Best fine dining / experience dining in Vegas?
August 8, 2022 4:09 PM   Subscribe

What are the best restaurants in Vegas? Will definitely be eating dinner, but would appreciate special notice of any that serve breakfast / brunch / lunch as well.

Apparently Michelin doesn't rate any Las Vegas restaurants.

I'm open to dumb and fun dining "experiences" that may not be the best food in the world, too.
posted by Number Used Once to Food & Drink (19 answers total) 6 users marked this as a favorite
 
My friend has been raving about Sushi Ten. Knowing him, it is probably not decor-wise in the realm of fine dining, but he does know his Japanese cuisine.
posted by nanook at 4:15 PM on August 8, 2022


Lotus of Siam is reliably good, and their new location is much fancier than the old one.
posted by aramaic at 4:19 PM on August 8, 2022 [1 favorite]




My friend’s birthday dinner of choice is Sparrow+Wolf.
posted by jameaterblues at 5:04 PM on August 8, 2022 [1 favorite]


Also, Michelin no longer has a guide for Las Vegas, but they have in the past. Most of the restaurants that at one time received Michelin stars are still around:

3 stars:
Joël Robuchon

2 Stars:
Guy Savoy
Picasso

1 Star:
Aureole
Le Cirque
Michael Mina
Wing Lei
L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon

I have not been to Wing Lei or Le Cirque, but I can vouch that everything else on the list is good.
posted by cruelfood at 5:05 PM on August 8, 2022 [2 favorites]


I liked the food and service at Nobu...people eating near me who thought I was their unpaid assistant on one side and the creep with gelled hair on the other who made it clear that he didn't think women should be financially independent not so much.
posted by brujita at 6:17 PM on August 8, 2022 [1 favorite]


re: "fun" experiences; I am not a buffet-liking person, but I was bowled over by Wicked Spoon, which was fairly new when I visited. I'm a late riser, so we had a mid-week brunch/late lunch, and honestly, while we had many more "fine dining" experiences on that vacation, this restaurant gave me the most trippy, mind-boggling set of choices.
posted by The Wrong Kind of Cheese at 6:28 PM on August 8, 2022


I ate at Top of the World at the Strat Hotel with a friend a few years back. We got their tasting menu and, while it wasn't the best fine dining experience I've ever had, it was yummy and a lot of fun with great service. The hotel itself is outside the strip in an area that's a bit sketchy so it's better to drive or get a ride than walk. We went at sunset and it was beautiful. I'd do it again!
posted by smorgasbord at 6:37 PM on August 8, 2022


One of my favorite youtube channels (I actually watch them for the RV content, but they've got me itching to take my reluctant husband in the off-season) has been reviewing a bunch of fine dining restaurants since stuff really started re-opening there.
posted by Lyn Never at 6:42 PM on August 8, 2022


I’m not sure if it classifies as fine dining, but I had the best tofu of my life at Momofuku in the Cosmopolitan.
posted by sacrifix at 8:03 PM on August 8, 2022


For experience, Beauty & Essex (in the Cosmopolitan) starts with walking through a “secret” door in a pawn shop and opens up into a gorgeous jewelry box-themed dining room. It’s a slightly upscale New American menu, not fine dining, but worth the experience.
posted by assenav at 8:14 PM on August 8, 2022 [2 favorites]


If you're willing to go off the Strip, Esther's Kitchen is reliably good.
posted by kingdead at 8:41 PM on August 8, 2022


Casual dining: Famous Foods food hall at ResortsWorld — asian street food, lots of variety and deliciousness
posted by NikitaNikita at 9:19 PM on August 8, 2022


Again not fine dining but Thomas Keller's Bouchon at the Venetian is very good. It is also strange in that since it is 10 stories up and on the back side of the strip surrounded by the even taller wings of the hotel, you can eat outside without seeing or hearing "Las Vegas" despite you being in the middle of the strip. I found that to be nice to reset after the sensory overload of everything.

Also not fine dining, but I've found Craft Steak at the MGM Grand to be a very nice steakhouse without the faux steakhouse formality. Great meat, non-typical accompaniments, excellent service with a casual elegance that doesn't scream pretension.

Never ate there but for the spectacle I am surprised no one mentioned Aureole at the Mandalay Bay. You can't get more stunt-y than a 3 story glass wine cellar in the center of the restaurant with wine stewards on cables to ascend the tower to fetch wine.
posted by mmascolino at 9:26 PM on August 8, 2022 [2 favorites]


Off the strip, Honey Salt.
posted by Dashy at 10:07 PM on August 8, 2022


Off the strip, The Black Sheep - fantastic.
posted by tmharris65 at 2:10 AM on August 9, 2022


I can confirm that Wing Lei is very good (though I'm not an expert on Chinese food). At Wynn/Encore, I've also been impressed by Sinatra, but it's not at the level of a truly high-end Italian restaurant like Del Posto. Not fine dining, but I also love Andrea's there. It's definitely a pre-club destination, which has its drawbacks -- it's loud as hell and you'll probably feel old if you're over 30 -- but I've been a bunch of times despite those flaws and have always really liked the food.

I'd also second Beauty & Essex as a fun place with food that's better than you'd expect.

I found Joël Robuchon underwhelming for the price point, but ymmv. Sage (at Aria) also seemed overrated to me.
posted by snaw at 3:22 AM on August 9, 2022


Off-strip:

Bob Taylor's steak
Khoury's Mediterranean
Jamms for breakfast
posted by brujita at 9:06 PM on August 9, 2022


After tonight, I can tell you *not* Aureole, which had been one of the 1 star restaurants. Both the food and service were badly lacking for the prices.
posted by Candleman at 10:06 PM on August 9, 2022


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