News for Restaurants in Las Vegas February 2022 Archive Search / Openings / Closings / News Bytes / Chef Shuffle/ Culinary Events / Wine Dinners / News Archive / Sign up for our free, monthly newsletter If you haven't picked a place to eat tonight, you're in luck. Gayot has all the restaurant news for your area right here. Learn which new restaurants have opened in Las Vegas and which restaurants in Las Vegas have recently closed. Find out where your favorite chefs are cooking and locate special events.  RESTAURANT NEWS Openings Villa Azur restaurant and lounge will open this summer at the Grand Canal Shoppes at The Venetian. The cuisine will feature a taste of the south of France and the east coast, pairing seasonal ingredients and international flavors with stunning presentation. Signature items will include truffle burrata, seared octopus, truffle French ravioles and Dover sole meunière. Many dishes will be prepared tableside by the servers, such as pâtes a la meule served in a Parmigiano Reggiano wheel and cognac flamed. There will be late night entertainment, glamorous greeters, DJs, musicians, dancers and other entertainers performing throughout the restaurant, evoking the effervescence of an authentic cabaret and giving guests the energy and after-dinner vibe of the French Riviera. Additionally, the restaurant will offer a curated wine and champagne list and cocktail menu with master mixologists handcrafting signature drinks. Villa Azur, 3355 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas, NV 89109, 702-414-1000, 877-883-6423.   Global lifestyle icon Martha Stewart will open her first-ever restaurant, The Bedford by Martha Stewart, this spring at Paris Las Vegas. Designed by Stewart herself, the decor draws inspiration from her country farmhouse, where she brings the outdoors in. The 194-seat intimate restaurant will offer guests an authentic glimpse of how she lives and entertains in her own home, with appointed décor which embraces a neutral color palette that acts as a perfect backdrop to four seasons of color. Stewart and her team of culinary experts are developing seasonal dinner, weekend brunch and holiday menus that feature signature menu items created from sourcing seasonal, high-quality ingredients from various purveyors including the Las Vegas Farmers Market, Dartagnan Inc., Urbani Truffles, Roe Caviar, Frog Hollow Farm, Jasper Hill Farm and Vermont Creamery, among others. The Bedford by Martha Stewart, 3655 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas, NV 89109, 702-946-7000, 888-266-5687.   James Beard Award and Emmy Winner and public television star of the Yan Can Cook series, chef Martin Yan, will open M.Y. Asia, his first Las Vegas restaurant, inside Horseshoe Las Vegas as the rebranded resort transforms from Bally’s Las Vegas in the spring of 2022. The reimagined space will feature lively murals and natural textures and the Lucky Bell Bar, a Yan signature. The 130-seat dining room will offer a full view of the hand-pulled noodle bar and wok kitchen. True to chef Yan’s style, diners will enjoy flavors from across the continent including specialties from China, Japan, Vietnam and Thailand with Peking duck, hand-pulled noodles, dim sum and fresh live seafood. Takeout guests will use digital carryout lockers, adding whimsy and a wink to Chinese takeout while keeping the experience contact free. M.Y. Asia, Horseshoe Las Vegas, 3645 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89109, 877-603-4390.   Legendary New York steakhouse Peter Luger is coming to Caesars Palace, opening at the end of 2022 in the former space of Rao’s next to MR CHOW. It will mark the first domestic expansion in more than 60 years for the restaurant which opened its doors in Brooklyn in 1887, and will be its first U.S. location outside of New York and join other locations in Great Neck, Long Island and Tokyo. The iconic German beer hall setting has become famous for its oak-topped tables, notoriously gruff bow-tied waitstaff and USDA-Prime steaks. The family owners still follow in matriarch Marsha Forman’s tradition of hand-selecting the best selection of USDA Prime beef, which are then sent to on-site dry-ageing facilities and aged under carefully regulated temperature and humidity conditions. Peter Luger Steak House, 3570 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas, NV 89109, 702-731-7110, 877-427-7243.   News Bytes Dinner and Show at The STRAT The STRAT is offering three dinner and show packages. The Casual Package, includes dinner at PT’s Wings & Sports with choice of a burger, sandwich or five-ounce boneless wings, dessert and the option of seeing “Banachek’s Mind Games Live” for $55, “Xavier Mortimer: The Dream Maker” for $65 or “iLuminate” for $75. The Premium Package, offers dinner at McCall’s Heartland Grill with soup or salad, lemon and herb marinated half chicken or Atlantic salmon and cheesecake or chocolate cake and the option of seeing “Banachek’s Mind Games Live” for $75, “Xavier Mortimer: The Dream Maker” for $85 or “iLuminate” for $95. The Extravagant Package, includes dinner at Top of the World with glass of champagne, Caesar salad, entrée, side dish and warm butter cake and the option of seeing “Banachek’s Mind Games Live” for $155, “Xavier: The Dream Maker” for $165 or “iLuminate” for 175. The STRAT, 2000 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas, NV 89109, 702-380-7777, 800-998-6937.   