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Best Steakhouses in Las Vegas 2026
Steakhouse · Las Vegas · 7 rooms ranked · Updated June 2026
Compiled by the Restaurants for Kings editorial team · Published June 20, 2026 · Updated June 20, 2026
No city in America sells more high-end beef than Las Vegas, and unlike most steak towns it imports its best ones rather than growing them: a Spanish chef butchering whole animals in a casino dining room, a New Orleans legend's wine cellar transplanted to the Strip, Wolfgang Puck's Beverly Hills original rebuilt in marble. The Strip is essentially a collection of celebrity-chef flagships stacked floor by floor, and the steakhouses are where many of them do their best work. Off the boulevard, a 1958 room still pours tableside Caesar in the booth where Sinatra sat. This list runs from José Andrés's carnivore theatre to the oldest steakhouse in town, ranked on the beef, the room and what the bill buys, with the cut to order at each.
1.Bazaar Meat by José Andrés
The most exciting steakhouse in the city; book it for José Andrés's whole-animal carnivore theatre, named among Nevada's best restaurants.
Bazaar Meat, which moved to The Palazzo at The Venetian in 2025 after a decade at the Sahara, is José Andrés's wild, whole-animal take on the steakhouse and the most thrilling beef room in Las Vegas. The format is part butcher shop, part circus: a whole roasted suckling pig carved tableside, cuts cooked over wood fire, and Andrés's signature playful touches like the cotton-candy foie gras and the carbon-paper-thin jamón. The serious steaks, dry-aged ribeyes and a tableside tartare, hold up against any room on the Strip. Plan on roughly $150 a head and far more with the pig and the big cuts. It is the choice when dinner is meant to be an event. Book through the resort one to two weeks out, more on fight or convention weekends.
Reserve via The Venetian; the whole suckling pig, the dry-aged ribeye, the cotton-candy foie.
2.CUT by Wolfgang Puck
Wolfgang Puck's AAA Four-Diamond steak room; book it for USDA prime, Japanese wagyu and the polished Strip-luxury experience.
CUT, at The Palazzo at The Venetian, is the Las Vegas outpost of Wolfgang Puck's celebrated Beverly Hills steakhouse, and it carries a AAA Four-Diamond rating for a reason. The program is global and precise: USDA prime, grass-fed American and Japanese A5 wagyu, grilled over hardwood and charcoal and finished under a broiler, with the bone-marrow flan and the sizzling shrimp as signature starters. The room is sleek and contemporary, the service polished, and the wine list deep. This is the safe luxury choice, around $120 to $200 a head once the wagyu and wine arrive. It is the room for a high-end dinner where the cooking is as serious as the setting. Book one to two weeks ahead for weekends.
Reserve via The Venetian; the bone-in ribeye, the A5 wagyu, the bone-marrow flan to start.
3.Delmonico Steakhouse
Emeril's wine-lover's steakhouse; book it for a bone-in ribeye and a cellar that has held a Wine Spectator Grand Award since 2004.
Delmonico Steakhouse, Emeril Lagasse's room at The Venetian, takes its name from the historic New Orleans institution and brings a Creole accent to the American steakhouse. The cooking is bold and butter-rich: the bone-in ribeye, the BBQ shrimp, and a kitchen that has kept Emeril's New Orleans signatures on a Vegas menu for two decades. What sets it apart is the cellar, a Wine Spectator Grand Award winner every year since 2004, the magazine's highest honor, which makes it the destination for a serious bottle with your beef. Plan on roughly $110 to $180 a head before the wine climbs. It is the choice for a wine-led steak dinner. Book a week ahead, and let the sommelier guide the list.
Reserve via The Venetian; the bone-in ribeye, the BBQ shrimp, a bottle off the Grand Award list.
4.SW Steakhouse
The Wynn steakhouse with the lake-show terrace; book a patio table at dusk for prime beef and the half-hourly Lake of Dreams.
SW Steakhouse, inside Wynn Las Vegas, pairs a classic American steakhouse with the resort's signature spectacle: a lakeside terrace that overlooks the Lake of Dreams, the half-hourly light-and-music show on the water. The cooking is prime and dependable, USDA prime and dry-aged cuts, the table-side preparations and a strong raw bar, in a glamorous room that is one of the Strip's go-to special-occasion bookings. The patio at dusk, with the show running, is the table to want. Plan on roughly $120 to $200 a head. It is the choice for a celebration that wants a view and a little theatre with its steak. Book a terrace table ahead for sunset and the show.
Reserve via Wynn; the dry-aged ribeye, the table-side preparations, a patio seat for the show.
5.STRIPSTEAK by Michael Mina
Michael Mina's butter-poached steakhouse, freshly revamped; book it for the signature slow-cooked cuts and the famous duck-fat fries.
STRIPSTEAK, Michael Mina's first steakhouse, sits in Mandalay Bay and reopened at the end of 2025 with a new design and menu. Its signature technique sets it apart: steaks are slow butter-poached before they hit the wood-fired grill, which gives a uniquely tender, evenly cooked cut, from the filet to the wagyu. The other cult order is the trio of duck-fat fries that lands at the start of the meal. The room is sleek and modern, a quieter, more food-focused choice than the show-driven rooms up the Strip. Plan on roughly $120 to $190 a head. It is the choice for a diner who cares more about the cooking technique than the floor show. Book a week ahead for weekends.
Reserve via Mandalay Bay; the butter-poached filet, the wagyu, the duck-fat fries to start.
6.Gordon Ramsay Steak
Ramsay's theatrical Strip steakhouse; book it for the Beef Wellington and a high-energy room built for a night out.
