Tacotarian in the Las Vegas Arts District is the plant-based taqueria from Kristen Corral, with vegan birria, al pastor and chorizo tacos on house-made tortillas at the Casino Center counter.
Tip: Order the birria with consomme for dipping; the elote takis appetiser is the side everyone ends up sharing.
Address: 1130 S Casino Center Blvd Ste 170, Las Vegas, NV 89104
Tacos El Gordo in Las Vegas is the Tijuana adobada specialist on the north Strip, slicing pork from the trompo into hand-pressed corn tortillas through the small hours.
Try: Adobada and suadero tacos on hand-pressed corn tortillas
Tip: Order at the cashier first, then queue at the meat station with your ticket; adobada and suadero are the two to get on a first visit.
Secret Pizza at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas is the unmarked New York counter at the end of a vinyl-lined corridor on level 3, slinging thin-crust slices until 04:00.
Try: New York-style cheese and pepperoni slices
Tip: From the Chandelier bar take the lift to level 3 and walk the record-lined hallway between Blue Ribbon and Jaleo; standing room only, slices $6-7.
Pizza Rock in downtown Las Vegas is Tony Gemignani's 13-time World Pizza Cup outpost at Downtown Grand, with a walk-up window doing slices in six different dough styles.
Try: Slice-window pizza by Tony Gemignani, six dough styles
Tip: The walk-up window does single slices; the Neapolitan and Roman get the best of the four ovens, the Sicilian travels well.
Lee's Sandwiches on Spring Mountain Road in Las Vegas is the Chinatown banh mi counter that bakes its own baguette in-house and turns out the workhorse dac biet from morning to night.
Try: Vietnamese banh mi on house-baked baguette
Tip: Order at the counter; the combo dac biet is the standard order at $6-8 and the Vietnamese iced coffee travels well in the parking lot.
Earl of Sandwich at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas is the 24-hour hot-sandwich counter on the Miracle Mile, doing the Original 1762 (roast beef, cheddar, horseradish) at any hour.
Try: Hot artisan sandwiches on fresh-baked bread, 24-hour
Tip: The Original 1762 and the Holiday Turkey are the two to order; service runs 24/7 and the queue moves fastest at 03:00.
Eggslut at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas is the breakfast counter from Alvin Cailan's LA original, doing soft-scrambled Fairfax sandwiches on brioche all morning.
Try: Egg sandwiches on warm brioche, the Fairfax
Tip: Order the Fairfax and the Slut (coddled egg in potato puree); the Cosmo line moves faster than the LA flagship by 09:30.
