35 Best Restaurants in Nevada, USA

Edgewood Tahoe

$$$$ Fodor's choice

The three restaurants at Stateline's classy resort, all in spaces that make the most of the lakeside setting, deliver some of the area's best dining, if on the pricey side. Head to the Bistro for casual-fancy breakfast, lunch, and dinner; Brooks Bar & Grill for inventive lunch and dinner comfort food; and the Edgewood Restaurant for evening fine dining with views across the lake to Mt. Tallac.

Hugo's Cellar

$$$$ Fodor's choice

This venerable restaurant dates to the Rat Pack era. The "cellar" aspect (it's about a half-flight below ground) gives it a cozy feel, as do Old Vegas touches like table-side salad preparation with every dinner (you choose what you want from the cart), a red rose for each woman, and formal, impeccable service. The menu presents a 1960s vibe, with dishes like Duck Anise Flambé, chateaubriand and lobster for two, and table-side cherries jubilee and bananas Foster. But entrées are prepared with modern sensibilities and are joined by new-era choices like a grilled stuffed portobello mushroom and other vegetarian entrées.

202 Fremont St., Las Vegas, Nevada, 89101, USA
702-385–4011
Known For
  • cozy, semi-underground location
  • lots of table-side service
  • menu of old Las Vegas classics
Restaurants Details
Rate Includes: No lunch, Reservations essential

Lakeside

$$$$ Fodor's choice

The Lake of Dreams is the crown jewel of Wynn Las Vegas, and Lakeside is the setting. If the weather’s pleasant, opt for a waterside table with a view of the outdoor water show and the resort’s pine forest. You’ll find lots of classics on this menu, such as bouillabaisse, roasted lobsters, and king crab, as well as an array of steaks. Caviar is served with warm blini and toast points for that authentic experience.

3131 Las Vegas Blvd. S, Las Vegas, Nevada, 89109, USA
702-770–3310
Known For
  • dishes such as bouillabaisse, roasted lobsters
  • outdoor tables line resort's lake
  • polished, elegant service
Restaurants Details
Rate Includes: No lunch

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Bobby's Burgers

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Since Bobby Flay has always been known for his grilling skills, a burger place just seems like a natural choice. But these aren't just any burgers; order Bobby's Crunchburger, and you'll find it piled with potato chips for the signature sound. There are salads and kids' meals, too, as well as thick shakes and even beer and wine. Breakfast is served from 7 to 11 am daily. Also at Caesars Palace on the Center Strip and Harrah's on the North Strip.

Capriotti's Sandwich Shop

$ | West Side

This East Coast transplant with nearly 40 locations in the Valley satisfies Sin City's cravings for giant sub sandwiches, including a Philly-style cheese steak, a hot pastrami sandwich, and a divine creation called the Bobbie—basically Thanksgiving dinner on a bun. Numerous locations around town include outposts in a few outlying casinos, such as Red Rock, Aliante, Santa Fe, and Green Valley Ranch.

Carson Kitchen

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The late rock-and-roll chef Kerry Simon brought his fun, contemporary cuisine to this restored hotel in the Downtown redevelopment district, and his legacy continues. It's small and kind of rustic, with an airy (and kitschy) patio out back and one on the roof. Inside you'll find an open kitchen with counter seating for such dishes as crispy chicken skins with smoked honey, bacon jam with baked Brie, or cocoa-espresso New York steak.

Chickie's & Pete's Crabhouse and Sports Bar

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The excitement was deafening from Philadelphia-native locals and visitors when this Sahara opening was announced, largely because of its legendary (and reportedly addictive) “world famous” crab fries—french fries with crab seasoning, also available topped with actual crab or lobster. There’s plenty more on this menu, though, including four varieties of Philly cheesesteaks, plus warm or chilled lobster rolls, burgers, and more. The late-night menu, served at the bar from 10 pm to midnight daily, is brief, but all the favorites are on it.

Citizens Kitchen & Bar

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This pub serves up some of the best comfort food Vegas has to offer. Dishes include a bacon, egg, and cheese sandwich; chicken and waffles; a prime rib dinner; and loaded nachos with corn chips, black beans, jalapeños, and your choice of meat. Citizens, as it's known, also offers a mélange of side dishes and signature cocktails. Try the Sam's mac and cheese, or maple bacon coffee cocktail. This handy space between the hotel and convention center is lively but casual; sometimes it can get loud during peak hours.

