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 dishes: Steak frites, Escargots, Lavender creme brulee
Must 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.
Address: 2620 Regatta Dr #106, Las Vegas, NV 89128
Joel Robuchon at MGM Grand is the late chef's only US restaurant, a three-Michelin-star French dining room and the only three-star kitchen in Las Vegas since opening in 2005.
Signature: La Pomme de Terre (mashed potato), Le Caviar, Tasting menu in 16 courses
Order: The full 16-course menu degustation; the chariot of bread alone runs a dozen varieties.
Tip: Tasting-menu only at dinner; lunch and the prix-fixe shorter menus run lower price points if 16 courses is too much.
L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon at MGM Grand is the Strip's open-counter sibling to Robuchon's tasting room, watching the team plate from a 36-seat counter built around the kitchen.
Signature: Le Caviar with king crab, La Caille (quail with foie gras), La Pomme de Terre
Order: Counter seating with a small plates and discovery menu; le Caviar and la quail are the canon.
Tip: Counter walk-ins are sometimes accepted at 17:30 opening; the dining-room side takes reservations longer ahead.
Mott 32 at the Venetian is the Hong Kong dim sum and Cantonese export, a brass-and-marble dining room with a 48-hour brined apple wood Peking duck and weekend dim sum.
Signature: Apple wood-roasted Peking duck, Iberico pork char siu, Hot and sour XO scallop dumplings
Order: The apple wood Peking duck (pre-order at booking, 48-hour cure) plus the Iberico pork char siu.
Tip: Weekend dim sum brunch runs Saturday and Sunday 11:00 to 16:00; cart-style service plus a la carte.
Delmonico Steakhouse at the Venetian is Emeril Lagasse's Strip steakhouse since 1999, a long-running room with bone-in ribeyes and the chef's New Orleans barbecue shrimp.
Signature: Bone-in ribeye, Barbecue shrimp, Banana cream pie
Order: The 36oz bone-in ribeye for two with the barbecue shrimp as a starter; Emeril's New Orleans classic.
Tip: Weekday lunch runs the full steak menu at a lower spend; the dining room is much quieter than dinner service.
Ferraro's Italian in Las Vegas is the Ferraro family room since 1985, a long-running Paradise Road Italian dining room with one of the deepest wine cellars off the Strip.
Signature: Osso buco Milanese, Linguini with clams, Wine list of 1500 labels
Order: The osso buco Milanese with saffron risotto; on the menu since opening day.
Tip: The wine cellar holds 1,500 labels; the staff sommelier will route a pairing menu on request.
Esther's Kitchen in Las Vegas is James Trees's seasonal Italian dining room in the Arts District, named USA Today Restaurant of the Year 2026 and the anchor of the South Main strip.
Signature: House-made pasta, Wood-roasted vegetables, Chocolate budino
Order: Whatever house-made pasta is on the daily menu; the dough is rolled in the open kitchen.
Tip: Book at least two weeks ahead for a Friday or Saturday; the wine room runs a deeper Italian list than the floor.
