By budget, per person
- Under $25: Chinatown dumpling houses and noodle shops; food halls inside the Strip resorts
- $25-60: chef-led off-Strip kitchens, mid-Strip steakhouses at lunch, weekday buffet brunches
- $60-150: one premium buffet (the Bacchanal), mid-tier celebrity restaurants, steakhouse bar menus
- $150+: tasting counters and fountain-view tasting dinners on the Strip
The rules of eating here
- Book your two important nights ahead. The famous rooms sell out; everything else seats walk-ins.
- Off-Strip is the arbitrage. The same chef quality costs 30-50% less fifteen minutes east.
- Lunch is the loophole. Celebrity kitchens run half-price set menus at midday.
What we would actually do
One splurge dinner (fountain view or steakhouse), one buffet lunch on a weekday, one off-Strip local dinner — three meal events under $260 for two, leaving the happy-hour and coffee budgets room to breathe.
Prices recorded September 29, 2026.