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Wynn Las Vegas and Chef's Table have revealed the full lineup for their third annual September culinary weekend, built around dinners, brunches, and masterclasses led by more than twenty chefs from around the world, headlined by French Laundry founder Thomas Keller. Here is what this year's lineup means for a city already mid-renaissance in fine dining.
After a year of rotating pop-ups, chef Dan Krohmer has settled Durango Social Club into a permanent Vietnamese kitchen led by Crystina 'Mama' Nguyen. It is a reminder that Las Vegas's most exciting tables are not always the loudest ones.
The James Beard Award-winning chef has finally taken his New Orleans-born concept off the Strip, planting Meril inside M Resort this week. For a dining scene that keeps pushing south, it is another sign that Henderson has arrived.
Michelin's own inspectors just named tableside service one of the defining trends of 2026, a full-circle moment for a French tradition that never really left restaurants like ours. Here's why the theater of gueridon service is suddenly the thing every ambitious kitchen wants back.
Bar Boheme, the Arts District bistro built by chef James Trees, is turning one summer evening into a full culinary collaboration. On July 16, four kitchens and a California vineyard share the same menu, a small reminder that Las Vegas wine dinners keep getting more ambitious.
A quiet corner of Henderson has traded biscuits and mimosas for Burgundy and bone broth. Chef Antonio Nuñez's new Parlour Wine Bar pairs unhurried small plates with a fast-growing cellar, and its grand opening lands July 23 through 26.
A multi-concept Japanese dining destination anchored by one of Tokyo's most celebrated bars is set to open at BLVD Las Vegas before summer ends, adding an entirely new chapter to the city's already remarkable fine-dining story.
A three-time James Beard Award winner's Italian-American vision has arrived on the Strip, and the result is one of the most anticipated fine-dining debuts of 2026.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal's 2026 Top 100 list is more than a guide to where to eat. It is a document of a city that has quietly assembled one of the most ambitious dining landscapes in North America.
The most consequential change in fine dining right now is not about what is on the plate. It is about the ideas behind it, and Las Vegas is one of the most interesting places to watch this transformation unfold.
A James Beard Award-winning chef has opened his first restaurant in the western United States at Sahara Las Vegas, and it is part of a much bigger story about where this city's culinary moment is heading in 2026.
Savory herb-forward drinks, high-craft zero-proof options, and low-waste pouring programs are reshaping the beverage experience at serious restaurants. Here is what the shift means for guests and why the aperitif still matters.
Tasting menus are getting shorter, sourcing stories are moving to center stage, and sustainability is reshaping what the best restaurants choose to put on the plate. The James Beard Foundation's 2026 trend report documents where serious cooking is heading.
The Mayfair institution that helped redefine Indian fine dining globally has opened its first US location at ARIA, making it the first Indian restaurant ever to open inside a Las Vegas Strip casino.
From Kwame Onwuachi's Caribbean steakhouse at Sahara to Gabriela Camara's Mexican seafood debut in the Fontainebleau, a remarkable wave of acclaimed chefs is remaking the Strip's dining identity this summer.
For the first time in over a decade, the Michelin Guide will officially award stars to Las Vegas restaurants at a ceremony on August 26 at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas. Here is what the guide's return means for the city's fine-dining scene and why this summer is a defining moment for every serious table in town.
Fine dining sommeliers are updating how they match wine to food in 2026, moving away from rigid rules toward regional harmony, lighter pairings, and an entirely new category of non-alcoholic accompaniments. Here is what those changes mean for guests who take their dining experience seriously.
One of the Strip's most enduring fine-dining institutions will serve its last dinner on August 23, 2026, closing a chapter that shaped how the world understood Las Vegas cuisine. The closure is both a loss and a reminder of how dramatically the city's culinary landscape has evolved since Le Cirque first opened its doors at Bellagio.
Las Vegas earned 14 James Beard Award semifinalist nominations across nine categories in 2026, its strongest showing to date and a signal that the city's culinary reputation has crossed into new territory. From chef-driven neighborhood restaurants to a French institution holding a Forbes Five-Star for 14 consecutive years, here is what the Las Vegas dining scene looks like at its best right now.
From coq au vin to crème brûlée, the essential French dishes and what makes each one special.
What to expect at a traditional French restaurant — courses, etiquette and how to order with confidence.
At Pamplemousse we believe a room should feel as composed as a plate. Here is the Las Vegas design-build firm that shares that philosophy.
Hospitality, to us, means looking after people fully. In that spirit, we'd like to introduce a Las Vegas firm that looks after our neighbors when the road home goes wrong.