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The 24 Hottest Restaurants in Las Vegas Right Now, January 2015

Where you should be eating right now.

by Susan Stapleton Jan 8, 2015, 10:00am PST

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by Susan Stapleton Jan 8, 2015, 10:00am PST

More often than not, tipsters, readers, friends and family of Eater have one question: Where should I eat right now? Restaurant obsessives want to know what's new, what's hot, which favorite chef just launched a sophomore effort. And while the Eater 38 is a crucial resource covering old standbys and neighborhood essentials across the city, it is not a chronicle of the "it" places of the moment. Thus, we offer the Eater Heatmap, which will change continually to always highlight where the foodie crowds are flocking to at the moment.

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Bazaar Meat

José Andrés brings more than a steakhouse with Bazaar Meat. Find what the team here is dubbing "the world's longest dining table" as well as open kitchens including the "fire stage" with wood grills and rotisseries and a raw bar with ceviches, carpaccios and tartares. Two private dining rooms await; the Silver Room in all silver and Sam's Room with an open kitchen focused on seafood.

2535 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas, NV 89109

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Border Grill

No, Border Grill isn't new to Las Vegas, but its location at the Forum Shops at Caesars is. About 40 percent of the menu is different here as well. A new open kitchen at the front of the restaurant offers up hand-rolled tortillas cooking on the comal and guacamole as well as 10 new ceviches.

Forum Shops at Caesars, 3500 South Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV 89109

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Carson Kitchen

Kerry Simon's latest restaurant serves up lunch and dinner with most dishes going for less than $20. Find a menu of shared plates, sandwiches, flatbreads baked in the hearthstone oven, garden dishes, entrees and Simon's playful take on desserts. On the drinks side, microbrewed soda brands, such as Virgil's, along with handcrafted cocktails and an array of small-batch brews and global wines.

124 S. Sixth St., Las Vegas, NV 89101

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Cleo

Mediterranean fare from Danny Elmaleh cooked up in the wood-burning grill that takes center stage makes the menu at this restaurant at the SLS Las Vegas.

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2535 South Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV 89109

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David Clawson Restaurant

Henderson's David Clawson Restaurant offers a chef's table where you can watch the action as chefs prepare small plates that can be paired with 2-ounce servings of wines, beers, sake and ciders. Go for the super deluxe "omygodse," where Clawson prepares a omakase dinner of his greatest hits.

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Anthem Hinglands Shopping Center, 2840 Bicentennial Parkway, Henderson, NV 89044

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DiFara Pizza

The Forum Food Court lands an outpost of Brooklyn's DiFara Pizza from the owners of Dom DeMarco. Jennifer Lopez already ordered pies for her crew here.

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3570 South Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV 89109

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El Sombrero Cafe

El Sombrero, once a family-owned restaurant that first started serving Mexican food in 1950, reopened under new ownership. Irma Aguirre of Mundo fame is behind the makeover that includes a new menu focusing on upscale Mexican fare and a black and white color scheme that refreshes the dining room.

807 S Main St, Las Vegas, NV 89101

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Giada

Giada De Laurentiis opened her very first restaurant at The Cromwell with a menu packed with antipasto, pastas, pizzettes and more, all with her signature twist on Italian cuisine with her deft California touches. While the prices may be high, they are matched only by the flavor that is delicate and feminine, never leaving you too full. As Giada says, "Taste a little bit of everything and not a lot of one thing." You can get lunch and breakfast too.

3595 Las Vegas Blvd S, Vegas, NV 89109

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Guy Fieri's Vegas Kitchen & Bar

Love it or loathe it, Guy Fieri’s new restaurant is the hottest ticket in town with lines out the door. Yes, there are Vegas fries. Yes, there is a Triple D burger. Are they good? Up to you. You can get breakfast here too.

3535 South Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV 89109

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Hearthstone Kitchen & Cellar

Hearthstone Kitchen & Cellar brings executive chef Brian Massie's food off the Strip for the first time. Two oversized hearth ovens cook 90 percent of the restaurant's menu, and each wood roasted dish features earthy flavors of the pecan and whisky barrel wood used to fuel the fire.

11011 W. Charleston Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89135

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Inyo Asian Variety Restaurant

Run, don't walk to this restaurant that serves Japanese, Korean and Thai fare on small plates for lunch and dinner. Former Blue Ribbon and Little Buddha chef Gregg Fortunato helms the kitchen here. This may become your new favorite restaurant in Chinatown.

