Japanese Izakaya
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3 japanese izakaya places in Las Vegas we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Las Vegas | Japanese Izakaya across every city.

The izakaya format found its Las Vegas home along Spring Mountain Road in Chinatown, where late hours and small charcoal-grilled plates suit the city's schedule. Raku on Spring Mountain Rd is the defining room, a charcoal-grill izakaya that drew chefs and serious diners to the corridor.

Raku ★ 4.8

$$$Japanese Izakaya and RobataSpring Mountain Chinatown

Raku in Las Vegas is Mitsuo Endo's Chinatown izakaya since 2008, a binchotan-charcoal robata room that drew chefs from the Strip on their nights off.

OrderThe agedashi tofu, made in-house daily, and a run of robata skewers picked at the counter.

TipBooking is essential; the room is small and the line cooks slow when the counter fills. After-hours kitchen runs to 03:00.

Raku ★ 4.8

$$$Japanese Izakaya and RobataSpring Mountain Chinatown

Raku in Las Vegas is Mitsuo Endo's Spring Mountain izakaya since 2008, binchotan-charcoal robata that drew chefs from the Strip and earned multiple James.

OrderAgedashi tofu (made in-house daily) plus a run of robata skewers chosen at the counter.

TipBooking is essential. Late-night kitchen runs to 03:00 for after-shift industry diners.

Raku (Spring Mountain) ★ 4.8

$$Japanese izakayaSpring Mountain Chinatown

Raku on Spring Mountain in Las Vegas is the Mitsuo Endo izakaya that draws Strip line cooks after midnight, robata until 03:00 and a tofu made fresh.

OrderRobata skewers, agedashi tofu, the line-cook industry plate

TipBook 24 hours ahead or arrive after 23:00 for the bar; agedashi tofu, kurobuta pork belly skewers and the soba salad are the standing late-night order.

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