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Cafés open late in New York

Yemeni coffee on Steinway Street, Omonia until 01:30, East Village cafés past midnight and 24-hour donuts on 14th Street.

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The subway runs all night again: overnight closures for cleaning ended on May 17, 2021, when 24-hour service resumed at 02:00.1 Many of the cafés open after 22:00 are Yemeni coffeehouses, Greek cafés, dessert bars and tea shops rather than espresso bars.

The East Village and Lower East Side have the most late cafés, followed by Midtown, Park Slope, and Long Island City with Astoria. On Avenue B, The Roost serves until 03:30 at the end of the week, and Café Maud at 132 2nd Avenue keeps going until 02:00 from Thursday to Saturday.

Local tip: On a weekend night in Astoria, Haraz on Steinway Street serves until 01:00 and Omonia on Broadway until 01:30, so the evening can end with Yemeni coffee or a frappé.35

Where these cafés are: East Village & Lower East Side (17), Midtown (16), Park Slope & Prospect Heights (12), Long Island City & Astoria (11), Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens & Red Hook (9), Williamsburg & Greenpoint (8), Bushwick & Ridgewood (8), SoHo & Nolita (7), Upper West Side (7), Greenwich Village & West Village (6), Chelsea & Flatiron (6), Bedford-Stuyvesant (4), DUMBO & Brooklyn Heights (3), Upper East Side (3), Crown Heights & Prospect Lefferts Gardens (2), Harlem & Morningside Heights (2), Fort Greene & Clinton Hill (2), Financial District & Tribeca (1).

At a glance

124Cafés listed
124With opening hours
00:00Earliest opening
05:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Sunrise Sunset, from 00:00 (Mon–Fri 08:00–00:00 · Sat–Sun 00:00–01:00, 08:00–00:00).
  • Closes latest: Cup of Brooklyn, until 05:00 (Mon–Thu 08:00–16:00 · Fri 08:00–17:00 · Sat–Sun 09:00–05:00).
  • Most listed streets: Broadway (5), Steinway Street (5), Smith Street (3).
  • Most common features: specialty (26%), bakery café (17%), takeaway (16%).
Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens & Red Hook

Bee's Knees Provisions

  • 217 Smith Street
  • Mon–Wed 10:00–22:00 · Thu 10:00–23:00 · Fri–Sat 10:00–00:00 · Sun 10:00–22:00
  • +1-718-971-1197
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Crown Heights & Prospect Lefferts Gardens

Bomberino

  • 392 Rogers Avenue
  • Mon–Thu 08:00–16:00 · Fri 08:00–22:00 · Sat 09:00–22:00 · Sun 09:00–16:00
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Yemeni coffeehouses

Yemeni coffee chains have spread through New York as alcohol-free places to meet at night. In October 2024 CNN found Qahwah House on Carmine Street the most popular spot in its corner of the West Village on a late Friday; its founder, Ibrahim Alhasbani, opened the first branches in Dearborn, Michigan, and the chain had 19 locations in seven states.2 Haraz opened its first New York café in SoHo that month.2

Haraz added a café at 25-43 Steinway Street in Astoria, in the stretch known as Little Egypt, in March 2025. It opens 08:00–23:00 on weekdays and until 01:00 at weekends, with beans from Yemen’s Haraz Mountains, pistachio lattes and Adeni chai (spiced milk tea).3 Farther north, Queen's Room at 36-02 Ditmars Boulevard serves daily until 23:30.

Omonia and Astoria after dark

Omonia Cafe has served Greek pastries on Broadway in Astoria since 1977, near the Broadway stop on the N and W lines.4 Its most popular drink is the frappé: instant coffee, sugar and water poured over milk and ice, alongside baklava, galaktoboureko (custard in filo) and portokalopita (orange cake).4 The café at 32-20 Broadway opens daily 06:00–01:30.5

Elsewhere in Astoria, Bela Aurora at 32-30 Steinway Street stays open until midnight on Thursdays and Fridays, Mokafé at 25-73 Steinway Street until 23:00, and Spot Dessert Bar at 29-18 Queens Plaza South until 02:00 on Sundays.

Little Italy and the East Village after dinner

In Little Italy, Caffè Palermo at 148 Mulberry Street stays open until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays, and Fiat Cafe at 203 Mott Street until 22:30 every night. Veniero’s, on East 11th Street, serves pastry and espresso until 23:00 on Fridays and Saturdays.

Farther south and east, Ludlow Coffee Supply at 176 Ludlow Street opens daily until 23:00, Little Canal at 26 Canal Street until 01:00 from Thursday to Saturday, and The Monroe at 49 Monroe Street until midnight every day. In the West Village, Bar Pisellino at 52 Grove Street serves from 08:00 to 23:00.

Chinatown, Koreatown and 24-hour counters

In Chinatown, Prince Tea House at 134 Bowery serves until 23:30 on Fridays and Saturdays. In Koreatown, Ginseng Museum Cafe on 5th Avenue is an evening place, open from 17:00 to 02:00 most nights and to 04:00 on Friday and Saturday nights, and Grace Street at 17 West 32nd Street until 23:00, or 23:30 at the end of the week.

For coffee at any hour, Smith St. Bagels at 202 Smith Street in Carroll Gardens never closes, and neither do Cook Eatery at 115 West 45th Street in Midtown or The Donut Pub on West 14th Street. Starstruck Coffee at 454 9th Avenue serves daily 06:00–23:00.

Sources

  1. MTA Set To Resume 24/7 Subway Service Early Monday, CBS New York (May 16, 2021), accessed October 2026
  2. What the rising popularity of Yemeni coffee shops says about third places, CNN, via KTVZ (October 25, 2024), accessed October 2026
  3. Haraz Coffee House brings authentic Yemeni flavors to Astoria, QNS (Jessica Militello, May 21, 2025), accessed October 2026
  4. A Slice of Greece Nestled in Queens: Omonia Cafe, The Science Survey (Abigail Gutkovich, March 13, 2026), accessed October 2026
  5. Omonia Cafe, Omonia Cafe (café website), accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Open late in New York: questions

Which New York cafés are open after midnight?

The Roost at 222 Avenue B stays open until 03:30 on Fridays and Saturdays, Café Maud at 132 2nd Avenue until 02:00 from Thursday to Saturday, and Ginseng Museum Cafe in Koreatown until 04:00 on Fridays and Saturdays. Omonia Cafe in Astoria serves daily until 01:30, and The Donut Pub on West 14th Street is open 24 hours.

Where are the Yemeni coffee shops in New York?

Qahwah House on Carmine Street in the West Village draws late-night crowds, and Haraz opened in SoHo in October 2024. In Astoria, Haraz has a café at 25-43 Steinway Street in Little Egypt, open until 23:00 on weekdays and 01:00 at weekends, serving pistachio lattes, Adeni chai and coffee from Yemen’s Haraz Mountains.

Is the New York subway open all night for late café trips?

Yes. Overnight closures for cleaning ended on May 17, 2021, when 24-hour service resumed at 02:00. That makes a late coffee practical: Omonia Cafe is near the Broadway stop on the N and W lines in Astoria and serves until 01:30, and The Roost on Avenue B stays open until 03:30 on Fridays and Saturdays.

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