Atomic Liquors in Las Vegas is the city's oldest freestanding bar since 1952, a Fremont East dive with 20 rotating draft beers and the upstairs Atomic Kitchen for date-night dining.
Food program: Atomic Kitchen upstairs
Tip: Holds the oldest tavern license in Las Vegas; the streetside patio overlooks Fremont East and runs from open until close.
Address: 917 E Fremont St, Las Vegas, NV 89101
The Golden Tiki in Las Vegas is the Spring Mountain Chinatown tiki bar, an immersive Polynesian-pop room with shrunken-head cocktails, rum collection and late-night DJs.
Signature drink: Mai tai and shrunken-head Tom Collins
Food: Polynesian-influenced snacks
Tip: Rum flight runs the back wall, 30+ rums; the shrunken-head cocktail is the photographable signature.
Herbs and Rye in Las Vegas is the West Sahara speakeasy since 2009, a classic-cocktail bar and late-night steakhouse with the half-price happy hour the city's industry made famous.
Signature drink: Classic-era cocktails by era (1800s, 1900s, 1920s)
Food: Late-night steakhouse menu
Tip: Happy hour daily 17:00 to 20:00 runs all classic cocktails and steaks at half price; the only happy hour late enough for the swing shift.
Frankie's Tiki Room in Las Vegas is the West Charleston 24-hour tiki dive since 2008, the city's only round-the-clock tiki bar with classic-era rum cocktails and Bamboo Ben decor.
Signature drink: Bearded Clam and Lava Letch
Food: Snacks only
Tip: 24/7 service; the early-morning shift is the room at its most authentic. The custom-glass programme is collectible.
Bar Parasol at Wynn Las Vegas is the lobby-level hotel cocktail bar overlooking the Lake of Dreams, a Forbes-recommended room for nightly cocktails timed to the half-hour water show.
Signature drink: Lake of Dreams Old Fashioned
Food: Wynn small plates
Tip: Lake of Dreams runs every half-hour from dusk to 23:30; book a table on the half-hour to overlap.
The Laundry Room in Las Vegas is the Commonwealth speakeasy on East Fremont since 2013, a 25-seat hidden bar with a strict no-photo rule and bespoke menu-less service.
Signature drink: Bespoke cocktails (no menu)
Food: Snacks only
Tip: Text 702-701-1466 for the reservation; the room is hidden behind the Commonwealth bar wall. No photos and no menu.
Ghost Donkey at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas is the hidden mezcal and tequila bar on the third floor near Block 16, an immersive room with chili-light ceiling and signature truffle nachos.
Signature drink: Mezcal flights and truffle nachos
Food: Mexican snacks and truffle nachos
Tip: Mezcal flights run a four-pour comparison; the truffle nachos are the most-ordered late-night plate.
