Middle Eastern$$deep-ellumSun-Thu 11:00-24:00; Fri-Sat 11:00-04:00Until 4am Fri-Sat; midnight Mon-Thu, Sun
Big Guy's Chicken and Rice on Elm Street is the post-bar halal institution in Deep Ellum: Zabihah-certified chicken over saffron rice with white garlic sauce.
Try: Halal chicken over rice with white sauce and hot sauce
Tip: The standard order is the large chicken-over-rice with both white sauce and hot sauce. The line moves fast.
Vietnamese$$east-dallasSun-Thu 11:00-24:00; Fri-Sat 11:00-02:00Until 2am Fri-Sat; midnight Sun-Thu
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.
Cocktail bar$$east-dallasTue-Sun 17:00-02:00Until 2am Tue-Sun; closed Mon
Saint Valentine on Bryan Street is the most sophisticated late-night option in East Dallas: a craft cocktail bar from two veteran Dallas bartenders open.
Try: Caviar hash browns, miso garlic noodles, craft cocktails
Tip: The goose fat-washed Martini with enoki vermouth is the cocktail to order. The miso noodles are the best late-night food on the menu.
New American$$deep-ellumTue-Fri 16:00-02:00, Sat-Sun 14:00-02:00, Mon closedUntil 2am Tue-Sun; closed Mon
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.
Taqueria$$oak-cliffSun-Thu 10:00-24:00; Fri-Sat 10:00-01:00Until Approx 3am Fri-Sat; midnight weekdaysCash only
Fito's Taco de Trompo on Gaston Avenue is a late-night trompo taco stand where a rotating vertical spit of marinated pork produces $2.30 tacos until the meat.
Try: Trompo (spit-carved pork) tacos, $2.30 each
Tip: Cash only; ATM not nearby. Get there before 1am if you want the full trompo still going.
New American$$downtownTue-Wed 17:00-24:00; Thu-Sat 17:00-02:00Until 2am daily
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.