Restaurants Las Vegas

Duration: 2.5 hours
Highlights: A deep-dive look into the 18b Arts District, one of the city's most spirited neighborhoods. Three stops at acclaimed restaurants, where food on the plate is as inspired as art on canvas. Three to four different signature dishes at each restaurant. Optional beverage package that includes a pre-selected signature cocktail at each restaurant. VIP service at every venue.
An expert guide who leads the tour. Stops at the city’s most arresting and unforgettable public works of art.







Art lovers will be privy to a unique perspective on the vibrant 18b Arts District in Las Vegas in this Lip Smacking Foodie Tour, that spotlights three exciting, chef-driven restaurants, including the newest one to make a big splash. This tour traverses one of the city’s most distinctive and colorful neighborhoods. It’s where “First Friday’’ began 20 years ago, Vegas’ premier arts and cultural festival that attracts upwards of 15,000 people the first Friday of each month to stroll and admire one-of-a-kind art.
As with every award-winning Lip Smacking Foodie Tour, this one takes the hassle out of researching restaurants on your own, calling for reservations, and waiting to be seated. Instead, you are whisked right past the host stand to a premier table immediately, where you’ll enjoy VIP service from the get-go. It’s a leisurely stroll between stops, with the welcome opportunity to stretch your legs and get fresh air, too.
Full of spunk and creativity, the Arts District is a lively mix of independent businesses including vintage clothing boutiques, antique stores, theaters, art galleries, and of course, bars and restaurants with personality to spare. Guests will get a taste of all of that, as well as meet some of the district’s best chefs whose plates are akin to canvases for striking edible creations. That’s no more evident than at Esther’s Kitchen, where the seasonal Italian cuisine is actually served on handmade plateware fashioned at a pottery studio just steps away. Vegas native, Chef James Trees, who has worked under such culinary luminaries as Gordon Ramsay and Eric Ripert, takes pride in making all his pastas, pizzas and breads from scratch. His talents even earned him a James Beard finalist nod in 2020 for “Best Chef: Southwest.”

From there, it’s on to Palate, which debuted in spring 2024. It’s helmed by Executive Sterling Buckley who knows a thing or two about showmanship. After all, his mother Hazel Payne was a founding member of the hit musical group, A Taste of Honey of “Boogie Oogie Oogie’’ fame. Although Buckley performed, wrote and recorded music as a teenager, his passion for cooking eventually won out. The former executive chef at Gordon Ramsay Steak who has competed on TV’s “Chopped,’’ he takes a playful, creative approach to Southern cuisine at Palate by injecting unexpected Latin American, Pan Asian and European influences that surprise and delight.
Then, it’s on to view more arresting art, including “Paintbrush Gateway,’’ Dennis Oppenheim’s two 45-foot-tall steel paintbrushes that emit beams of rainbow-colored LED light 2,000 feet skyward; and the thought-provoking “Chain Migration’’ by artist Izaac Zevalking, aka Recycled Propaganda, which depicts the Statue of Liberty in handcuffs. You’ll hear the stories behind these iconic works.

The final stop is The Pepper Club inside The English Hotel, which takes its name from James Beard Award-winning chef Todd English. The menu at his sleek restaurant is a unique blend of Mediterranean and Japanese influences from his two favorite cuisines. It features an extensive sushi bar, as well as grilled items and shareable plates, many with playful descriptions and inspired combinations of ingredients. With establishments worldwide, this marks English’s second one in Las Vegas.

Duration: 2.5 hours
Number of Stops: 4


All Participants must be 21+ years of age with valid ID for 5pm tour.




Highlights:
Leave the Strip behind to see a different side of Vegas, where locals hang out. Visit the newly reinvigorated downtown, one of the city's most dynamic neighborhoods of art galleries, vintage clothing boutiques, antique shops, and the popular Container Park. Meet chefs and proprietors of exciting, independent restaurants focused on personal, seasonal, farm-to-table cuisine. Feast on 3 to 4 signature dishes at each venue. Includes one cocktail or zero-proof drink at 1 unique stop. Participants must be 21+ years of age for 5pm tour. VIP service with immediate seating. Guided walking tour between stops packed with insider information on downtown's colorful sights along the way.