6000 Spring Mountain Rd #1B, Las Vegas, NV 89146

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Izakaya Go

This new Chinatown izakaya features Japanese tapas, ramen noodles, yakitori and sushi in the former Koraku Ramen Spot. Find salmon and tuna sashimi, kara age, white fish tempura, beef carpaccio, enoki with butter and black sesame mochi.

3775 Spring Mountain Rd Ste 301, Las Vegas, NV 89102

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Japanese Cuisine by Omae

With only 12 seats, this exclusive restaurant serves up a seven-course omakase dinner menu from Michelin-starred Takeshi Omae. Right now, the restaurant offers four different omakase menus. Do make reservations in advance for the dinner with only two seatings nightly.

3650 South Decatur Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV 89103

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Lao Sze Chuan

Tony Hu, the self-proclaimed Mayor of Chinatown in Chicago, makes his first foray into Las Vegas with Lao Sze Chuan. Find Sze Chuan cuisine as well as Mandarin, Cantonese, Hunan and Shanghai dishes made especially for the Palms location. Get dim sum for lunch, too.

4321 West Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, NV 89103

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Lucky Foo's Restaurant & Bar

The southeast lands an American izakaya mixes Asian and Mediterranean flavors with American cuisine. Much of the menu is cooked on a robata grill and a traditional Japanese coal called binchotan, which burns at 1,000 degrees. Also of note, a sushi bar. Now serving lunch as well.

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8955 South Eastern Avenue, Las Vegas, NV 89123

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Made LV

Power food couple Elizabeth Blau and Kim Canteenwalla are at it again with Made LV, their second restaurant. The Tivoli Village tavern serves up comfort food with a healthy twist.

450 South Rampart Boulevard, Tivoli Village, Las Vegas, NV 89145

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MTO Café

MTO Cafe's second location at Downtown Summerlin brings dinner service to the breakfast and lunch spot.

10970 Rosemary Park Dr Ste 100, Las Vegas, NV 89135

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Pot Liquor CAS

Nab different types of Southern barbecue at this new restaurant at Town Square.

6587 South Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV 89119

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Shake Shack

The very first Shake Shack in Las Vegas brings its line-forming burgers, crinkle cut fries and custards to New York-New York. This marks the furthest west Shake Shack has ventured so far.

3790 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV 89109

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SkinnyFATS

This restaurant with its healthy side of the menu and happy side for those who want to indulge has become a darling in Las Vegas. This marks a second location for SkinnyFats, with a third on the way at the Grand Bazaar Shops.

8680 W. Warm Springs Road Suite 170, Las Vegas, NV 89148

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Tom's Urban

Tom's Urban delivers a modern diner with breakfast, lunch, dinner and late-night menus. Head here for the slopper, a burger with pork green chili, queso fresco, pico de gallo, cheddar and jack or the Hangover Slopper with two fried eggs. The Colorado Hot Brown brings shaved turkey and smoked pit ham on sourdough, smothered with pork green chili, pepper jack and cheddar cheese, tomato, applewood-smoke.

3970 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV 89119

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Urban Turban Bombay Kitchen & Tapas

Bombay-style tapas and bottomless curries come to Vegas via New Zealand. Do take a selfie with Turbie, the Urban Turban rickshaw.

3900 Paradise Road, Las Vegas, NV 89169

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Wolfgang Puck Bar & Grill

A second location of Wolfgang Puck Bar & Grill, this time in the new Downtown Summerlin. This contemporary version on the classic, American bar and grill serving "approachable" lunch and dinner menus. Look for salads, sandwiches, grilled meats, seafood, handmade pasta, and pizzas from the wood-burning oven

10955 Oval Park Dr, Las Vegas, NV 89135

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Yardbird Southern Table & Bar

If chicken is what you want, you can find it fried, with waffles and more at this JBF semifinalist out of Miami. Do check out the beverages and brunch.

3355 South Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV 89109

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Bazaar Meat

2535 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas, NV 89109

José Andrés brings more than a steakhouse with Bazaar Meat. Find what the team here is dubbing "the world's longest dining table" as well as open kitchens including the "fire stage" with wood grills and rotisseries and a raw bar with ceviches, carpaccios and tartares. Two private dining rooms await; the Silver Room in all silver and Sam's Room with an open kitchen focused on seafood.

