With the long summer nights, you’re more likely to stay up late and enjoy the great weather and longer daylight hours. Staying up late sometimes means needing a snack, though! Choose from some of these hot spots in Costa Mesa with late-night bites.
Silver Trumpet
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Silver Trumpet has a great happy hour that they’ve extended to late-night hours, as well. Enjoy late-night snacks like these amazing grilled chicken wings with a passionfruit habanero glaze. The restaurant serves until 11 p.m. every night except Saturday.
Mesa Lounge
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Mesa is definitely the place to see and be seen in Costa Mesa. The swanky lounge offers a great charcuterie and pizzas, handcrafted cocktails, all in a chic environment. The kitchen’s open until at least midnight most nights.
Hashigo Korean Kitchen
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Nothing can hit the spot after a fun evening than a little Korean fried chicken or barbecue! Hashigo‘s kitchen is open until 12:30am nightly.
Cafe Sevilla
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Cafe Sevilla‘s a great indoor/outdoor spot for some tapas and live music. Sunday-Tuesday the kitchen is open until 11pm, Wednesday and Thursday until 12am, and Friday and Saturday until 1am.
Anjin
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Anjin is where the locals go – locals in the know, that is. Their yakinuku is the draw here, but they also offer great ramen and kimchi dishes. The kitchen is open until 1am nightly.
Palenque Kitchen
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Palenque Kitchen is serving Oaxaca-style Mexican food along with one of the biggest tequila and mezcal selections in Orange County, in a nightclub atmosphere. Palenque’s kitchen is open until 12:30am on the weekends and until 10 on weeknights.
Oak & Coal
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Get delicious bites like this Wagyu beef kushiyaki cooked over a charcoal grill. Oak and Coal‘s kitchen is open until 12am on the weekends and until 11 on weeknights.
Hakata Ikkousha
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This award-winning ramen can hit the spot for a late-night bite. Pictured here is their famous black tonkatsu. Hakata Ikkousha‘s kitchen is open until 11:30pm nightly.
Wild Goose Tavern
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Wild Goose Tavern is a fun spot in Westside Costa Mesa to have a drink with friends, but stay for a while and have a delicious bite like the Caprese burger while you’re there. The kitchen is open nightly until 12am and on weekends even later.
La Vida Cantina
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La Vida Cantina offers traditional Mexican food and great margaritas plus a full bar on the top level of Triangle Square. Food service Monday-Friday until 12am; Saturday until 1 a.m.