Like the casino in which it's housed, America is terrific fun. In both, a simple concept is executed with wonderfully playful enthusiasm. The all-purpose...
New York New York, 3790 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Vegas is full of dramatic restaurants, but where else can you dine within sight of a four-storey, 4,500-bottle wine tower, up and down which float harnessed...
Mandalay Bay

Like the casino in which it's housed, this is an icon of old Vegas. There's nothing fussy or upscale about the Bay City Diner: it's just a small room...
Golden Gate, 1 E Fremont StreetFlexing its marketing muscle in the direction of the sophisticated, moneyed traveller, Mandalay Bay has chosen not to make a big deal about its good quality...
Mandalay Bay, 3950 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Other restaurants in town have their fans, but, at least for our money, this spartan place on a slightly sketchy stretch of Bonanza Road is the best...
2230 W Bonanza RoadThe austere, clinical design is is contemporary and a long way from the gentlemen's-club standard fittings that decorate more traditional steakhouses, but...
Caesars Palace, 3570 Las Vegas Boulevard SouthOgden has cultivated relationships with regional suppliers and boutique growers across the US, with everything from Utah salt to Oregon seafood purchased...
Caesars Palace, 3570 Las Vegas Boulevard South
The Buffet at Bellagio is much like the rest of the hotel: smart yet approachable, stylish yet undemonstrative, expensive yet probably just about worth it....
Bellagio, 3600 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Cast images of McBurgers out of your mind: the burgers at this chic yet amenable spot are fresh, meaty and deeply delicious, especially once you've...
Mandalay BayEvery upscale steakhouse chain in America has an outpost in Vegas. However, Charlie Palmer (who, alongside Megan Romano, is also at the helm of Mandalay...
Four Seasons, 3960 Las Vegas Boulevard South
The selection of meats (grass-fed veal, lamb shank, filet mignon, braised short ribs) is impressive, but the sides and the quiet invention shown in the...
MGM Grand, 3799 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Plenty of big deals are hammered out at this modern steakhouse during convention season. House specialities include American Kobe (or more properly, Wagyu)...
Renaissance, 3400 Paradise RoadThe idea at Fix, the first of the three sexy Light Group eateries in town, is to bring you the 'scene and the cuisine': rather than sequestering its cast of...
Bellagio, 3600 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Revamped and relocated within the all-new Golden Nugget, Downtown's smartest buffet more than delivers the goods that its reputation demands of it. The new...
Golden Nugget, 129 E Fremont StreetThe enormous (and, yes, golden) steer that signposts this old-school steak place on Sahara Avenue also advertises its decor. Discreet it certainly is not:...
308 W Sahara Avenue