NoMad Library

The restaurant at the NoMad hotel within Park MGM was recently renamed NoMad Library -- a nod to the more than 25,000 books (many from the collection of David Rockefeller), that line its walls. The...

SoulBelly BBQ

Those who have seen Bruce Kalman on TV ("Top Chef: Colorado," "Beat Bobby Flay," "Chopped," "Hell’s Kitchen"), or experienced his cuisine in Los Angeles, know him for his Italian cooking. Upon relo...

Din Tai Fung

Recommended in the dim sum category by Lip Smacking Foodie Tours President Donald Contursi, this Taiwanese restaurant chain specializes in xiao long bao dumplings, and has more than 170 restaurants...

8 East

8 East’s chef/owner Dan Coughlin is an O.G. of the Fremont Street dining scene, who opened his restaurant Le Thai in what’s now known as the Fremont East District long before it was cool. So Circa ...

Kusa Nori

Kusa Nori offers a little bit of just about everything that a diner might be looking for in a high-end Japanese restaurant. The sushi menu offers a solid selection of nigiri and sashimi, as well as...

Bardot Brasserie

Michael Mina seems to have a restaurant in Las Vegas for just about every occasion, and several of them made our lists. His Aria outpost is a deceptively simple concept: a gorgeously appointed Fren...

Monzu -- Italian Oven & Bar

Chef/owner Giovani Mauro (Gio to his friends) has longtime ties to the Las Vegas restaurant world. Monzu operates in the same space that housed the first incarnation of his mother’s landmark restau...

Ri Ra

One of the most popular pubs in the valley, Ri Ra was also named a top spot for sipping whiskey by journalists Elaine and Scott Harris, and as one of the best places to pair great beer with great f...