Restaurateurs Michael and Jenna Morton, who helped usher in the dinner-nightclub trend with N9NE Group during the Palms heyday and today operate three Strip restaurants, are branching out to open Nudo Italiano in Southern Highlands.
The neighborhood restaurant is the Morton Group’s first venture off the Strip since closing La Comida, a Mexican restaurant it operated in downtown Las Vegas.
“Nudo is a place where simplicity meets soul. It’s about letting the food speak for itself,” Michael Morton said in a news release. “Southern Highlands has been waiting for something like this, and we’re proud to bring it to life.”
So what can we expect from the group behind both CRUSH and Greek Sneek at MGM Grand and La Cave at Wynn Las Vegas?
Well, it starts with a menu of traditional Italian dishes from Morton Group Culinary Director William DeMarco. We’re talking handmade pastas like a veal ragu with sheep’s milk ricotta and fresh mint, chicken parm, pan-roasted Mediterranean sea bass served with eggplant purée and roasted cherry tomatoes, and Neapolitan-style pizzas fired in a wood-burning oven.
The Mortons, of course, are no stranger to Italian food. They ran Nove Italiano at the Palms, along with Ghostbar and Moon nightclubs before opening La Cave more than a decade ago. For Jenna Morton, Nudo is more personal, designed as a “place that feels like home—where families, friends and neighbors can come together to share great food, celebrate milestones, and build memories. There’s nothing more Italian than that.”
Nudo Italiano
4390 W Cactus Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89141
Open daily at 4pm