What to do late at night

1. Some restaurants open all night in DC have problems. (See this piece from DCist.) But not The Diner in Adams-Morgan. Granted, late night places can be a magnet for people with problems.

2. My fondest memories from college in Ann Arbor involve diner-like places such as Steve's Lunch --where I ate my first Korean food--or Angelo's--a recorded song has been done about this place. Tastee Diner is gross by way of comparison, and Murry and Paul's in Brookland could be great, but sadly isn't the kind of place that generations of CUA students will revere. We know too about the sad demise of the Ohio Restaurant on H Street NE.

Counter, Murry and Paul's, Brookland.

3. DC1974 alerts us to the demise of a diner in Oakland, California. See "East Oakland all-night diner represents last of dying breed: Nikko's about the only place left in town for round-the-clock eats," from the Oakland Tribune.

4. Which reminds me of the American Diner Museum and its list of diners for sale. Recently Peter Sefton alerted me to the availability of this place, on Staten Island currently, and available for $15,000.

5. While the newly renamed Penn Quarter Living tells us that the 7th and H Street NW Starbucks is now open 24 hours on the weekends. See "7th And H Starbucks Turns 24 Hours On Weekends." The CVS has been open 24/7 for some time. (And they have pretty good clerks too. Things move fast despite the long lines.)

Flickr photo by Racing Squirrel.