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21 Restaurants That Define Las Vegas Dining

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by OpenTable
Updated May 12, 2021

From the air, Las Vegas emerges like a carpet of twinkling lights unfurled across the dark Mojave Desert. Las Vegas’s culinary landscape is as diverse and far-reaching as the city itself. From celebrity chef-driven concepts on the Strip to flashes of local talent on Fremont Street, experiencing the definitive restaurants of Las Vegas means venturing to its many neighborhoods, seeking out cuisine from both legendary and emerging chefs, and discovering the food that speaks to the history and the future of the city. These are the 21 restaurants to do just that.

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Sparrow + Wolf
4.7
4.7 (2698)
$31 to $50
American
Chinatown
About the restaurant
With a mission of applying a global approach to traditional American dishes, Sparrow + Wolf embodies the playful, unexpected ethos of Las Vegas. The Chinatown restaurant is notably helmed by chef Brian Howard, a longtime fixture on the Las Vegas restaurant scene who cut his teeth working at restaurants on the Strip before bringing his talent to a less touristy neighborhood. Here, his creativity comes alive in the form of everything from udon noodle bolognese to a miso peanut butter banana split topped with black sesame chocolate sauce.
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BJvip
Dined 3 days ago
Great food and drinks. Highly recommend. Will be back for sure.
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Hell's Kitchen - Caesars Palace Las Vegas
4.6
4.6 (50891)
$50 and over
American
Caesars Palace
About the restaurant
Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay’s massive restaurant outside of Caesars Palace brings the excitement and energy of its namesake show to the Las Vegas Strip. Prior to opening Hell’s Kitchen, Ramsay already operated four restaurants in Las Vegas, but this one is by far the most opulent. The menu features plenty of Ramsay luxuries, such as beef Wellington, truffle lobster risotto, and sticky toffee pudding.
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Stephen
Dined 4 days ago
Great food quality and relaxed atmosphere - it is expensive compared to other restaurants but worth it.
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beef wellington
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sticky toffee pudding
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lobster risotto
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La Strega
4.7
4.7 (1732)
$31 to $50
Italian
Spring Valley
About the restaurant
Situated in Las Vegas’s affluent Summerlin neighborhood near the soaring peaks of nearby Red Rock Canyon, La Strega is an airy, glamorous Italian restaurant from chef Gina Marinelli that was awarded restaurant of the year by Eater Vegas in 2019. From artichokes served with preserved lemon and dill yogurt to kale pesto bucatini with Yukon potatoes, diners can expect fresh, vegetable-forward fare. Fun fact: La Strega translates to “the witch,” and nods to this show up in the form of menu item names, such as the witch’s garden salad with vegetables and whipped chickpeas.
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Jordanvip
Dined 1 day ago
Highly recommend visiting this restaurant. First time going last night and it definitely did not disappoint. The service was awesome. Both the waiter and the various other staff that stopped by to make sure our meal was going well, drinks were filled, etc were very friendly, attentive, and came by enough times to check on us without feeling overbearing. The food was amazing as well. You can tell that they pride themselves on presentation as well as quality/quantity. Our server was very knowledgeable on what to recommend and what paired well with each dish. Only negative was that everything was so good I forgot to take photos! Will be back soon though to try other things on their menu. I recommend the orecchiette or the stracci if you are in the mood for some pasta!
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Rigatoni Bolognese
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Spicy Pig Pizza
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Truffle + Pesto Pizza
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Partage
4.9
4.9 (1837)
$50 and over
French
Chinatown
About the restaurant
It’s all about the art of the tasting menu at Partage, a sleek, compact space that just might be the only French restaurant in Las Vegas’s Chinatown neighborhood. Choose from a three-, five-, or seven-course menu with optional wine pairings, or savor individual entrees such as a seasonally rotating pithivier that has in the past included oxtail with seared foie gras. A private dining room and chef’s table experience are also available. The former features unique, customized animations on the table.
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OpenTable Diner
Dined 4 days ago
The level of detail and care with the 7 course menu and wine pairing made for a memorable experience. Well done!
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Experience
Chef's table experience
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Experience
Grand Cru food & wine immersive experience
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Honey Salt - Las Vegas
4.7
4.7 (3831)
$31 to $50
American
Summerlin
About the restaurant
With its rustic brick walls and olive green tufted bench seating, Honey Salt’s atmosphere evokes a farm-to-table spirit that feels miles away from the Las Vegas Strip — because it is. The Summerlin area restaurant from James Beard Awards-nominated restaurateurs Elizabeth Blau and Kim Canteenwalla serves lunch and dinner (plus a popular weekend brunch) with a focus on locally sourced ingredients. One standout menu item is the Biloxi buttermilk fried chicken sandwich topped with creamy slaw and served with a fresh Caesar salad.
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Benvip
Dined 4 days ago
Fried chicken is amazing! Always order it whenever I’m in Vegas. It’s the best.
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Fried Chicken Benedict
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Savory Monkey Bread
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Burrata Salad
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CHICA Las Vegas
4.7
4.7 (2940)
$31 to $50
Latin American
The Venetian and Palazzo
About the restaurant
