Restaurant Guy Savoy
The most fundamentally French restaurant
in town, Guy Savoy's food is rarely less than perfect. His wine list is
probably the city's best, both in breadth and depth, and it's filled
with trophy bottles from Savoy's cellar in Paris, as well as a large
selection of reasonably priced new-world producers. No matter what you
choose, you can depend on Savoy's food being spot-on renditions of the
dishes that earned his restaurant three Michelin stars in Paris (it has
two here), such as oysters en gelee (fresh kumamotos atop oyster cream topped with oyster jelly) and poulet en cocotte, the creamiest, whitest veal on the planet. Savoy features no beef in his Parisian original, but he's proud of his tournedos, as well as the American veal proudly plated and served by the top-notch staff. • In Caesar's Palace Hotel, 3570 Las Vegas Boulevard South, +1 702 731 7286, caesarspalace.com, mains $80-$175, 10-course tasting menu $298. Open Tue-Fri 12 noon-10.30pm, Sat 7.30pm-10.30pm, closed Sun-Mon
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Bar Masa
his is only place to go in Las Vegas for sushi and sashimi – when
someone else is paying. The quality of the raw ingredients (most flown
in from Japan) is an immediate education in the subtleties that comprise
a superior Japanese dining experience. The size of your pocket, and
your sensibilities, will determine whether you think paying $15 apiece
for toro, or $10 apiece for akamutsu (deep-sea snapper), or $34 for a kegani
hairy-crab salad is worth it. Ignore the gymnasium feel of the place
and be dazzled by the dancing shrimp, whitefish sampling platter, yari ika (squid) or the kanpachi with jalapeño sotomaki – each one more ethereal than the last.
• In the Aria Hotel, 3730 Las Vegas Boulevard South, +1 702 590 8580, arialasvegas.com, average mains $26-$38, sushi from $6 per piece, early-evening set menu $49. Open Wed-Sun 5pm-11pm, closed Mon-Tues
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Cut
Is this the best steakhouse in Vegas? It certainly serves up the most
inventive non-steak dishes. Everything from the pristine oxtail broth to
the bone-marrow flan to the hot potato knishes to the lamb chops with a
mint-cucumber raita to the thyme-lavender roasted duck to the classic
Dover sole are the equal of the prime grass- and corn-fed beef on offer.
In fact, some tables skip the steaks entirely and make a meal from the
stunning small plates, appetizers and sides. The wine list, under
sommelier Lindsey Whipple, has vastly improved in the past two years,
both in selection and price.
• In the Palazzo Hotel, 3325 Las Vegas Boulevard South, +1 702 607 6300, palazzo.com,starters from $17, steaks from $51 without side orders. Open daily 5.30-10pm (11pm Fri and Sat)
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Carnevino
While CUT may be the best overall steakhouse in town, Carnevino probably has the best steaks in the country.
Chef Mario Batali and his business partner Joe Bastianich have created
an ageing programme for their beef like no other, featuring
hand-selected steaks dry-aged in a giant meat locker which turns out
beauties ranging from 60 days to six months old! The super-aged strips
and porterhouses are designated riservas on the menu and have
to be ordered several days in advance – some are almost a year old and
attain a ham-like texture and a blue cheese funk that's for aficionados
only.
• In the Palazzo Hotel, 3325 Las Vegas Boulevard South, +1 702 789 4141, carnevino.com, mains $33-$61, beef tasting menu $120. Open Mon-Sun 12 noon-12 midnight
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