Davis can be strange and eerie at night. When murders of black crows fly overhead, thieves scurry about, and unless the fog rolls in, you can see stars. It can feel like Davis is the setting for a scary movie. Some people refer to night time as "dark time."
Once night comes along, the little bugs come out.
You run into these little critters scuttling all over Campus at night, as well as some spots Downtown. As evening falls, you may be in search of entertainment (especially in the summer when evening brings a drop in temperature) or somewhere that's still open to grab a bite to eat. This page is a place to assemble information about things that happen and things to do during night time, and, really, anything else related to the night. Most businesses in Davis close fairly early, so, whether you’re in dire need of caffeine while pulling an all-nighter for tomorrow’s exam, meandering around after last call, or simply bored out of your gourd, it's important that we all know what's open late and what our options are!
See also Events Board, Date Ideas, Bars, Gambling, Adventures, Davis Wish List, All-Nighters, 18 and Older and Study Spots.
Restaurants
Note that some restaurants have slightly different hours during summer.
Restaurants open past 10pm every night
- Burgers and Brew - 'til midnight Sunday through Wednesday, and 3am Thursday through Saturday
- Crepeville - 'til 11pm (but the kitchen closes at 10:30!)
- Cultivé Frozen Yogurt - open until 11pm daily
- IHOP - 4am Wednesday through Saturday, otherwise midnight
- Open Rice Kitchen -3am Thursday-Saturday, otherwise midnight
- Redrum Burger - 'til Midnight every night
- Taqueria El Burrito - Sun-Mon until 11pm. Tues-Wed until 12am. Thu-Sat until 3am.
- Teabo Café -'til 2 am every night
- Woodstock's Pizza - Mon-Wed 1am. Thu-Sat 2am. Sun 12am.
- Yakitori Yuchan - 'til 11pm on Sun, Tues-Wed, and 1am on Thurs-Sat
- Yolo Berry Yogurt - open until 11:30 Sun- Thursday, 12am Friday and Saturday
- Wingstop - 'til Midnight every night
Restaurants past 10pm Some nights
- Bistro 33 - food 'til midnight Thursday through Saturday, College Night Thursdays bar open 'til 2am, otherwise 'til 10pm, open for breakfast Sat-Sun 8am
- The Hotdogger - until midnight Tuesdays, until 2am on Thursdays and Fridays
- Hunan - 10:30pm Friday through Saturday, otherwise till 9:30pm
- Original Steve's - 'til 11pm Friday and Saturday, otherwise till 10pm
- Red 88 Noodle Bar - open till 3am Wednesdays Nights-Saturday Nights.
- Round Table Pizza - 'til 10:30 on Fri-Sat., otherwise 10pm (Delivery only until 9:30pm!)
- Tako Korean BBQ Tacos - 'til 3am Thursday through Saturday
- Thai Canteen - 'til 2am Tuesday through Saturday, 10pm Sunday and Monday
Fast food past 10pm
- Baskin Robbins - 11pm on Friday and Saturday
- Burger King - 'til 1am drive-thu/till 12am dine-in Fri-Sat, otherwise midnight drive-thru/11pm dine-in
- Carl's Jr. - (East Covell Boulevard location) 11pm
- In-N-Out - 1:30am on Friday and Saturday, otherwise 1am
- Jack in the Box - 24hr Drive-thru, 3am dine-in
- McDonald's - Closes 3AM
- Ohana Hawaiian BBQ - **Open until midnight every night during summer** Sat- Wed 'til midnight; Thur& Fri 'til 1 am
- Taco Bell - 'til 1am
Delivery past 10pm
- Lamppost Pizza - Fri and Sat until 10:30pm (530) 758-1111
- Original Steve's - 'til 11pm Friday and Saturday, otherwise 'til 10pm (530) 758-2800
- Pizza Guys - 10am to Midnight Fri. and Sat., otherwise 10am to 11pm (530) 758-8888
- Woodstock's Pizza - Mon-Wed 1am. Thu-Sat 2am. Sun 12am. (530) 757-2525
- Domino's Pizza - 12amSun-Thurs 10:00am-2:00am, Fri-Sat 10:00 am-3:00am
Studying
Places to study past 10pm
- 24 Hour Reading Room
- Mishka's - 11pm
- Red 88 Noodle Bar - perfect place to study on Sunday-Tuesday nights
- Study Parties - 24 hours
- Temple Coffee Roasters - 11 pm (located on G and 3rd St, Davis)
Outside Davis Late-night
If all the restaurants in Davis are closed, you can still go outside Davis. But where to go...? Here's some ideas
Erotic
Food outside Davis past 10pm
Interesting Fast Food Joints
- Sonic - (Woodland) Open till 2am
- Adalberto's Mexican Foods - (Sacramento) - 24hr
- Carolina's Mexican Food - (Sacramento) - 24 hr
Sit-down
- IHOP - (Dixon) 24hr - Study friendly
- Denny's - (Dixon) 24hr - Study friendly
- Denny's - (West Sacramento) 24hr - Study friendly
- Denny's - (Woodland) 24hr - Study friendly
- Original Mel's Diner - (Vacaville) 24 hours - Not too study friendly
- Baldo's Mexican Food - (Vacaville) 24 hours
Activities
Get cultured!
