Best Late Night Burgers Restaurants in Bucktown & Logan Square (60647)
4 hand-picked restaurants, critic-reviewed and ranked
Last Updated: January 2026
Our Top Pick
Gretel
A cocktail-and-whiskey-focused gastropub where one of the city’s most talked-about burgers lives in a cozy, late-night room.
Notable Picks
#1
Gretel
8.6
Opened in 2020 by the team behind Little Bad Wolf, Gretel is a dark, whiskey-forward Logan Square gastropub where a heavily praised griddle burger shares space with pork belly nachos, oysters, and late-night snacks. The burger itself appears on multiple citywide best-of lists, and the room’s moody design makes it as viable for date night as for lingering bar dinners.
Must-Try Dishes:
Gretel Burger, Pork Belly Nachos, Oysters Rockefeller
What makes it special: A cocktail-and-whiskey-focused gastropub where one of the city’s most talked-about burgers lives in a cozy, late-night room.
8.4
Red Hot Ranch’s Bucktown/Logan outpost is a cash-only stand known for double cheeseburgers, Depression dogs, and fresh-cut fries served from a tiny counter with a few picnic tables. It’s been repeatedly highlighted by local and national writers as one of Chicago’s best cheap burgers, and high-volume reviews back up its reputation as a late-night and lunch staple.
Must-Try Dishes:
Red Hot Double cheeseburger with fries, Depression Dog with fresh-cut fries, Fried Shrimp by the half-pound
What makes it special: No-frills stand where a sub-$10 smashburger-and-fries combo still feels like a steal.
Worthy Picks
7.9
Logan 11 is a neighborhood bar and kitchen with a from-scratch menu of burgers, wings, tacos, and late-night snacks backing a solid drink list. Long hours, a stage for occasional events, and a roomy patio give it broad utility from casual happy hour to last-call food runs.
Must-Try Dishes:
Bacon Arugula Burger, Chicken Wings, Al Pastor Tacos
What makes it special: All-purpose neighborhood bar where from-scratch comfort food meets flexible, late happy hours.
7.9
Common Decency is an ’80s-inspired cocktail bar on Diversey where a gluten-friendly menu of snacks, burgers, and steak frites runs until around midnight. It’s more about the room—neon, strong drinks, and a crowd drifting in after other service jobs—than pure burger worship, but the late kitchen makes it a viable midnight option.
Must-Try Dishes:
Classic Burger, Thrice-Cooked Wings, Steak Frites
What makes it special: Cocktail-first bar with better-than-average late-night burgers and bar food.