Las Vegas, with many of the most prominent chefs of the country attracted to this remarkable city, is the place where you may have one of the meals of your life. From Thomas Keller to Julian Serrano and legendary chef Joël Robuchon, who are considered one of the finest chefs alive, the fine dining options are tremendous. The arrival of these superchefs has left its mark on the Las Vegas steak houses and buffets, many of which have gone upscale. Now Las Vegas is America's hottest restaurant market, with each new megaresort bringing its own multiple dining options, and celebrity chefs adding branches of famous signature restaurants and newborn establishments to the mix. Planning your trip to Las Vegas, look into what top restaurants in Las Vegas have to offer.

Rosemary's Restaurant

Escape the Strip for a dose of reality at truly great neighborhood restaurant and bar, where chefs Michael and Wendy Jordan draw from a variety of culinary influences to create French-inspired, creative American cuisine with regional twists from New Orleans, the Deep South and the Midwest. Rosemary's Restaurant, named for Michael's mother, is consistently voted the best food in the Las Vegas "Review Journal" annual poll by food critics and visitors alike. Relax and enjoy a fine food and drink in a comfortable atmosphere of the dining-room which is warmer and more inviting that most of the Las Vegas restaurants. Besides, if you would love to, you can have a seat seat at the bar overlooking the open kitchen.

The restaurant features seared foie gras with peach coulis, candid walnuts, and vanilla bean-scented arugula, with distinctive flavors that go together nicely. Interesting side dishes include ultra-rich blue-cheese slow, slightly spicy crispy fried tortilla strips, and perfect cornmeal jalapeno hush puppies. Other signature dishes are the crispy striped bass and the pan-seared honey-glazed salmon.

A Wine Spectator Award winning wine list complements the diverse menu and offers "beer pairings" or suggestions with most of its menu options, including some curious and fun brands like fruity Belgian numbers. Rosemary's also boasts the highest quality spirits and uses the best ingredients to create a wide range of classic and innovative signature cocktails.

Hugo's Cellar

Yes, it is indeed in a cellar, but they are not ashamed of it, vice versa – this is their pride and joy, and it is highly regarded by the locals. If you want to experience old school Las Vegas classic dining, this is, definitely, the best place. Dimly lit and lined with dark wood and brick, the dining room is rather intimate. But if you would like to feel yourself really cozy, choose one of the curtained booths against the wall. The atmosphere is really romantic, enhanced by a nice custom of presenting a red rose to every female visitor.

The meal, full of ceremony, is perfectly delivered by the well-trained and friendly staff. Salads are included in the price and are prepared at your table, from a cart full of choices. The main courses are traditional and include variations of meat, seafood and chicken prepared in different ways. Entrées vary from beef fillet stuffed with crab meat and wrapped in bacon to Indonesian-spiced rack of lamb. The T-bone steak here is so tender that you can easily cut it with a fork. Vegetables and sides are excellent, as is a dessert of chocolate-dipped fruits with cream. The service is impeccable, and it really makes you feel pampered.

Alizé

It is hard to find a better spot for a romantic dinner than this upscale restaurant located at the top of the Palms Hotel. Nowhere else will you be able to enjoy an unobstructed view of all of Vegas, the desert, and the mountains from every part of the restaurant. The divine dining room features three sides of full-length windows that allow a panoramic view of the night lights of Vegas. Obviously, window-side tables are best, but even seats in the center of the room have a good view as well.