Dawg House Saloon

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The vibe at Resorts World is primarily refined and Asian, but at Dawg House you can cut loose Nashville-style. On the menu are such shareables as hot chicken bites, smoked tuna dip, and bacon "candy," but the menu also offers burgers (the Rottweiler has bacon jam, crispy onions, American cheese, and barbecue sauce), sandwiches (such as a Monte Cristo or pulled pork), salads, soups, and all manner of  “dawgs.” Shooters, specialty cocktails and a long—long—list of drafts and beers complete the picture. An extension of a spot on that city’s Music Row, it features live music and dancing and a relatively raucous atmosphere. Breakfast is also served from, 7 to 11 am daily at the Mouse House Gourmet Grilled Cheese trailer tucked inside.

Della's Kitchen

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Della's is of the new school of updated, farm-to-table resort coffee shops. Both breakfast and lunch are available all day. For breakfast, consider a ricotta toast with local honey, hot smoked salmon or carnitas Benedict, or the pumpkin pie stuffed French toast. At lunch try the barnyard chopped salad or toasted cheese with tomato soup. The restaurant squeezes fresh juices to order.

Echo & Rig Steakhouse & Butcher Shop

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This Tivoli Village standout is all about meat. The menu offers a healthy list of options and cuts, from skirt steak, tri-tip, and hangar steak to a rib-eye cap and more. An on-site butcher shop offers diners the opportunity to buy fresh meat to take home with them as well. The rest of the food at Echo & Rig is pretty good, too: small plates and veggies such as summer corn with fresh marjoram are a big hit. Because the restaurant is large and dimly lit, it has a modern industrial hipster vibe. Don't let that feeling turn you off; you'll be hard-pressed to find a better steak dinner around town.

Eureka!

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Inside Downtown's bohemian temple, the Emergency Arts Building, this restaurant features what they call a "scratch kitchen concept." It may sound rather pot-lucky, but this isn't the standard chain-food menu (despite being part of a California-based chain). How does this sound: skirt steak with broccolini, red chimichurri, chili flakes, Parmesan, and lemon zest; a cowboy burger nearly tipping over with shoestring onions, bacon, cheddar cheese, and a beer barbecue sauce; and a bourbon barrel cake. That's just for starters. For imbibing purposes, sample the local craft beers, small-batch whiskeys, and classic cocktails. And don't miss the daily "Hoppy Hour."

Gordon Ramsay Burger

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Since Gordon Ramsay's been known to flame a contestant or two, it's only fitting that his burgers are cooked over a hardwood fire. If you're looking for something a little different, consider the UK Burger, with Dubliner cheese and Major Grey's Chutney, or the Stout Burger, with Guinness mustard aioli, Gruyere, mushrooms, and crispy onion strings. Dig into one of Ramsay's rich desserts while enjoying the roaring fire.

Grand Lux Cafe

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Warm earth tones, soft music and lighting, cloth napkins, and marble-topped tables are an elegant milieu in which to enjoy a glass of wine and mélange of appealing, freshly cooked flavors and textures—Asian nachos, double-stuffed potato spring rolls, stacked chicken quesadillas—24 hours a day. Located right off the main casino floor, this convenient chain eatery offers eclectic menu items and familiar crowd-pleasers: pizza, pastas, barbecue ribs, burgers, BLTs, and even wood-grilled filet mignon or rib eye. The "Lux" operates as a subsidiary of the Cheesecake Factory, so not only is it a reliable option for a more casual meal, it also offers its signature cheesecake for dessert. (You can also get one to go in the adjoining bakery, as well as coffee and pastries.)  Happy hour, from 4:30 to 6 on weekdays in the bar, brings food and beverage specials. And there's another location in the Palazzo.

Great Full Gardens Café and Eatery

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The owners of this bright-and-chipper, health-oriented restaurant open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner aim to please all palates, from carnivore to vegan. The ingredients—grass-fed burger meat, organic chicken, wild-caught seafood, and a wide range of produce—are sourced as locally as possible.

Happy Burro

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The menu is simple, but the backstory is rich—in 2008, the owners visited Beatty for a chili cook-off, which they won and which led to them to open this saloon, where bikers stop in for cold beer and chili, and trophies and plaques honor the talents of the owners, whose kindness shines light on this small Nevada town. Menu options are on point but limited, consisting only of bowls of chili, chili dogs, hot dogs, and Frito boats. Be sure to check out the neighboring historic building, a former brothel transported from nearby Rhyolite in 1907.

