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Al pastor trompo turning in a Las Vegas taqueria window at night

Las Vegas tacos

The trompo is still turning when the show lets out.

Kitchens land here when a public source puts them on the record. Hours are what the shop printed that day. Call if you are driving across the valley.

Pacific time · 11am to 4pm Pacific

Birria afternoon

Consomé weather. Los Arcos on Maryland is the taco-map birria shop. East of the Strip is the route.

Open tonight

Four routes

A night you can walk.

All routes

By style

Tijuana, Baja, birria, masa, plants.

On the board

Start with these four.

strip · tijuana

Tacos El Gordo

Tijuana-style double corn tortillas and a trompo that locals treat as the late-night north star just off the Strip.

3041 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109

Hours as of 2026-08-28: Sun-Thu 10am-2am; Fri-Sat 10am-4am (Las Vegas Blvd, Sunset Rd, and Losee Rd). Call to confirm.

The East Charleston shop is listed CLOSED on the company locations page. The Review-Journal reported a temporary renovation closure in August 2025 with no reopening date named then.

spring valley · masa / baja / plant

Milpa

House-ground heirloom masa, the tortilla as the dish. James Beard Southwest semifinalist chef DJ Flores.

4226 S Durango Dr, Suite 101, Las Vegas, NV 89147

Call for hours.

strip · baja

Cantina Contramar

Gabriela Camara's first U.S. restaurant: Mexico City seafood cantina cooking, now on the north Strip.

2777 Las Vegas Blvd S, Level 2, Fontainebleau Las Vegas

Hours as of 2026-08-31: Daily 5pm-10:30pm. Call to confirm.

spring valley · masa

Villa's Tacos

Highland Park, Los Angeles blue-corn tacos in a southwest valley food hall. First shop outside L.A.

Eat Your Heart Out, Durango Casino & Resort, 6915 S Durango Dr, Las Vegas, NV 89113

Hours as of 2026-07-31: Sun-Thu 11am-midnight; Fri-Sat 11am-2am (Station Casinos announcement). Call to confirm.

Scene

Opened, and coming.

Full scene

opening

Cantina Contramar is open

Opened March 28, 2026

Fontainebleau Las Vegas, Level 2

Gabriela Camara's first U.S. restaurant. Mexico City seafood cantina, with Vegas-only dishes reported by Eater and Las Vegas Weekly.

opening

Villa's Tacos at Durango

Opened August 15, 2026

Eat Your Heart Out, Durango Casino & Resort

First Villa's outside Los Angeles. Station Casinos announced the date; KLAS interviewed Victor Villa on August 17.

event

Tacos and Tequila Festival

Saturday, October 10, 2026

Las Vegas Ballpark, Downtown Summerlin

Touring festival making its Las Vegas debut. Newsroom coverage names T.I. and Fat Joe as headliners. Ticket prices in local reports do not agree, so buy from the promoter.

event

VIVA Taco Fest

October 30 through November 1, 2026

Craig Ranch Regional Park, North Las Vegas

The festival's own site bills three days of tacos, lucha libre, lowriders, and Dia de los Muertos programming. General admission is listed at $15 on vivatacofest.com.

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Questions we get.

Where should I go tonight?
Start on the home page, then pick a route. After midnight is Strip-adjacent Tijuana. East of the Strip is birria and lengua. Masa west is Durango and Spring Valley. Confirm hours before you drive.
Who still publishes late hours?
Tacos El Gordo lists Sun-Thu 10am-2am and Fri-Sat 10am-4am for Las Vegas Blvd, Sunset Rd, and Losee Rd on tacoselgordobc.com. That is their printed schedule as of the date on the kitchen page. The Charleston shop is listed closed.
What is Tijuana-style in Las Vegas?
Double corn tortillas, spit-roasted adobada, asada, cabeza, lengua. El Gordo is the kitchen most local coverage still names. The Taco Stand and Frijoles keep the style in the neighborhoods.
Who makes tortillas from corn?
Milpa in Spring Valley, where chef DJ Flores nixtamalizes heirloom corn. Villa's Tacos at Durango brought L.A. blue-corn tortillas to the southwest valley in August 2026.
What opened in 2026?
Cantina Contramar opened March 28 at Fontainebleau. Villa's Tacos opened August 15 at Durango Casino. Both dates come from the restaurants' own announcements and local press.
When is the next taco festival?
Tacos and Tequila Festival is advertised for October 10, 2026 at Las Vegas Ballpark. VIVA Taco Fest lists October 30 through November 1, 2026 at Craig Ranch Regional Park.