Food destinations within easy reach of Las Vegas, worth the early start.
Food destinations within easy reach of Las Vegas. worth the train, the rental car or the early start.
Famous for: Diners Drive-Ins and Dives classic at the Hoover Dam gateway
Boulder City sits 30 minutes south of Las Vegas on US-93, with the Coffee Cup Cafe at 512 Nevada Way as the breakfast anchor: pork chile verde omelette and the Guy Fieri-featured plate from the Diners Drive-Ins and Dives Season 1 breakfast episode.
Famous for: Largest winery in Nevada with daily free tours and tasting room
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.
Famous for: Canyon Restaurant at 6,700 feet with mountain breakfast and burgers
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.
Famous for: Inn Dining Room, Last Kind Words Saloon and Ranch 1849 in the national park
The Oasis at Death Valley at Furnace Creek is the AAA Four Diamond Inn and the Ranch resort 120 miles northwest of Las Vegas, with the Inn Dining Room, Last Kind Words Saloon and Ranch 1849 buffet.
Famous for: Contemporary Mexican-Southwestern at Zion's south gateway since 1981
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.
Famous for: Lovelady Brewing and Henderson's historic dining strip
Henderson's Water Street District is 20 minutes south of Las Vegas, with Lovelady Brewing as the first brewery in the revitalised strip plus a row of cafes, taprooms and the original Roberto's Taco Shop.
Peak food season in Las Vegas is year-round.
Local dining hours: lunch around 12:30, dinner from 19:30.
service is typically included; small extra is welcome but not expected.
Ask the next local you meet what they would order. Las Vegas rewards trust.