Let award-winning Lip Smacking Foodie Tours help you discover the locals’ favorite destination, the newly revitalized booming downtown that showcases a completely different side of Vegas. Away from noisy slot machines and gaming tables, it offers a welcome slice of urban authenticity instead.
Steps from the always-crowded Las Vegas Fremont Street Experience entertainment district of pulsating bars and clubs is the new heart of the city’s historical downtown that has grown into a thoroughly cool, eclectic hub for arts and culture. It’s where you’ll find stunning murals, towering public art pieces, and retro neon signs now sporting quirky, playful messages. It’s old Las Vegas transformed into new Las Vegas.

In recent years, downtown has gone uptown in a big way, undergoing a thrilling renaissance to become the city’s most dynamic food scene. Get to know the independent chefs and restaurateurs bringing their singular visions to life with seasonally-driven, farm-to-table artisan fare, and cocktails crafted with heart and soul.
Our expert guides provide an insider’s view of this special neighborhood. You’ll learn about downtown’s historic past, what prompted its resurgence, and what the future holds for this now trendy area. You’ll be privy to all its intriguing nooks and crannies, which only savvy locals know about.

Get escorted right to the best table at nationally acclaimed Carson Kitchen. Founded by the late-great Kerry Simon, who was famed as the celebrity “rock ‘n’ roll’’ chef, it sports an open kitchen to catch all the action up close and personal, as you enjoy classic Americana dishes that have been elevated with the freshest ingredients and modern twists.

Next, it’s on to downtown’s newest hot spot, La Mona Rosa. It’s impossible to miss with its 7-foot pink neon monkey clinging to the restaurant’s exterior in a nod to its name in Spanish for “the pink monkey.’’ Chefs Daniel Arias and Isidro Marquez-Castillo, who met while honing their skills at the upscale é by José Andrés, are the duo behind this vibrant Mexican restaurant. They’ve taken inspiration from their heritage, family recipes, and travels to create a menu of robust specialty dishes that highlight Mexico’s diverse regions, flavors, and culinary techniques.
At 7th & Carson, the hearth oven is the heart of this distinguished neighborhood restaurant. It’s used for most everything on the menu, from baking flatbreads to roasting stocks to finishing desserts. Helmed by a veteran chef who has cooked at a number of high-profile restaurants on the Strip, 7th & Carson exemplifies hyper seasonal cooking that showcases peak-fresh ingredients. With artsy tiled tables, and a brick-lined patio full of greenery, this is a restaurant made for lingering. No wonder it was named “New Restaurant of the Year’’ by the Nevada Restaurant Association in 2018.

Amble through the unique Container Park, a must-stop, where shipping containers have been converted into bustling restaurants, boutiques selling locally-made goods, and a spirited venue for free live music.

In between bites, quench your thirst at Oak & Ivy, a hip craft cocktail bar housed in a repurposed shipping container that even sports relaxing, shaded patio seating on top of it. Guests will receive a choice of signature cocktail, red or white wine, local beer or soft drink.

Highlights:
Three brunches in one convenient outing. Enjoy everything from classic comfort dishes to modern-Italian and Mexican-Latin American specialties.
Includes cocktails or zero-proof beverages at every stop.
Voted "Best Brunch'' experience by Las Vegas Review-Journal.
VIP service with immediate seating. A personal guide armed with insightful tips. A fun, lively way to kick-start the day.


Join award-winning Lip Smacking Foodie Tours for the brunch that outrivals all brunches in Las Vegas. It’s an experience that lets you indulge in not just one, not just two, but three outstanding brunches – all in one delightful afternoon.
No wonder this tour was named “Best Brunch’’ by the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
This extravagant progressive brunch takes you to three renowned restaurants, all conveniently located within Resorts World Las Vegas.
You’ll greet the day with everything from modern-Italian fare to contemporary Mexican-Latin specialties made by an Esquire magazine “Chef of the Year,’’ and classic comfort dishes that have been elevated to new heights. Cocktails are included, making this truly the ultimate boozy brunch. For those who prefer not to imbibe, creative zero-proof quenchers are available instead.

At every restaurant, you’ll be seated immediately at a prime table with utmost VIP service. You’ll have the chance to sit next to different guests at each venue, making for an easy way to meet, mingle, and laugh with new friends over delicious food and drink.
A professional guide leads the way, entertaining with fun facts and stories about interesting landmarks along the way.
This brunch bonanza begins at ¡VIVA!, the exuberant Latin-Mexican restaurant by acclaimed Los Angeles chef Ray Garcia who’s been featured on the Cooking Channel. Indulge in chilaquiles, a Mexican breakfast staple of heirloom corn tortilla chips topped with fried eggs and plenty of salsa and cheese; juicy heirloom tomato salad; shrimp tacos with guacamole; and zesty elotes-style Mexican street corn. To go with, sip a refreshing watermelon aqua fresca or the ¡VIVA-Rita! margarita that’s garnished with modernist salt foam.

