The Best Italian Restaurants in Las Vegas
From two Strip outposts of NYC's Carbone to Evan Funke's Roman Mother Wolf and the off-Strip darling Esther's Kitchen.
Las Vegas imported the best of New York and Los Angeles Italian, and the marquee is Carbone — Major Food Group's red-sauce theater, now at the Bellagio's Riviera as well as Aria, with the spicy rigatoni vodka and tableside Caesar that made it famous. Around it: Evan Funke's Roman Mother Wolf at Fontainebleau — widely considered the best new Italian in the city — the Venetian classic Cipriani at the Wynn, Costa di Mare's whole-fish coastal Italian, and the off-Strip local darling Esther's Kitchen in the Arts District. These are the picks worth the reservation, each scored and verified by Dim Hour.
A note on the map: most of these sit inside Strip resorts (we note which), with Esther's Kitchen the off-Strip exception in the Arts District. All are a special-occasion splurge; reservations are the norm, especially on weekends and fight nights.
Carbone Riviera
Major Food Group's Carbone at the Bellagio's Riviera — the lavish Strip incarnation of the NYC red-sauce landmark. Lobster fettuccine, tuna Calabrese, and the famous spicy rigatoni. Book on SevenRooms.
Mother Wolf
Chef Evan Funke's Roman flagship at Fontainebleau — hand-made pasta and wood-fired cooking, widely considered the best new Italian on the Strip. Cacio e pepe, rigatoni all'amatriciana, and wood-fired pizza. Book on SevenRooms.
Scarpetta
Scott Conant's modern Italian at The Cosmopolitan — the famous spaghetti with tomato and basil, creamy polenta, and duck-and-foie-gras ravioli. A long-running Strip favorite. Book on OpenTable.
Cipriani
The Venetian-born Cipriani at the Wynn — the Bellini was invented at the original Harry's Bar. Carpaccio alla Cipriani and baked tagliolini in a polished, jacket-optional room. Book on OpenTable.
Costa di Mare
A coastal-Italian seafood room at the Wynn built around whole grilled fish flown in daily, with a deep Italian wine list. The special-occasion seafood pick. Book on OpenTable.
Esther's Kitchen
The off-Strip local darling in the Arts District — handmade pasta, sourdough, and a from-scratch Italian menu that locals rate above many of the resort rooms. Book on OpenTable.
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