Las Vegas is known for many things. Whether it’s an eclectic collection of musical residencies and shows by Cirque du Soleil, a premier gaming and sports betting system, year-round pools, three-foot-tall frozen cocktails, and some of the best shopping anywhere in the world, you’d be hard pressed to outdo Vegas.
Additionally, the Las Vegas dining scene has a particularly magical culinary ethos. Even in a land-locked desert city, we have access to some of the freshest seafood and vegetable products available, to some of the rarest ingredients and to the most globally celebrated, decadent meals money can buy.
So how do we do it? It’s Vegas, baby. It’s primarily the basics of supply and demand, but what helps propel that idea?
Enter the celebrity chef.
Following is our list of the best and most exciting celebrity chef restaurants in Las Vegas, paired with a short history of the chef’s origins and rise to fame.
Robuchon and L’Atelier – Joël Robuchon
Robuchon, one of the original celebrity chefs, wasn’t famous because he was on your regular Saturday morning TV programming. He also didn’t rise to fame because he added unholy amounts of butter to his dishes—though some may argue his Pommes Puree qualifies here—or because he had a fun culinary catchphrase.
Instead, Robuchon, the world’s most Michelin-decorated chef, was famous for his vision, meticulous attention to detail and mentorship.
A teacher, classically trained explorer, modernist pioneer and a father figure to many chefs, Robuchon earned his celebrity the old-fashioned way, without social media. He was simply that good, and the world knows it.
Robuchon at MGM Grand
3799 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV
(702) 891-7925
Hours: Thursday through Monday 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
L’Atelier
(702) 891-7358
Hours: Thursday through Sunday 5:30 p.m. 10 p.m.
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é, China Poblano, Jaleo and Bazaar Meat – José Andrés
José Andrés, world-renowned for his cuisine and humanitarian efforts, has four locations on the Las Vegas Strip, all of which have earned a place on this list.
Andrés, often credited with bringing the small-plates tapas dining style to American cuisine, has also been a professor. He taught culinary physics at Harvard with Ferran Adriá—who fired Andrés from El Bulli—as well as Spanish studies at the International Culinary Center and food’s role in shaping civilization. Andrés’ storied career has garnered awards like no other, including two Michelin stars, multiple James Beard Awards, honorary degrees, the US National Humanities Medal and even a Nobel Peace Prize nomination.
é by José Andrés at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
3708 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV 89109
(702) 698-7950
Hours: Wednesday through Saturday with seatings at 5:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m
China Poblano
Hours: Sunday through Thursday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Jaleo
Hours: Sunday through Thursday 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Friday and Saturday 5 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Bazaar Meat by José Andrés at SAHARA Las Vegas
2535 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109
(702) 761-7610
Hours: Wednesday through Sunday from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
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Restaurant Guy Savoy – Guy Savoy
He mentored Gordon Ramsay and loaned his voice to the popular Pixar animated film Ratatouille, but before that, Guy Savoy was a definer of French cuisine. He is on the Board of Directors of the Mission Française du Patrimoine et des Cultures Alimentaires (the French Mission for Food Culture & Heritage) which successfully applied for the inscription of the “gastronomic meal of the French” on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Both his Paris, France and Las Vegas Restaurant Guy Savoy locations have been awarded Michelin stars.
Restaurant Guy Savoy at Caesars Palace
3570 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109
(702) 731-7286
Hours: Wednesday through Sunday from 5:30pm to 9:30pm
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Hell’s Kitchen, Gordon Ramsay Steak and Gordon Ramsay Burger – Gordon Ramsay
After a knee injury dashed his hopes of becoming a professional footballer, Gordon Ramsay focused on culinary arts and enrolled in North Oxfordshire Technical College to study hotel management.
After approximately 13 years in kitchens with heavyweights such as Marco Pierre White, Pierre Kauffmann, Joel Robuchon, and Guy Savoy, Ramsay opened Restaurant Gordon Ramsay with his father-in-law and his former colleagues at Aubergine. Fame found Ramsay in 1999 after he was profiled on the British culinary program Boiling Point and its follow-up Beyond Boiling Point.
