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MexicanUntil Open until 22:00 Mon-Sat, 19:00 Sun
Tacos Tierra Caliente in Houston is the West Alabama taco truck open until 10pm in Montrose, with al pastor from the trompo and an ice house next door.
TryTacos al pastor
TipThree al pastor with pineapple and a consomme. The West Alabama Ice House next door is open later for beers.
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Cocktail barUntil Open until 02:00 Wed-Sat
Refuge in Houston is Bobby Heugel's late-night cocktail apartment on Westheimer Road, above Anvil, with reservations-only stirred cocktails and a snack menu.
TryStirred whiskey cocktails and bar snacks
TipReservations only via website. Late slot at 22:00 is the post-dinner option after Bludorn or March.
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Cocktail barUntil Open until 02:00 daily
Anvil Bar and Refuge in Houston is the Montrose cocktail bar on Westheimer open until 2am, with a 100-cocktail list, a small bar-snack menu and one.
Try100-cocktail list and bar snacks
TipSit at the back bar to see the cocktail program. Order the Brave, then ask the bartender for an off-menu stirred drink.
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Cocktail barUntil Open until 24:00 Mon-Sat, 22:00 Sun
Better Luck Tomorrow in Houston is the Heights cocktail bar on Yale Street from Bobby Heugel and Justin Yu, open to midnight, with the BLT burger.
TryBLT burger and stirred cocktails
TipThe BLT burger is the late-night food order. Sit at the bar to see the cocktail program in action.
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Fried chickenUntil Open until 23:00 Mon-Thu, 00:00 Fri-Sat, 23:00 Sun
Frenchy's Chicken in Houston is the 1969 Third Ward Creole fried chicken counter on Scott Street, open until midnight Fri-Sat with the Sunday-and-late-Friday.
TryCreole fried chicken
TipFriday and Saturday past 11pm gets the after-club crowd. Three-piece dark with dirty rice is the order.