Joël Robuchon

Top choice in Las Vegas


The acclaimed 'Chef of the Century' leads the pack in the French culinary invasion of the Strip. Adjacent to the MGM Grand's high-rollers' gaming area, Robuchon's plush dining rooms, done up in leather and velvet, feel like a dinner party at a 1930s Paris mansion. Complex seasonal tasting menus promise the meal of a lifetime – and they often deliver.

Reservations are essential for dinner here, as well as at the slightly less-expensive L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon next door, where bar seats front an exhibition kitchen.


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