100 W. Main St., Beatty, Nevada, 89003, USA
775-553–9099
Known For
  • cheap and cold beers
  • award-winning chili made with Angus beef
  • small bar and funky patio

Hash House A Go Go

$ | West Side

Hearty appetites will be richly rewarded at this quirky purveyor of so-called twisted farm food. Heaps of savory comfort food are cooked to order in this spacious restaurant done up in industrial, urban-farmhouse decor. Breakfast skillets runneth over with tender, house-cured hashes, fresh eggs, house-made biscuits and jam, and sage-fried chicken Benedict with smoked bacon, griddled mozzarella, spinach, tomato, and chipotle cream. Non-breakfast platters include sage-fired chicken and waffles; stuffed meat loaf, burgers, pork tenderloin and barbecued ribs. This expanding mini-chain has additional locations are in The LINQ Resort & Casino, the Plaza Hotel and Casino (breakfast and lunch only Sunday–Friday); in Henderson ( 555 N. Stephanie St.); and Summerlin ( 10810 W. Charleston Blvd.).

Honey Salt

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The brainchild of restaurateur Elizabeth Blau and chef Kim Canteenwalla, Honey Salt is, quite simply, a fun place to eat a meal. The atmosphere is convivial, dishes are designed for sharing, and a creative kids' menu encourages diners to bring the whole family. Stand-out dishes include savory monkey bread, a salad with duck confit, and chicken curry. At weekend brunch, try the pumpkin pancakes or breakfast nachos. Even the desserts are noteworthy: you'll be thinking about the Brookie, a blend of chocolate chip cookie, brownie, and ice cream, for weeks. This is one of the places where chefs in the Vegas Valley come on their days off.

In-N-Out

$ | West Side

The simple menu of fresh burgers, just-cut fries, and milk shakes makes this affordable West Coast fast-food joint a cult fave. If you're extra hungry (and we mean seriously so), go "off menu" and order a "4x4" (four beef patties with four slices of American cheese on a freshly baked bun), and maybe order it "animal-style," with a mustard-grilled beef patty and extra spread with grilled onions. If you go through the drive-through, you can watch them cutting the potatoes for fries and choose your food packed for eating in the car (complete with lap mat) or taking out.

Lehman Caves Cafe and Gift Shop

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This casual spot is a great place to soak in the vast desert view and offers simple breakfasts and lunches. The sandwiches, filled with meats smoked by the owner, are especially good.

Great Basin National Park, Nevada, 89311, USA
775-234–7200
Known For
  • a nice place to unwind with a beer or glass of wine into the late afternoon
  • the only restaurant in the park
  • delicious cookies and other treats, baked by a local pastry chef
Restaurants Details
Rate Includes: Closed Nov.–May. No dinner, Credit cards accepted

Libertine Social

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This casual spot from James Beard Award–winning chef Shawn McClain and modern mixologist Tony Abou-Ganim puts the emphasis on "social." The food's fun but seriously good: try the caviar fried egg, in which fish eggs are paired with a chicken one and corn pudding, or boards like charcuterie, house-baked bread or pretzels, bacon-wrapped dates, or short rib flatbread. Among the entrées are a skirt steak and a filet mignon, and other large plates might be a truffled half chicken or seared scallops. There are conversation-inducing seating areas and a cocktail program that include swizzles for four, finished at the table with an original swizzle stick custom cut in the Caribbean. There's also a to-go window for those who want the flavors but don't want to leave the tables or the pool.

Mountain High Sandwich Company

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A casual, plank-floored, all-natural deli serving breakfast and lunch, Mountain High may well be the only place in Tahoe to find coconut chia seed pudding and similar delicacies. More familiar fare—biscuits and gravy (sausage or veggie) for breakfast, house-smoked tri-tip sandwiches (also tofu barbecue) for lunch—is also on the menu.

