The Verdict
Eight seats. Two seatings a night. Twenty-plus bites built in front of you. é by José Andrés sits behind an etched glass door inside Jaleo at The Cosmopolitan, where the José Andrés Group has run the city's most theatrical tasting since 2010. The format is a single steel-topped bar, a fixed avant-garde Spanish menu, and a prepaid ticket, closer to a private demonstration than a restaurant service.
The cooking leans on technique you watch happen: a Marcona almond cup frozen in liquid nitrogen and topped with caviar, the foie-gras 'Wonder Bread' bite, the edible sangria poured at the bar. Courses run sixteen to twenty-two depending on the night, each a single mouthful.
The Kitchen
The room is overseen by the José Andrés Group, the company behind Jaleo, Bazaar Meat and minibar. é is its avant-garde flagship in Las Vegas: the menu changes often, but the liquid-nitrogen Marcona almond with caviar and the foie-gras 'Wonder Bread' are long-running signatures. Expect sixteen to twenty-two bite-sized courses, plated and explained by the cooks across the bar.
The Room
é seats just eight at a circular steel bar at 3708 Las Vegas Boulevard South, reached through a glass door beside Jaleo's paella grill at The Cosmopolitan. There are two seatings a night, Tuesday through Sunday, at 5:30 and 8:30. With everyone facing the cooks, it plays as a shared performance rather than a private table.
Best for a Proposal or a Milestone
For a proposal or a landmark birthday, the eight-seat counter does the work: a fixed, hours-long sequence with no menu decisions and a built-in sense of occasion. Book the 8:30 seating, tell the team in advance, and let the twenty-plus courses carry the night.
Not For
Not for a quick bite or big groups. It is eight seats, two fixed seatings, twenty-plus tiny courses over two-plus hours, and one prepaid ticket per person.
Reservations
é books through SevenRooms as a prepaid ticket, released about three months ahead; a waitlist opens when seatings sell out. The tasting runs $290 per person (2025), before a mandatory service charge, tax and any wine pairing. Two seatings nightly, Tuesday to Sunday. There is no a la carte and no walk-in option.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is é by José Andrés worth it?
é by José Andrés is worth it for diners who want a one-off, technique-driven tasting rather than a conventional dinner. The $290 price (2025) buys twenty-plus avant-garde Spanish bites plated across an eight-seat bar over roughly two hours. If you would rather order a la carte or linger at a private table, the format will frustrate you.
How hard is it to book é by José Andrés?
Tickets are released about three months in advance through SevenRooms, and the two nightly seatings sell out quickly, especially on weekends. Set a reminder for the release date, keep your dates flexible, and join the waitlist if your night is gone. There are only eight seats per seating, so demand far outstrips supply.
What does a meal at é by José Andrés cost?
The tasting menu is $290 per person as of 2025, before a mandatory service charge, tax and an optional wine pairing, so budget meaningfully above the headline figure. The ticket is prepaid at booking. There is no shorter or cheaper option; every guest takes the same sixteen-to-twenty-two-course sequence.
Where is é by José Andrés?
é is hidden inside Jaleo at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, 3708 Las Vegas Boulevard South, behind an etched glass door marked with the letter é next to the paella grill. It sits on the Las Vegas Strip. For more Strip options, see our Las Vegas dining guide.
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