to find those spots in an instant.

Be sure to check out our city guide pages, of course, but here's just a taste of what late-night New York has to offer.

Alameda

Alameda: This little Greenpoint restaurant is exactly the kind of place we love: a place that offers strong rum cocktails, oysters, crispy chicken wings, an awesome burger, and some of the best people-watching in Brooklyn. Don't leave without orderings the pimento cheese fries.

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Veselka: Yes, the legendary 24-hour diner turns out hearty, delicious Ukrainian delicacies—5 AM pierogis anyone?—but they've got everything you could ever want: exceptional homemade chicken soup, meatball heroes, daily specials, and even pancakes, all served with strong coffee.

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Katz's Delicatessen: Katz's is legendary and one of the few over-exposed, tourist-swamped, and Meg-Ryan-approved restaurants that live up to the hype. And yes, it's still worth waiting in line for. Order the pastrami on rye and a side of latkes while you're at it.

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Rosario's Pizza: This late-night, bare bones slice spot has engendered a cultish following among a certain type of—mostly drunk—pizza person. That said, while the clientele might be obnoxious, the pizza's excellence is undeniable. So is the rigatoni, which takes 20 minutes to make, if you can last that long.

Click HERE for the MUNCHIES Restaurant and Bar Guide to New York