Welcome to the newest Las Vegas craze: Food halls!

Although nearly every resort in Las Vegas has a food court, there’s a new player in town: the food hall. Food halls offer the diversity that was long a hallmark of buffets, the Las Vegas staple that for many years was “the” destination for many a visitor. After the pandemic, however, buffets began slowly ebbing from Vegas, and the emergence of the upscale food hall began. From celebrity chefs to trending cuisines, these dining meccas promise something for everyone in the party, from the burger lover to the pho aficionado. So, start your promenade and see what lies in store for your next dining adventure.

Proper Eats

On the second level of Aria in the former buffet area, Proper Eats was one of the first new-style food halls to open in Las Vegas (debuting in December of 2022). It brings celebrities together with comfort food, and it’s pretty sweet. Proper Bar features a large, nearly wraparound bar with plenty of seating while the food hall allows you to meander along a path past the restaurants. The food hall features options for the whole crew, whether you’re in the mood for ramen or burgers, and there are plenty of vegetarian dishes as well.

The first location of Parm Famous Italian opened in New York in 2011, and since then it’s added six more locations, including the one here in Proper Eats. This neighborhood-style restaurant delivers some of the most delicious sandwiches around, with meatball and chicken parm sandwiches, and cannolis. Seoul Bird, from Judy Joo and Andrew Hales, opened first in London, delighting diners with delicious Korean fried chicken. Joo’s twice-fried chicken is incredible, and is served as tenders and sandwiches here.

Venues:

Easy Donuts: Fabulously decadent American favorites; Egghead: Tao Hospitality gives you egg-citing dishes with quality ingredients; Happy Leaf: Get your greens here; Laughing Buddha Ramen: Both tonkatsu and miso broths; Lola’s Burgers: Get smash burgers and Impossible burgers with garlic truffle fries; Pizzaoki: We bet you didn’t know Steve Aoki had an interest in New-York style pizza; Seoul Bird: The Poppin Cauliflower is double-fried like the chicken; Parm Famous Italian: Get pasta here, too!; SunLife Organics: Smoothies, shakes and açaí bowls from the trendy SoCal favorite; Temaki Bar: A range of made-to-order hand rolls; Wexler’s Deli: You really want the Reuben, don’t you? It does go all in on pastrami; Proper Bar: Try the Gin-Z; and a little secret—Easy’s Cocktail Lounge: This speakeasy features the tiniest bar, the tiniest stage and a big dose of luxury (plus drinky-poos. Yes!). Check in at Easy Donuts for access. Maybe you’ll get in.

Via Via

The newest food hall in Vegas just opened at The Venetian Resort, and packs in a curated list of options from hot spots around the country. The hall itself is bright, just off the Grand Colonnade, with restaurants lining the walls and two perched in the center of the space. At Ivan Ramen, a wildly popular N.Y. fusion spot, Ivan’s Orkin’s dishes include the Tokyo Shio ramen with chicken broth, dashi, shoyu-glazed chashu, egg and tomato. If you liked him on Chef’s Table, get ready to taste his cuisine in person.

For years now, Vegas has been missing a key component in American cuisine: the bologna sandwich. It’s a lunchtime staple for generations of kids, but yes, it can get tiresome. Clever parents figured out how to make it fancy. How? Just by frying it up. At New Orleans-based Turkey and the Wolf, chef Mason Hereford elevates that secret delight even more with the Fried Bologna Sandwich, featuring Leighman’s bologna, “shrettuce” and Duke’s mayo. A collard green melt, fried chicken pot pie and breakfast sandwiches round out the diverse menu.

Venues:

All’Antico Vinaio: The Mazzati family’s celebrated shops feature Italian schiacciata sandwiches with fresh-cut meats plus breakfast and wine; Howlin’ Ray’s: Nashville-inspired chicken featuring six spice levels; Scarr’s Pizza: Scarr Pimentel’s New-York-style and Sicilian slices from cheese to pepperoni focused on organic and all-natural ingredients—get the garlic knots!; B.S. Taqueria: Ray Garcia’s celebrated L.A.-based tacos earn rave reviews; Ivan Ramen: Japanese fusion food with such items as wagyu pastrami bao buns; Turkey and the Wolf: Twists on Southern foods; and Close Company: This unpretentious cocktail haven from the founders of Death & Co. serves up mini martinis, beer, wine and zero-proof cocktails plus a raft of other delicious drinks.

