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
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 Street
Take out the casino buffets, the stuff-yourself-silly diners and the ubiquitous Starbucks, and there aren't many spots in Las Vegas in which to enjoy a...
2305 E Sahara Avenue
This little shack doesn't look like much, but it dispenses the most moreishly delicious desserts in the city. Frozen custard looks like ice-cream and even...
505 E Oakey BoulevardNext door to Neiman Marcus's ultra-chic Mariposa sits its trendier sibling, more Juicy Couture than Chanel. Perch at the sleek bar nibbling on classic...
Neiman Marcus, Fashion Show Mall
Housed in one of Maryland Parkway's scruffiest strip malls, this jaunty little hangout is done out with a rather curious mix of sci-fi memorabilia and...
4440 S Maryland Parkway
The cascading chocolate fountain stops passers-by in their tracks, but it's pastry chef Jean-Philippe Maury's biscotti, truffles, macaroons, jellies and...
Bellagio, 3600 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Long before the idea caught on, Paymon Raouf was serving the kind of ethnic food that the college crowd adores. Even now, when so many Middle Eastern...
4147 S Maryland ParkwayThe eaterie that reinvented Vegas dining in 1992, Spago has managed to stay smart with the tourists and power-lunchers by regularly reinventing itself, most...
Caesars Palace, 3500 Las Vegas Boulevard SouthOutfitted in everything from suits to tennis shorts, rock stars, real estate magnates and other riff-raff find this comfortable California country...
Four Seasons, 3960 Las Vegas Boulevard South