Best Restaurants for Late Night Eats in Iowa

Guest praise · Iowa

Finding best restaurants for late night eats in Iowa is a way to choose a meal for more than an address. Let finding a meal when the appetite arrives late shape the shortlist. Late-night eats follows the food at the end of the evening. It is a distinct dining search from choosing somewhere simply to spend a late night. Turn the search into a plan for a meal break that leaves you glad to have made time, with the restaurant chosen for that moment rather than by habit. Give the next Iowa meal a little intention: one promising restaurant can change the character of an otherwise familiar day. The current list includes restaurants in Ottumwa and Council Bluffs.

As you plan a visit to Iowa, confirm current kitchen hours and available dishes before travelling for a late meal. A visit centred on Des Moines calls for a different route from one around Cedar Rapids; let your plans in Iowa guide where you begin. For another view of the same destination, explore Best Late Night in Iowa and Best for a Quick Bite in Iowa. For a wider restaurant discovery beyond Iowa, follow Best Late-Night Eats across the United States.

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#4

Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers

Johnston, Iowa

75.4
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#5

Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers

Cedar Falls, Iowa

80.8
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#6

Sonic Drive-In

Ankeny, Iowa

70.2
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#7

Maggie's Farm Wood-fired Pizza

University Heights, Iowa

80.3
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#8

Taco Life Catering

Eldora, Iowa

62.4
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#9

Magoo's Pizza

Dubuque, Iowa

79.8
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#10

Blaze Pizza

Iowa City, Iowa

17.7
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#11

Mesa Pizza Iowa City

Iowa City, Iowa

71.4
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#12

Sonic Drive-In

Davenport, Iowa

69.5
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#13

Fong's Pizza

Des Moines, Iowa

81.3
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#14

Long John Silver's

Cresco, Iowa

59.2
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#15

The Quarter Barrel Arcade & Brewery

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

80.8
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#16

C815-Collins & Northland

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

75.0
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#17

Long John Silver's

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

66.7
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#18

SmackHaus

Okoboji, Iowa

52.7
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#19

Sports Fans Pizza

Bettendorf, Iowa

75.5
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#20

DQ Grill & Chill

Pella, Iowa

67.8
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#21

Taco John's

Fairfield, Iowa

69.5
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#22

Checkers

Davenport, Iowa

66.6
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#23

Long John Silver's | A&W

Burlington, Iowa

71.7
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#24

Route 10 Drive-In

Hawarden, Iowa

76.6
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#25

Checkers

Davenport, Iowa

65.3
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