The “best of” articles: Late night eats and bar food

July 4, 4:06 AMBartender ExaminerKathleen Neves

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Sometimes looking for a place that serves late night food after a full night of drinking is just as important as deciding on where to drink for the night. A lot of bars make the situation a lot easier by serving food. Bars know that one way to prevent their customers from becoming overly intoxicated is to feed them. Food helps keep the alcohol in the stomach longer, which in turn slows down the rate at which the alcohol reaches the small intestine. The small intestine is the one organ in the body that absorbs the most alcohol. The faster alcohol reaches the small intestine, the higher a person’s BAC becomes and the more intoxicated they are.

What do you do when the bar stops serving drinks and food for the night? In the state of California, bars stop serving alcohol at 2 AM. At this point of the night, where does one go for food? Being that I live in San Francisco, the following are my all-time favorite San Francisco late night eats. By late night, I mean they stay open until 3 or 4 in the morning or are open 24 hours, around the clock:

Sparkys (Open 24 hours with Late Night Food Delivery: 11AM-4AM)
242 Church Street
415-626-8666

Grubstake (Open until 4AM)
1525 Pine Street, between Van Ness and Polk
415-673-8268

Crepes A Go Go
350 11th Street, between Folsom and Harrison Street
415-503-1294

Bowzer’s Pizza
371 11th Street, between Folsom and Harrison Street
415-255-9700

Osha Thai (Open until 3AM, Friday thru Sunday)
696 Geary Street, on the corner of Geary and Leavenworth
415-673-2368

Café Mason
320 Mason Street, between Elwood and O’Farrell Street
415-544-0320

Lori’s Diner (Open 24 hours)
336 Mason Street
415-392-8646

Want a truly San Francisco late night treat? Try a bacon-wrapped hot dogs from one of the many mobile carts parked in front of bars in the SOMA and Mission area. SF Late Night Eats Examiner, Gene Miguel describes in detail these cheap, fast and ultimately satisfying bacon wrapped goodies in his article, “Bacon wrapped hot dog carts provide party goers with after-hours cheap eats.”

We now know that food won’t help sober up a person, but eating food late night sure does satisfy those late night hunger pains before turning in for the night. Where can a person go to eat late at night and aren’t in San Francisco?

Best Late-Night Food Options in Chicago
Chicago Nightlife Examiner, Fred Schlatter

Denver vs. Boulder: Late Night Eating Edition
Boulder Food Examiner, Stacey Rose

A Tip on Late Night Eats
Boston Ethnic Restaurants Examiner, Nicole Lim

Drunk Food 101: Brazilian Hamburgers
Fernando Vazquez, Newark Bars Examiner

What if you are trying to resist those late night food noshing sessions because you're trying to mind the diet you’re following? Check out:

How to Stop Food Cravings at Night
Chicago Weight Loss Examiner, Lisa Davis