Sparrow + Wolf
American restaurant · The Asian District
4480 Spring Mountain Rd #100, Las Vegas, NV 89102
Highlights
Creative international bites, craft beer & cocktails in a stylish space
Creative international bites, craft beer & cocktails in a stylish space
"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 cashew, black walnut and mustard seed, or golden tilefish pibil with charred lava beans and salsa verde. 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, andrew ryce
"Chef Brian Howard — who trained in acclaimed kitchens like Comme Ça, Alizé, and Bouchon — runs a genre-defying Chinatown flagship that blends fine-dining precision with fearless, globally inspired flavors. Seasonal tasting menus jump through the continents with ease while a la carte options offer a more casual way to explore his boundary-pushing cooking. Standouts include Vietnamese bánh cuốn stuffed with savory duck and wrapped in black rice rolls; Spanish octopus over jet-black squid-ink risotto; and honey-glazed pork secreto paired with sweet potato–banana purée. The food is ambitious but unfussy — each dish layered with texture and contrast, without losing its soul, and many diners are encouraged to let the kitchen lead with the tasting menu." - Janna Karel
"A modern Chinatown eatery blending creative flavor pairings and contemporary techniques in an approachable tasting-menu style." - 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, editor, Eater Southern California/Southwest Must-try dish: Just put your fate in chef Howard’s hands and opt for the tasting menu." - Matthew Kang
"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. RESERVE A TABLE WITH RESERVE A TABLE" - Emmy Kasten