With 16 Michelin stars, Ramsay’s expansive business empire comprises dozens of restaurants and eateries. Catch US and international versions of his television programs such as Hell’s Kitchen, MasterChef, The F Word, Kitchen Nightmares, and a large library of cookbooks, apps, games and related media. Ramsay, awarded Officer of the British Empire (OBE) in 2006, is also known for his extensive charity work.
Hell’s Kitchen at Caesars Palace
3570 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109
(702) 731-7373
Hours: 11 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. daily
Gordon Ramsay Burger at Planet Hollywood
3667 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109
(702) 785-5462
Hours: 11:00 a.m. to 12 a.m. daily
Gordon Ramsay Steak at Paris Las Vegas
3655 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109
(702) 946-4663
Hours: 4:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. daily
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Cut, Lupo, Spago, Player’s Locker and Wolfgang Puck – Wolfgang Puck
Wolfgang Puck is one of the original celebrity chefs. Taught to cook by his pastry-chef mother, Puck apprenticed in France and Monaco before coming to the US in 1973. After writing his first book in 1981, Puck opened Spago, his most well-known endeavor and an iconic restaurant for over 40 years, in Los Angeles.
Puck now heads a global culinary empire including restaurants, television, books and other media, and an elite catering company that holds a standing billet as the caterer for the Academy Awards Governors Ball. Puck also has a line of packaged consumer food products. From casual to fine dining, Wolfgang Puck offers eateries on and off the Las Vegas Strip.
Wolfgang Puck Player’s Locker in Downtown Summerlin
10955 Oval Park Dr, Las Vegas, NV 89135
(702) 202-6300
Hours: Wednesday through Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Sunday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Spago at Bellagio
3600 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109
(702) 693-8181
Hours: Friday through Sunday
Lunch: 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Dinner: 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. daily
CUT by Wolfgang Puck at The Palazzo at The Venetian Resort
3325 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV 89109
(702) 607-6300
Hours: Sunday through Thursday from 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Friday and Saturday from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Wolfgang Puck at MGM Grand
3799 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109
Hours: Sunday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Friday and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 12 a.m.
Lupo at Mandalay Bay
3950 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV
(702) 740-5522
Hours: Sunday through Thursday from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Friday and Saturday from 5 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
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Emeril’s New Orleans Fish House and Delmonico – Emeril Lagasse
If you say you’re going to “kick it up a notch,” or you yell “BAM!” during any conversation regarding food and chefs, there’s no doubt you’re invoking the spirit of Emeril Lagasse.
Television darling Lagasse brought Cajun and Creole to the living rooms of millions of home cooks and food enthusiasts worldwide.
With an empire of cookbooks, kitchen equipment and television appearances, Emeril Lagasse also offers delicious meals to diners at any number of restaurants, two of which are right here in Las Vegas. From smart-casual to fine dining, the choice is yours to taste his unique perspective on a plate.
Delmonico at The Venetian Resort
3355 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas NV
(702) 414-3737
Hours: 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. nightly
Emeril’s New Orleans Fish House at MGM Grand
3799 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas NV, 89109
(702) 891-7374
Hours: 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. nightly
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Bardot Brasserie, STRIPSTEAK and Michael Mina – Michael Mina
A graduate of Culinary Institute of America, Mina’s history includes Tribeca and Aureole in New York City, The Bel Air Hotel in Beverly Hills and Aqua in San Francisco.
Now the proprietor of Michael Mina Restaurants, he oversees over 30 active restaurants in the US and Dubai, some of which are run under a partnership with tennis star Andre Agassi.
Television appearances include Hell’s Kitchen and MasterChef with Gordon Ramsay and Guy’s Ranch Kitchen with Guy Fieri. Mina has also cooked for three US presidents.
Michael Mina at Bellagio
3600 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109
Hours: Wednesday through Sunday from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Bardot Brasserie at ARIA Las Vegas
3730 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas
Hours: Wednesday and Thursday from 5:30 p.m. to 10 a.m.
