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  1. Rank 19391. Rosita's Place

    Authentic Mexican

    Colorful tiles, rough-hewn furniture, and a small waterfall with fish in the pool beneath it set the tone at this Sonoran Mexican spot on McDowell. It's been around forever, and the room has the comfortable confidence of a place that doesn't need to try hard. The chimichangas have taken home Phoenix New Times honors two years running, which tracks for a kitchen where the frijoles alone could change someone's afternoon.


  2. Rank 19391. Taco Viva

    Mexican

    Murals outside, a fast-moving line inside, and a cook who will ask "con todo" before you can overthink it. Taco Viva is a bright, modern taco shop in the Arcadia area serving tacos, vampiros, tostadas, and carne asada fries that took a Phoenix New Times Best of Phoenix nod in 2025. The orange salsa is genuinely alarming in the best way, and the answer to "con todo" is always yes.


    Address
    2815 E Indian School Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85016, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 10 PM

    Friday 11 AM–10 PM

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  3. The Iberian Pig is a fine-dining Spanish restaurant on Overton Street that treats ham as a legitimate afternoon activity. From 4 to 6 every day, the bar serves a board of jamón and cheese with pickles and funky mustards, plus a cheap sangria, so you can feel European on a Tuesday. Dinner runs more formal, and the burnt Basque cheesecake with black garlic dulce de leche is the dessert that talks you out of ordering something safe.



  4. Address
    312 W Seventh St, Dallas, TX, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Sat 7 AM

    Friday 7 AM–7 PM

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  5. Held in a church parking lot on Central Avenue, this Saturday and Wednesday outdoor market runs well over a hundred vendors across fresh produce, local meats, handcrafted bread, and enough pickled things to stock a bunker. Coffee and breakfast stalls let you eat while you shop, and the mix of knife sharpeners, blown glass, and dog treats ensures you'll leave with things you never planned to buy. Dogs are near-mandatory; well-behaved kids survive too.


  6. A blue-and-gold accent wall is doing a lot of work inside what looks, from the parking lot, like absolutely nothing. This Mexican neveria in a north Phoenix strip mall serves raspados in flavors that run well past the usual strawberry and tamarind, and the horchata version, cold and cinnamony, has a following. Elote bowls round out the menu. Phoenix New Times named it the city's top neveria.



  7. Address
    3107 St Paul St, Baltimore, MD 21218, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 2 AM

    Friday 11 AM–2 AM

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  8. A bacon-wrapped hot dog forced into a charred, fluffy split-top roll under a parking lot tent, open from six in the evening until two in the morning. This beloved outdoor cart has been a late-night Phoenix institution forever, and the Sonoran hot dog it serves, loaded with beans, grilled onions, guacamole, cotija, and a generous zigzag of mayonnaise, is about as close to an Arizona signature dish as anything gets.


  9. Harriet's Rooftop is a bar on the 19th floor of 1 Hotel, where the designers apparently decided the Nashville skyline could use some competition from a lot of plants. Charred-wood accents and clusters of soft seating break the big space into smaller corners, and the outdoor bar keeps fire pits going for chilly nights. Expect hotel-rooftop prices, and it holds a Nashville Scene Best of Nashville nod for rooftop design.



  10. Address
    5800 York Rd, Baltimore, MD 21212, United States
    Hours

    Closes soon, 10 PM, in 59 min

    Friday 5 PM–10 PM

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  11. Rank 19406. Ichimi Ramen Bar

    Japanese Noodle Shop



  12. Address
    14999 Montfort Dr, Dallas, TX 75254, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 11 PM

    Friday 11 AM–11 PM

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  13. The tortilleria runs all day, turning out fresh corn and flour tortillas while the panaderia stocks pan dulce, bolillos, and pasteles. Los Altos Ranch Market is a full Mexican grocery and mercado, with a butcher counter, seafood section, house-made tamales, and a lunch counter called La Cocina serving cheap tacos and tortas. The stores are massive, the prices are not, and the Phoenix New Times has named it the area's top Mexican grocery store five of the last six years.




