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The 28 Best Bars in Las Vegas

Las Vegas runs two bar scenes side by side. The best bars in Las Vegas divide between the resorts of the Strip and the independent rooms of Downtown and the Arts District, with a few further out, from Chinatown to West Charleston. Herbs & Rye on West Sahara Avenue, in the top 50 of North America's 50 Best Bars from 2022 to 2024, and its steakhouse sibling Cleaver, Best U.S. Restaurant Bar at the 2024 Spirited Awards, both come from Nectaly Mendoza. On the Strip, The Chandelier at the Cosmopolitan spreads its cocktails over three levels under more than two million crystals. In the Arts District, Nocturno, inspired by Mexico City, pours its cocktails beside a wall of vinyl. Downtown, Atomic Liquors holds the city's tavern license number 00001. The Chandelier, Vesper Bar and Frankie's Tiki Room pour around the clock. These are the twenty-eight we would start with.

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  1. Herbs & Rye
    ★ TOP 10NORTH AMERICA'S 50 BESTCocktail Bar

    Herbs & Rye

    Owner and mixologist Nectaly Mendoza built a classic cocktail program on West Sahara Avenue that won Best American High Volume Cocktail Bar and Best American Bar Team at the 2019 Spirited Awards. Mendoza received the 2025 Industry Icon of the Year at the Next Wave Awards. At No. 86 on North America's 50 Best extended list in 2025, the bar delivers cocktails under twenty dollars inside a room of crushed red velvet wallpaper, black leather booths, and twinkling chandeliers. BarMania, Mendoza's WWE-inspired speed-cocktail competition raising funds for childhood cancer research, runs annually since 2015. The icon status is earned, not awarded.

    3713 W Sahara Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89102Mon-Sat 5pm-3am, Sun closed
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  2. Cleaver
    ★ TOP 10SPIRITEDCocktail Bar

    Cleaver

    Nectaly Mendoza's steakhouse sibling to Herbs & Rye won Best U.S. Restaurant Bar at the 2024 Spirited Awards with a program that proves cocktail ambition and red meat belong on the same ticket. Classic Las Vegas steakhouse aesthetics, celebrity portraits, elegant lighting, frame a seasonal cocktail menu that runs as seriously as the prime cuts. Top Four finalist at Tales of the Cocktail 2020, Regional Top Ten Honoree in 2022, and operating with the same Mendoza philosophy that drives his Sahara Avenue flagship: classic cocktails, fair prices, no compromises. The empire runs deep.

    3900 Paradise Road, Las Vegas, NV 89169Daily 5pm-12am
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  3. Ski Lodge at Superfrico
    ★ TOP 10Speakeasy

    Ski Lodge at Superfrico

    A 2025 Spirited Awards regional honoree created by Spiegelworld, the company behind Absinthe and Atomic Saloon, Ski Lodge hides behind a nondescript door marked only by a bronze skier emblem inside the Cosmopolitan. The Alpine lodge aesthetic, elevated classics, and frico-crusted square pizzas from the connected Superfrico restaurant create a speakeasy experience that operates on theatrical terms. Bartenders Jason and Jonathan draw consistent praise for a program that channels mountain-lodge warmth into Strip-side sophistication. Ski Lodge proves that the Cosmopolitan alone could sustain a top-ten list.

    3708 Las Vegas Boulevard, Level 2, Las Vegas, NV 89109Mon-Thu 2pm-2am, Fri 12pm-2am, Sat until 2am
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  4. Nocturno
    ★ TOP 10Cocktail Bar

    Nocturno

    Bar Manager Lu Lopez, formerly of the Cocktail Collective at the Palazzo and Youngblood in San Diego (North America's 50 Best Bars), built a Mexico City-inspired cocktail bar on South First Street with creatively crafted drinks, a wall of vinyl records spanning Chet Baker to Wu-Tang Clan, and an intimacy that the Strip cannot replicate. Co-founders Chef D.J. Flores and Aaron Cappello of Nivel Hospitality Group designed the room for cinematic atmosphere and high-touch service. Nocturno sets a new standard for the Arts District with every pour.

    1017 South 1st Street, Las Vegas, NV 89101Tue-Sun 5pm-2am, Mon closed
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  5. Aft Cocktail Deck
    ★ TOP 10Hotel Bar

    Aft Cocktail Deck

    Aft Cocktail Deck is an open-air bar on the Lake of Dreams at Wynn Las Vegas, designed by Todd-Avery Lenahan after the parties held on the aft decks of superyachts, with nautical flags spelling out the resort's name. The menu by Wynn's master mixologist Mariena Mercer Boarini names its drinks for coastal destinations, a Turks & Caicos guava mojito, a Monaco with butterfly pea and edible parfum, a Cozumel margarita with mango-chile salt.