Savor every day brunch and lively Latin dinner fare at acclaimed chef Lorena Garcia’s Chica, a Best of Las Vegas award-winning restaurant inside the Venetian. Garcia’s menu brings together flavors from Peru, Brazil, Mexico, and other Latin American countries in a dimly lit space with pops of jewel-toned decor. Popular dishes include warm bunuelo donuts with berries and white chocolate dulce de leche for brunch and Peruvian ceviche with market fish, chile, onion, and sweet potato in the evening. But the must-order is the colorful arepas basket, in black bean, beet, and cilantro flavors, a distinctive riff on the Latin cuisine staple that has become Garcia’s signature dish.
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Yogi
Dined 5 days ago
Great overall experience. Great food, fast service, amazing hostess
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Restaurant Guy Savoy - Caesars Palace
4.9
4.9 (1768)
$50 and over
French
Caesars Palace
About the restaurant
Named after the Michelin star decorated chef, Restaurant Guy Savoy at Caesars Palace is the sibling location to the original in Paris. The restaurant has earned a slew of awards, including a Top 40 Restaurant in the U.S. award from Gayot.com and a Forbes Travel Guide Five Star Award for four years in a row. Diners can expect French cuisine at this elegant space, which offers sweeping views of Las Vegas’s replica Eiffel Tower across the street. Where better to enjoy seared foie gras and black truffle on brioche and Muscovy duck with gnocchi and cabbage?
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Reinevip
Dined on Sep 7, 2024
Excellent experience and an absolutely delicious meal! The service was outstanding!
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El Dorado Cantina - Las Vegas Strip
4.7
4.7 (1378)
$30 and under
Mexican
Near the Strip
About the restaurant
This expansive restaurant in the shadows of the Las Vegas Strip, which was selected as an OpenTable Diner’s Choice in 2015 and 2016, shares a parking lot with the world’s largest gentlemen’s club, making its late-night service an understandable offering. Whether you’re dining before or after midnight, the massive Mexican menu satisfies with everything from tableside guacamole to filet mignon tacos to a wide selection of vegan options.
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ErinM
Dined on Aug 17, 2024
Great food! Easy Uber or taxi from the strip...Highly recommend...
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Chips & Salsa
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Steak Enchiladas
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Filet Enchiladas
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Golden Steer Steakhouse
4.8
4.8 (10501)
$30 and under
Steakhouse
Near the Strip
About the restaurant
If you’re longing for the glamor of vintage Las Vegas — red tufted seating, waiters in tuxedos flambeing bananas foster tableside, a booth once frequented by Frank Sinatra — you’ll find it at The Golden Steer Steakhouse on Sahara Avenue, the oldest steakhouse in the city. Founded in 1958, this just off-Strip fine dining restaurant has a long tradition of serving wet-aged steak and classic Las Vegas accompaniments such as shrimp cocktail and oysters Rockefeller. For a special occasion, split the chateaubriand.
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David
Dined 4 days ago
Amzaing, hard for a restaurant to live up to its hype but the Golden Steer did! Everything was 5 stars. High high recommend
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Our Famous Caesar Salad
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Petite Filet Mignon 8oz
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Dinner for Two 38 oz Tomahawk Steak
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The Black Sheep
4.7
4.7 (1585)
$31 to $50
Contemporary Asian
Spring Valley
About the restaurant
The Black Sheep opened in 2017 to much acclaim, thanks to a modern Vietnamese menu from chef Jamie Tran, an Eater Vegas and OpenTable award-winning chef who is set to appear on season 18 of Bravo’s Top Chef in April 2021. Since its inception, the southwest Las Vegas restaurant has drawn crowds to its minimalist space outfitted with large grayscale desert imagery. The menu is creative and approachable. One must-try dish is hot chicken — Tran’s take on the Nashville trend — served on honey toast with pickled cucumber.
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Jeffreyvip
Dined on Sep 5, 2024
Our party of 7 were the only diners when we arrived for an early dinner. Service was excellent and unrushed. Cocktails were original and well crafted Apps were great especially the Apple/pear salad and the empanadas. Entree fish and steak dishes were delicious and served at proper temperature. A hidden gem!
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Duck Confit
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PEAR & APPLE SALAD
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Poached Pear Salad
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Mizumi - Wynn Las Vegas
4.7
4.7 (1539)
$50 and over
Japanese
Wynn Las Vegas and Encore
About the restaurant
Dine beside lush gardens and a tumbling waterfall at Mizumi, a Forbes Travel Guide four star Japanese restaurant at the Wynn. This scenic space sets the stage for fresh seafood from chef Min Kim. Sip sake and share bluefin tuna tataki, miso-glazed toothfish, and goldeneye snapper with black truffle. Like many restaurants at the Wynn, Mizumi also offers an extensive vegetarian menu.
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BNE1
Dined on Jan 24, 2024
It has a good atmosphere - and the service was good.
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Bazaar Meat by José Andrés - Sahara Las Vegas
4.7
4.7 (4603)
$50 and over
Steak
Near the Strip
About the restaurant
Located at the far north end of the Strip at the Sahara, Bazaar Meat features carnivorous decadence from James Beard Award winner and noted humanitarian chef José Andrés. Case in point: The restaurant’s famous cotton candy foie gras appetizer. Decorated with antler chandeliers and blood-inspired accents, this is the place for iberico pork, jidori chicken, and beef tartare.
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Daina
Dined 1 day ago
This was the best food experience I have ever had. Highly recommend. From the ambience to the service to the food they knocked it out of the park.
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