The Las Vegas table — what to order and where the locals point.
The buffet, evolved
Vegas buffets went premium — one blowout brunch is still mandatory.
Chinatown on Spring Mountain
The locals' answer to the Strip — hand-pulled noodles, izakayas and late-night dim sum.
Celebrity-chef splurge
Every famous kitchen has a Vegas outpost — book one tasting counter, skip three.
Shrimp cocktail heritage
Downtown's vintage counters still do the 99-cent-spirit classic.
Secret pizza
The unmarked slice joint hidden in the Cosmopolitan — finding it is the appetizer.