Bazaar Mar by José Andrés
Seafood restaurant · The Strip
3720 S Las Vegas Blvd Suite 240, Las Vegas, NV 89158
Highlights
Spanish seafood tapas by José Andrés; innovative, delicious, and visually stunning
Spanish seafood tapas by José Andrés; innovative, delicious, and visually stunning
"The Shops at Crystals is more associated with designer shopping than dining, but Bazaar Mar is winning over credit card-maxxing shoppers and fans of its sibling restaurant Bazaar Meat with its luxurious take on seafood. With its surreal nautical drawings and designer-label crowd, Bazaar Mar feels like Poseidon’s posh dinner club, serving seafood versions of the chef’s signature bite-sized cones (with uni) and croquetas (lobster and shrimp). And the miso-glazed pork and the kueh pai ti—a sweet and spicy Singaporean street food with snappy raw shrimp and crunchy peanuts—are pro moves, because you won’t find anything like them at the other Bazaar." - emmy kasten
"Bazaar Mar brings José Andrés’s expanding restaurant empire to The Shops At Crystals, and it comes with all the signature molecular gastronomy touches, including the famous silly-but-delicious trout cones (imagine a lox bagel compressed into a single bite). The scientifically engineered appetizers are what draws diners in, but the best food at Bazaar Mar is the most homey. There’s a focus on seafood—lobster croquetas are like jalapeño poppers made from shellfish, bold and creamy where everything else is delicate. A slice of fried monkfish wrapped in gem lettuce and served with a floating cloud of “lemon air” made us giggle when it hit the table. But it was so fine-tuned—crunchy, sour, fatty—that we could look past the fussiness of it all and admit that sometimes flavored foam still hits. And we’d come back just for the ora king salmon—audibly crunchy on the outside, medium-rare inside—sitting on an incredible meyer lemon sauce more sweet than it is tart. photo credit: Andrew Ryce photo credit: Andrew Ryce photo credit: Andrew Ryce Pause Unmute These are like steakhouse classics redesigned for a seafood restaurant inside a shopping mall in view of the Cartier store: a bit over the top, but worth it if you have a taste for luxury. Settle in with the $175 tasting menu and tell yourself that it’s better to spend hundreds of dollars here than at the Louis Vuitton store across the way." - Andrew Ryce
"José Andrés’s is easily one of the most impressive seafood destinations in Las Vegas. Set in a stunning room with ocean green accents throughout, the restaurant deftly serves a menu of creative dishes like seaweed funnel cake topped with crab and oysters on the half shell. If going for the first time, opt for the $175 tasting menu which offers highlights from across the menu including oyster ceviche, Hokkaido sea scallop crudo, and Maine lobster croquetas. While reservations can be hard to get at Bazaar Mar, the adjacent Bar Centro offers many of the same bar bites, paired with an outstanding drinks menu." - Janna Karel
"José Andrés’s newest Las Vegas restaurant celebrates all things under the sea. A selection of fresh fish is available in preparations such as sashimi and salt-baked and presented whole. Small plates come with delicate shells filled with spicy tuna tartare and Japanese peaches paired with burrata and hazelnut praline. Dessert is a whimsical affair with a crumb sandcastle in a nod to key lime pie." - Janna Karel, Matthew Kang
"For $155 per person, guests can celebrate at chef Jose Andres’ new seafood-focused restaurant at the Shops at Crystals. The six-course menu includes dishes such as a smoked hamachi taco topped with Ossetra caviar and gold leaf and a Maine lobster roll. Guests may add a three-wine pairing flight for an additional $100 per person." - Emmy Kasten