  14. Address
    100 S Central Expressway, Unit 18, Richardson, TX, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Sat 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–2 PM, 4 PM–7 PM

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  15. Address
    3810 S Cooper St, Unit 138, Arlington, TX 76015, United States
    Hours

    Closes soon, 9 PM, in 59 min

    Friday 11 AM–2 PM, 4 PM–9 PM

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  16. Rank 19406. Right Cream

    Ice Cream Shop

    Every mix-in at this Denver ice cream shop is made from scratch, which explains why the flavors change weekly and why people follow the Instagram just to see what's coming next. The team builds their own base, loads the pints accordingly, and sells them for pickup alongside draft beer, which is either a genius pairing or an obvious one depending on how you feel about it. A Westword Best Ice Cream pick two years running.


    Address
    2423 S Downing St, Denver, CO 80210, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 8:30 PM

    Friday 2 PM–8:30 PM

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  17. Rank 19406. The Pemberton

    Pizzeria

    A honeycomb dining structure, murals of Prince and Freddie Mercury, bars in trailers, a pool, and the occasional bachata lesson: The Pemberton is a sprawling outdoor complex a few blocks from Roosevelt Row that resists any single label. Wander in for a cocktail, stumble into a live band, or sit down for dinner inside what amounts to a giant hive cell. After dark, the lighting and pop-art murals tip the whole place into something genuinely strange, in the best sense.




  18. Address
    800 Clark Pl, Nashville, TN, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 1 AM

    Friday 5 PM–1 AM

    Reserve
    SevenRooms
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  19. Address
    416 Centre St, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Sat 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–9 PM

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  20. Rank 19419. Akash Miami Beach

    Modern Indian


  21. Rank 19419. Alforon

    Middle Eastern




  22. Address
    601 N Broadway, Denver, CO, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 8:30 PM

    Friday 11 AM–8:30 PM

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  23. Address
    455 Lincoln Rd, Miami Beach, FL 33139, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 2 AM

    Friday Noon–2 AM

    Reserve
    OpenTable
    Online
    WebsiteInstagram
  24. Rank 19419. Asiatiko

    Japanese Steakhouse


  25. The wooden furniture and décor came over from Ethiopia, and the feel of the room followed. This kitchen and bar on McDowell Road serves Ethiopian combinations the right way, on a wide round plate loaded with stews, greens, and a scoop of homemade cheese that cools things down. The injera does its job as utensil and bread at once. Order for the table and let it fill up; solo dining works, but barely.


    Address
    1740 E McDowell Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85006, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 9 PM

    Friday 11 AM–9 PM

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  26. Address
    42 Beach St, Boston, MA, United States · Dorchester
    Hours

    Closes soon, 9:45 PM, in 44 min

    Friday 11 AM–9:45 PM

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  27. Rank 19419. Awash Ethiopian Restaurant

    Authentic Ethiopian


  28. Those signature mason jars show up in restaurants, corner stores, and gas stations across the Valley, which tells you something about how Phoenix feels about this lemonade brand. Every batch is boiled and hot-filled the old-school way, skipping preservatives entirely. Classic lemonade anchors the lineup, but prickly pear and rotating seasonal flavors keep regulars checking for the next drop. Find it at their Phoenix shop or grab a jar wherever you already are.



  29. Address
    9216 SW 156th St Miami, FL, United States · Palmetto Bay
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Sat 9 AM

    Friday 9 AM–5 PM

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  30. Address
    8525 Pines Blvd, Pembroke Pines, FL 33024, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 1 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–1 AM

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  31. Rank 19419. Barrio Donas

    Mexican-American Bakery




  32. Address
    55 Boylston St, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, United States
    Hours

    Closes soon, 10 PM, in 59 min

    Friday Noon–10 PM

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  33. Address
    3569 Adams Ave, San Diego, CA 92116, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Sat 6:30 AM

    Friday 6:30 AM–4 PM

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  34. A zoot suiter painted on the exterior wall does the welcoming at this variety shop on McDowell, where oldies blast and the shelves run deep with lowrider clothing, posters, accessories, and original Homies figurines packed in tight. It's a corner store rooted in Chicano and lowrider culture, the kind of place that feels less like retail and more like dropping in on someone who actually knows what they're talking about.


