Big Guy's Chicken and Rice is a middle eastern late-night spot in Deep Ellum, Dallas.
Editorially verified May 25, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: The standard order is the large chicken-over-rice with both white sauce and hot sauce. The line moves fast.
Address: 2614 Elm St, Ste 130, Dallas, TX 75226
Armoury D.E. in the former meatpacking plant on Elm Street serves food until 2am: Hungarian comfort plates, charcuterie, and the Bonnie and Clyde bourbon.
Try: Bonnie and Clyde cocktail; Hungarian comfort bites; boilermakers
Tip: Walk-in only. The back room has live music most weekend nights at no cover. The slivovitz boilermaker is the institutional late drink.
Cafe Brazil on Elm Street in Deep Ellum is Dallas's 24-hour breakfast-all-day institution, migas, French toast, egg sandwiches. At 2815 Elm St.
Try: French toast, migas, breakfast all day
Tip: The kitchen never closes. Migas are the institutional 2am order. Bring cash as a backup; the card reader can be slow late at night.
DaLat on North Fitzhugh serves authentic Vietnamese pho and banh mi until 2am Friday and Saturday with a full bar running Vietnamese-fruit cocktails.
Try: Pho, banh mi, Vietnamese-fruit cocktails
Tip: The pho is the 1am call. The bar's Vietnamese-fruit cocktail menu is the best in East Dallas. Walk in; no reservations. The kitchen matches bar hours exactly.
Saint Valentine on Bryan Street is the most sophisticated late-night option in East Dallas: a craft cocktail bar from two veteran Dallas bartenders open.
Try: Caviar hash browns, miso garlic noodles, craft cocktails
Tip: The goose fat-washed Martini with enoki vermouth is the cocktail to order. The miso noodles are the best late-night food on the menu.
Armoury D.E. in the former meatpacking plant on Elm Street serves food until 2am: Hungarian comfort plates, charcuterie, and the Bonnie and Clyde bourbon.
Try: Bonnie and Clyde cocktail; Hungarian comfort bites; boilermakers
Tip: Walk-in only. The back room has live music most weekend nights at no cover. The slivovitz boilermaker is the institutional late drink.
Fito's Taco de Trompo on Gaston Avenue is a late-night trompo taco stand where a rotating vertical spit of marinated pork produces $2.30 tacos until the meat.
Try: Trompo (spit-carved pork) tacos, $2.30 each
Tip: Cash only; ATM not nearby. Get there before 1am if you want the full trompo still going.
Midnight Rambler in the subterranean level of The Joule Hotel is one of the World's 50 Best Bars and stays open until 2am daily. Located in Downtown.
Try: Craft cocktails; small bar plates; charcuterie
Tip: Walk-in only; no reservations. Rotating seasonal cocktail list. Charcuterie and cheese plates run until close. Dress up slightly.
Cafe Brazil on Elm Street in Deep Ellum is Dallas's 24-hour breakfast-all-day institution, migas, French toast, egg sandwiches. At 2815 Elm St.
Try: French toast, migas, breakfast all day
Tip: The kitchen never closes. Migas are the institutional 2am order. Bring cash as a backup; the card reader can be slow late at night.
