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BurgersWest SaharaUntil Sun to Thu 01:00, Fri to Sat 01:30
In-N-Out on West Sahara in Las Vegas is the nearest Sahara Avenue branch to the Strip, with drive-thru, dine-in and Double-Double service until 01:30.
TryDouble-Double Animal Style, vanilla shake
TipDrive-thru moves fastest after 23:00; order Animal Style for the mustard-grilled patty and grilled onions.
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VietnameseArts DistrictUntil Sun to Thu 23:00, Fri to Sat 01:00
Able Baker Brewing in the Las Vegas Arts District serves the in-house kitchen until close, with brewpub burgers, wings and banh mi to soak up 30 craft taps.
TryBrewpub burgers, wings, banh mi from the Arts District Kitchen
TipThe kitchen runs until close (not last call); Friday and Saturday nights the patio fills by 22:00, so order your food on the way to your table.
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New AmericanDowntown Fremont EastUntil Mon to Thu 22:00, Fri to Sat 23:00, Sun 22:00
Carson Kitchen on 6th Street in downtown Las Vegas is Cory Harwell's small-plates room (co-founded with the late Kerry Simon in 2014), with bacon jam.
TryBacon jam, devil's eggs, bacon burger
TipSit at the bar after 21:30 for the small-plates list; bacon jam with havarti on toasted baguette and the bacon burger are the standing order.
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BrunchThe StripUntil Daily 07:00-23:00 (Sun to Wed) / 02:00 (Thu to Sat)
Peppermill Restaurant and Fireside Lounge on the Las Vegas Strip is the 1972 neon-lit diner between Wynn and Resorts World, doing all-day breakfast.
TryAll-day breakfast, oversized salads, fireside cocktails
TipSit in the Fireside Lounge for the sunken fire pit; the strawberry-stacked Fruit Pancake is the photograph and feeds three.
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PizzeriaThe StripUntil Sun to Mon 11:00-04:00 (Tue to Thu 11:00-04:00), Fri to Sat 11:00-05:00
Secret Pizza at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas is the unmarked New York counter at the back of the level 3 record-lined corridor, slicing cheese and pepperoni.
TryNew York-style cheese, pepperoni and sausage slices
TipFrom the Chandelier bar take the lift to level 3; the corridor between Blue Ribbon and Jaleo leads to the unsigned door, and slices run $6-7.
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TaqueriaThe StripUntil Sun to Thu 02:00, Fri to Sat 04:00
Tacos El Gordo on the Strip in Las Vegas is the Tijuana adobada counter open until 04:00 weekends, slicing pork from the trompo onto hand-pressed corn.
TryAdobada and suadero tacos sliced from the trompo
TipPay the cashier first then queue at the meat station with a ticket; adobada and suadero are the two to get post-midnight.