Vegas's classic cocktail-bar Old Fashioned: rye or bourbon, demerara syrup, Angostura and orange bitters, a large hand-cut ice cube, expressed orange peel and Luxardo cherry.
Where to eat it: 5 restaurants across 1 city.
The Old Fashioned has been on Las Vegas bar menus since the Strip steakhouse era of the 1960s, but the modern craft-cocktail revival began Downtown after Atomic Liquors (Vegas's oldest standalone bar, licensed 1952) and the John E Carson Hotel district renovated through the early 2010s. Carson Kitchen, Velveteen Rabbit, Atomic Liquors, and the Peppermill Fireside Lounge each run their own house Old Fashioned, and Strip steakhouses such as Bavette's and Bazaar Meat by Jose Andres pour the cocktail at the table.
Tip from the editors. Demerara syrup, not simple syrup, is the Vegas-bar secret; the molasses-tinged demerara adds depth that white-sugar syrup cannot. The large single ice cube melts slower than smaller cubes, maintaining the cocktail balance over the drinking time.
Carson Kitchen on 6th Street in downtown Las Vegas is Cory Harwell's small-plates room (co-founded with the late Kerry Simon in 2014), with bacon jam.
Try: Bacon jam, devil's eggs, bacon burger
Tip: Sit at the bar after 21:30 for the small-plates list; bacon jam with havarti on toasted baguette and the bacon burger are the standing order.
Atomic Liquors on Fremont East in Las Vegas is the city's oldest freestanding bar since 1952, with Atomic Kitchen alongside doing burgers, wings and bar.
Try: Elevated bar burgers, wings, atomic mac
Tip: The Atomic Kitchen menu runs the same late hours as the bar; order the smash burger and an Old Fashioned on the Fremont patio.
Peppermill Restaurant and Fireside Lounge on the Las Vegas Strip is the 1972 neon-lit diner between Wynn and Resorts World, doing all-day breakfast.
Try: All-day breakfast, oversized salads, fireside cocktails
Tip: Sit in the Fireside Lounge for the sunken fire pit; the strawberry-stacked Fruit Pancake is the photograph and feeds three.
Bazaar Meat by Jose Andres in Las Vegas is the James Beard winner's playful Strip meathouse, relocated from SLS Sahara to the Venetian Resort in late 2025.
Tip: Sit at the live-fire counter; the suckling pig and tableside flambees are the show.
Bavette's Steakhouse at Park MGM in Las Vegas is Brendan Sodikoff's Chicago import since 2017, a dim red-leather steakhouse with French flair.
Tip: The bar serves the full menu and accepts walk-ins; come at 17:00 opening for a counter seat.
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