Las Vegas Restaurants
Las Vegas Restaurants

The idea caught on, and legendary buffets now feature dozens of items per meal, sometimes specializing in seafood, steak, or ethnic taste sensations. Hotel-casino “gourmet rooms” catering to high rollers followed buffets, and now Las Vegas high-end dining enclaves are hot across the board, often featuring renowned chefs. Among award-winners are Bellagio's Le Cirque and Picasso, and the Mirage's Renoir.
Top Las Vegas chefs satisfying appetites include
Helene An (Crustacean at the Desert Passage);
Gian Paulo "Zeffirino" Belloni (Zeffirino Ristorante at the Venetian);
Tom Colicchio (Craftsteak at MGM Grand);
Todd English (Olives at Bellagio; Susan Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken of the Food Network's "Too Hot Tamales" (Border Grill at Mandalay Bay);
Jean-Marie Josselin (8-0-8 at Caesars Palace);
Thomas Keller (Bouchon at the Venetian; Emeril Lagasse (Emeril's New Orleans Fish House at MGM Grand and Delmonico Steakhouse at the Venetian;
Sirio Maccioni (Le Cirque at Bellagio);
Nobu Matsuhisa (Nobu at Hard Rock Hotel);
Maurizio Mazzon (Canaletto at the Venetian and Il Fornaio at the New York-New York and Green Valley Ranch);
Michael Mina (Nobhill and Seablue at MGM Grand and Aqua at Bellagio;
Tom Moloney (AquaKnox at the Venetian;
Charlie Palmer (Aureole at Mandalay Bay and Charlie Palmer Steakhouse at the Four Seasons);
Wolfgang Puck (Spago and Chinois at the Forum Shops at Caesars Palace, Postrio at the Venetian and Trattoria del Lupo at Mandalay Bay;
Andrй Rochat (Alizй at The Palms and Andre's in downtown Las Vegas and at the Monte Carlo);
Julian Serrano (Picasso at Bellagio;
Kerry Simon (Simon Kitchen and Bar at Hard Rock Hotel;
Joachim Splichal (Pinot Brasserie at the Venetian, Jean-Georges Vongerichten (Prime at Bellagio), Michael White (Fiamma at MGM Grand); Piero Selvaggio (Valentino at the Venetian and Caffe Giorgio at Mandalay Place);
Alessandro Stratta (Renoir at the Mirage; and Bradley Ogden (Bradley Ogden at Caesars Palace).
In a 24/7 culture that is pure Las Vegas action, 24-hour cafes are in nearly every hotel and casino, many serving tasty breakfasts around-the-clock.