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Best Restaurants for Open-Late in Scottsdale (2026)
Open late · Scottsdale · 6 kitchens ranked · Updated July 2026
Compiled by the Restaurants for Kings editorial team · Published February 15, 2024 · Updated July 8, 2026 · Reviewed by Fredrik Filipsson, Editor-in-Chief · How we rank · Corrections
Most of Scottsdale closes its kitchens by ten, even on weekends, but the Old Town entertainment district is the exception. The bars and clubs along the strip pull a real late crowd, and a cluster of kitchens stays open to feed them: a New York pizza counter runs to 3:30 a.m., a street-taco window to 3 a.m., and an Italian room keeps wood-fired pizzas coming to 2 a.m. Almost all of it sits within a few walkable blocks of Old Town, which makes this a compact late scene rather than a citywide one, ranked on how late the kitchen actually runs and how good the plate is when it lands after midnight.
1.EVO Old Town
Old Town's Italian room keeps wood-fired pizzas and pasta coming to 2 a.m. nightly; pull up for a late plate.
EVO Old Town serves dinner from 4 p.m. until 2 a.m. daily, which makes it the rare Scottsdale room cooking a real Italian plate well past midnight. The kitchen runs wood-fired pizzas and pasta, with a reverse happy hour late into the night that is the move for a sit-down meal after the Old Town bars get going.
Pizzas and pasta run about $18 to $26. It is the best combination of food and late hours in Old Town, a proper restaurant rather than a window or a counter. It takes reservations, though late seats are usually walk-in once the dinner rush clears. Pull up for a wood-fired pizza and the reverse happy hour late.
Reserve at evoscottsdale.com.
2.Joe's New York Pizza
Old Town's slice counter cuts New York pizza until 3:30 a.m. Thursday through Saturday, the latest in town; grab one.
Joe's New York Pizza on Shoeman Lane runs the latest kitchen in Scottsdale, cutting New York slices until 3:30 a.m. Thursday through Saturday on Shoeman Lane, deep in the Old Town entertainment district. The move is a foldable cheese or pepperoni slice, eaten standing at the window or on the curb between the bars.
Slices run about $4 to $6, or a whole pie for a group. There is no reservation; you walk up to the counter and order. The line builds fast once the Old Town clubs let out after 1 a.m., so order before the post-2 a.m. rush backs the counter up. Grab a slice and keep the night moving.
Walk up; East Shoeman Lane, Old Town.
3.Mesquite Fresh Street Mex
This Old Town taco window slings street tacos until 3 a.m. in the middle of the strip; grab a plate.
Mesquite Fresh Street Mex sits right in the Old Town entertainment district, serving street tacos and Mexican fast food from 10 a.m. until 3 a.m. every day. The order is the tacos, carne asada or al pastor, with burritos and quesadillas for a bigger plate, the kind of food built for the walk between bars.
Tacos run a few dollars each and plates about $10 to $13. It is a counter operation, order and go, with a line that forms as the Old Town crowd spills out. Its position in the middle of the strip makes it the easy default when the clubs close. Grab a plate of street tacos before the post-club rush.
Walk in; Old Town entertainment district.
4.The Beverly
This Old Town lounge plates shareables and a burger until 1:30 a.m. with craft cocktails; settle in late.
The Beverly is the Old Town lounge that runs a real late menu until 1:30 a.m., a dressed-up option among the windows and counters. The kitchen sends shareable plates, filet bites, truffle fries and a solid burger, alongside a craft cocktail program that anchors the room.
Late plates run about $16 to $24. It is a sit-down room with a bar and lounge feel, busier as the Old Town night gets going. This is the late table for a group that wants a cocktail and a plate rather than a slice on the curb. Settle in for filet bites, the burger and a cocktail.
Walk in; Old Town Scottsdale.
5.Cornish Pasty Co
Old Town's pasty pub bakes proper Cornish pasties until 1 a.m., later on weekends; order the Oggie and pull up.
Cornish Pasty Co is the Old Town outpost of the Arizona pasty pub, baking proper hand-held Cornish pasties until 1 a.m., later on weekends. The signature is the Oggie, the traditional steak-and-potato pasty, with a long list of fillings from tikka masala to vegetarian options, served with a proper pint.
Pasties run about $11 to $14. It is a dark, pub-style room that fills with an Old Town crowd late, walk-in with a wait on busy weekend nights. A baked-to-order pasty is heartier than a slice and travels well if you are moving on. Order the Oggie and a pint, and pull up at the bar.