Friday through Sunday from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Stripsteak at Mandalay Bay
3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, NV 89119
(702) 632-7200
Hours: 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. nightly
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Rivea – Alain Ducasse
Alain Ducasse has been awarded and retained 21 Michelin stars, second only to the late chef Joël Robuchon. Ducasse began his career apprenticing at the age of 16 and by the age of 28 had earned his first two Michelin stars.
Ducasse arrived in the US in 2000 and only five years later Ducasse became the first chef to have three restaurants awarded three Michelin stars at the same time. In 2011 he prepared his first head-of-state dinner when he managed the wedding dinner for the gala celebrating the marriage of Prince Albert of Monaco and Charlene Wittstock. He co-managed the post-festivities brunch the next day with Joël Robuchon.
Rivea at Delano Las Vegas
3940 S Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89119
Hours: Monday and Tuesday and Friday through Sunday from 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
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Giada and Pronto by Giada – Giada De Laurentiis
When Giada first appeared on the Food Network in 2003, the cable channel was accused by viewers of hiring a model-actress instead of a “real chef” for its show Everyday Italian. Giada, born in Italy to Italian parents, was a real chef, having attended Le Cordon Bleu to become a pastry chef after receiving her bachelor’s in social anthropology from UCLA. After working for multiple Los Angeles restaurants including Wolfgang Puck’s iconic Spago, she was a food stylist for Food & Wine magazine when approached by Food Network.
As a regular on culinary television, Giada, who once said she wanted something different than the entertainment business much of her family was involved in, has been awarded multiple Emmys for her work.
Giada at The Cromwell Las Vegas
3595 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas
Hours: 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Weekend Brunch from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Pronto by Giada at Caesars Palace
3570 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas
Hours: 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily
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Heritage Steak and Craftsteak –
Tom Colicchio
Probably most well-known as the head judge on Top Chef for the past 16 years, Tom Colicchio’s celebrity comes from an eclectic mix of media appearances, books, and industry accolades.
Colicchio, an eight-time James Beard Award winner with 11 additional nominations, spent part of his early career in the 1980s under Thomas Keller before opening Gramercy Tavern in New York with partner Danny Meyer in 1994. Craftsteak landed in Las Vegas in 2002.
In addition to cooking competition shows and other culinary-related media, Colicchio has also appeared on The Simpsons, in The Smurfs movie, and on the TV show Billions.
Heritage Steak at The Mirage
3400 S Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas, NV
(702) 791-7330
Hours: Sunday through Thursday from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Friday and Saturday from 5 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Craftsteak at MGM Grand
3799 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109
(702) 891-7318
Hours: 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. nightly
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Amalfi – Bobby Flay
Bobby Flay is a James Beard Award-winning chef and restaurateur. After dropping out of high school and working in various styles of restaurant kitchens, he was noticed by Joe Allen of Joe Allen Restaurant, his father’s partner, who then paid for Flay to attend the French Culinary Institute in New York.
After culinary school, Flay held various positions until finally working under chef Jonathan Waxman who, it is said, introduced Flay to Cajun and Southwestern cuisines.
Today, Bobby Flay is a pillar of food TV, having spent more than 20 years so far with the Food Network. He is an Iron Chef, the guy to beat on the eponymous Beat Bobby Flay and a regular guest judge, host, competitor and occasional actor.
Amalfi by Bobby Flay at Caesars Palace
3570 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109
Hours: 4:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. nightly
BEAUTY & ESSEX – Chris Santos
Long before he was a familiar face on Food Network’s Chopped, Santos started out as a dishwasher at the age of 13. He soon started to learn the kitchen where he was working and began training as a cook. After high school, he attended Johnson & Wales University to study culinary arts for two years.
Staying on for an additional two years after being awarded a fellowship, Santos graduated with honors in 1993. He moved to New York City and worked for the Time Cafe where he would become executive chef and stay until 1998.
