It’s time to brunch again. Name another destination city that does decadent daytime dining the way Las Vegas does. It’s OK, we’ll wait.
That’s enough. Stop thinking and start making plans. If fine French cuisine crafted in an innovative, over-the-top way sounds like your jam, begin your Vegas brunch tour at Bardot Brasserie (877.230.2742). Chef Michael Mina’s restaurant at Aria is all about the classics at dinnertime, but the brunch menu is fueled by fun. Start with a peerless pastry basket and a huge chilled seafood tower to share with your crew, then consider a thick slab of brioche French toast with vanilla bean mascarpone, the Hunter’s Waffle with duck confit and two poached eggs, crab eggs Benedict resting on flaky vol-au-vent pastry or braised prime beef short rib hash with Madeira-glazed mushrooms.
For further satisfaction south on the Strip, visit Mandalay Bay’s Mexican food institution, Border Grill (702.632.7403). Its game-changing Border Brunch offering served Saturday and Sunday is built on unlimited small plates served at your table, complemented by flavorful bottomless mimosas, micheladas or Bloody Marys. Among the top-ranked delectable bites are creamy potato tacos with corn relish and chipotle aioli, cumin-garlic skirt steak and eggs with guacamole, Peruvian-style shrimp and grits with aji panca salsa and manchego cheese, and sweet plantain empanadas with black beans and poblano peppers. There’s no brunch experience in Las Vegas or anywhere else quite like this one.
Away from the hustle and bustle of the Strip, Honey Salt (702.445.6100), near the Summerlin district, has long been a locals favorite for leisurely weekend dining. The brioche bourbon caramel monkey bread is a no-brainer to start things off in this cozy dining room, but a new shareable dish is building buzz—breakfast poutine, made with crispy roasted potatoes, bacon and bacon gravy, cheese curds and a sunny side-up egg. It’s a good thing you can choose a lighter path at Honey Salt with burrata and asparagus salad, a quinoa-and-lentil power bowl with avocado and fennel or the lemon chicken salad with fresh mozzarella, chickpeas and sunflower seeds.
More mimosas await at nearby Tivoli Village and its brunch hot spot, Echo & Rig (702.489.3525), where sandwich options include roasted chicken with balsamic onions, flatiron steak with lemon chimichurri and the indulgent short rib grilled cheese. More traditional dishes include the steakhouse scramble with housemade sausage and filet mignon, smoked wild salmon on a bagel with cream cheese, blueberry buttermilk pancakes, or spinach-and-goat cheese quiche.
If you’re in need of a real crowd-pleaser that just happens to have five convenient locations all over the Vegas Valley, Hash House A Go Go (hashhouseagogo.com) is the big, bold brunch you’re looking for. This place is planted on the Strip at The Linq, downtown at the Plaza and in Henderson, Summerlin and on West Sahara Avenue, and picking through its massive menu is almost as much fun as that first forkful of “twisted farm food.” The three-fresh-egg scrambles are legendary, the cast-iron skillet hashes easily feed two, the pancakes are as big as your face, and the famous sage fried chicken and waffles might be your most popular Instagram post of all time—not to mention a meal you’ll always remember.
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