Midnight Munchies Elevated: How Lacey Burger at Ra-Ra Rhino Is Redefining Bushwick’s Late-Night Scene

From pop-up sensation to permanent fixture, Kevin Morgan’s burger joint delivers restaurant-quality meals late into the night, with house-made cookies and soon-to-return BBQ specialties, all with a hidden speakeasy in the back from veteran bar owner Michael Lombardozzi, who’s also behind Bushwick’s versatile day-to-night hotspot Mervs

In Bushwick’s vibrant nightlife landscape, a common scenario unfolds nightly: as bars prepare for last call, hunger-strikes, and options dwindle to fast-food chains or corner stores. Enter Lacey Burger at Ra Ra Rhino, where Caribbean-born, Brooklyn-raised Kevin Morgan is transforming late-night dining expectations by serving quality smash burgers, wings, and more into the early morning hours. But there’s more than meets the eye at this Willoughby Avenue location…step through the functioning photobooth inside Lacey Burger, and you’ll discover Ra Ra Rhino, a hidden speakeasy offering craft cocktails in an atmospherically designed space, conceived and operated by Bushwick hospitality veteran Michael Lombardozzi, whose multifaceted approach to neighborhood hospitality is also evident at his other venture, Mervs on Irving Avenue.