In December 2010, Santos opened Beauty & Essex on the Lower East Side. Santos opened the Las Vegas location of Beauty & Essex in 2016. Both locations are managed in partnership with the Tao Group.
Beauty & Essex at The Cosmopolitan
3708 S Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV
Hours: Sunday through Thursday from 5 p.m. to 10:30pm
Friday and Saturday from 5 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
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Momofulu, Majordōmo Meat & Fish and Bang Bar – David Chang
David Chang, a competitive golfer and religious studies major grew up around restaurants. His parents owned a golfing goods store and two restaurants, but he didn’t pursue a culinary career until age 23. He began at the French Culinary Institute after graduating college and pursuing a number of non-food related jobs.
After graduating culinary school, he worked at Mercer Kitchen, he worked for Tom Colicchio and he worked with Daniel Boulud. In 2004, after becoming “completely dissatisfied with the whole fine dining scene,” he opened Momofuku Noodle Bar, the first step in creating the Momofuku group of restaurants.
Chang’s street-savvy, irreverent and eclectic tastes are fully appreciated and celebrated in his many television and food documentary appearances, including his own Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner, and Ugly Delicious.
Bang Bar at The Cosmopolitan
Hours: 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily
Momofuku at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
3708 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas, NV
(702) 698-2663
Hours: Lunch from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Dinner Sunday through Thursday from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Dinner Friday and Saturday from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Majordōmo Meat & Fish at The Palazzo at the Venetian Resort
3325 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas
(702) 607-3060
Hours: Monday through Thursday from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Friday and Saturday 5 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Morimoto – Masaharu Morimoto
A classically trained Japanese sushi and kaiseki chef, Morimoto sold his first restaurant in 1985 to travel to the United States to explore the Western cooking styles and techniques influencing much of his food. Working in various restaurants in and around New York, including Nobu, further cemented his love for fusion cuisines. First showing up with dubbing and subtitles on American televisions in 1998, Morimoto was one of the original titleholders on the Japanese-language television show Iron Chef that spawned a US version in 1999.
The rest, they say, is history. Morimoto has opened award-winning restaurants worldwide, including the Michelin-starred Morimoto XEX in Tokyo. The Iron Chef series spawned additional related TV shows, and Morimoto is a regular mentor and judge on shows across the culinary TV universe.
Morimoto at MGM Grand Las Vegas
3799 S Las Vegas Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89109
(702) 891-3001
Hours: 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. nightly
Buddy V’s Ristorante – Buddy Valastro
Owner of his family’s business Carlo’s Bakery, Bartolo “Buddy” Valastro took over at the age of 17 when his father passed away. The son of Italian immigrants started baking at 11 years old and has since built multiple restaurants while expanding Carlo’s Bakery to almost 20 locations.
Partnerships with The Pound Bakery for pet treats, Whole Earth Sweetener Company for a sugar alternative, and consumer food product companies such as ready-to-eat baking ingredients and products have helped expand the Buddy V brand into a broader audience.
A charismatic persona, Buddy has taken the family business to television, and has starred in and produced a slew of television programs highlighting his custom baking businesses and promoting friendly competition with other TV personalities like Duff Goldman.
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Buddy V’s at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas
3355 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas NV, 89109
(702) 607-2355
Hours: Sunday, Monday and Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Tuesday and Wednesday from 4:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Friday and Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Todd English’s Olives – Todd English
A graduate of Culinary Institute of America, former Iron Chef Todd English spent seven years working in restaurants in New York and Italy before opening the original Olives in Boston. Named after his then-wife Olivia, Olives was named Best New Restaurant by Boston magazine and Best Food and Top Table by Gourmet magazine.
In 1991, the James Beard Foundation named him their National Rising Star Chef. The James Beard Foundation subsequently named him Best Chef in the Northeast in 1994. In 2001, English was awarded Bon Appetit’s Restaurateur of the Year award and was named one of People Magazine’s 50 Most Beautiful People. The Boston Olives location closed in 2013 but English had already opened a location in New York and at the Bellagio on the Las Vegas Strip.
