The master-planned community on the west side of the valley along Rampart and Town Center. Honey Salt, Marche Bacchus on a lake, Suzuya and Tivoli Village's restaurant row run the dining map.
Honey Salt in Las Vegas is Elizabeth and Kim Canteenwalla's farm-to-table Summerlin dining room since 2013, a family-friendly Rampart Commons room with a daily-changing menu.
Signature: Mac and cheese with prosciutto, Beet salad, Chocolate brownie sundae
Order: The mac and cheese with prosciutto crumble; long-running signature plate.
Tip: Weekend brunch runs Saturday and Sunday 10:00 to 14:30; the crab toast and house pancakes are the anchors.
Marche Bacchus in Las Vegas is Rhonda and Jeff Wyatt's lakeside French bistro since 2007, a wine-shop dining room on Lake Jacqueline with retail bottles drunk on-site for a small corkage.
Signature: Steak frites, Escargots, Lavender creme brulee
Order: Any of the 950 retail wine bottles brought to the table for a flat $10 corkage; pair with the steak frites.
Tip: Lakeside patio is reservations-required; ask for sunset 19:00 to 19:30 in winter and earlier in summer.
Honey Salt in Las Vegas is Elizabeth and Kim Canteenwalla's Summerlin farm-to-table dining room since 2013, a family-friendly Rampart Commons kitchen with a daily-changing menu.
Signature: Mac and cheese with prosciutto, Beet salad, Strawberry scones
Order: Mac and cheese with prosciutto crumble; long-running signature plate.
Tip: Weekend brunch runs Saturday and Sunday 10:00 to 14:30; the crab toast and house pancakes are the anchors.
Marche Bacchus in Las Vegas is Rhonda and Jeff Wyatt's Summerlin lakeside French bistro since 2007, a wine shop with retail bottles drunk on-site at $10 corkage.
Signature: Steak frites, Escargots, Lavender creme brulee
Order: Pick any retail wine from the 950-bottle wall; pair with steak frites or escargots on the lake patio.
Tip: Lakeside patio is reservations-required; ask for sunset 19:00 to 19:30 in winter and earlier in summer.
Harlo Steakhouse and Bar in Las Vegas is the Summerlin Downtown steakhouse off Charleston, a dim-lit dining room with USDA prime cuts and a 600-bottle wine list.
Signature: Dry-aged ribeye, Wagyu carpaccio, Burrata bruschetta
Order: Dry-aged 14oz ribeye plus a side of crispy Brussels with bacon jam.
Tip: The bar serves the full menu and accepts walk-ins; happy hour 16:30 to 18:30 runs a half-price oyster list.
Fresh52 at Tivoli Village in Summerlin Las Vegas is the longest-running Saturday morning farmers market in the valley, with produce, baked goods, prepared food and arepas-and-snow-cone trucks.
Tip: Park free in the Tivoli garage; arrive by 09:30 for the bread vendors before they sell out, the snow cone truck holds until 14:00.
Downtown Summerlin Farmers Market in Las Vegas is the Saturday morning market in the Festival Plaza, with local producers, prepared-food trucks and free garage parking on the Summerlin side.
Tip: Free underground garage parking; the queue at the tamale tent peaks 10:30 to 11:00, the honey vendors run shorter.
Sur La Table at Downtown Summerlin runs in-store cooking classes from knife skills to Korean BBQ and Date Night Rustic Italian, two to two-and-a-half hours with all equipment and ingredients.
Tip: Couples classes and date-night Italian sell out fastest; kids and teens classes run school holidays, the in-store calendar updates monthly.
Williams-Sonoma at Rampart Commons in Las Vegas runs technique-focused cooking classes and a junior chef series for kids, in the demo kitchen at the back of the store.
Tip: Junior chef classes weekend mornings; private classes for groups can be booked through the store manager directly by phone or email.
Du-Par's at Suncoast in Las Vegas is the 24-hour buttermilk-pancake counter from the LA Farmers Market original 1938 chain, with house-made pies in the bakery case.
Try: Buttermilk pancakes, made-from-scratch pies
Tip: Pancakes are the order at any hour; the fresh-fruit pies in the bakery case are sliced through the night and best with coffee at 02:00.
Pahrump Valley Winery on Winery Road is Nevada's largest winery, founded 1990, with a tasting room and free daily tours at 11:30, 13:30 and 15:30 with vineyard and Spring Mountains views 60 minutes west of Las Vegas.
Tip: Take NV-160 over Mountain Springs Pass for the long-range Spring Mountains view; tasting room runs 10:30 to 17:00 daily and free daily tours leave from the rose garden gazebo.
Mount Charleston rises 45 minutes northwest of Las Vegas, with The Retreat at Charleston Peak's Canyon Restaurant serving gourmet breakfasts and burgers at 6,700 feet in the Spring Mountains.
Tip: Open to the public, no dress code; sit on the patio for the Kyle Canyon view, the breakfast service runs until 11:00 daily.
Springdale at the south gateway of Zion National Park is the day-trip-stretch from Las Vegas, with Bit and Spur Restaurant and Saloon since 1981 plating sweet potato tamales and chicken mole.
Tip: Drive Vegas to Springdale in 2:30 hours via I-15 and UT-9; Bit and Spur opens at 17:00 for dinner, book a table on OpenTable a week ahead in peak season.