    3131 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV 89109Sun-Thu 4:30pm-2am; Fri-Sat 4:30pm-3am
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  1. The Chandelier
    ★ TOP 10Cocktail Bar

    The Chandelier

    Over two million cascading crystals define a three-level bar where each floor serves a distinct cocktail philosophy, classic concoctions at the first level, modern creative at the second, champagne-forward at the third. A 2025 Spirited Awards regional honoree and Las Vegas Magazine Hall of Fame inductee for 2024, The Chandelier occupies a central position in the Cosmopolitan that makes it unavoidable and a cocktail program that makes it essential. The recently reimagined menu under Head of Mixology Tsegaye extends a tradition established by Mariena Mercer's legendary Verbena. Scale and quality rarely coexist this comfortably.

    3708 Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV 89109Daily 24 hours
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  2. Legacy Club
    ★ TOP 10Rooftop Bar

    Legacy Club

    A rooftop cocktail lounge on the 60th floor of Circa Resort & Casino, overlooking downtown Las Vegas. The room is finished with gold bullion display cases, metal busts of Las Vegas founding figures and archival photography, and opens onto a terrace with fire pits. The drinks list centers on reworked classics, including a build-your-own Old Fashioned. An upscale dress code applies.

    8 Fremont St (Circa Resort & Casino), 60th floor, NV 89101Sun-Thu 4:00pm-2:00am; Fri-Sat 4:00pm-3:00am
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  3. Garagiste Wine Room | Merchant
    ★ TOP 10Wine Bar

    Garagiste Wine Room | Merchant

    Garagiste is a wine room and merchant in the Las Vegas Arts District focused on small-production wines from regions off the beaten path, run as a shop and a bar at once, with memberships that let you drink four bottles a month in house at retail prices. The James Beard Foundation named it one of five finalists for Outstanding Bar in 2023.

    197 E California Ave, Suite 140, Las Vegas, NV 89104Sun-Thu 3pm-10pm; Fri-Sat 3pm-11pm
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  4. Jammyland
    ★ TOP 10Cocktail Bar

    Jammyland

    Jammyland is a rum-led cocktail bar and reggae kitchen on South Main Street, opened in 2018 by former Los Angeles bartenders Allan Katz and Danielle Crouch. The menu pairs creative rum cocktails with Jamaican-inspired food, and the bar hosts live music. It was a 2022 Spirited Awards regional honoree for Best U.S. Cocktail Bar.

    1121 S Main St, Las Vegas, NV 89104Wed-Thu 5pm-12am, Fri-Sat 5pm-2am, Sun 5pm-12am, closed Mon-Tue
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  5. Velveteen Rabbit
    ★ TOP 10Cocktail Bar

    Velveteen Rabbit

    Velveteen Rabbit is a cocktail bar on Main Street in the Arts District, opened by sisters Pamela and Christina Dylag and named for the children's book. The lounge has a long wooden bar, groupings of vintage furniture, trompe l'oeil wallpaper and a DJ booth, and outside a patio with a floral mural wall and trees. A seasonal house menu runs alongside a list of drinks named for pieces of music, with non-alcoholic cocktails, draft beer and wine.

    1218 S Main St, Las Vegas, NV 89104
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  6. Ski Lodge
    Cocktail Bar

    Ski Lodge

    Ski Lodge hides inside Superfrico on the second floor of the Cosmopolitan's Chelsea Tower, behind an unmarked entrance. Inspired by the world's coziest après-ski bars and by Bar-Gyu, a slope-side hole-in-the-wall in Hokkaido, the cabin-style room has coffered wood ceilings, leather couches plumped with pillows, a fire that burns all year and a picture window onto a falling forest snow. The cocktails, elevated classics and seasonal originals, are overseen by Superfrico's beverage executive Niko Novick, with Superfrico's pizzas and toasted s'mores alongside. It takes no reservations and admits guests 21 and over only. Tales of the Cocktail named it a regional honoree for Best U.S. Hotel Bar in 2023, 2025 and 2026.

    The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas (Superfrico, Level 2, Chelsea Tower), 3708 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV 89109Mon-Thu 2pm-2am, Fri-Sun 12pm-2am
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  7. Peppermill Fireside Lounge
    Lounge

    Peppermill Fireside Lounge

    The Fireside Lounge is the bar side of the Peppermill, a Strip diner open since the 1970s between Wynn and Resorts World. The room keeps its period decor of neon, mirrored ceilings, silk plants and a sunken seating pit around a fire that rises from a pool of water. Drinks run to oversized tiki-style cocktails in goblets, and happy hours run in the afternoon and again late at night.

