Las Vegas's culinary landscape evolved dramatically in 2024, with several notable restaurant openings and closures reshaping the city's dining scene.

Grandest Openings

Bazaar Mar (The Shops at Crystals)
José Andrés' fifth Strip restaurant specializes in seafood and Spanish tapas, featuring signature dishes like Hokkaido sea scallops crudo and Maine lobster croquetas.

Dominique Ansel Marché (Paris Las Vegas)
The James Beard Award-winning chef's second Strip location offers French pastries, rotisserie chicken, sandwiches, and flatbreads in a 5,000-square-foot market-style setting.

Bourbon Steak (Four Seasons)
Michael Mina's steakhouse features Japanese A5 wagyu and prime angus, prepared using signature butter-poaching techniques.

Gjelina (Venetian)
This Venice Beach transplant brings seafood-forward cuisine including orecchiette with beef cheek Bolognese and striped sea bass stew.

Pinky's by Vanderpump (Flamingo)
Lisa Vanderpump's third Strip venue serves upscale American classics in a $3.5 million, 7,000-square-foot space.

Ole Red (Horseshoe)
Blake Shelton's four-story barbecue joint and honkytonk features Southern cuisine and Strip views.

Notable Closures

Picasso (Bellagio)
The two-Michelin-starred French restaurant closed after 25 years, despite conflicting reports about chef Julian Serrano's retirement.

Ocean One (Miracle Mile Shops)
The Strip's most affordable restaurant closed after nearly 20 years of serving meals under $10.

Crown & Anchor (East Tropicana)
This 30-year-old British pub, famous for inspiring The Killers' "Mr. Brightside," closed in July.

Margaritaville (Flamingo)
Jimmy Buffett's iconic restaurant closed after 21 years when Caesars declined to renew its lease.

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (AREA15)
This unique themed restaurant closed with Lost Spirits Distillery's departure.

Holsteins Shakes & Buns (Cosmopolitan)
The popular burger joint closed but will relocate to downtown's arts district in spring 2024.

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