This elegant restaurant is carefully overseen by André Rochat, one of the best chefs of Las Vegas, known for his artful contemporary French fare. The menu changes seasonally, but anything you order will be heavenly, like a shrimp and artichoke timbale trimmed with avocado and cucumber relish, or a tissue-thin Kobe beef carpaccio with dark pesto topping and tomato comfit. The foie gras can come in a pink-grapefruit-and-citrus-honey reduction, a tangy combination. Don't miss the stunning New York steak with summer truffle jus and potato herb pancakes, or the meltingly tender lamb chops with some shredded lamb shank wrapped in a crispy fried crepe. Such complex dishes as seared diver scallops with bacon confit, black truffles, sunny-side-up quail eggs, and caviar demonstrate the kitchen's estimable skills. Pepper-crusted filet mignon with a cognac cream sauce makes for one of the better main courses. Desserts are similarly outstanding, such as sorbet in a case of browned marshmallow, floating in raspberry soup.

Picasso

Have you tried exquisite French cuisine cooked by a Spanish chef in an Italian-themed hotel in Vegas? Believe us, it is gorgeous. One of the best restaurants in Vegas, Picasso offers an extraordinary dining experience, including the thrill of having $30 million worth of Picassos look down over your shoulders while you eat. The dining room features the furnishings designed by one of Picasso's sons, and even the paintings themselves are challenged for beauty by the exceptional floral arrangements.

The artful, innovative cuisine is based on French classics but also has strong Spanish influences. Serrano's cooking is a work of art that can proudly stand next to the masterpieces. The menu changes nightly and always offers a choice between a four- or five-course prix-fixe dinner or a tasting menu. Appetizers on the seasonal menu might include warm quail salad with sautéed artichokes and pine nuts or poached oysters with osetra caviar and vermouth sauce. Sautéed medallions of fallow deer, roasted milk-fed veal chop, or roasted almond-and-honey crusted pigeon might appear as entrée choices. Don’t miss a filet of roasted sea bass with a light saffron sauce and dots of cauliflower purée. Besides, they are serving just outstanding lamb rôti, perfectly done, tender, and crusted with truffles. Portions are dainty but so rich that you'll have plenty to eat without groaning and feeling heavy when you leave. For dessert you may choose a molten chocolate cake that comes with ice cream made with imported European chocolate. A crisp banana tart with coconut ice cream is a fine choice, while a passion-fruit flan in a citrus-soup sauce is perfect if you don't have much room left. Everything is delivered by attentive staff who make you feel quite pampered.

Joël Robuchon at the Mansion

If you want to treat yourself with something exquisite and really superb, try the traditional French cuisine at Joel Robuchon Restaurant featuring world-class food and service. Known around the world as "Chef of the Century", legendary Joël Robuchon is the first and youngest chef to win three consecutive Michelin stars, not to mention four stars, the highest rating, given by the Los Angeles Times. And these high appraisals aren't exaggerated. This remarkable restaurant offers gorgeous food to slowly savor, paying attention to many different layers of interest revealed. One lacks words to describe the food served there. Great care was taken in choosing and combining ingredients, some of them delivered daily from France, to cater to a sophisticated palate. The menu of his finer specialties changes very frequently. Joël Robuchon offers four prix fixe à la carte menus, in addition to the 16-course tasting menu. Limited seating creates the right sort of intimacy. Joel Robuchon restaurant offers complimentary limousine service to all guest reservations for the restaurant.

Bouchon

Thomas Keller became famous with his Napa Valley restaurant French Laundry, considered to be the best restaurant in the United States, and this stunning, capacious French bistro and oyster bar in the Venezia Tower at the Venetian is a version of his Napa Valley bistro. The elegant dining room with soaring Palladian windows, antique lighting, and painted tile create a French country atmosphere. The folded brown-paper menu opens to reveal classics like steak frites, braised pork with cabbage fondue, and mussels with white wine. Even though the dishes may sound humble, in every case they are gold-standard versions of classics. Don't miss the bacon and poached-egg frisée salad, or the cleanly seared salmon over poached leeks, prepared so perfectly that it may easily do without the accompanying sauce. Finish with profiteroles, a lemon tart, or crème caramel. Bouchon is a superlative Las Vegas restaurant that offers a memorable breakfast as well, where you might try bread pudding-style French toast or a smoked-salmon baguette.