Gordon Ramsay Steak, at Paris Las Vegas, is the chef's flagship Vegas steakhouse, entered through a glowing Chunnel that sets the tone for a room that leans into spectacle. The signature is the Beef Wellington, Ramsay's most famous dish, alongside dry-aged and prime cuts and a Union-Jack-draped ceiling that screams Strip. The cooking is solid and crowd-pleasing rather than cutting-edge, and the energy is the point: this is a fun, loud, celebratory steakhouse. Plan on roughly $100 to $180 a head. It is the choice for a group that wants a name-brand night out with a proper Wellington at the centre. Book a week or two ahead, more on event weekends.
Reserve via Caesars; the Beef Wellington, a dry-aged ribeye, the sticky toffee pudding.
7.Golden Steer Steakhouse
The oldest steakhouse in Las Vegas and a Rat Pack time capsule; book the Sinatra booth for tableside Caesar and bananas Foster off the Strip.
Golden Steer, on West Sahara Avenue just off the Strip, has been open since 1958, making it the oldest continually operating steakhouse in Las Vegas, and stepping inside is stepping into old Vegas: red-leather booths, brass nameplates, and the booth where Frank Sinatra ate. The cooking is classic and tableside, the Caesar tossed at the table, the bananas Foster flambéed in front of you, the dry-aged cuts cooked the old way. It is not the most refined kitchen on this list, and that is entirely the appeal. Plan on roughly $80 to $150 a head. It is the choice for history and a sense of the city before the mega-resorts. Book ahead and ask about the famous booths.
Reserve direct; the tableside Caesar, a dry-aged cut, bananas Foster in a Rat Pack booth.
How Las Vegas eats steak
Las Vegas does the steakhouse differently from any other American city. Because the Strip is built on celebrity-chef flagships, its best beef rooms are outposts of names made elsewhere, José Andrés, Wolfgang Puck, Emeril Lagasse, Michael Mina, Gordon Ramsay, each bringing a signature and a brigade into a casino resort. That concentration means the quality bar is high and the rooms are big, polished and built for an occasion. The flip side is the off-Strip tradition, where Golden Steer keeps the original Las Vegas steakhouse alive with tableside service and Rat Pack mythology. The two halves, the chef-flagship Strip and the old-school boulevard, are the whole story.
Practically, the resort steakhouses run on OpenTable and the hotels' own booking pages, and they fill fast on weekends and during conventions and fight weekends, so reserve early around big events and consider a weeknight to walk in more easily. Most sit inside their resorts, so factor in the walk from the casino floor. Sharing a tomahawk or a large dry-aged cut is the smart move on price. Tipping is the American 20 percent. For everything beyond steak, from the buffets to the Michelin-starred rooms, the Las Vegas dining guide maps the city by resort and occasion.
Where not to look for it
Skip these for a serious steak
The casino-floor "steakhouse" chains. The generic rooms wedged between slot banks, trading on a famous resort name rather than a kitchen, serve thin, over-priced cuts to a captive audience. For the same money, book one of the chef flagships at The Venetian or Wynn instead.
Bazaar Meat or Gordon Ramsay Steak for a quiet, intimate dinner. Both are loud, theatrical, high-energy rooms built for a celebration. For a calmer steak dinner focused on the cooking, book STRIPSTEAK at Mandalay Bay or a weeknight table at Golden Steer instead.
Frequently asked
What is the best steakhouse in Las Vegas?
Bazaar Meat by Jose Andres, now at The Palazzo at The Venetian, is the most exciting, a theatrical whole-animal Spanish steakhouse that has been named one of the best restaurants in Nevada. For pure luxury, Wolfgang Puck's AAA Four-Diamond CUT is the polished benchmark, and Emeril Lagasse's Delmonico is the wine-lover's pick with a Wine Spectator Grand Award held since 2004. Choose Bazaar Meat for the show, CUT for the steak-and-wagyu occasion, and Golden Steer if you want old-Vegas history off the Strip.
How much does a steak dinner cost in Las Vegas?
Plan on roughly $120 to $220 a head at the Strip steakhouses once you order a prime or wagyu cut, sides and a glass of wine, and well past that with a tomahawk or a bottle. Bazaar Meat, CUT, SW Steakhouse and STRIPSTEAK all sit in that premium band. Gordon Ramsay Steak and Delmonico are similar. Golden Steer off the Strip is a touch gentler and more old-school. Sharing a large cut or a tomahawk is the best way to manage the bill.
Which Las Vegas steakhouse has the best wine list?
Delmonico Steakhouse at The Venetian has the most decorated cellar, holding a Wine Spectator Grand Award every year since 2004, the magazine's highest honor. CUT by Wolfgang Puck and SW Steakhouse at Wynn also run deep, award-winning lists built for big spends. For a serious bottle with your beef, book Delmonico and ask the sommelier to walk the list; the by-the-glass program is strong too.
Do you need a reservation for steakhouses in Las Vegas?
For the marquee Strip rooms, yes, especially on weekends and during big conventions or fight weekends, when Bazaar Meat, CUT, SW Steakhouse and STRIPSTEAK fill up days to weeks ahead. Book through OpenTable or the resort's own site, and reserve early around major events. Golden Steer off the Strip is a cult favorite and also needs booking ahead. Weeknights outside convention season are far easier across all of them.
Which Las Vegas steakhouse is best for a special occasion?
SW Steakhouse at Wynn is the classic special-occasion pick, with a lakeside terrace that overlooks the Lake of Dreams show every half hour. Bazaar Meat is the most theatrical for a celebration dinner, and Gordon Ramsay Steak at Paris brings its own spectacle with the Beef Wellington. For a milestone with a view and a show, book an SW terrace table at dusk; for a pure food event, book Bazaar Meat.
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