Halloween week on Sunset Boulevard in Silver Lake runs from about 10 p.m. to past 2 a.m., and the established kitchens on that stretch close earlier. That changes this week. Swingers, the Googie diner that opened on Beverly Boulevard in 1993, was set to start takeout at 3200 W. Sunset Blvd. on Tuesday, October 20, and to stay open until 3 a.m. from Wednesday, October 21, according to Eater LA.
That puts a 3 a.m. kitchen between the two venues that host most of the neighborhood's Halloween nightlife. Los Globos is at 3040 Sunset and El Cid is at 4212. The first of their parties is Thursday, October 22, and they run through Halloween night.
The Parties Outlast the Old Kitchens
Here is the stretch from west to east, with closing hours as each business lists them.
| Address on Sunset | Place | What closes, and when |
|---|---|---|
| 3040 | Los Globos | Halloween parties listed until 3 a.m. on Oct. 30 and 3:30 a.m. on Oct. 31 |
| 3131 | Briciola | Italian-Brazilian dining room that opened in mid-September |
| 3200 | Swingers | Takeout scheduled 6 p.m. to 3 a.m. starting Oct. 21 |
| 3626 | Bacari Silverlake | Hours listed until 12:30 a.m. Thursday and 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday |
| 3909 | The Black Cat | Bar open until 2 a.m.; kitchen closes at 11 p.m. nightly |
| 4212 | El Cid | Halloween parties listed until 2 a.m. on Oct. 22 and Oct. 31 |
The table shows a three-hour gap. The Black Cat keeps its bar open until 2 a.m. but stops serving food at 11 p.m., and its patio closes at 10:30. Of the established restaurants on the stretch, Bacari Silverlake lists the latest hours, ending at 1 a.m. on weekends. Its site does not give a separate kitchen cutoff. The El Cid parties run to 2 a.m., an hour past Bacari's latest listed close and three hours past The Black Cat's kitchen, and the Los Globos parties run later still.
What Moved Into 3200 Sunset
That corner has turned over a few times recently. All Day Baby was there first. Heavy Handed, a smash burger restaurant, opened there in March 2025 and closed in spring 2026. Now it's Swingers. Eater LA reports that owner Stephanie Wilson has worked at Swingers since 2010 and took over the original diner in November 2020. She told Eater that longtime regulars who had moved east kept asking for a location on this side of town.
"People would always comment things like, 'Oh, I wish you guys were on the Eastside,'" Wilson told Eater LA.
The menu will be the same as on Beverly. It includes the California omelet with avocado, Jack cheese, bacon, and tomato; buttermilk pancakes; the Swingers burger with sautéed onions; a hot turkey sandwich; and the chilaquiles, which Wilson named her current favorite. She also described vegan and vegetarian options. The interior copies the original, with plaid booths, mosaic tile, and wood-paneled walls, but the dining room isn't scheduled to open until December. For all of Halloween week, Swingers is takeout only.
Opening night, October 20, was set to run only from 6 to 9 p.m. The 3 a.m. close starts on Wednesday, October 21, the night before the first El Cid party. Once the dining room opens in December, Swingers plans to run from 8 a.m. to 3 a.m.
The Calendar, Night by Night
The schedule below comes from the venues' ticketing pages and The Eastsider's 2026 Halloween guide. Start and end times are listed wherever the event pages give them.
- Thursday, Oct. 22. Estelle From Hell Halloween Party at El Cid, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Los Globos lists Skurftober at 8 p.m.
- Friday, Oct. 23. LGN presents the Lesbian Vampire Ball at El Cid from 10 p.m. Los Globos lists SpookyPop at 10 p.m.
- Saturday, Oct. 24. FIRME: FANGS & FREAKS at El Cid, doors at 9:30 p.m. The Eastsider lists it as free.
- Thursday, Oct. 29. El Cid has two events. The rocknite.la Halloween Bash starts at 6 p.m. and Flippy Floppy Halloween opens doors at 10 p.m.
- Friday, Oct. 30. The Maniac Costume Party at Los Globos, 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. Los Globos also lists The Purge LA and the Nightmare Before Halloween Rave at 10 p.m.
- Saturday, Oct. 31. Heads Will Roll: Queer Indie Halloween at El Cid, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. At Los Globos, Out & Abt LA: Halloween! starts at 9 p.m., and Nightmare On Sunset runs 10 p.m. to 3:30 a.m.
The calendar is lopsided. El Cid has events across both weeks, starting October 22. Los Globos holds its longest nights for the closing weekend.
Two Nights That Test the 3 a.m. Window
Friday, October 30 lines up exactly. The Maniac Costume Party at Los Globos ends at 3 a.m., and that's when Swingers' takeout window is scheduled to close. Swingers sits 160 address numbers east of Los Globos on the same side of the boulevard, so food on that last stretch home depends on how fast you leave the party.
Halloween night does not line up. The El Cid party ends at 2 a.m., which leaves an hour before Swingers closes. Nightmare On Sunset at Los Globos runs until 3:30 a.m., half an hour past Swingers' scheduled close. On October 31, Los Globos outlasts the diner.
The Early End of the Same Week
The same week has an earlier schedule. Ninety address numbers east of Los Globos is Briciola, which took over the former Spoon & Pork space at 3131 W. Sunset in mid-September. Owner Mattia Raimondi and chef Matteo Di Nicola previously ran Cedro in Newbury Park, which was recognized by Michelin, and closed it in late 2025 to move to Los Angeles. Eater LA describes a menu of Italian dishes with Brazilian ingredients. It includes bolinho de bacalhau with red pepper sauce, cavatappi with linguiça calabresa in a pink sauce made with cachaça in place of vodka, and spaghetti alla nerano made with queijo Minas. The wine list is mostly natural bottles. The name means "crumb" in Italian, after the small dining room, so a group in costume should plan ahead.
With Briciola at 3131 and Swingers at 3200, the west end of the strip now has a sit-down dinner at the start of the night and a takeout window at the end, within a block of each other.
Halloween in Silver Lake also happens in daylight. On October 7, the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council agenda included a motion to approve up to $400 for treats for the Safe Halloween programs at Bellevue and Silver Lake Recreation Center on October 30 and 31. The agenda lists the recreation center at 1850 W. Silver Lake Dr. It does not list program hours, so check those with the recreation centers directly before you go.
When the Calendar Turns to Altars
Late nights give way to daytime events on November 1. The Eastsider's guide lists a free community altar by Frogtown Arts and Forager Crafts in Elysian Valley that Sunday, open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. The following Saturday, November 7, Self Help Graphics in Boyle Heights holds its 53rd annual Día de los Muertos celebration from 3 to 10 p.m., also free.
Back at 3200 Sunset, the next scheduled change is in December, when Swingers plans to open its dining room and run from 8 a.m. to 3 a.m.
We follow how Silver Lake's storefronts change, from All Day Baby to Heavy Handed to Swingers on one corner, because it shapes how the neighborhood's homes are seen and valued. If you're thinking about what that means for a home of your own on the Eastside, Barry Gray & Associates would be glad to talk it through. Schedule a free consultation.
