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Best restaurants in Las Vegas
Counters, dining rooms and neighbourhood favourites, chosen for the way they actually eat — not for how loudly they market.
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Steakhouse • The Strip • $$$$
Bazaar Meat by José Andrés
A theatrical carnivore's tasting palace inside the Sahara.
Best for: Celebrations / Luxury / Business
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Tasting Counter • The Strip • $$$$
é by José Andrés
Eight seats behind a curtain inside Jaleo — one of the hardest reservations in town.
Best for: Date Night / Celebrations / Luxury
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Italian • Arts District • $$
Esther's Kitchen
The Arts District's living room: house pasta, sourdough and a smart wine list.
Best for: Casual / Date Night / Groups
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Greek Seafood • The Strip • $$$$
Estiatorio Milos
Whole fish on ice, chosen by the pound. The lunch prix fixe is the value play.
Best for: Date Night / Celebrations / Luxury
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Steakhouse • The Strip • $$$$
Golden Steer Steakhouse
Open since 1958 — red booths named for Sinatra and Presley, tableside everything.
Best for: Date Night / Celebrations / Luxury
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Modern American • $$$$
Gordon Ramsay Hell's Kitchen
A red-versus-blue kitchen replica inside Caesars Palace, serving the beef Wellington from the TV show.
Best for: Special Occasion
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Fine Dining • The Strip • $$$$
Joël Robuchon
The mansion-like tasting room at MGM Grand, still the benchmark for a special-occasion dinner.
Best for: Date Night / Celebrations / Luxury
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Thai • Chinatown • $$
Lotus of Siam
Northern Thai cooking and a legendary Riesling list — the off-Strip pilgrimage.
Best for: Date Night / Casual
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Thai • $$
Lotus of Siam
A strip-mall Thai kitchen with a serious northern Thai menu and one of the city's best Riesling lists.
Best for: Casual Dinner
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French • Summerlin • $$$
Marché Bacchus
Lakeside French bistro attached to a wine shop — pick a bottle off the shelf at retail.
Best for: Date Night / Casual
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New American • Chinatown • $$$
Sparrow + Wolf
Brian Howard's cross-cultural cooking in a warm Chinatown room.
Best for: Date Night / Hidden Gem / Groups
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Japanese • Downtown • $$$$
Sushi Kaneyoshi
Basement-level, ten seats, Tokyo-strict. Book weeks out.
Best for: Date Night / Celebrations / Luxury
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Italian • The Strip • $$$$
Vetri Cucina
Marc Vetri's Philadelphia tasting menu, 66 floors up at the Rio.
Best for: Date Night / Celebrations / Luxury
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Japanese • Chinatown • $$$$
Yui Edomae Sushi
Edomae omakase in a quiet strip mall room. Counter only, two sittings.
Best for: Date Night / Celebrations / Luxury
Spanish • Chinatown • $$$$
Anima by EDO
Spanish tasting menu from the EDO team — a counter, a chalkboard, no filler.
Best for: Date Night / Celebrations / Luxury
Steakhouse • The Strip • $$$$
Bavette's Steakhouse & Bar
Dim, velvet-and-brass Chicago steakhouse transplanted to Park MGM.
Best for: Date Night / Celebrations / Luxury
Italian-American • $$$$
Carbone Las Vegas
The ATL Group's red-sauce revival at Aria, famous for spicy rigatoni vodka served by tuxedoed waiters.
Best for: Special Occasion
Sichuan • Chinatown • $$
Chengdu Taste
Serious Sichuan heat — toothpick lamb, boiled fish, mapo tofu.
Best for: Date Night / Casual
Seafood • The Strip • $$$$
Costa di Mare
Mediterranean seafood flown in daily, served beside a lagoon at Wynn.
Best for: Date Night / Celebrations / Luxury
Steakhouse • The Strip • $$$$
CUT by Wolfgang Puck
Puck's steak program in the Palazzo, with a bar worth arriving early for.