    2985 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109Mon-Wed 7am-2am, Thu-Sun open 24 hours
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  8. Stray Pirate
    Tiki Bar

    Stray Pirate

    Stray Pirate is a tiki bar on South Commerce Street dressed as a sunken pirate ship crewed by dogs, with portraits of pirate dogs on shiplap walls and portholes looking out on sharks and squid. Owner Chris Gutierrez pours classics such as the Mai Tai and Saturn alongside house drinks like Robbing the Gulf with reposado, watermelon and jalapeno. The bar sells its own ceramic mugs and runs fundraisers for animal charities.

    1321 S Commerce St, Las Vegas, NV 89102Mon-Thu 2pm-12am, Fri 2pm-1am, Sat 1pm-1am, Sun 1pm-12am
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  9. Atomic Liquors
    Cocktail Bar

    Atomic Liquors

    Atomic Liquors on East Fremont Street holds Las Vegas tavern license number 00001 and calls itself the city's oldest freestanding bar, opened by Joe and Stella Sobchik after their Virginia's Cafe. Scenes from Casino and The Hangover were filmed here, and a floor safe sealed around 1950 is on display under glass. The bar pours classic cocktails and a sour beer list, with food from the adjacent Kitchen at Atomic.

    917 E Fremont St, Las Vegas, NV 89101Sun-Thu 12pm-2am, Fri-Sat 12pm-3am
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  10. Bar Ginza
    Whiskey Bar

    Bar Ginza

    Bar Ginza is a small Japanese whisky bar on South Main Street in the Arts District, modeled on the whisky bars of Tokyo. More than 90 Japanese whiskies line its brick walls, poured in flights served omakase style or in cocktails. Co-owner Joshua Monsivais hand-cuts ice from blocks imported from Japan for the Old Fashioneds.

    1301 S Main St, Suite 170, Las Vegas, NV 89104Mon-Thu 7pm-1am, Fri-Sat 5pm-1am, closed Sun
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  11. Bel-Aire Lounge
    Cocktail Bar

    Bel-Aire Lounge

    Bel-Aire is the centrepiece lounge of Durango Casino & Resort's main floor, with brass and gold finishes and windows onto the Bel-Aire Backyard pool. DJs spin vinyl and live bands play several nights a week, and roving martini carts serve drinks such as the Blue Blossom with gin, violet, yuzu and egg white. Small plates include hamachi tostadas, spicy tuna crispy rice and Kobe sliders.

    Durango Casino & Resort, 6915 S Durango Dr, Las Vegas, NV 89113Mon-Fri 4pm-close, Sat-Sun 11am-close
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  12. Collins
    Hotel Bar

    Collins

    Collins is the lobby bar of Fontainebleau Las Vegas, opened in late 2023, with booths and a live pianist on select evenings. The list centers on classic cocktails and highballs. It hosts private parties of up to 125 guests.

    Fontainebleau Las Vegas, 2777 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109Daily 12pm-2am
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  13. Easy's Cocktail Lounge
    Speakeasy

    Easy's Cocktail Lounge

    Easy's is a speakeasy at ARIA reached through Easy Donuts in the Proper Eats food hall, run by Clique Hospitality. The small room has plush velvet seating facing a stage with live jazz-style music every night. Drinks are presented with dry-ice fog, flowers and ice molds, such as the Shroomin', gin, matcha, lemon and honey in mushroom-shaped glasses on a mossy plank.

    ARIA Resort & Casino, Level 2 Promenade, 3730 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89158Daily 8pm-2am
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  14. Frankie's Tiki Room
    Tiki Bar

    Frankie's Tiki Room

    Frankie's Tiki Room is a 24-hour tiki bar on West Charleston Boulevard whose interior was built by Bamboo Ben, with carvings and art by Shag, Leroy Schmaltz, Crazy Al Evans and others. The rum list is long and the menu rates each drink's strength on a scale of skulls. Bartop gaming machines and a soundtrack of exotica, surf and garage complete the room.

    1712 W Charleston Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89102Open 24 hours daily
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  15. Juliet Cocktail Room
    Hotel Bar

    Juliet Cocktail Room

    Juliet is a cocktail lounge on The Venetian's casino floor near Restaurant Row, furnished with velvet couches and Victorian-style decor. Mixologist Chris Zaide's menu includes the Fields of Norway, an aquavit gin fizz variation served in a horn-shaped glass. A baby grand piano and drummer play in the evenings, followed by DJs.