- Catch a show at the Mondavi Center! Tickets are half off for students, plus the facility is amazing.
Random things to do past 10pm
- Arboretum - 24 hours
- Big People's Park - 24 hours (not officially, but it's a park!)
- Rocknasium - Mon.-Fri. 'til 11pm
- Find a house show
- Wander around The Green Belt
- Walk between campus & G Street (btwn 2nd & 3rd) without using 2nd & 3rd...
- Poker - 24 hours
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Any 24 Hour convenience store (e.g.: AM/PM,
Longs DrugsCVS, Fast and Sleazy) - Sex
Haunted Houses
- Woodland Corn Maze - Haunted Maze Friday and Saturday Nights in October
Bowling
- MU 'til 12am Friday and Saturday night, Sunday through Thursday 11pm
Darts
- G St. Wunderbar - 'til 2am
Table Tennis
Pool
see Pool Tables
Video Games
- G St. Wunderbar - 'til 2am
- Original Steve's - 'til 11pm Thursday through Saturday, otherwise till 10pm
DDR
DDR stands for Dance Dance Revolution. It's very amusing video game to watch.
Trivia
also see Trivia Nights
- Sophia's - Tuesdays, 9:30pm
- Streets of London Pub - (Sacramento) Sunday
- Bonn Lair - (Sacramento) Sunday
- Bistro 33 - "Pub Quiz" Mondays 8:30pm
- Woodstock's Pizza - Thursdays, arrive at 8:30pm, begins at 9:00pm
- G Street WunderBar - Monday
Gambling
Almost all Casinos are open all night long, and most card rooms are at least open till 2am. See Gambling
Exercise
See Gyms.
Movies & Video Stores
Video Stores
See Video Stores
Free Movies
Movies in the Park
International House
Entertainment
Go to the Mondavi Center
- Catch a show at the Mondavi Center. Tickets are half off for students.
Dancing
(see also Dancing)
DJ (Pop / Hip-hop Dancing)
- Woodstock's Tuesday night - Drum and Bass, Jungle, and much more.
- KetMoRee - Thursday, Friday, Saturday nights. Video DJing on Thursday nights.
- G Street WunderBar
Salsa Dancing
- Harlow's (Sacramento) - Sunday night
Swing Dancing
Live Music
- Catch a show at the Mondavi Center. Tickets are half off for students.
- CoHo - DMS shows are regularly held here
- Delta of Venus — Every other Monday: Open Mic Night, Thursday & Friday: Down at The Delta (folk music hosted by Michael Leahy. Occasional touring rock bands and miscellany.
- Froggy's - Wednesday Night
- Palms Playhouse (Winters) - Nightly
- Sophia's - Thursday, Friday and Saturday Nights (April-October)
Karaoke
Open Mic Night
- Delta of Venus - Every other Monday, call in the morning to get on the list.
- Bistro 33 - Open Night for Poetry and Music every 2nd and 4th Tuesday
Comedy
- Birdstrike Theatre- Live Comedy Improv every other Friday night during the school year
Happy Hour
This guide was originally prepared by jr for the November 2004 King Hall Advocate, and has grown substantially since then.