The Best New Restaurants in Vegas This Year

This was the year that the pandemic closures began to finally feel like a hazy memory, and the frisson of new restaurant openings once again got the PR newswires buzzing. Today, to help us cut through the noise, co-host Sarah Lohman sits down with food writers and podcasters John Curtas and Gemini Stevens. They’ve eaten basically everywhere across Vegas, and share their top picks for the best new restaurants that opened in 2023.

You can follow Gemini on social media — she’s @wishboneandvine on Twitter and Instagram and on her website, wishboneandvine.com. You can hear more of Gemini on the Food and Loathing podcast. And follow John Curtas on Twitter and Instagram, and make sure to check out his list of 52 essential Vegas restaurants on his website, eatinglv.com. John also podcasts at Eat. Talk. Repeat.

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Places mentioned:

Fine Company

Naxos Taverna

Basilico

1228 Main

Winnie & Ethel’s

Azzurra Cucina

Lamoon

Double Zero Pie & Pub

Peter Luger

Mother Wolf


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