Wynn packs an unusual concentration of excellent restaurants into one building: a Forbes-lauded Chinese room, a lake-view steakhouse, Japanese, Italian and a buffet that raised the standard. This is how to eat there.
Where to eat,
start to finish
Wynn's dining scene is a little more understated than its neighbors and a lot more consistent, with several rooms that locals quietly consider the best of their kind on the Strip.
The lake outside the back doors performs a show, and the restaurants that face it time their service to it.
The lake-view steakhouse with a patio made for the evening show. The signature tableside presentation is half the theater.
Check it outThe cantonese fine-dining room that earned Wynn its first Forbes stars, with tableside carving and impeccable service.
Check it outJapanese at the water's edge: robata, sushi and a waterfall backdrop that makes it feel private.
Check it outLakeside
Seafood with the lake show, including a caviar service that regulars order without looking at the menu.
Sinatra
The old-school Italian room at Encore, all Rat Pack energy and genuinely good Italian cooking.
Cipriani
Bellini-first Italian, sleek and fashionable, with the Venetian original's signature dishes.
The buffet that made buffets respectable again: made-to-order everything and a dessert room worth saving room for.
Check it outHow to plan the visit
Book SW and Wing Lei further out than you think you need to. Lake-view patios at SW are the most requested seats in the building, and the show timing aligns with dinner service.
Lunch at Allegro or the café is the value move: the room is beautiful and the prices are a fraction of the evening fine-dining tabs.
The buffet question
The Wynn Buffet is the one Strip buffet worth planning around. Go for lunch, when the price is lower and the crowd is thinner, and still come hungry.
For groups, the communal tables and made-to-order stations beat the self-serve line at most competitors.
Moving to Las Vegas? The food is part of the decision.
When clients relocate, the dining scene is one of the best ways to feel out a neighborhood. I can point you to the restaurants that make each corner of the valley home.