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The Las Vegas Michelin Guide:
Every Selection—and What Inspectors Missed
These are the Michelin-Starred, Bib Gourmand, and Recommended restaurants in Las Vegas, plus seven places that belong in the guide.
By Mei Chen
Updated Sept. 15, 2026
é by José Andrés
AUTHOR BIO: Mei Chen has worked for nearly a dozen start-ups in as many years, taking her to several West Coast cities. While she’s sure her current day job is permanent, she also has her eye on Carmel.
I used to land in Las Vegas with the Michelin Guide’s city listings already open on my phone, like they were a second boarding pass. Back then, Joël Robuchon held three Michelin Stars, Restaurant Guy Savoy had two, and the Strip had finally muscled its way into the same global fine-dining conversation as cities that required fewer slot machines to get there.
Then Michelin stopped reviewing Las Vegas after 2009. The restaurants kept coming anyway. International chefs opened increasingly elaborate dining rooms, local chefs built serious followings away from the Strip, and Las Vegas became a stronger restaurant city during the very years Michelin was paying no attention to it.
The inspectors have finally returned with the inaugural Michelin Guide Southwest. They selected 24 Las Vegas restaurants: Joël Robuchon received two Michelin Stars; L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon, é by José Andrés, and Restaurant Guy Savoy each earned one; three restaurants received Bib Gourmands; and 17 landed among the Michelin Recommended restaurants.
The Adventurist had already named 17 Las Vegas restaurants we believed deserved Michelin recognition. Ten made the official guide, including three of its four starred restaurants, although inspectors were often less generous with the Stars than we were. Seven of our choices received no recognition at all.
Below is the complete Las Vegas Michelin Guide, organized by Stars, Bib Gourmands, and Recommended restaurants. Then come the places Michelin missed, because returning to Las Vegas after 17 years and getting everything right on the first try would have been a bit much to ask.
Two Michelin Stars
Joël Robuchon
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The 10-course tasting menu at the flagship MGM Grand restaurant feels like a time capsule from the era when French fine dining was about velvet banquettes and sauces that took three days. For $485 to $525, depending on add-ons, lobster gets topped with caviar like it’s meant to be, and the Mignardises cart arrives like a jewelry display on wheels. It’s over the top, yes—but the technique, pacing, and precision haven’t slipped an inch. Michelin gave this place three stars previously, but being the only two-star restaurant in town is a fine consolation.
One Michelin Star
é by José Andrés
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Nine seats face a steel-topped counter inside José Andrés’ most intimate Las Vegas restaurant, where dinner unfolds as equal parts tasting menu and stagecraft. The courses draw on Spanish avant-garde cooking: familiar ingredients reshaped, textures rearranged, and several bites requiring instructions before anyone dares touch them. Tickets disappear months ahead, and the evening runs with the timing of a theater production.
L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon
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If Robuchon’s main dining room is a limousine, L’Atelier is the stick shift sports car with the same engine. You sit at a counter, inches from the chefs, watching foie gras-stuffed quail and langoustine carpaccio hit the plate with surgical precision. The vibe is sleek and low-lit, more nightclub than Versailles, but the technique doesn’t let up. These are the kinds of dishes that got Robuchon all those Michelin stars in the first place—just served with a bit less starch in the collar.
Restaurant Guy Savoy
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Restaurant Guy Savoy in Caesars Palace is the kind of place where your chair gets tucked in like it’s royalty and every plate lands like a plot twist. The seven-course Celebration menu includes Guy Savoy’s legendary artichoke and black truffle soup—served with a truffle brioche so delicate it practically sighs. From there, it’s wagyu and lobster, caviar and coral jus, and a wine list that could bankrupt a hedge fund. It’s a meticulous, deeply French temple of flavor, where Michelin-style service meets Strip-level spectacle—and somehow, it never feels forced.