    The Venetian Resort, 3355 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109Daily 3pm-2am
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  16. Overlook Lounge
    Hotel Bar

    Overlook Lounge

    Overlook Lounge, Aperitifs and Spirits sits above Wynn's Lake of Dreams next to the Atrium, designed in jewel tones by Todd-Avery Lenahan. Resort mixologist Mariena Mercer Boarini's menu of aperitifs, rare spirits and cocktails takes its inspiration from figures in fashion, film, history and mythology. Table snacks come with the drinks and an upscale resort dress code applies.

    Wynn Las Vegas, 3131 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109Sun-Thu 12pm-2am, Fri-Sat 12pm-4am
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  17. Petite Boheme
    Cocktail Bar

    Petite Boheme

    Petite Boheme is a 40-seat Parisian-inspired cocktail bar on South Main Street, the sibling of chef James Trees's brasserie Bar Boheme next door. Its list leans on French spirits such as Cognac, absinthe and Champagne, including the J'accuse, built on flamed absinthe with apple brandy and amaro. The walls carry graffiti-style murals and a string-lit patio adds seating; Keith Bracewell is managing partner and Jonah Gibbs beverage director.

    1407 S Main St, Las Vegas, NV 89104Daily 5pm-2am
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  18. Petrossian Bar
    Hotel Bar

    Petrossian Bar

    Petrossian Bar is the lounge off Bellagio's lobby, under the Dale Chihuly glass ceiling, with a pianist playing through the evening. It specializes in caviar service, from caviar tacos with hamachi to potato with creme fraiche, alongside classics such as the Bellagio Martini and a lavender basil lemon drop. Afternoon tea is served on Friday to Sunday.

    Bellagio, 3600 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109Daily 10am-1am
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  19. Rosina
    Hotel Bar

    Rosina

    Rosina is an Art Deco cocktail lounge on The Palazzo casino floor, opened in 2017, with plush booths and a quiet, low-lit room. The menu keeps to classic cocktails made to order, and bartenders also build custom drinks to a guest's taste.

    The Palazzo at The Venetian Resort, 3325 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109Daily 5pm-2am
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  20. The Cabinet of Curiosities
    Speakeasy

    The Cabinet of Curiosities

    The Cabinet of Curiosities is a bar on Horseshoe Las Vegas's lower level styled as a Victorian collector's mansion, with bookcases of odd artefacts and puzzles built into the room. Inside it hides The Lock, a speakeasy reached by cracking a code, with its own secret menu. The bar also runs mixology classes in a dedicated classroom.

    Horseshoe Las Vegas, Lower Level, Suite A11-12, 3645 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109Daily 2pm-1am (hours subject to change)
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  21. The Laundry Room
    Speakeasy

    The Laundry Room

    The Laundry Room is a 16-seat speakeasy hidden inside Commonwealth on Fremont Street, marked only by a clothespin by the door. The room has antique doors on the ceiling and vintage portraits of Hollywood actresses, and its menu of bespoke drinks is not served in the main bar. Seatings are booked through the bar's reservation page, with a red light outside when walk-in places are free.

    525 E Fremont St (inside Commonwealth), Las Vegas, NV 89101Wed-Thu 5pm-10pm, Fri-Sat 5pm-9pm, Sun 5pm-10pm, closed Mon-Tue
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  22. The Sand Dollar Lounge
    Cocktail Bar

    The Sand Dollar Lounge

    The Sand Dollar opened as a blues bar on Spring Mountain Road in 1976 and hosted Muddy Waters, B.B. King and Mick Jagger before closing in 2007; it reopened in 2009 as The Sand Dollar Lounge. Live bands play every night, the cocktail list names its drinks after classic songs, and artisan pizza comes from its own kitchen. Each autumn and winter it runs the Nightmare and Miracle themed pop-up bars.

    3355 Spring Mountain Rd, Suite 30, Las Vegas, NV 89102Daily 4pm-4am
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  23. Vesper Bar
    Hotel Bar

    Vesper Bar

    Vesper is a 24-hour cocktail bar on the ground floor of The Cosmopolitan's Chelsea Tower, named for the martini in Casino Royale. The room has mirrored tiles, neon accents and gilded waves overhead. It pours four Rare Character whiskeys bottled for the resort alongside its cocktail list.

    The Cosmopolitan, Level 1, Chelsea Tower, 3708 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109Open 24 hours daily
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