Then, it’s on to Brezza, where Executive Chef Nicole Brisson applies all the skills she’s learned from growing up in a New York restaurant family and from training with some of the most celebrated chefs in Italy. A semifinalist for the 2020 James Beard Foundation’s “Best Chef: Southwest’’ award who has competed on TV’s “Chopped’’ and “Beat Bobby Flay,’’ she makes a point to source ingredients from small farms and authentic Italian suppliers for her coastal Italian cuisine.
Lastly, relax at Wally’s, a unique restaurant, wine bar, and specialty gourmet market that’s a celebrity hotspot in Los Angeles, where it originated. Custardy French toast gets baked in a wood oven, and eggs Benedict gets spiffed up with grilled jumbo asparagus and arugula pesto. Pair with a mocktail or signature cocktail. Don’t forget to save room for a surprise dessert at the end.

This Lip Smacking Boozy Brunch is the perfect prelude to an afternoon of lounging by the pool or relaxing at the spa. It also makes an ideal time for a couples’ outing, bachelorette party, friends’ reunion or birthday celebration.
Includes cocktails or zero-proof beverages at every stop!

Highlights:

Coveted prime-time dining without waiting in lines or making your own reservations.
Experience the city's hottest restaurants to enjoy 3 to 4 signature dishes at each – all in one evening.
Get treated to VIP service. Like a glamorous "dinner & a show" -- all in one. Optional cocktail package available. Personally guided and narrated tour with our highly-trained, entertaining guide.



In the city that never sleeps, thronged with visitors from everywhere hungry to dine at the latest-greatest restaurants, snagging a coveted reservation can practically turn into a competitive sport. With award-winning Lip Smacking Foodie Tours, though, you’re sure to emerge victorious – and deliciously content.


Founded by hospitality industry veterans, this home-grown, trusted Vegas company has won accolades and loyal fans for its range of exciting culinary tours throughout Vegas, especially for its popular “Vegas Sights Worldly Bites’’ excursion.
As with all its tours, Lip Smacking Foodie Tours does all the work, so that you don’t have to do so. Forget researching restaurants, figuring out which one is best, and trying to land a reservation on your own. Instead, this tour takes you to the city’s most renowned restaurants inside one of Vegas’ most luxurious resorts, all in one convenient outing at prime time. At each stop, you are whisked to your table immediately to enjoy 3 to 4 signature dishes, all with VIP service. It’s a veritable feast that ends with decadent desserts. An optional beverage package allows you to enjoy a pre-selected signature cocktail at various stops. It all makes for an effortless way to indulge in the best of the best.
There’s no fussing with deciphering a menu or flagging down a server, as the dishes have been curated to specifically highlight each restaurant’s most famous creations. All eyes in the restaurant turn, as the parade of scrumptious dishes is automatically brought to your table. It’s like dinner and a show – with you elevated to role of star for the night. Just sit back, relax, and savor an experience that would be near-impossible to duplicate on your own.
The tour moves at a comfortable pace, allowing you plenty of time at each restaurant, as well as the opportunity to stretch your legs in-between stops. It’s led by a professional guide, who points out significant landmarks, and provides fascinating facts and stories about the sights along the way. Our entertaining guides know Vegas like nobody’s business, and are happy to provide more recommendations at the end of the tour to enhance your stay in Vegas.
Want an even more unforgettable time? Upgrade to the “Savory Bites & Neon Lights’’ experience for an additional $150 per person. It includes a luxury flight with Maverick Helicopters featuring mesmerizing bird’s eye views over the Las Vegas Strip aglow at night. It’s the absolute bucket-list adventure of a lifetime.

Highlights:

Dining at coveted prime-time without waiting in lines or making your own reservations. Visit three of the city's hottest restaurants to enjoy 3 to 4 signature dishes at each – all in one evening. Get treated to VIP service. Like a glamorous "dinner & a show" -- all in one. Optional beverage package that includes a pre-selected signature cocktail at each restaurant. Personally guided and narrated tour with our highly-trained, entertaining guide.