Bib Gourmands
China Poblano
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José Andrés puts Chinese noodles and dumplings beside Mexican tacos and ceviches at China Poblano, treating the two cuisines as neighbors rather than forcing them into fusion. Heirloom Oaxacan corn becomes tortillas for carnitas tacos and quesabirria, while the other half of the menu handles siu mai, congee, and fried rice. The arrangement sounds like someone lost control of the restaurant planning meeting. At the table, it makes considerably more sense. Michelin recognized the combination with a Bib Gourmand.
Esther’s Kitchen
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James Trees helped turn the Las Vegas Arts District into a dining neighborhood when he opened Esther’s Kitchen in 2018. The larger restaurant it occupies now still revolves around housemade sourdough, brass-die pasta, and wood-fired pizza. A loaf of bread arrives with choices such as anchovy butter and basil ricotta; pasta might carry guanciale, local mushrooms, or whatever nearby farms have managed to produce. Trees cooks Italian food through the seasons of the West Coast, a formula Michelin judged worthy of a Bib Gourmand.
YEN Viet Kitchen
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YEN Viet Kitchen operates far from the machinery of a Strip dining spectacle. Its laminated menu runs through Vietnamese soups, rice plates, salads, and grilled meats, including chicken pho built on broth simmered for 20 hours. Lotus-stem salad brings crunch and acid, while bánh khọt arrive as crisp little rice pancakes carrying shrimp. Michelin gave YEN a Bib Gourmand, recognizing both the cooking and what the bill looks like afterward. In Las Vegas, the second part can feel nearly as remarkable as the first.
Recommended
Anima by EDO
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Oscar Amador, two‑time James Beard nominee, serves Spanish‑inspired precision with international deposits of flavor from this off-the-strip spot. Plates—like mushroom tarte Tatin—find balance in texture, heat, and complexity. That kind of refinement is exactly why Amador got Michelin’s attention.
Bouchon
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Thomas Keller’s French bistro has been serving steak frites, escargots, oysters, and roast chicken at the Venetian since 2004. The menu rarely bothers with novelty. It relies on careful technique, good butter, and the continuing usefulness of a properly crisp order of fries. The raw bar builds towers from oysters and other fruits de mer, while weekend brunch adds croque madame and pastries from Bouchon Bakery. Michelin previously awarded Bouchon a Star in Las Vegas; this time, inspectors returned it to the guide as Recommended.
COTE Las Vegas
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COTE puts Korean barbecue grills into an American steakhouse and then turns up the Vegas dial. Simon Kim’s sprawling Venetian restaurant serves USDA Prime beef, American wagyu, and Japanese A5, much of it cooked at the table. The Butcher’s Feast surrounds four cuts with banchan, scallion salad, egg soufflé, and stews. Bigger spenders can order steak omakase or construct gimbap with A5 wagyu. A DJ booth and more than 1,200 wine labels ensure nobody mistakes this outpost for a quiet neighborhood barbecue joint.
Estiatorio Milos
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The first decision at Estiatorio Milos happens over a display of whole fish packed in ice. Diners select lavraki, red snapper, Dover sole, or another daily arrival, then usually submit to the wisdom of charcoal, olive oil, lemon, and very little interference. The Milos Special turns paper-thin zucchini and eggplant into a crisp stack with saganaki cheese and tzatziki; octopus gets oregano, capers, and red wine vinegar. The restaurant’s famous prix-fixe lunch remains one of the Strip’s more civilized financial arrangements.
Gymkhana
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Gymkhana arrives at Aria having earned two stars already at the original London location. Chef Srikant Kumar runs the menu through beetroot chops pao bright with chiles, boondi, and peanut ghati, tandoori masala lamb chops pushed to the edge of singe in the charcoal tandoor, and venison biryani brought to the table under a pastry cap that turns steam into theater. The room pulls off the useful Las Vegas trick of making 170 seats feel clubby and close, with animal paintings, mirrored details, Punjabi R&B, dressed-up tables, and enough smoke, spice, and polish, while also having something serious underneath it.
Kabuto
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Kabuto serves Edomae sushi from a hinoki counter in a Chinatown strip mall, with fish selected according to season and flown in largely from Japan. Two nightly seatings move through an omakase that changes every day, allowing the chefs to cure, age, marinate, or lightly sear each piece according to what it needs. Black snapper, jack mackerel, and sea urchin may appear, followed by miso soup and something sweet. The setting is restrained, the sake glasses come from Japan, and every small detail appears to have been considered twice.