2535 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas, NV 89109

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Border Grill

Forum Shops at Caesars, 3500 South Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV 89109

No, Border Grill isn't new to Las Vegas, but its location at the Forum Shops at Caesars is. About 40 percent of the menu is different here as well. A new open kitchen at the front of the restaurant offers up hand-rolled tortillas cooking on the comal and guacamole as well as 10 new ceviches.

Forum Shops at Caesars, 3500 South Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV 89109

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Carson Kitchen

124 S. Sixth St., Las Vegas, NV 89101

Kerry Simon's latest restaurant serves up lunch and dinner with most dishes going for less than $20. Find a menu of shared plates, sandwiches, flatbreads baked in the hearthstone oven, garden dishes, entrees and Simon's playful take on desserts. On the drinks side, microbrewed soda brands, such as Virgil's, along with handcrafted cocktails and an array of small-batch brews and global wines.

124 S. Sixth St., Las Vegas, NV 89101

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Cleo

2535 South Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV 89109

Mediterranean fare from Danny Elmaleh cooked up in the wood-burning grill that takes center stage makes the menu at this restaurant at the SLS Las Vegas.

Open in Google Maps

2535 South Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV 89109

Visit Website

David Clawson Restaurant

Anthem Hinglands Shopping Center, 2840 Bicentennial Parkway, Henderson, NV 89044

Henderson's David Clawson Restaurant offers a chef's table where you can watch the action as chefs prepare small plates that can be paired with 2-ounce servings of wines, beers, sake and ciders. Go for the super deluxe "omygodse," where Clawson prepares a omakase dinner of his greatest hits.

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Anthem Hinglands Shopping Center, 2840 Bicentennial Parkway, Henderson, NV 89044

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DiFara Pizza

3570 South Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV 89109

The Forum Food Court lands an outpost of Brooklyn's DiFara Pizza from the owners of Dom DeMarco. Jennifer Lopez already ordered pies for her crew here.

Open in Google Maps

3570 South Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV 89109

Visit Website

El Sombrero Cafe

807 S Main St, Las Vegas, NV 89101

El Sombrero, once a family-owned restaurant that first started serving Mexican food in 1950, reopened under new ownership. Irma Aguirre of Mundo fame is behind the makeover that includes a new menu focusing on upscale Mexican fare and a black and white color scheme that refreshes the dining room.

807 S Main St, Las Vegas, NV 89101

Visit Website

Giada

3595 Las Vegas Blvd S, Vegas, NV 89109

Giada De Laurentiis opened her very first restaurant at The Cromwell with a menu packed with antipasto, pastas, pizzettes and more, all with her signature twist on Italian cuisine with her deft California touches. While the prices may be high, they are matched only by the flavor that is delicate and feminine, never leaving you too full. As Giada says, "Taste a little bit of everything and not a lot of one thing." You can get lunch and breakfast too.

3595 Las Vegas Blvd S, Vegas, NV 89109

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Guy Fieri's Vegas Kitchen & Bar

3535 South Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV 89109

Love it or loathe it, Guy Fieri’s new restaurant is the hottest ticket in town with lines out the door. Yes, there are Vegas fries. Yes, there is a Triple D burger. Are they good? Up to you. You can get breakfast here too.

3535 South Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV 89109

Visit Website

Hearthstone Kitchen & Cellar

11011 W. Charleston Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89135

Hearthstone Kitchen & Cellar brings executive chef Brian Massie's food off the Strip for the first time. Two oversized hearth ovens cook 90 percent of the restaurant's menu, and each wood roasted dish features earthy flavors of the pecan and whisky barrel wood used to fuel the fire.

11011 W. Charleston Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89135

Visit Website

Inyo Asian Variety Restaurant

6000 Spring Mountain Rd #1B, Las Vegas, NV 89146

Run, don't walk to this restaurant that serves Japanese, Korean and Thai fare on small plates for lunch and dinner. Former Blue Ribbon and Little Buddha chef Gregg Fortunato helms the kitchen here. This may become your new favorite restaurant in Chinatown.

6000 Spring Mountain Rd #1B, Las Vegas, NV 89146

Visit Website

Izakaya Go

3775 Spring Mountain Rd Ste 301, Las Vegas, NV 89102

This new Chinatown izakaya features Japanese tapas, ramen noodles, yakitori and sushi in the former Koraku Ramen Spot. Find salmon and tuna sashimi, kara age, white fish tempura, beef carpaccio, enoki with butter and black sesame mochi.

3775 Spring Mountain Rd Ste 301, Las Vegas, NV 89102