The Bellagio location closed in 2019 but Olives lives again at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas. English has a large portfolio of restaurants and he has authored or co-authored at least four cookbooks. His television and media appearances include PBS shows and various culinary documentaries.
Todd English’s Olives at Virgin Hotels
4455 S Paradise Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89169
(702) 693-4070
Hours: Sunday, Wednesday and Thursday from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Friday and Saturday from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m.
The Beast by Todd English at AREA 15
3215 S Rancho Dr. Suite 140, Las Vegas, NV 89102
(725) 210-5365
Hours: 12 p.m. to 12 a.m. daily
The Pepper Club at The English Hotel
921 South Main Street, Las Vegas, NV 89101
(725) 444-6835
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Bouchon – Thomas Keller
Thomas Keller is probably best known for his restaurant in Yountville, California, The French Laundry, consistently named one of the top 50 restaurants in the world year after year. The repeat James Beard Foundation award winner holds seven Michelin stars between three restaurants including The French Laundry, Per Se and Bouchon.
The son of a restaurateur, Keller often assisted his mother when a cook was out, and spent summers cooking for yacht and beach clubs in Florida and Rhode Island. He was discovered by chef Roland Henin and was taken in as his apprentice. Keller has five award-winning cookbooks and has consulted on various movies including Spanglish and Ratatouille.
Bouchon at The Venetian Resort
3355 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas
(702) 414-6200
Hours: Dinner Sunday through Thursday from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Friday and Saturday from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Weekend Brunch: Friday through Sunday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Prime Steakhouse and Jean-Georges Steakhouse – Jean-Georges Vongerichten
A family love for food guided Vongerichten into a culinary career, growing up helping his mother and grandmother cooking for 50-plus employees of the family business. It’s reported that a 16th birthday dinner at Auberge de l’Ill, a three-star Michelin restaurant, cemented this career choice.
A work-study work program apprenticeship at the same restaurant under chef Paul Haeberlin started his career. He continued working in France under master chefs Paul Bocuse and Louis Outhier, the latter of whom became a partner who opened 10 restaurants with Vongerichten before Vongerichten came to the United States.
Prime Steakhouse at Bellagio
3600 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109
(702) 693-8484
Hours: 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Jean-Georges Steakhouse at ARIA
3730 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109
Phone: (702) 590-8660
Hours: 5:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. nightly
Nobu Caesars Palace and Nobu Virgin Hotels – Nobu Matsuhisa
An extensive traveler at a young age, Nobu Matsuhisa was forming a worldview that would guide his hospitality career into a portfolio containing multiple restaurants and 13 hotels. After graduating high school at age 15, he began as a dishwasher before he apprenticed with the restaurant’s sushi master. After seven years he was invited to open a restaurant in Peru, and spent the next 14 years in South America, Alaska and Los Angeles before opening Matsuhisa in LA. It was in that restaurant where he would meet actor Robert De Niro who would become a business partner. In addition to his restaurant and hotel groups, Nobu has parlayed his Hollywood connections into various acting roles.
Nobu at Caesars Palace
3570 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109
(702) 785-6628
Hours: 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. nightly
Nobu at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas
4455 S Paradise Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89169
(702) 693-5090
Hours: Sunday through Thursday from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Friday and Saturday from 6 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Frequently Asked Questions About Celebrity Chef Restaurants in Las Vegas
Are there Michelin-star celebrity chef restaurants on the Strip?
There are ten Michelin-starred restaurants on the Strip, which are located inside the Strip resorts.
How expensive are celebrity chef restaurants in Vegas on the Strip?
The celebrity chef restaurants create some of the most expensive meals on the Strip, but there are cheaper choices, such as Gordon Ramsay Fish and Chips inside The LINQ Promenade.
What celebrity chefs have restaurants on the Strip in Vegas?
Gordon Ramsay, Joël Robuchon, Giada De Laurentiis and many more chefs have multiple restaurants inside resorts like The Cromwell and Caesars Palace.
