Dinner in Allentown, PA: Who's Open Each Night (2026)

Quick Answer: Our directory tracks 26 Allentown-area restaurants that Google lists as serving dinner and that are open at 7pm on at least one night. Which ones you can use depends on the night: 26 are open at 7pm on a Thursday or Friday, but only 17 on a Monday and 20 on a Sunday. If you don't want to check hours at all, 9 of the 26 are open at 7pm all seven nights, led by The Shelby (4.6 across 2,641 reviews in our directory data), Youell's Oyster House and LV Korean BBQ & Hot Pot.

Key Takeaways:

Monday is the hard night: 9 of the 26 are closed or already shut by 7pm on Mondays, including Union and Finch, Pennsylvania Rye, Savory Grille and Aroma of India.
Sunday has its own gaps: Grille 3501, Henry's Salt of the Sea, Thai Avenue, Amigos Mexican Grill and Wert's Cafe are all closed Sundays, and Switchback Pizza closes at 5:30pm.
Every night at 7pm: The Shelby, Youell's Oyster House, LV Korean BBQ & Hot Pot, Mama's Famous Pizza and Grill, Cousin's Burger, Sumo Sushi, Ichiban, East Penn Diner and Trexler Indian Curries.
Latest kitchens: Amigos Mexican Grill runs to 3am Friday and Saturday, and Pennsylvania Rye to 2am Wednesday through Saturday.
Reservations: 16 of the 26 accept them, according to Google's service data.
Shortcut: Planning dinner on a Monday? Start with the nine that are open every night and skip the hours check.

Dinner Allentown PA: A local search for somewhere to eat dinner in Allentown and the towns around it, often on short notice. This guide uses Google's verified hours for every Allentown-area listing in our Allentown restaurant rankings that serves dinner, then sorts them by the question people actually have: what's open tonight?

How Many Allentown Restaurants Are Open for Dinner Each Night?

We counted every listing that's open at 7pm, using Google's hours data for each day of the week. The weekend nights you'd expect to be easy are easy. The early week is where plans fall apart.

Monday: 17 of 26 open at 7pm
Tuesday: 20 of 26
Wednesday: 25 of 26
Thursday: 26 of 26
Friday: 26 of 26
Saturday: 25 of 26
Sunday: 20 of 26

Thursday and Friday are the only nights when every listing in this group is open at 7pm. Wednesday misses only Spice Route Indian Restaurant, which closes on Wednesdays, and Saturday misses only Wert's Cafe, which is closed every weekend. Monday loses nine options and Sunday and Tuesday each lose six, so those are the nights to check before you leave the house.

Which Allentown Restaurants Are Open for Dinner Every Night?

Nine of the 26 are open at 7pm on all seven nights in Google's hours data. If you're picking a place for a group and don't know what night it'll end up being, this is the shortlist.

The Shelby on N Krocks Road carries the deepest review record of any dinner listing in this group, at 4.6 stars across 2,641 reviews in our directory data. It's open 11am to 9:30pm Monday through Thursday, until 10:30pm Friday and Saturday, and 10am to 9pm Sunday. It takes reservations, serves cocktails, and Google lists live music and a children's menu.

Youell's Oyster House on W Walnut Street is right behind at 4.6 across 2,523 reviews. It opens at 11am every day, but it closes earlier than most: 8:30pm on weeknights, 9pm Saturday and 8pm Sunday. It accepts reservations and has outdoor seating.

LV Korean BBQ & Hot Pot on Tilghman Street has the highest rating of the nine, at 4.9 across 1,798 reviews. It opens at noon daily and runs to 10pm, or 11pm on Friday and Saturday, and Google lists it as good for groups.

The other six every-night options:

Mama's Famous Pizza and Grill on Hamilton Street: 4.7 across 928 reviews, 10:30am to 9:30pm most days and to 10:30pm Friday and Saturday.
Cousin's Burger on N Eighth Street: 4.7 across 312 reviews, 11am to 10pm, and to 1am Friday and Saturday.
Sumo Sushi and Japanese Fusion on W Tilghman Street: 4.4 across 885 reviews, open to 10pm most nights and 11pm Friday and Saturday.
Ichiban Japanese Steakhouse on Catasauqua Road: 4.4 across 1,580 reviews. On weekdays it closes between lunch and dinner and reopens at 4pm, then runs to 10pm (11pm Friday).
East Penn Diner in Emmaus: 4.5 across 2,332 reviews, 6am to 10pm Monday through Saturday and 6am to 9pm Sunday.
Trexler Indian Curries on Tilghman Street: 4.7 across 1,047 reviews. Google lists it as open 24 hours Monday through Thursday and 8am to 11pm Friday through Sunday. Hours that unusual are worth confirming by phone before a late visit.

Where Can You Get Dinner in Allentown on a Monday?