  35. Rank 19419. Birrieria Y Menuderia Guadalajara

    Guadalajara-Style Mexican



  36. Address
    7437 Girard Ave, La Jolla, CA 92037, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 8:30 PM

    Friday 5 PM–8:30 PM

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  37. Address
    3416 Adams Ave, San Diego, CA 92116, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until midnight

    Friday 3 PM–10 PM, 3 PM–Midnight

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  38. Rank 19419. Blue Corn Cafe & Bakery

    Artisanal Bakery



  39. Address
    1301 Blue Hill Ave, Mattapan, MA 02126, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Sat 9:30 AM

    Friday 9:30 AM–9 PM

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    WebsiteInstagram
  40. Rank 19419. Bonjour Patisserie

    French Bakery



  41. Address
    1806 McMillan Ave, Dallas, TX 75206, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 2 AM

    Friday 5 PM–2 AM

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  42. The shelves here hold Virgin of Guadalupe candles alongside powders for luck or love, Florida water, and statues of the Seven African Powers, which gives you a sense of the range. This is a Mexican botanica and natural remedies shop serving practitioners of Catholicism, Santería, and a few other traditions, as well as anyone whose lung tea is running low. The staff fields questions without making you feel like an outsider, which helps when you're not sure what you need.



  43. Address
    568 N Washington St, Denver, CO 80203, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 10 PM

    Friday 10 AM–10 PM

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  44. Address
    6499 Leetsdale Dr, Denver, CO 80224, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 10 PM

    Friday 10 AM–10 PM

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  45. Address
    105 S Wadsworth Blvd, Lakewood, CO 80226, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 10 PM

    Friday 10 AM–10 PM

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  46. Address
    W First Ave & Wadsworth Blvd, Lakewood, CO, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 10 PM

    Friday 10 AM–10 PM

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  47. Address
    4645 W Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80204, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 10 PM

    Friday 10 AM–10 PM

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  48. Rank 19419. Brothers BBQ

    Texas-style Barbecue




  49. Address
    2912 Elm St, Dallas, TX 75226, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 11 PM

    Friday 11 AM–11 PM

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  50. Address
    1214 Thomas Ave, Charlotte, NC, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Sat 10 AM

    Friday 9 AM–5 PM

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  51. Address
    2612 Commerce St, Dallas, TX 75226, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 10 PM

    Friday 11 AM–10 PM

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  52. Address
    200 N East St, Arlington, TX 76011, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 10 PM

    Friday 11 AM–10 PM

    Online
    WebsiteInstagram



  53. Address
    815 W Magnolia Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 10 PM

    Friday 11 AM–10 PM

    Online
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  54. Address
    1049 W Rochelle Rd, Irving, TX 75062, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 11 PM

    Friday 11 AM–4 PM, 5:30 PM–11 PM

    Online
    Website








  55. Address
    4830 McKinney Ave, Dallas, TX 75205, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 2 AM

    Friday 11 AM–2 AM

    Reserve
    SevenRooms
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  56. Address
    13608 Preston Rd, Dallas, TX 75240, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until midnight

    Friday 7 AM–Midnight

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  57. Address
    10777 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75220, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 11 PM

    Friday 10 AM–11 PM

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  58. Address
    7800 Windrose Ave, Plano, TX 75024, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until midnight

    Friday 10 AM–Midnight

    Online
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  59. Address
    3321 W Walnut St, Garland, TX 75042, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until midnight

    Friday 10 AM–Midnight

    Online
    WebsiteInstagram


  60. Address
    10048 Grant St, Thornton, CO 80229, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until midnight

    Friday 4 PM–Midnight

    Online
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  61. Address
    5041 N 44th St, Phoenix, AZ 85018, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until midnight

    Friday 10 AM–Midnight

    Online
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  62. Chef Jason Santos runs this Mexican-inspired brunch spot in the Seaport, where the mimosas arrive with a swirl of soft-serve sorbet and the street corn gets a dusting of Flamin' Hot Cheetos. The room is draped in pink flowers, which is either a design choice or an elaborate content strategy, and probably both. Come with a group, order widely from the tapas-style menu, and accept that your phone will not stay in your pocket.


    Address
    319 A St, Boston, MA 02210, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 11 PM

    Friday 11 AM–11 PM

    Reserve
    OpenTable
    Online
    WebsiteInstagram

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