March Madness Specials on Tap at Silverton Casino The Silverton Casino is offering specials gearing up for March Madness, from March 17-20. All casino bars and lounges will offer $18 buckets of domestic or imported beer and $5 green tea shots made with whiskey, sweet and sour and peach schnapps. From 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., the Shady Grove Lounge will offer a $6 combo meal including choice of a beer-braised brat with caramelized onions, an all-beef hot dog or an all-American cheeseburger served with fries or kettle chips and a jumbo cookie; and the Mermaid Lounge will be serving up a $6 personal pizza with a choice of pepperoni or cheese. Silverton Casino, 3333 Blue Diamond Rd., Las Vegas, NV 89139, 702-263-7777, 866-946-4373.   Tailgate Social Sports Bar & Grill Hosting March Madness Viewing Parties Tailgate Social Sports Bar & Grill at Palace Station Hotel and Casino will host will host Buckets & Brews viewing parties for each weekend of college basketball's March Madness from March 17-April 4. The games will be viewed on more than 30 high-definition TVs throughout the restaurant offering optimal viewing from any seat. A per person minimum spent on food and drinks is required to reserve seating, with minimums ranging from $50-$95 depending on the round. The full menu will be available, including crispy style chicken wings with choice of sauce; hanger steak with roasted balsamic butter and fries; and the Abe Froman pizza with marinara, Italian sausage, sautéed peppers and onions, mozzarella and spicy agave chile. Drinks offered include craft beers (20 on tap) and themed cocktails such as the Buzzer Beater with Cazadores tequila, hibiscus, grapefruit liqueur and lime. Reservations can be made on the website here, by calling 702-221-6513 or emailing [email protected]. Tailgate Social Sports Bar & Grill, 2411 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89102, 702-367-2411, 800-634-3101, 888-319-4661.   Lip Smacking Foodie Tours Offering Excursions at Resorts World Lip Smacking Foodie Tours has added four restaurants at Resorts World to its “Savors of the Strip” gourmet walking excursion. Available nightly, the 2.5-hour primetime evening tour is led by a professional tour guide, taking guests to three restaurants located within an easy stroll from one another, with the exact lineup dependent upon the particular night of the week. The restaurants include the high-energy contemporary Asian Fuhu; ¡VIVA!, chef Ray Garcia’s fresh take on Latin cooking; Kusa Nori,complete with a sushi bar and teppanyaki grills; and Carversteak steakhouse, helmed by chef Daniel Ontiveros, formerly of Joël Robuchon Restaurant, Thomas Keller’s Bouchon Bistro, Michael Mina’s Nobhill Tavern and Scotch 80 Prime. The price is $199 per person, inclusive of gratuities and a $60 optional beverage package is available that provides one pre-selected signature cocktail at each venue. For more info and to book a tour visit Lip Smacking Foodie Tours.   The Count Room Live Opens Inside Bugsy & Meyer’s Steakhouse The Count Room Live at Flamingo Las Vegas is now open inside Bugsy & Meyer’s Steakhouse. Guests are transported back to the “Old Vegas” era as vintage vibes and the melodies of swing and funky jazz music are performed live Friday and Saturday evenings by The Moonshiners. The new speakeasy entertainment experience is tucked away in an intimate bar past the steakhouse dining room and features craft cocktails such as the Millionaire with Myers’s Jamaican Dark Rum, sloe gin and Apry liqueur. A build-your-own Old Fashioned beverage cart rolls through the room allowing guests to choose a spirit, citrus, syrup and bitters unique to their taste. A menu of savory bites includes coconut shrimp with coconut sambal and Thai basil honeydew slaw; heirloom beet & squash salad with honey yogurt goat cheese, candied pecans and toasted pumpkin seeds; and single barrel dessert with date cake, caramel mousse and toasted pecan vanilla gelato topped off with warm salted caramel whiskey. The Count Room Live is open Friday and Saturday from 8-11 p.m. Bugsy & Meyer’s Steakhouse, Flamingo Las Vegas, 3555 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas, NV 89109, 702-733-3111.   Al Solito Posto Adds Brunch & Lunch Services Al Solito Posto at Tivoli Village has launched weekend brunch and weekday lunch service. Brunch highlights include lobster Benedict, braised beef cheeks with polenta, stuffed French toast and classic East Coast Taylor ham egg & cheese sandwich. Both lunch and brunch offer new sandwiches such as meatball parmesan, eggplant cutlet and roasted pork with au jus dip; entrees including spaghetti & meatballs, Scottish salmon, shrimp scampi and chicken Milanese; Belgian endive & farro salad; and poached tuna niçoise salad with protein options of shrimp, chicken, skirt steak and salmon. In addition, there is a build-your-own Prosecco bar with several fruit puree and cordial options; traditional, spicy Italian and botanico bloody Marys; and three large-format carafe cocktail options for sharing—J.E. Daiquiri, Elixir of Life and Fragolina. Lunch hours are Mon.-Fri. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and brunch is Sat.-Sun. 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Al Solito Posto, Tivoli Village, 420 S. Rampart Blvd. #180, Las Vegas, NV 89145, 702-463-6781.   Chef Shuffle Check back soon for more news. Closings CLOSED FOR GOOD Take your taste buds on a walk down memory lane! Check out our exclusive closed restaurant database for Las Vegas to virtually visit your favorite dining spots from yesteryear. Aristocrat, R.I.P. Check back soon for more news. CULINARY EVENTS Want to learn to cook? Try new dishes? Meet a foodie friend for fun? Check out our compilation of culinary events in your area. View our calendar of Wine Dinners & Tastings in Las Vegas

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