Late-night Cravings? Here Are Abilene’s Best Dining Spots

If you’ve ever wrapped up a long day or late-night radio shift and found yourself starving after 10 p.m., you know how tough it can be to find a real meal in West Texas. Since I’ve been on-air from 3 to 7 p.m., I’ve learned that once the mics go off and the studio lights dim, most restaurant kitchens already have too. But not all hope, or hunger, is lost.

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Below are my updated picks for late-night eats in and around Abilene and West Texas. Whether you’re craving a sit-down bite or a drive-thru fix, here are the go-to spots still serving when the rest of the Key City is fast asleep.

Top 5 Sit-Down Restaurants Open Late

1. Fuzzy’s Taco Shop (Abilene) - Serves until midnight most nights, and the tacos always hit the spot.
2. Taylor County Taphouse - Kitchen open until 11 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, featuring local brews and Texas comfort food.
3. Heff’s Burgers (Mall of Abilene) - Burgers, fries, and shakes till midnight Fridays and 1 a.m. Saturdays.
4. Buffalo Wild Wings - Full menu till midnight weekdays, 2 a.m. weekends. Great place to catch the game.
5. IHOP or Denny’s (24/7) - Classic breakfast any hour, any night, questions asked.

Top 5 Drive-Thrus Still Cooking

1. Whataburger - Texas favorite, open 24/7.
2. Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers - Most locations open till midnight or later.
3. Taco Bell - Drive-thru open until 1 a.m. weekdays, 2 a.m. weekends.
4. Sonic Drive-In - Till 11 p.m. weekdays, midnight weekends.
5. McDonald’s (Buffalo Gap Rd.) - One of the few 24-hour drive-thrus left in town.

No matter where you roam across the Big Country, these spots have your back, and your belly, when it’s way past dinner time.

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