If 1980s music is your guilty pleasure, get over to this sleek club/showroom, where the Purple Reign tribute band play on Friday and Saturday nights for...
Santa Fe Station, 4949 N Rancho DriveDance bands play at Mandalay Bay's largest music lounge and sushi bar, beyond restaurant row, and draw energetic crowds nightly. A mellower vibe can be...
Mandalay Bay, 3950 Las Vegas Boulevard SouthBelly-baring servers stomp to choreographed dances in this saloon, based on the New York bar that was the subject of a ghastly movie. The schtick goes that...
New York New York, 3790 Las Vegas Boulevard South
The British-themed Crown & Anchor manages the feat, difficult in this town, of being a freestanding, independent pub, separate from a casino or a strip...
1350 E Tropicana AvenueSadly, the interior of this longstanding fixture can't match the sign out front, a truly evocative old glory that's surely destined for the Neon Museum if...
1149 E Desert Inn RoadThe sign on the side, advertising this as 'The last neighborhood bar in Las Vegas', is hyperbole. Still, this local dive offers an upbeat mix of hipsters,...
1516 Las Vegas Boulevard South
You can look at the waterwheel, you can listen to the waterwheel, but you certainly can't touch it. Sort of like the waitresses. The Dispensary is a...
2451 E Tropicana Avenue
No head for drink? Then hand over $20 for puke insurance: if you barf, staff'll clean up. Otherwise, you're on your own at this darkly chaotic bar; 'The...
Paradise Plaza, 4640 Paradise Road
Despite its name, this chic, upscale bar will make you forget you're in Downtown; or, at least, Downtown Las Vegas. Perhaps the most casually dramatic...
111 Las Vegas Boulevard SouthIt's easy to be tricked into feeling that you're not old enough to be lounging with a glass of pinot noir on the frightfully white bar stools and leather...
Green Valley Ranch, 2300 Paseo Verde DriveEscape is the closest thing to a gay sports bar in Vegas. Expect Disco and Top 40 tunes to be playing over the game; even if you're not a sports buff,...
4213 W Sahara AvenueEach table at this restaurant/bar/funitorium has its own TV, and that's in addition to the two 16ft monitors, 12 flat screens and various headline tickers...
New York New York, 3790 Las Vegas Boulevard South
The sophistication to which this lounge aspires is sometimes compromised by the function-band fluff who currently perform in it. Still, the views are great...
Bellagio, 3600 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Despite its irritatin' name, the Frog is a locals' favourite, and not just because of the 400-strong beer selection. Located across the road from UNLV, this...
4700 S Maryland ParkwaySuspended 51 floors above the city (check the see-through patio looking all the way to the ground), decked out in blues and space-age silvers, Ghostbar is a...
Palms, 4321 W Flamingo Road