Four Food Stops for a Night Out

4.7 (529)

Mon – Tue, Thu, 16:00 – 22:00; Fri, 16:00 – 23:30; Sat, 13:00 – 23:30; Sun, 13:00 – 22:30

951 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA

For a sweet pause in San Francisco's Mission District, Hila Gelato Caffè offers handmade Sicilian gelato, espresso and pastries. The solar-powered shop uses local ingredients and treats the table as a neighborhood meeting place. Think of it as the dessert-and-conversation option in a food-led night out, rather than a bar stop.

3.7 (4,022)

Mon – Thu, Sun, 10:00 – 00:00 (+1); Fri – Sat, 10:00 – 01:00 (+1)

2115 Westlake Ave, Seattle, WA 98121, USA

In Seattle's South Lake Union, this Shake Shack keeps things casual with Angus beef burgers, crinkle-cut fries and hand-spun shakes. Chicken, hot dogs and frozen custard broaden the lineup, alongside beer and wine. It is the burger-and-shake choice in this cross-city collection, with a community gathering-space feel.

4.2 (1,113)

Mon – Thu, Sun, 11:30 – 22:00; Fri – Sat, 11:30 – 23:00

2100 2nd St SW, Washington, DC 20024, USA

Make the setting part of the plan at this Buzzard Point restaurant on the Anacostia River. Seafood and American grill favorites come with waterfront seating, multiple bars and outdoor fire pits. The Point D.C. is the collection's waterfront dining option: a different kind of evening from a quick dessert or burger stop.

4.1 (288)

Mon – Sun, 07:00 – 02:00 (+1)

2521 Durant Ave A, Berkeley, CA 94704, USA

For the late-night sweet-tooth entry, KingPin Donuts brings a longtime Berkeley shop near the UC Berkeley campus into focus. Operating on Durant Avenue since 1939, it offers raised, cake and buttermilk donuts, plus eclairs, glazed apple fritters and house coffee. The shop is known for late-night crowds as well as morning breakfasts.