Las Vegas Restaurants


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  1. Official Tourism Site: Las Vegas Dining
  2. Concierge.com: Las Vegas Restaurants WARNING: Pop-ups
  3. Frommer's: Las Vegas Restaurants
  4. Fodor's: Las Vegas Restaurants  WARNING: Pop-ups
  5. Lonely Planet: Las Vegas Eat
  6. Zagat: Las Vegas Restaurants  WARNING: Paid subscription required for full access
  7. Travel + Leisure: Las Vegas Restaurants
  • NOTE: Restaurants mentioned on this page plotted on Google Maps


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Las Vegas High-End Restaurants

  • Alex (North Strip) Continental, Phone: 888-352-DINE Google Map
    • Concierge.com Recommendation WARNING: Pop-Ups: "Chef Alex Stratta is a protégé of Alain Ducasse, and his food reflects that chef's Southern French influences—a bit of Monte Carlo in Vegas."
    • Frommer's Exceptional Rating: "Diners have their choice of two set tasting menus or a three-course prix-fixe choice of appetizer, main course, and dessert."
    • Fodor's Choice WARNING: Pop-Ups: "Super chef Alessandro Stratta serves his high-end French Riviera cuisine to the well-heeled at this drop-dead-gorgeous dining room..."
    • Zagat Well-Rated WARNING: Paid subscription required for full access: "'No detail is left undone' at 'genius' chef Alex Stratta’s 'foodie fantasy come true' in the Wynn..."
    • Fodor's Choice WARNING: Pop-Ups: "Husband-and-wife chefs Michael and Wendy Jordan established their reputation in Las Vegas with a West Side location that caters to locals..."
    • Zagat Well-Rated WARNING: Paid subscription required for full access: "'A winner' that 'hasn’t lost its special touch', this West Sider proves 'a tough act to follow'..."
    • Frommer's Exceptional Rating: "One of the most sophisticated restaurants in Las Vegas, this is an offshoot of a highly regarded San Francisco establishment run by chef Hubert Keller."
    • Zagat Well-Rated WARNING: Paid subscription required for full access: "[N]ew French dishes presented in such 'exquisite arrangements' they 'look too good to eat'..."
    • Fodor's Review WARNING: Pop-Ups: "This restaurant, adorned with the artist's original works, raised the city's dining scene a notch when it opened."
    • Zagat Well-Rated WARNING: Paid subscription required for full access: "'Perfection on a grand scale' comes via chef Julian Serrano’s 'lavish' New French palace in the Bellagio..."
    • Fodor's Choice WARNING: Pop-Ups: "[C]lassic French restaurant in an ivy-covered 1930s-era home blocks from the bright lights of Downtown's famous Glitter Gulch."
    • Zagat Well-Rated WARNING: Paid subscription required for full access: "'Old Las Vegas' comes alive at this Downtown 'classic' from André Rochat that’s 'been here for decades'..."

Las Vegas Moderate Restaurants

  • Sensi (Mid-Strip) Eclectic, Phone: 877-234-6358 Google Map
    • Concierge.com Recommendation WARNING: Pop-Ups: "The clientele is as hard to pin down as the cuisine—let's just say it's a good place to bring your boss or your family."
    • Frommer's Very Highly Recommended: "You are probably best off here at lunchtime, sampling pizza al prosciutto or wok-fried shrimp, for more moderate prices than found at dinner."
    • Fodor's Choice WARNING: Pop-Ups: "[C]asual but upscale spot that's secluded from Bellagio's noisy gaming areas, succeeds on all counts."
    • Zagat Well-Rated WARNING: Paid subscription required for full access: "Forget gambling, 'this is a reason to return to Las Vegas' swear surveyors smitten with this Bellagio boîte..."
    • Frommer's Highly Recommended: "They know you might be watching your budget or just wanting something simple but not boring, so they give you a place that specializes in hamburgers "your way," as the ads go."
    • Fodor's Choice WARNING: Pop-Ups: "You build your own burger at this fun joint with marble tables and wood-panel walls."
  • Cravings (Mid-Strip) Buffet, Phone: 702-791-7111 Google Map
    • Concierge.com Recommendation WARNING: Pop-Ups: "The food itself is on par with most reasonably priced white-tablecloth restaurants, making the $22 all-you-can-eat price tag one of the best food bargains in Vegas."
    • Frommer's Very Highly Recommended: "Gone are the heaping mounds of shrimp and other symbols of Vegas excess and bargain. In its place are plenty of live-action stations, but minimal offerings, just a scant few in the (admittedly inclusive) categories."
    • Zagat Well-Rated WARNING: Paid subscription required for full access: "On the heels of Adam Tihany’s 'hip' 'makeover', the 'Mirage buffet has left the 20th century and entered the 21st'..."
    • Fodor's Review WARNING: Pop-Ups: "Barbecue the old-fashioned way: that's what fans are looking for, and that's what Memphis Championship Barbecue delivers."
    • Zagat Well-Rated WARNING: Paid subscription required for full access: "'Bring it on!' say surveyors salivating over 'melt-in-your-mouth ribs, hot links, pulled pork and brisket' accompanied by two 'to-die-for sides'..."
    • Zagat Well-Rated WARNING: Paid subscription required for full access: "If you 'love a cheesy night out', you can get your 'Liberace' on at this 'glitzy', 'old-school Vegas' East Side..."

Las Vegas Affordable Restaurants

  • Lotus of Siam (East of the Strip) Asian, Phone: 702-735-3033 Google Map
    • Frommer's Exceptional Rating: "[T]he owner drives at least twice a week back to Los Angeles to pick up the freshest herbs and other ingredients needed for his dishes' authenticity. That's dedication that should be rewarded with superlatives."
    • Fodor's Choice WARNING: Pop-Ups: "[T]his simple Thai restaurant has attained near-fanatical cult status, with some critics hailing it the best in North America."
    • Zagat Well-Rated WARNING: Paid subscription required for full access: "'[F]riendly service' helps you forget all about the 'strip-mall' setting and 'nondescript' decor..."
  • Jean Philippe Patisserie WARNING: Pop-Ups(Center Strip) Eclectic, Phone: 702-693-1111 Google Map
    • Fodor's Choice WARNING: Pop-Ups: "You can always order a fresh fruit smoothie at this Wonka-esque sweet shop at Bellagio, but why would you commit a healthy act like that?"
    • Zagat Well-Rated WARNING: Paid subscription required for full access: "'Delectable desserts' as 'sinful' as Vegas itself inspire some to 'order too many' at this Bellagio patisserie also offering 'fabulous croissants'..."
    • Zagat Well-Rated WARNING: Paid subscription required for full access: "'[W]hat they lack in decor, they make up for in the quality of the food', so get yours to go before you leave Vegas..."
  • Hash House A Go Go (West Side) American, Phone: 702-804-4646 [Google Map]
    • Concierge.com Recommendation WARNING: Pop-Ups: "The world needs more restaurants like Hash House a Go Go, where customers ask each other, 'What's that you ordered?' or share with strangers at the counter."
    • Zagat Well-Rated WARNING: Paid subscription required for full access: "Like 'a Denny’s on steroids', this urban farmhouse-styled West Sider lures 'hungry' hopefuls with 'freshly prepared' American fare..."
  • Monte Carlo Pub & Brewery (South Strip) Light Fare/Fast Food, Phone: 702-730-7777 Google Map
    • Frommer's Exceptional Rating: "Combine the general high quality with generous portions -- a nachos appetizer could probably feed eight (though it was not the best nachos appetizer ever) -- and this may be a better deal than most buffets."

Las Vegas Vegetarian Restaurants