5 places to get breakfast after 2 a.m.
Add Axios as your preferred source to
see more of our stories on Google.
charlotte-30-under-30-skyline
After finding myself tucked into a booth with a plate filled to the brim with perfectly greasy breakfast food at 3 a.m., I started to wonder: Does the late-night food scene in Charlotte get better than Uptown Cabaret’s $8 Midnight Diner buffet?
It depends on what you’re looking for and willing to see – I wound up there on accident when the line to get into Midnight Diner was wrapped around the block at 2:30 a.m., and after a night at The Roxbury, it’s always breakfast or bust – but for less than $10, you get a huge plate of food and, in no uncertain terms, a show.
So I’m going to say that no, it doesn’t get better because you’ll never get more for your money, but if your style leans closer to “late-night breakfast spots I can recommend to my friends without wanting to melt into the floor that aren’t Waffle House of IHOP,” here are your options.
The Diamond
1901 Commonwealth Avenue
Open Friday and Saturday until 4 a.m. with a stripped-down menu heavy on breakfast
/2024/01/06/1704556616383.jpg)
Landmark Diner
4429 Central Avenue
Open Friday until 3 a.m. and Saturday until 4 a.m. with a full breakfast menu that includes eggs, sandwiches, pancakes, waffles and more.
/2024/01/06/1704556616731.jpg)
Midnight Diner
115 East Carson Boulevard
Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week with a full breakfast menu that includes chicken and waffles, pancakes and more.
/2024/01/06/1704556616882.jpg)
Red Eye Diner
210 East Trade Street – located in the bottom of the EpiCentre
Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week with eggs, waffles, pancakes and more.
/2024/01/06/1704556617241.png)
Skyland Family Restaurant
4544 South Boulevard
Open 24 hours a day, six days a week (closed Monday) and serving breakfast platters, sandwiches, omelettes, pancakes, French toast and more on the late-night menu.
/2024/01/06/1704556617637.jpg)