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 on weekends.
Tip: Drive-thru moves fastest after 23:00; order Animal Style for the mustard-grilled patty and grilled onions.
Address: 2900 W Sahara Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89102
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 until 01:00 weekends.
Try: Brewpub burgers, wings, banh mi from the Arts District Kitchen
Tip: The 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.
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, devil's eggs and a late-running bar bites menu until 23:00 weekends.
Try: Bacon jam, devil's eggs, bacon burger
Tip: Sit 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.
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 and fireside cocktails into the small hours.
Try: All-day breakfast, oversized salads, fireside cocktails
Tip: Sit in the Fireside Lounge for the sunken fire pit; the strawberry-stacked Fruit Pancake is the photograph and feeds three.
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 until 05:00 on weekends.
Try: New York-style cheese, pepperoni and sausage slices
Tip: From 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.
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 tortillas through the small hours.
Try: Adobada and suadero tacos sliced from the trompo
Tip: Pay the cashier first then queue at the meat station with a ticket; adobada and suadero are the two to get post-midnight.
Earl of Sandwich at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas is the 24-hour Strip sandwich counter on the Miracle Mile, doing the Original 1762 (hot roast beef, cheddar, horseradish) at any hour.
Try: Hot artisan sandwiches on fresh-baked bread
Tip: The Original 1762 and the Holiday Turkey are the two to order; queue moves fastest 03:00 to 06:00 when the casinos are quiet.
