Asian
Many of Las Vegas's best restaurants are located on, or near, the Resort Corridor (commonly called The Strip), and their names are among those listed below.
Please make note of a restaurant's Location Number and then click on this MAP LINK to view the Strip/Near Strip Map and match any restaurant having a number to its location on the map.
However, if you're reading a restaurant's write-up and it doesn't show a Location Number, that means it's located elsewhere in the area. I've provided street addresses for all restaurants so you easily can determine driving directions on your car's navigation system or with Google, MapQuest or Waze apps on your phone or tablet.
BEST ASIAN RESTAURANTS IN LAS VEGAS
Las Vegas has many Asian residents and tourists. Our "Chinatown" area, located a short distance west of the Strip, is where numerous Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese and Taiwanese restaurants are concentrated. Others are located on the Strip or nearby. Among all of them, though, the following recommendations represent the Best Asian Cuisine in Las Vegas.
Wing Lei - Wynn
3131 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas
As beautiful a Chinese restaurant as you're likely to encounter anywhere, with outstanding food and service that compliment the visual splendor. The menu provides a blend of Cantonese, Shanghai and Szechuan cuisines. Emphasis is on quality and unusual selections seldom found on most Chinese menus. The breadth and uniqueness of choices will satisfy the true lover of Chinese cuisine. Really exceptional food is an understatement.
702-770-9966 Menu Location 21
Musashi Japanese Steak House
3900 Paradise Rd., Las Vegas
For a truly unique dining experience, teppanyaki style cooking is greatly enjoyed by many. A well-known national chain popularized cooking with a theatrical presentation on a flat-top teppan grill, but a trip to Musashi takes it to a higher level. It's an attractive, relatively small restaurant that fills up quickly most evenings. The quality of the food here, along with the accompanying homemade sauces, is what earns it a nod over the "name" competition. Definitely worth a visit.
702-735-4744 Menu Location 45
Nobu – Virgin Hotels Las Vegas
4455 Paradise Rd., Las Vegas
Nobu Matsuhisa's flagship restaurant in New York City has hosted dignitaries from around the world, including the Prime Minister of Japan. Recognized worldwide for his cooking style, he combines traditional Japanese cuisine infused with bold South American and Western flavors, thus producing dazzling flavor combinations. Nobu's menu selections are extensive and include hot dishes featuring genuine Japanese A5 Wagyu beef. Not to be missed are his Omakase (chef's choice) multi-course tasting menus at $150.00 or $200.00 per person and his “Nobu Signatures” at $110.00 or $125.00 per person.
Note: Nobu also is included in our $$$$ category of the priciest restaurants in Las Vegas.
702-693-5090 Menu Location 33
Blossom - Aria
3730 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas
The design elements and colors of this sleek and modern restaurant provide a beautiful backdrop for their extensive menu, which showcases classic and contemporary dishes. Among their abundant selections are many current dishes from Hong Kong and Beijing that represent the latest in innovative cuisine.
877-230-2742 Menu Location 7
Raku
5030 W. Spring Mountain Rd., Las Vegas
Many high-profile chefs eat here on their nights off and consider it the best Japanese restaurant in town. Since the summer of 2008, chef/owner Mitsuo Endo has presided over this small (about 40 seats) jewel of a restaurant located just west of the main "China Town" restaurant concentration a few minutes from the Strip.
702-367-3511 Menu
Lotus of Siam
620 E. Flamingo Rd.
953 E. Sahara Ave.
Lotus of Siam was described by Gourmet Magazine as the best single Thai restaurant in North America. They received the prestigious James Beard Award in 2011 for Best Chef-Southwest. The menu is very extensive and contains many Thai dishes that are seldom seen outside of Thailand and are expertly prepared for knowledgeable lovers of that country's food. Showcased are Northern Thai specialties and a number of exclusive signature items. Reservations are advised if you don't want a long wait. For outstanding Thai food, it doesn't get any better than this.
Flamingo Rd. - 702-735-3033 Menu Location 2
Sahara Ave. - Temporarily closed
Kabuto
5040 W. Spring Mountain Rd., #4
This shrine to true artisan edomae (literally, In front of Tokyo") sushi, is located in the Tokyo Plaza Center just doors away from Raku, also listed on this page. In 2012, the year Kabuto opened, it was one of 50 restaurants nominated to be on the list of Bon Appetit's top 10 new restaurants in the US. The same year, Travel and Leisure magazine ranked the restaurant among the 32 best sushi restaurants in the U.S.
Their fish is imported daily from Japan's Toyosu and Fukuoka fish markets and other far-flung locations, and the restaurant's selections change daily based on quality and seasonality. They offer three price levels of Omakase (chef's choice) tasting menus along with individual sashimi and nigiri plates.
Reservations for the 22-seat restaurant definitely are recommended and are accepted up to one month in advance. Call early and ask for the sushi bar seating if you want the best seats in the house.
702-676-1044 Menu
Mott 32 - Palazzo
3555 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas
Originating in Hong Kong, they opened here in December, 2018 at their only US. location. This beautifully-designed restaurant couples a pronounced Chinese aura with a playful nod to Las Vegas. Their cuisine is principally sophisticated Cantonese with some Beijing and Szechuan influences in their signature dishes. The menu contains numerous items found only in the most exclusive Chinese restaurants, and many that are seldom seen in the country. The food is superb.
702-607-3232 Menu Location 22