KFC Cardiff - Queen Street

You know the drill: it's 11pm on a Friday, you've had a few drinks around Mill Lane, and suddenly that familiar red and white logo calls out like a beacon. This Queen Street branch has mastered the art of late-night sustenance, staying open until midnight every day to catch the Castle Quarter crowd stumbling out of pubs and clubs. The location is prime real estate – right in the thick of Cardiff's main shopping drag, making it equally handy for a quick bite between hitting the St David's Centre and wandering down to the Principality Stadium. Sure, it's standard KFC fare, but the staff here handle the weekend chaos with surprising efficiency, and the chicken is consistently hot. It's not revolutionary, but when you need greasy comfort food at 11:30pm in the city centre, nowhere else quite hits the spot.