Raiders Tavern & Grill

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With spectators invited once again to Las Vegas Raiders games, fans of the Silver and Black will likely find this new sports bar and grill at the M Resort as intoxicating as the spirits on tap at one of two bars in this large, 3,400-square-foot room. Raiders helmets and footballs line the entryway, while framed jerseys of past gridiron greats and a gift shop loaded with Raiders gear make this a must-stop for team diehards. The all-night menu ranges from stadium fare like burgers and Philly cheese steaks to homemade BBQ, wood-fired pizzas, street tacos, and steak and salmon entrees. Breakfast is served on Saturday and—of course—Sunday, so you can fuel up before the big game and then root, root, root for the home team on one of 45 TVs.

Rainforest Cafe

$$$ | South Strip

The Rainforest Cafe moved out of its longtime berth in the MGM Grand in 2015, but its current location just up the Strip on Harmon Avenue still has plenty of animatronic animals. The menu offers an eclectic mix of classic American food like fried chicken and pot roast, with a mix of seafood, pastas, and burgers with Caribbean and South American influences. The atmosphere is kind and includes weather and jungle sounds, as well as a 25-foot faux boa constrictor, Julius Squeezer. The menu is kid-friendly, too, with selections like Python Pasta and Jurassic Chicken Tidbits created just for them.

Shake Shack

$ | South Strip

This fast-casual favorite born in New York City now has five locations in Las Vegas, and the only thing different about it is that the lines aren't so long. It's a great place to stop for a Shack Burger and fries, and don't forget the shakes and frozen custard. The Strip location has been joined by others around town and at Harry Reid International Airport.

Spago by Wolfgang Puck

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After more than 25 years at The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace—where it launched Las Vegas's enduring romance with celebrity chefs—Spago moved to Bellagio, in a spot overlooking the famous Fountains of Bellagio. The menu's still vintage Wolfgang Puck, of course, which means his signature pizzas, house-made pastas, and entrées with produce fresh from the market. Brunch is served from Fridays through Sundays.

3600 Las Vegas Blvd. S, Las Vegas, Nevada, 89109, USA
702-693–8181
Known For
  • Wolfgang Puck's signature cuisine
  • farm-to-table produce
  • pretheater menu
Restaurants Details
Rate Includes: Closed Wed. and Thurs. No lunch

Table 34

$$$ | East Side

A longtime off-Strip favorite for the business crowd got a bit of tweaking to both menu and decor when it changed hands in 2022. But it remains an intimate, modern-American favorite with an atmosphere resembling something you'd find in California wine country. Under chef Joe Valdez, the menu has shifted its focus to seafood dishes and daily specials, but the pizzas and pastas it's long been known for are still present. And it continues to be one of the few off-Strip eateries that's as busy with power lunches as it is during the dinner hour.

600 E. Warm Springs Rd., Las Vegas, Nevada, 89119, USA
702-263–0034
Known For
  • power lunches
  • house-made pastas
  • contemporary decor
Restaurants Details
Rate Includes: Closed Sun. No lunch Sat.

Tableau

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Isolated from the busier parts of Wynn, this bright, airy breakfast-and-brunch restaurant overlooks a serene pool and well-manicured garden off the gleaming Tower Suites lobby. For something lighter try the steel-cut Irish oatmeal with golden raisins and almond milk, or sliced fruit with Greek yogurt. Or indulge in the short rib Benedict, French toast with stewed apples and brown-sugar crumble, or a lobster burger with Gruyere.

The Border Inn

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This low-key local staple a few miles outside of Baker is the place to go for big portions and cold beers every single day of the year except Christmas. It's family-run and has a homey feel, with photos of local ranchers adorning the walls.

U.S. 6/50, Baker, Nevada, 89311, USA
775-234–7300
Known For
  • old-school diner favorites like chicken-fried steak, hamburgers, and grilled cheese
  • open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner
  • full bar
Restaurants Details
Rate Includes: Credit cards accepted

Todd's Unique Dining

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What's really unique (for Vegas) about this intimate spot a short drive southeast of the airport is that artful, creative contemporary cuisine is served in an easygoing space with an unpretentious vibe. This place, from a former Strip executive chef, used to be something of a sleeper, but it's becoming better known. The dining room has been updated but still is decorated simply, perhaps to show off colorful fare such as goat-cheese wontons with raspberry-basil sauce, and grilled skirt steak with “On Fire” chili cheese fries and chili black bean sauce.

4350 E. Sunset Rd., Henderson, Nevada, 89014, USA
702-259–8633
Known For
  • innovative dishes
  • former Strip chef
  • cozy suburban spot
Restaurants Details
Rate Includes: Closed Sun and Mon. No lunch