Monday knocks out more of the list than any other night. Nine of the 26 are closed or already shut by 7pm:

Union and Finch: closed Monday
Pennsylvania Rye: closed Monday and Tuesday
Savory Grille: closed Monday and Tuesday
Aroma of India: closed Monday
Swadee Thai House: closed Monday and Tuesday
Switchback Pizza Company: closed Monday and Tuesday
Thai Diner Restaurant: closed Monday
The Crust Pizzeria and Restaurant: closed Monday
The Fan Cave: closed Monday

That still leaves 17 options at 7pm on a Monday. Beyond the nine every-night picks, Monday dinner works at Grille 3501 (4.5 across 1,382 reviews, open to 9pm), Henry's Salt of the Sea (4.7 across 1,188, from 4:30pm to 9pm), Amigos Mexican Grill (5.0 across 3,915, open to midnight), Wert's Cafe (to 8pm), Thai Avenue, Spice Route, Hunan Springs in Wescosville, and Asian Taste Indo until 8pm.

If you want a sit-down Monday dinner with a reservation and The Shelby or Youell's doesn't suit, Grille 3501 and Henry's Salt of the Sea have the next-deepest review records. Both accept reservations and both serve cocktails, according to Google's service data.

Local rule of thumb: Monday and Tuesday are when Allentown dinner plans fail. Pennsylvania Rye, Savory Grille, Swadee Thai House and Switchback Pizza are all closed both nights, so if your first choice is one of those, move it to Wednesday or pick from the nine that are open every night.

Which Allentown Restaurants Are Open for Sunday Dinner?

Twenty of the 26 are open at 7pm on Sundays. Six are not:

Grille 3501: closed Sunday
Henry's Salt of the Sea: closed Sunday
Thai Avenue: closed Sunday
Amigos Mexican Grill: closed Sunday
Wert's Cafe: closed Saturday and Sunday
Switchback Pizza Company: open noon to 5:30pm Sunday, so it's done before a typical dinner

Sunday is a good night for the places that close early in the week. Union and Finch (4.5 across 1,989 reviews) is open 10am to 9pm. Pennsylvania Rye (4.6 across 200) runs 4pm to midnight. Aroma of India (4.8 across 608) opens at 3pm and runs to 11pm. Savory Grille in Macungie runs 1pm to 8pm on Sundays, which makes it an early-dinner option rather than a late one.

Where Can You Eat a Late Dinner in Allentown?

Most of the list winds down between 8pm and 10pm. Only a handful keep serving well past that:

Amigos Mexican Grill on Hamilton Street: open until midnight Monday through Thursday and until 3am Friday and Saturday. It also has the highest rating in this group, 5.0 across 3,915 reviews in our directory data.
Pennsylvania Rye on Hamilton Street: 4pm to 2am Wednesday through Saturday and 4pm to midnight Sunday.
The Fan Cave on Lehigh Street: 3pm to midnight Tuesday through Thursday, to 1am Friday and Saturday, and noon to 11:30pm Sunday. It holds a 4.9 rating, but on a smaller 116 reviews.
Cousin's Burger: to 1am Friday and Saturday, 10pm the rest of the week.
Aroma of India: to 11pm every night it's open, Tuesday through Sunday.

At 9:30pm on a Monday, only seven of the 26 are still open: Amigos, LV Korean BBQ & Hot Pot, Trexler Indian Curries, Cousin's Burger, East Penn Diner, Sumo Sushi and Ichiban. By Friday at 9:30pm, that number climbs to 19.

Which Allentown Dinner Spots Take Reservations?

Google's service data lists 16 of the 26 as accepting reservations. They include all the higher-priced listings: Savory Grille (the only $$ listing in this group, 4.8 across 585 reviews), Grille 3501, Pennsylvania Rye and Union and Finch. The Shelby, Youell's, Henry's, Ichiban, Hunan Springs, Thai Avenue, Swadee Thai House and Spice Route also take them.

Twelve of the 26 serve cocktails, according to the same data. If a drink with dinner matters, the 7-day options with cocktails are The Shelby, Youell's Oyster House and Ichiban.

Which Dinner Spots Are Outside Allentown Proper?

Our Allentown rankings include a few restaurants just outside the city limits, and their addresses are worth knowing before you drive:

Savory Grille: Seisholtzville Road, Macungie
Thai Diner Restaurant: Chestnut Street, Coplay. Tuesday through Friday it closes from 3pm to 5pm, then reopens for dinner until 9pm.
Swadee Thai House: Main Street, Emmaus
Switchback Pizza Company: W Jubilee Street, Emmaus. It closes at 8pm Wednesday and Thursday.
East Penn Diner: Chestnut Street, Emmaus
Hunan Springs: Hamilton Boulevard, Wescosville. It's closed Tuesdays.

Bottom Line: Where Should You Eat Dinner in Allentown Tonight?

Start with the night. From Wednesday through Saturday, nearly every Allentown-area dinner listing we track is open at 7pm, so you can pick on rating, price or cuisine. On a Monday, Tuesday or Sunday, start with the nine that never close at dinnertime: The Shelby and Youell's Oyster House for the deepest review records, and LV Korean BBQ & Hot Pot for the highest rating.

For a late dinner, Amigos Mexican Grill and Pennsylvania Rye are the two still serving after midnight on weekends. For Sunday dinner with a reservation, Union and Finch and The Shelby are both open into the evening. For a dressier night out, see our date night restaurants in Allentown guide, and for cuisine-by-cuisine picks, see restaurants in Allentown PA.

Hours change, especially around holidays. Every time in this guide comes from Google's verified hours data, and each listing page shows the current schedule, so check the page before you go.

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