Walk in; Old Town Scottsdale.
6.Culinary Dropout
This Waterfront room runs a late menu of fried chicken and pretzels to midnight on weekends; settle in.
Culinary Dropout at the Old Town Waterfront, from Sam Fox's Fox Restaurant Concepts, keeps a kitchen and bar going to midnight on Friday and Saturday with an after-party lounge feel and live music. It is the polished end of the late scene, a real restaurant rather than a counter, useful before the strip's latest kitchens take over.
The signatures are the soft pretzels with provolone fondue and the 36-hour fried chicken, with plates running about $16 to $24. It takes reservations, and a weekend table is easier booked ahead given the crowd and the music. It closes earlier than the windows, so come before midnight rather than after. Settle in for the pretzels and the fried chicken before midnight.
Reserve at culinarydropout.com.
Avoid for a late dinner
Worth a visit, but the kitchen shuts early
Mastro's City Hall. The Old Town steakhouse is a classic Scottsdale night out, but it runs on reservations and closes its kitchen well before midnight. Book it for an early dinner and a martini, and head to EVO or the Old Town windows when the night runs late.
FnB. The acclaimed Arizona-focused room is one of Scottsdale's best, but it is an early, reservation-driven dinner that closes long before the late crowd needs it. Go early for the vegetables and the local wine list, and save the after-midnight stretch for Joe's or Mesquite.
How to eat late in Scottsdale
Scottsdale's late table is almost entirely Old Town, which works in your favor: the entertainment district is walkable, so you can move between rooms on foot. Joe's New York Pizza runs the latest at 4 a.m. Thursday through Saturday, with Mesquite Fresh slinging street tacos to 3 a.m. and EVO keeping its Italian kitchen on to 2 a.m. The Beverly and Cornish Pasty fill the 1 to 1:30 a.m. window for a sit-down plate, and Culinary Dropout on the Waterfront covers the earlier-midnight crowd.
Most of the late rooms are walk-in; the two worth booking are EVO for a later sit-down dinner and Culinary Dropout for a weekend table. The squeeze is after 1 a.m. when the Old Town clubs let out and the pizza and taco windows back up at once, so order before the rush or accept the wait. For the wider city, start with the Scottsdale dining guide, or compare the picks in the best solo dining in Scottsdale.
Frequently asked
What restaurant is open the latest in Scottsdale?
Joe's New York Pizza in Old Town runs the latest kitchen in the city, cutting New York slices until 4 a.m. Thursday through Saturday. Mesquite Fresh Street Mex serves street tacos until 3 a.m., and EVO Old Town keeps its Italian kitchen going until 2 a.m. nightly, which makes the Old Town entertainment district the only real late-night dining zone in Scottsdale.
Where is the best late-night food in Old Town Scottsdale?
Old Town is the late scene in Scottsdale, and almost all of it is walkable. Joe's New York Pizza cuts slices to 4 a.m., Mesquite Fresh runs street tacos to 3 a.m., and EVO keeps wood-fired pizzas and pasta coming to 2 a.m., with The Beverly and Cornish Pasty open to around 1:30 a.m. nearby. You can move between a slice, a taco and a sit-down plate on foot.
Do Scottsdale late-night restaurants take reservations?
It is a mix. The late windows and counters, including Joe's New York Pizza and Mesquite Fresh, are walk-in only, so you simply arrive. The two worth booking are EVO Old Town for a later sit-down dinner and Culinary Dropout for a weekend table. Because the Old Town clubs close together, the move at the windows is to beat the rush after 1 a.m.
Is there late-night fine dining in Scottsdale?
Not really past midnight. Scottsdale's upscale rooms, including Mastro's and FnB, close their kitchens well before midnight and run on reservations. The closest to a dressed-up late option is EVO Old Town, with wood-fired Italian to 2 a.m., or Culinary Dropout to midnight on weekends. For ambitious food after midnight, Old Town leans on its pizza and taco windows rather than fine dining.
What late-night food is Scottsdale known for?
Scottsdale's late table runs on Old Town pizza and street tacos. Joe's New York slices until 4 a.m. and Mesquite Fresh's street tacos until 3 a.m. are the local after-club staples, while EVO covers a sit-down Italian plate and Cornish Pasty adds a baked-to-order pasty. The scene is concentrated in the entertainment district rather than spread across the city.
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