Anima opens with Spanish and Italian dishes at the Gramercy | Eater Vegas

"This new restaurant in a fast-growing Las Vegas neighborhood is the outgrowth of the team behind EDO Gastro Tapas & Wine, led by chef-partner Oscar Amador and chef Francesco Di Caudo, and presents a playful melding of Spanish and Italian traditions with influences from Catalonia, Asia, Sicily and beyond. The menu mixes familiar favorites—like The Bikini pressed ham-and-cheese sandwich and strawberry granita—with newcomers such as Peruvian scallops crudo and a bagna cauda featuring Piedmont anchovies, garlic dip, fried polenta and crudité. A charcuterie and raw bar up front showcases Italian and Spanish meats (including jamón and prosciutto), market oysters, cured tuna sashimi, hand‑chopped beef tartare and a 30‑day dry‑aged striploin carpaccio. There are also lighter and plant-forward options, including burrata with butternut squash and a green vegetable tartare dressed with pistachio vinaigrette. Guests can watch service in an exposition kitchen that creates a market-like energy, and large-format, shareable plates highlight the chefs’ range—Catalan suquet with clams, pappardelle cinghiale with wild boar ragu and Pienza cheese fondue, and arroz a la cazuela with duck confit, foie gras and black trumpet mushrooms—while tasting menus of 10–12 dishes offer a fuller primer on the cuisine. A 10-seat bar alongside the entrance carries about 100 wines under $100 (nearly 150 total) with sommelier Joseph Mikulich curating pairings, and cocktails lean on botanicals, lesser-known sherries and liqueurs, gin-and-tonics, amaros and sangrias. The dining room is finished in chocolate, burgundy and pewter with marine murals by Apolo Torres; private dining overlooks the courtyard for about 12 guests and additional small private rooms and a chef’s table sit near the kitchen. Open Thursday through Tuesday from 5–9 p.m., with lunch coming soon." - Susan Stapleton