Balla Italian Soul

Superstar chef Shawn McClain, who operates Libertine Social at the other end of The Strip, tackles Italian cuisine at Balla Italian Soul – adding another heavy-hitter to the already impressive culi...

Ferraro's Italian Restaurant & Wine Bar

In 1985, Ferraro’s Italian Restaurant & Wine Bar opened on Flamingo Road to bring Las Vegas a five-star Italian dining experience. Forty years later, the family-owned and operated restaurant still ...

Buddy V's

At the first restaurant by famed baker Buddy “Cake Boss” Valastro, star of the reality TV show Cake Boss, the majority of the Italian menu items are based on family recipes of his mom, grandmother,...

Mon Ami Gabi

This classic French bistro at Paris was recommended by more than a dozen of those surveyed, showing up most in the categories of French Casual and People Watching. Carver Road Hospitality V.P. Brya...

Pizza Rock (Multiple Locations)

Pizza Rock’s is a consensus pick in the pizza category, with nods from nine of those surveyed including food blogger/master BBQ judge Mercy Baron. (It also managed to score some votes in the catego...

Osteria Fiorella

Chef Marc Vetri is a Philadelphia culinary legend who came to Las Vegas in 2018 to open a brilliant fine-dining restaurant atop what was then a newly renovated Palms. When the Palms postponed its r...

The Golden Tiki

The fact that about 75% of the experts surveyed took the time to recommend The Golden Tiki (mostly in the Tiki Bar category, of course) demonstrates how universally beloved this place is. That’s be...

Joel Robuchon

Perhaps not a “celebrity” by American pop-culture standards, Joel Robuchon was arguably the most famous and most celebrated chef in the fine-dining world. Among his countless honors: being named Ch...