We’ve all been there -- walking up to the host stand at the hottest restaurant on the Las Vegas Strip after neglecting to book a dinner reservation, only to be told there’s a two-hour wait or no tables available whatsoever. With award-winning Lip Smacking Foodie Tours “Savors of the Strip’’ excursion, you’ll never face that situation again. Instead, you will be ushered immediately to premium tables at three different preeminent restaurants in one stellar evening at prime-time, complete with VIP service.
Why leave it up to chance or Lady Luck to get in on the best dining in Vegas at the most popular times, when you can rely instead on the experts at this pioneering culinary walking tour company that has won accolades far and wide?
All eyes will turn in wonder and awe as you get whisked past lines and velvet ropes at restaurants that are the hardest tickets in town. Settle into your VIP seat without waiting for a menu. Instead, a personalized preset menu has already been designed just for you that highlights each restaurant’s most famed dishes. If you purchase the optional beverage package beforehand, a specially crafted cocktail will automatically be set before you, too. Then, the show really gets going, as signature dishes are paraded to your table with a flourish, as your expert tour guide explains each one in detail.
Bask in this royal treatment at each of three acclaimed restaurants, enjoying 3 to 4 specially prepared dishes at each stop, including plenty of indulgent desserts at the end. Be sure to come with an appetite because it all makes for a most generous feast.
In between stops, you’ll get a chance to stretch your legs on a walking tour that moves at a comfortable pace. Your Lip Smacking Foodie tour guide will take you past landmarks and artwork worth getting to know, and provide fascinating facts and stories about all the sights along the way. Of course, every tour also includes a fun surprise or two.
Why go to dinner, then a show, when you can have dinner and a show all in one? See why this tour was voted “Best Fine Dining’’ by Las Vegas Review-Journal’s “Best of Las Vegas,’’ and gets repeat attendees year after year.
Want an even more unforgettable time? Upgrade to the “Savory Bites & Neon Lights’’ experience for an additional $150 per person. It includes a luxury flight with Maverick Helicopters featuring mesmerizing bird’s eye views over the Las Vegas Strip aglow at night. Afterward, you’re transported conveniently back to the Strip. It’s the absolute bucket-list adventure of a lifetime.

Duration: 5 hours
Highlights:
The ultimate bucket-list experience. Visit three of Vegas' most acclaimed restaurants in one outing. Dine at coveted prime-time without the hassles of reservations or waiting in line. Savor 12+ signature dishes prepared by the most acclaimed chefs. Optional beverage package that includes a pre-selected signature cocktail at each restaurant. A thrilling, 12- to 15-minute Maverick helicopter ride above the glittering Strip at night. A VIP experience like no other.

The most transcendent way to experience this dazzling city by night is not by foot or car. It is aboard a Las Vegas helicopter tour whirling high above the skies as sunset turns to dusk. Award-winning Lip Smacking Foodie Tours has proudly partnered with Maverick Helicopters for “Savory Bites & Neon Lights,’’ an unforgettable excursion sure to eclipse anything else on your list of things to do in Vegas.
Zoom from first-class to head of the class in this extravagant experience of a lifetime, in which you’ll be whisked inside three of Vegas’ most exclusive restaurants for tantalizing treats before taking in a helicopter ride for a breathtaking bird’s eye view of the city’s unparalleled night-time glamour.
This extraordinary evening includes dining at three renowned restaurants that are the hardest tickets in town. At each establishment, you are escorted past lines and host stands during the most coveted prime-time dining hours to VIP tables. It’s an experience that would be near impossible to replicate all in one night on your own.
At each stop, sit back and enjoy 3 to 4 signature dishes, curated to showcase each restaurant’s specialty cuisine, ingredients, and hand-crafted skills. With an optional beverage package reserved ahead of time, a creative cocktail will be set in front of you immediately to enjoy, as well.
In between stops, you’ll get a chance to stretch your legs at a comfortable pace on a leisurely walking tour led by our expert guide who will provide insider stories and facts about intriguing sights in this electrifying entertainment capital of the world.
After enjoying the last bites of this plentiful feast, you will be ferried aboard a luxurious shuttle to Maverick Helicopters Las Vegas. There, you’ll take your seat on an ECO-Star helicopter for a 12- to 15-minute flight that will soar above both east and west ends of the Strip. Get ready for a heart-stopping view of iconic landmarks such as the Bellagio, Caesars Palace, the Eiffel Tower, Wynn, Venetian, The Strat, the home venues for the Vegas Golden Knights and the Las Vegas Raiders, historic downtown, and so much more. It is Vegas at its most stunning and romantic. Afterward, the limo coach will conveniently return you back to The Strip, leaving you with the ultimate souvenir – the memory of an astonishing time to be forever cherished.