Kame Omakase
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Kame places luxury front and center, beginning with a tasting menu priced around $500. The signature omakase may open with chawanmushi before reaching the “Jewelry Box,” layers of otoro, uni, trout roe, scallop, and caviar arranged with the subtlety of an opened safe. Lobster, wagyu, sashimi, and nigiri follow according to the season and the fish available from Japan. The price puts dinner in the same general category as a minor home repair, though admittedly few plumbers arrive carrying sea urchin.
Lamaii
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At Lamaii, Thai cooking runs on contrast: sour against smoke, chile against sweetness, and crisp textures against curry. Cured salmon comes with fried garlic, herbs, and heat; choo chee fish pairs a crisp fillet with red curry cream and kaffir lime. Sommelier-owner Bon Atcharawan also gives the wine list unusual authority, steering bottles toward dishes that can overwhelm timid pairings. It is precise, modern Thai cooking without sanding away the force that made the dishes interesting.
Michael Mina
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Mina built a seafood temple at the Bellagio—raw bar precision, fish flown in daily, dishes that taste like recipes perfected over the course of a storied career (because, yeah, they were). Tableside prep adds theater, but it's all tech—not fluff. Technique, sourcing, and statements—Mina nails all three.
Mott 32
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Mott 32 begins preparing its signature Peking duck 42 days before it reaches the table, aging the bird before roasting it over applewood. The rest of the menu roams through Canton, Shanghai, and Beijing: Iberico pork char siu, hot-and-sour soup dumplings, scallop dumplings, and lobster fried rice. Joyce Wang’s design mixes abacus-inspired lights, industrial surfaces, and a neon duck, in case dinner had begun feeling insufficiently theatrical. Michelin stopped at Recommended, though the kitchen’s technique reaches well beyond the average casino-floor Chinese restaurant.
Partage
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Partage is where you go when you want the kind of tasting menu that’s not about flash and circumstance. The room is quiet, the service exacting, and the chef’s table—with wine pairings and direct views of the kitchen—is one of the best dining experiences in town. There’s no telling what chef Yuri Szarzewski will dream up the night you go. But expect king crab jelly with caviar, foie gras under a cloud of spun sugar, and plating that makes you slow down and take it all in. Begin, or perhaps end, the night at Le Club, the restaurant’s glamorous-but-not-overdone connected champagne room.
Pho Ga Bac Bac
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Pho Ga Bac Bac specializes in chicken pho, with clear, deeply worked broth carrying rice noodles and cuts of poached chicken. The menu also offers beef short-rib pho, Hainanese chicken with rice, bánh khọt, and crisp fried chicken wings. It is open around the clock, an attribute with particular utility in a city where breakfast, dinner, and regrettable decisions regularly share the same hour. Michelin placed it among the Recommended restaurants, giving Las Vegas Chinatown another selection built on skill rather than spectacle.
Ping Pang Pong
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Dim sum carts roll through Ping Pang Pong carrying shrimp dumplings, pork siu mai, lotus-wrapped sticky rice, and fried seaweed rolls packed with seafood. The larger Cantonese menu adds roast duck, salt-and-pepper shrimp, walnut prawns, congee, and an XO rice-noodle roll with bean sprouts and green onion. It has occupied the Gold Coast casino in one form or another for years, feeding families, chefs, and Strip workers while much flashier restaurants came and went. Michelin’s recommendation confirms what Las Vegas diners had already worked out.
SoulBelly BBQ
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Chef Bruce Kalman smokes brisket, pork ribs, chicken, and sausage over hardwood at SoulBelly BBQ in the Arts District. The central Texas foundation leaves space for pimento cheese with Ritz crackers, fried mac-and-cheese balls, vinegar-dusted chicharrones, and sides that occasionally remember vegetables exist. Live music and local beer keep the operation loose, but the meats require patience and close control of fire. Michelin’s recommendation also gives Las Vegas something its new guide otherwise lacks: a restaurant where the principal piece of equipment is a smoker.
