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The Saddest Restaurant Closings to Know in Las Vegas, May 2025

1 week ago | vegas.eater.com | Janna Karel

The Saddest Restaurant Closings to Know in Las Vegas, May 2025The dining landscape in Las Vegas is ever-changing. Almost halfway into the year, Las Vegas has bid goodbye to Strip restaurants with celebrity names and neighborhood haunts with 24-hour dining. Below are restaurants that closed within the last month or so and restaurants that have already scheduled their final days of service. This round-up covers the restaurant closings you may have missed.
Inside Echo, Las Vegas’s New Retro-Chic Listening Lounge

1 week ago | vegas.eater.com | Janna Karel

Natalie Young finally built the kind of space she used to daydream about: a lounge with warm light spilling over leather couches, the crackle of vinyl in the background, and and low-lit drinks designed for lingering.
Alain Ducasse’s Sky-High Restaurant to Close After a Decade Above the Strip

1 week ago | vegas.eater.com | Janna Karel

A decade after opening his French Riviera–inspired restaurant 64 floors above the Las Vegas Strip, Alain Ducasse will close Rivea this summer. The final dinner service is set for Sunday, June 22. Ducasse has operated restaurants in that iconic rooftop space for more than 20 years, adapting through two major hotel rebrands. The first, Mix (stylized as miX), opened in 2004 atop what was then the Hotel (stylized as THEhotel) at Mandalay Bay.
Iconic Chinese Restaurant Mr. Chow Closes on the Las Vegas Strip

2 weeks ago | vegas.eater.com | Janna Karel

With its Champagne lounge, tableside-prepared Mr. Chow noodles, and 3,800-pound kinetic sculpture based on the moon, Mr. Chow at Caesars Palace was the kind of dining experience one could only find in Las Vegas. After a nine-year run as one of the best Chinese restaurants in Las Vegas, Mr. Chow closed permanently on Saturday, May 17, as Caesars Entertainment confirmed to Eater Vegas.
Tour Through Nevada’s Weirdest, Wildest, and Most Wonderful Places

2 weeks ago | vegas.eater.com | Janna Karel

To many outsiders, Nevada is just the desert landmass that surrounds the glamorous, neon-drenched dreamscape of Las Vegas — a state whose name is mispronounced as often as it’s misunderstood (it’s Nev-add-uh). Others know Nevada to be ghost country, not just for its literal ghost towns, but for the apparitions rumored to haunt its century-old hotels and saloons. The state is, of course, the backdrop to Area 51 and (allegedly) classified extraterrestrial activity.
The Best Restaurants and Bars in Reno, Nevada

2 weeks ago | vegas.eater.com | Rob Kachelriess

Back to List Lille Allen/Eater Between the mountainous scenery, street art, and Truckee River that runs through the center of town, Reno has charm to spare. But does it have a dining scene? Northern Nevada’s largest city is picking up some serious momentum as a true culinary destination, from the gritty casino center of downtown to up-and-coming neighborhoods like Midtown and the surrounding suburbs.
Eat Your Way Through the Southwest’s Most Picturesque National Parks

2 weeks ago | vegas.eater.com | Rob Kachelriess

Las Vegas is known for all-you-can-eat dining, but its location near some of the Southwest’s most iconic national parks — including Zion, the Grand Canyon, and Death Valley — makes it a great place to jumpstart a buffet of natural wonders throughout the Southwest. In just four days, you can road trip through some of the Southwest’s most iconic national parks, stopping at restaurants that help define the local culture.
Where the Wild West Never Left: The 150-Year-Old Legacy of Nevada’s Saloons

2 weeks ago | vegas.eater.com | Janna Karel

The poker game was fixed — that’s the story anyway. An out-of-work miner got “caught gambling crooked,” so the dealer pulled a pistol and emptied six bullets into the man, so says the 1915 coroner’s report. Three of those bullets shot clear through the Pioneer Saloon’s prefabricated walls, marring the pressed tin near the front door. The lore and mythos of the 112-year-old Pioneer Saloon is as alive today as it was the day those bullets penetrated its walls.
Award-Winning Chef Kwame Onwuachi Opens a First-of-Its-Kind Steakhouse in Las Vegas

2 weeks ago | vegas.eater.com | Janna Karel

Chef Kwame Onwuachi — a James Beard Award winner, Top Chef champion, and the force behind New York’s acclaimed Tatiana — is heading to Las Vegas. His next project: a first-of-its-kind steakhouse on the Strip that draws from his Afro-Caribbean heritage while shaping the city’s next wave of chef-driven dining. The Sahara announced that Onwuachi’s newest restaurant, Maroon, will open at the resort in late 2025.
Holsteins Makes a Vegas Comeback With Over-the-Top Burgers and Boozy Shakes Off-Strip

2 weeks ago | vegas.eater.com | Janna Karel

In May 2024, Holsteins Shakes and Buns closed its doors at the Cosmopolitan, ending a 15-year run of serving wildly indulgent burgers and over-the-top milkshakes on the Las Vegas Strip. Now, one year later, Holsteins is making a comeback — this time off-Strip, in the heart of the Arts District. The new Holsteins opens Thursday, May 29, at 1216 S. Main Street, joining neighborhood favorites like Esther’s Kitchen and Main St. Provisions.