Highlights: Experience Vegas’ most preeminent steakhouses in one outing.
Enjoy the best of the best Japanese Wagyu and American prime beef. Sip a specialty cocktail or an exclusive wine pairing at every stop culled from elite producers’ top-rated vintages. Receive VIP service with immediate seating at the best table in the house. Enjoy a different, one-of-a-kind dining experience at each venue. Be entertained by tableside service as chefs carve, garnish and plate dishes before you, as they explain each preparation. Learn fascinating history and anecdotes about Vegas along the way from your expert tour guide. Be pampered with your own private luxury transportation.


Dine like a high-roller in one astonishing evening, in which you’ll feast on juicy USDA prime, the king of American beef, as well as extraordinarily marbled A5, the highest grade of Japanese Wagyu available – at three of the best steakhouses in Las Vegas, all in one exceptional evening. It’s the consummate experience for carnivore connoisseurs, providing entrée to the very best steak Las Vegas offers in one prestigious, prime-time adventure that can’t be duplicated anywhere else.
In the “Ultimate Steakhouse Tour,’’ award-winning Lip Smacking Foodie Tours takes you to renowned Bazaar Meat, the sleek establishment in the Sahara Hotel by world-renowned Chef José Andrés, which was named “Best Restaurant in Nevada’’ by Business Insider and one of the “Top 5’’ steakhouses in America by Fox News; Prime Steakhouse in the Bellagio opened in partnership with acclaimed Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten, who operates some of the most celebrated restaurants around the globe; and Mastro’s Ocean Club, a destination restaurant for movers and shakers with locations also in glamorous Beverly Hills and Malibu. There’s no other Las Vegas tour like this.
This luxurious experience is characterized by personalized VIP service and unforgettable showmanship. At each opulent rendezvous, bypass lines to get whisked immediately to the best seats in the house. Enjoy signature dishes that are the most prized in the city, each explained in detail at the table by the chef, and served with a rare wine chosen just for the occasion.
At Bazaar Meat, the fun begins with foie gras lollipops enveloped in wisps of cotton candy, and olives, both traditional and modern jaw-dropping ones inspired by legendary molecular gastronomy pioneer Ferran Adriá. That’s followed by paper-thin slices of Cinco Jotas, the most exclusive 100 percent acorn-fed Iberico ham in the world; and A5 Kobe eye of the rib seared at the table on a blazing Japanese ishiyaki grilling stone, and accompanied by the butteriest potatoes on the planet.
The cocktails are entertainment in and of themselves, with the Caipirinha fashioned from clouds of liquid nitrogen; and the aptly named “Floral Cloud’’ arriving with a fragrant poof of hibiscus.
Or opt for a wine pairing from this restaurant’s distinguished cellar that Gayot named one of the Top 10 wine lists in Vegas, and Wine Spectator has recognized with a “Best of Award of Excellence” since 2015.
At Prime, done up in elegant shades of chocolate brown and Tiffany blue, the tone is set with meltingly tender beef carpaccio dressed with spicy sesame vinaigrette, in a nod to Vongerichten’s passion for Asian ingredients. Next comes F1 New York strip steak from Japan with accompaniments of smoky caramelized carrots and crispy potatoes enlivened with Fresno chiles.
At Mastro’s Ocean Club, the “wow factor’’ starts the moment you step inside to discover a dramatic, 80-foot-tall sculptural African mahogany tree house. The airy, striking décor makes you feel as if you’re dining on the deck of a palatial ocean liner. No wonder this see-and-be-seen restaurant is such a hot spot for celebrities.
Service is a choregraphed ballet, with multiple waitstaff circling each table and setting down plates simultaneously in unison. And what plates they are, with plump crab claws chilled on dry ice; Snake River Farms massive Tomahawk chop taken over the top with lobster; pillowy gnocchi showered with black truffles; creamed corn; and finally, an entire platter of dazzling desserts including Mastro’s famous warm butter cake. Looking to book the Ultimate Steakhouse Tour? Email Info@LipSmackingFoodieTours.com with your preferred dates.