Stubborn Seed
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Jeremy Ford transplanted his Miami Michelin-star mojo to Resorts World and tightened it for Vegas. Each plate hits with global fusion and surgical intent—vegetables and proteins in perfect lockstep. It’s a tasting menu that speaks to intent, purpose, artistry—exactly why it earned Michelin’s attention.
Wing Lei
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This was the first Chinese restaurant in the U.S. to earn a Michelin star back in the first iteration of the Vegas guide. And while it didn’t earn a star this time, every dish at chef Ming Yu’s restaurant in the Wynn—especially the roast duck—still lands with that mastery. Service is polished, balance is sharp, and the technicality is undeniable.
Restaurants
Michelin Missed
Casa Playa
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Sarah Thompson, a James Beard Best Chef Southwest finalist, leads seaside‑inspired plates in the Wynn Las Vegas. Think impeccably sourced seafood and seasonal produce—modern but anchored. Next time inspectors come to town, Michelin should take note of her pedigree and ingredient quality.
What it deserves: One Michelin Star
Lotus of Siam
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Calling Lotus of Siam a Thai restaurant is like calling the Bellagio fountain a water feature—it’s technically true, but you’re missing the grandeur of it all. Chef Saipin Chutima has been named Best Chef Southwest and runs a kitchen that treats Northern Thai traditions like formula. Garlic prawns arrive battered, shell-and-all, and coated in garlic sauce so precise you wonder if they measured it with micrometers. The crispy duck Panang is brilliant—in its red-curry cloak, every flavor hits with purpose. Then there’s khao soi, nam prik ong, sai oua: each plate tastes powered by generations of family recipes, leveled up by discipline. No linen, no show—just lightning-bolt technique.
What it deserves: One Michelin Star
Mizumi
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Mizumi stages precise Japanese fine dining overlooking a koi pond and waterfalls, with a coveted “Sansui Dining” area, an intimate outdoor dining space tucked into the garden. The menu centers on sushi and sashimi, robatayaki, and a dedicated teppanyaki room. The kitchen is led by executive chef Jeff Ramsey, who previously earned a Michelin star at Tapas Molecular Bar in Tokyo. It’s disciplined, ingredient-first cooking with polished service—the sort of rigor and choreography Michelin should award next time.
What it deserves: One Michelin Star
Mother Wolf
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Evan Funke expanded his L.A. pasta shrine to Vegas—and it’s not a gimmick. Every tonnarelli and sfincione feels handcrafted with obsessive control. Imported techniques, wood-fired definitions, Roman clarity—this is classic fine-dining rigor with Italian soul, and exactly the kind of precision that Michelin should award.
What it deserves: One Michelin Star
Peter Luger Steak House
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Brooklyn’s steak legend rebooted itself at Caesars Palace and somehow elevated the already top-notch concept. Dry-aging is on display; each bite tastes like a masterclass in texture and timing. Steak isn’t simple—it’s ancient craft—and this one drags it into the spotlight with zero compromise. And while the New York original lost its Michelin star in 2022, the Vegas clone shouldn’t get passed over next time.
What it deserves: Recommended
Pisces Bar & Seafare
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Pisces in the Wynn Las Vegas looks yacht-party luxe, but under that gloss is tight technique: whole spiny lobsters, grilled Mediterranean fish, focused pairings. Chef Martin Heierling’s presentations feel intentional—not stuck in sauce. This kind of culinary discipline under the glow of décor speaks to fine-dining precision.
What it deserves: One Michelin Star
Wakuda
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Tetsuya Wakuda’s sushi restaurant in the Venetian Palazzo Tower is whisper-quiet but roars with discipline. Courses measured to temple precision, umami depth carried in every bite. There’s a “secret” omakase counter hidden behind a bar, with a wallet-draining price tag of $500 per person. But it’s also the kind of minimalism that masks complexity—nothing wasted, everything calculated.
What it deserves: One Michelin Star
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