Famous Food Street Eats

It wasn’t long after Resorts World Las Vegas opened in 2021 that its gorgeous food hall, Famous Foods Street Eats, also began opening. Set around a curved, flowing streetscape are numerous restaurants serving up a variety of cuisines, from Malaysian noodle dishes to sushi. In the center of the area are two circular stations, one being a bar that evokes a neon-lit Asian street and the other a sweet dessert stand, with seating throughout.

As you are cruising around the walls of the food hall looking for your next bite, take note of these options: Streetbird serves up celebrity chef Marcus Samuelsson’s fabulous fried chicken, made famous in his Red Rooster and Streetbird Rotisserie restaurants in New York. This restaurant also features Impossible chicken nuggets, so vegetarians can indulge. Across the hall from Streetbird, you’ll find Kura Kura Pa, with teriyaki bowls from DJ and music personality Steve Aoki and his brother Kevin. Look for Snake River wagyu, beef, garlic butter shrimp and garlic butter chicken, or a combo if you can’t decide.

Venues:

Blood Bros: Texas barbecue with Asian influences; Burger Barn: Classic American burgers, fries and sweet potato tots; Famous Pho: Three beefy types of the Vietnamese favorite; Fuhu Shack: Roast duck burritos and street tacos, plus char sui rice bowls; Geylang Claypot Rice: Crispy rice adds extra to this Singapore specialty; Han’s Fish & Chips: The U.K. staple, plus grilled cheese and more; Harajuku Ramen: Build your own ramen bowl with a tonkatsu broth base; Kura Kura Pa: Steve Aoki’s teriyaki with beef, shrimp and more; Salad Jack’s: Well, salad—create your own!; Streetbird: Marcus Samuelsson’s famous Nashville-style chicken; Nori Bar: For sushi hand rolls and roll sets; Googgleman: Malaysian noodles with a smoky fragrance; Here Kitty Kitty Vice Den: Sweet speakeasy with excellent cocktails; Ah Chun Shandong Dumplings: Pockets of goodness filled with a chicken, pork or mushroom base; Michos Tacos: Indulge in street tacos, or get a classic combo plate (or nachos and street corn; yay for team nacho!); Tiger Sugar: Fans can’t get enough of the Black Sugar Boba Milk; Wuzhang Artisan Noodles: Hand-pulled noodles and tasty dumplings; Yaya’s Mediterranean Café: For gyros, hummus, baba ganoush, tzatziki and pita chips; Sweet Eats: For your sugary treats (candy apple heaven!); and the Center Bar: Not only beautifully neon-lit, but with reasonably priced drinks.

Eataly Las Vegas

Food halls are normally very diverse, and Eataly Las Vegas is no exception. However, you will find a definite Italian thread running through most of the dishes in this huge marketplace in Park MGM. Eataly Las Vegas is topped with an enormous, soaring ceiling that creates an immediate feeling that you are elsewhere. Two normal restaurants are tucked along the north side, and the remainder is filled with a ton of food and drink stalls, counters and bars. You’ll find breakfast, lunch, snacks and coffee in a row of counters to the east and in the elevated central area, with stalls highlighting different aspects of Italian cuisine. There are three bars in the main hall and Eataly Bar is the newest, created from a former wine shop area. (It seems fitting that a bar would go here.) Eataly Bar gives you plenty of cocktails, wine and beer to choose from, and there’s seating galore. The bar serves pizzas, plus pastas and appetizers. In the elevated La Cucina del Mercato, you can choose from steak, street food, pasta and more; these also sell the products. There’s even a station that makes fresh mozzarella at certain times.

Venues:

Italian Street Food: Fried zucchini, shitake and mozzarella are highlights; La Pasta Fresca: After watching the pasta-making, try the rigatoni cacio e pepe; La Pizzeria: Roman-style slices; Pizza al Padellino: Round pan pizza is the star here; Le Polpette: So many ways to eat a spicy meatball! Plus burgers and pizza; La Carne e Il Pesce: Here’s that steak—get ribeye and NY strip plus fish like king salmon and wild-caught tuna; La Salumeria: Build a board of meats and cheeses from U.S. and Italian producers; Il Cioccolato Venchi: Sweet baked treats; I Dolci Italiani: Plenty of cannoli and bomboloni to satisfy a sweet tooth; Caffè Lavazza and Pasticceria: Caffeine-laden beverages that will open your eyes; Il Gelato: Cold, creamy—perfect for summer desserts; Crepes: Need we say more?; L’Aperitivo: Located near La Cucina del Mercado; Gran Caffè Milano: Near the casino entrance; Eataly Bar: On the lower level—try an Aperol Spritz at all three.

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