Sparrow + Wolf

"This Chinatown charmer might share a parking lot with an old Macy’s furniture store, but its ever-evolving, globetrotting menu makes it a Vegas standout. Servers rush through the crowded dining room carrying inventive dishes like Iberico jamon with beets, black walnut and mustard seed, or dry-aged red snapper with smoked pear, candied hazelnut and persimmon. The cocktails are just as clever, and inspired by the neighborhood—if you pick only one, make it the simple Spring Mountain Sour, where Japanese whiskey, lemon, and yuzu are balanced by housemade earthy beet-and-plum wine foam. Hungry first timers should consider the seasonal tasting menu ($135) that seamlessly blends flavors from India, Thailand, France, Spain, Italy, Vietnam, and other lands far from Nevada." - emmy kasten

"This Chinatown charmer might share a parking lot with an old Macy’s furniture store, but its ever-evolving, globetrotting menu makes it a Vegas standout. Servers rush through the crowded dining room carrying inventive dishes like Iberico jamon with beets, black walnut and mustard seed, or dry-aged red snapper with smoked pear, candied hazelnut and persimmon. The cocktails are just as clever, and inspired by the neighborhood—if you pick only one, make it the simple Spring Mountain Sour, where Japanese whiskey, lemon, and yuzu are balanced by housemade earthy beet-and-plum wine foam. Hungry first timers should consider the seasonal tasting menu ($135) that seamlessly blends flavors from India, Thailand, France, Spain, Italy, Vietnam, and other lands far from Nevada." - Emmy Kasten

"Sparrow + Wolf offers one of the best tasting menu options in Las Vegas, featuring dishes like savory oxtail hummus, Spanish octopus in spiced squid ink risotto, and a standout bánh cuôn. Chef Brian Howard's take on this Vietnamese dish includes rice paper rolls filled with ground duck, wood ear mushrooms, habanero pepper, and coconut, all served with a creamy dipping sauce." - Janna Karel

"Part of a wave of on-Strip talent who exited the casinos and struck out on their own in Las Vegas neighborhoods, chef Brian Howard opened Sparrow & Wolf in 2017. The Chinatown bar and restaurant stands out among its neighborhood peers for serving modern American fare that leans into the fine-dining techniques Howard picked up working in restaurants like Comme Ça, Alizé, and Bouchon. Servers flit around the dimly lit dining room ferrying dishes like oxtail hummus and tortellini birria drenched in goat consomé, as well as cocktails infused with bruleed pineapple or garnished with fried mushroom. Howard’s take on the northern Vietnamese bánh cuốn, a dish of savory duck, fresh basil, and black rice roll, is at once sweet, spicy, and bright. Put your trust in the tasting menu, which opens with oysters and Japanese milk bread and ends with a chocolate espresso flan — each course paired with a wine from a small producer you’ve likely never heard of." - Janna Karel

"The prix-fixe menu ($225 per person) offers a culinary experience featuring ossetra caviar parfait complemented by Santa Barbara sea urchin, the artfully prepared Peking duck carpaccio, and charcoal-grilled wagyu beef. Limited seating is available from 5 to 9 p.m. Reserve online." - Janna Karel