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Why Carbone Riviera Is on Our Top 50 Italian Outside Italy
Carbone Riviera, under Mario Carbone, Rich Torrisi, Jeff Zalaznick's direction, is ranked #25 on our Top 50 Italian Restaurants Outside Italy. The regional Italian register: Ligurian (Italian Riviera lineage).
The pasta-making method: Hand-rolled, fresh, daily. The signature dish: Pesto trofie with prawns, branzino, focaccia.
The wine program: Italian-only; Liguria, Piedmont, Tuscany verticals.
The chef pedigree: Major Food Group second Vegas concept; Wynn flagship Italian. The family lineage: Carbone family Italian Riviera-research concept.
How to Book Carbone Riviera
The booking lead time: 8 to 12 weeks for prime time. Reserve through OpenTable, Resy, or the restaurant's own booking portal where applicable; many of the best Italian restaurants outside Italy require dedicated concierge or hotel-based bookings during peak season.
Order the regional pasta. The kitchen's strongest expression at Carbone Riviera is the Trofie al pesto Genovese, paired with a producer from the chef's training region.
The dress code: Resort smart; jacket recommended. The dinner spend: 200 to 320 USD per person at dinner. The kitchen at Carbone Riviera is rated 9/10 for food and 10/10 for ambience in our editorial scoring.
Why Carbone Riviera Is Worth the Pilgrimage
"Major Food Group's second Vegas restaurant. A Ligurian-Riviera concept transferred to the Wynn pool deck. The most architecturally serious modern-Italian pool-restaurant in America."
Our editorial scoring places the food at 9/10, ambience at 10/10, and value at 7/10. The Ligurian (Italian Riviera lineage) register is structural; the chef lineage and the kitchen's calibration produce the dinner that rewards the booking effort.
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