3 Best Restaurants in Las Vegas, Nevada

When "Iron Chef" Masaharu Morimoto opened his restaurant in what he proudly called "the most famous city in the world," it marked his first foray into teppanyaki, sure to be popular with conventioneers. There's also sushi, of course, and some of his standbys: braised black cod with a ginger-soy reduction, and tuna pizza with anchovy aioli, olives, and jalapeños. The menu includes oysters with foie gras and uni, as well as ishi yaki chashu bop and ishi yaki buri bop—pork or yellowtail-rich dishes cooked at your table in a hot stone bowl. It's all served in an expansive, streamlined spot on MGM Resort's restaurant row. Morimoto After Dark is the place to go for small bites and cocktails with a DJ, from 10 pm to midnight on Fridays and Saturdays.

Kumi presents a Japanese menu with a slight Korean twist in a sleek space with natural woods and hammered steel. Among the cool shared plates are a bluefin tuna pizza and steak tartare with Japanese milk bread; the warm shared plates highlight dishes like Wagyu gyoza and pork belly bao buns. There also are salads, sides, entrées from land (chicken katsu) and sea (pan-seared ora king salmon), rice and noodles dishes, sashimi, nigiri sushi, and sushi rolls. Two tasting menus are available, showcasing dishes like Jidori chicken with kimchi Brussels sprouts and hirame carpaccio with dried shallots, as well as more conventional tataki, tempuras, and a wide variety of sushi. 

The high-end, modern-Japanese Wakuda offers six- and nine-course omakase tasting menus, as well as a 9-course vegetarian version. If you’d rather control your own destiny, the myriad options include various types of sushi priced by the piece, as well as rolls and sashimi platters. Or choose a hot or cold small plates, tempura, lamb, chicken, seasonal fish, and meats including Japanese A5 wagyu.