Nogales Hot Dogs is a late-night spot in Phoenix.
Nogales Hot Dogs on Indian School runs a nights-only Sonoran-dog cart, the bacon-wrapped midnight bite that defines the Phoenix late-night street scene.
Must order: The classic Sonoran dog after a night out, loaded at the cart.
Tip: It opens evenings and runs late; the Bell Road branch keeps weekend hours toward 2am.
Address: 1640 E Indian School Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85016
Tacos El Atoyac on West Buckeye runs a late taco stand until midnight, carving spit meats and griddling street tacos for the after-work and after-bar crowd.
Try: Street tacos
Order: Street tacos dressed at the salsa table near closing time.
Tip: It runs to midnight and is cash-friendly; the salsas are the reason regulars stay late.
Micky's Hot Dogs on Broadway in Mesa is an East Valley Sonoran-dog stand for the late crowd, named among metro Phoenix's best bacon-wrapped dogs.
Try: Sonoran hot dog
Order: A loaded Sonoran dog to end an East Valley night.
Tip: An East Valley late-night dog stand; check current weekend hours before a midnight run.
Filiberto's on Indian School Road is a 24-hour Valley Mexican counter, slinging carne asada burritos, California burritos and rolled tacos all night.
Try: Carne asada burrito, rolled tacos
Order: A carne asada burrito at 2am, the late-night standard.
Tip: It never closes; the carne asada burrito and rolled tacos are the after-bar order.
El Sabroso Hot Dogs on West Indian School runs until 4am on weekends, a bacon-wrapped Sonoran-dog stand that has fed the late-night west side since 1997.
Try: Sonoran hot dog
Order: A Sonoran dog with the full bean-and-salsa load after midnight.
Tip: Friday and Saturday it goes to 4am; it is the late-night Sonoran-dog stop on the west side.