Best for: Date Night / Celebrations / Luxury
Greek • Summerlin • $$$
Elia Authentic Greek Taverna
Whole grilled branzino and proper mezze, well away from the Strip.
Best for: Date Night / Casual
Greek Seafood • $$$$
Estiatorio Milos
The Venetian's Greek seafood room flies in whole fish daily and grills it simply under a photogenic ceiling.
Best for: Group Dinner
Italian • The Strip • $$$
Ferraro's Italian Restaurant & Wine Bar
Family-run since 1985 — osso buco, and one of the deepest Italian lists in Nevada.
Best for: Date Night / Casual
French Fine Dining • $$$$
Joël Robuchon
A purple velvet dining room at MGM Grand serving a multi-course French tasting menu from the late chef's flagship kitchen.
Best for: Special Occasion
Japanese • Chinatown • $$$$
Kabuto Edomae Sushi
Chinatown's original omakase institution — set menus, no substitutions.
Best for: Date Night / Celebrations / Luxury
Italian • The Strip • $$$
Matteo's Ristorante Italiano
Old-school Italian American in the Venetian, big on veal and red sauce.
Best for: Date Night / Casual
Asian American • $$$
Momofuku Las Vegas
David Chang's Cosmopolitan outpost serving ssäm and noodle dishes above the casino floor.
Best for: Casual Dinner
Cantonese • $$$
Mott 32 Las Vegas
The Hong Kong import's Palazzo branch serves applewood-roasted Peking duck in an industrial-chic dining room.
Best for: Group Dinner
Steakhouse • Downtown • $$$
Oscar's Steakhouse
Inside the Plaza dome, looking straight down Fremont Street.
Best for: Date Night / Casual
French • The Strip • $$$$
Restaurant Guy Savoy
French classicism on the second floor of Caesars — artichoke and black truffle soup included.
Best for: Date Night / Celebrations / Luxury
Asian Fusion • The Strip • $$$
Saffron Lounge
Elevated Asian fusion from Chef Roman Allen on S Decatur — globally inspired plates, handcrafted cocktails and a lantern-lit lounge that runs late on weekends. Weekend brunch and Mon–Thu happy hour.
Best for: Date Night / Groups / Late Night / Brunch
Steakhouse • The Strip • $$$$
SW Steakhouse
Prime beef on the Lake of Dreams — request a patio table at showtime.
Best for: Date Night / Celebrations / Luxury
Seafood • The Strip • $$$
Water Grill
A proper oyster bar and raw program on the south end of the Strip.
Best for: Date Night / Casual
Southern • $$$
Yardbird Southern Table & Bar
A Venetian dining room known for brined fried chicken and honey biscuits, busy for weekend brunch.
Best for: Group Dinner
Questions, answered
What are the best restaurants in Las Vegas?+
The KEY2 editors' top picks for restaurants in Las Vegas are Bazaar Meat by José Andrés, é by José Andrés, Esther's Kitchen, Estiatorio Milos, Golden Steer Steakhouse. Every listing in this guide is individually vetted, with hours, prices and booking links.
Which Las Vegas neighborhoods have the best restaurants?+
Start with The Strip, Arts District, Chinatown, Summerlin. Use the area filter on this page to see restaurants by neighborhood across Las Vegas.
Where can I find good-value restaurants in Las Vegas?+
For $$-level restaurants in Las Vegas, consider Esther's Kitchen, Lotus of Siam, Lotus of Siam, Chengdu Taste.
What are the best restaurants in Las Vegas for a special occasion?+
For a splurge, the KEY2 guide recommends Carbone, Bazaar Meat by José Andrés, é by José Andrés, Estiatorio Milos. Reserve ahead — the booking link is on each listing.
Do I need to book restaurants in Las Vegas in advance?+
The most popular restaurants in Las Vegas fill up days or weeks ahead. Every KEY2 listing includes a direct reservation or booking link where one is available.
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