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Best Late Night Restaurants in Los Angeles
The best LA spots for late night, pulled from our guides and picked by taste, price, and vibe — with who each one is really for.
In-N-Out (Westwood)
$Burgers · Westwood / Sawtelle
The Westwood In-N-Out is a UCLA staple for a reason: a Double-Double animal style, fries, and a shake for under ten dollars, open late, never a letdown. Learn the not-so-secret menu (animal style, protein style) and it becomes the dependable cheap answer for a late lunch, post-library dinner, or end-of-night burger run.
Northern Cafe
$Chinese · Westwood / Sawtelle
Northern Cafe is the Westwood go-to for cheap, satisfying Chinese: juicy pork dumplings, beef noodle soup, and dan dan noodles that fill you up for not much. It's busy, fast, and open late, which makes it a reliable cheap-eats default for UCLA students after class or a long night. The dumplings and the beef roll are the standout cheap orders.
Fat Sal's
$Sandwiches · Westwood / Sawtelle
Fat Sal's makes absurdly large, loaded sandwiches — think the 'Fat Sal' stacked with cheesesteak, chicken fingers, mozzarella sticks, and fries inside the roll. It's pure indulgence, cheap per calorie, and easily splits into two meals. A late-night UCLA favorite when you want maximum food for minimum money and zero restraint.
BCD Tofu House
$Korean / Soondubu · Koreatown / Westwood / DTLA
BCD Tofu House on Wilshire in Koreatown is open 24 hours and a short ride from USC. The soondubu — soft tofu hot pot still bubbling when it hits the table, spice level 1–5 — is $12–16 with rice and banchan. At 1am after a long night it's one of the best meals in the city. Order level 3, crack the egg in at the table, and eat with the communal rice.
In-N-Out (Westwood)
$Burgers · Koreatown / Westwood / DTLA
The Westwood In-N-Out is the UCLA late-night default: a Double-Double animal style, fries, and a shake for under ten dollars, open until 1–1:30am. Learn the not-so-secret menu and it becomes the dependable end-of-night burger run for half of campus. Consistent, cheap, and close.
Northern Cafe (Westwood)
$Chinese · Koreatown / Westwood / DTLA
Northern Cafe in Westwood is the UCLA go-to for cheap, satisfying late-night Chinese: juicy pork dumplings, beef noodle soup, and dan dan noodles that fill you up for not much. It's fast, busy, and open late, which makes it a reliable after-class or post-night answer right by campus.
Diddy Riese
$Cookies / Ice Cream · Koreatown / Westwood / DTLA
No UCLA late-night list is complete without Diddy Riese: warm cookies, fresh ice cream, and an ice cream sandwich for a couple of dollars, open late in Westwood Village. The line down the block at midnight is part of the ritual. The cheapest, most iconic way to end a night near campus on a sweet note.