Las Vegas has some of the finest restaurants to be found anywhere in the world. Most of them are housed in the big hotels, near the famous casinos, as even gamblers have to eat sometimes. Some of the world’s best known chefs work in Las Vegas restaurants, so the food is definitely good. But it wasn’t always so good, as http://las.vegas.diningguide.com/ tells us:

“Once known mostly for all-you-can-eat buffets, Las Vegas has branched out as a haute-culinary outpost, with cuisine from far-flung corners. Historically, buffets started in the ‘40s at the original El Rancho Vegas Hotel to keep patrons on premises during wee hours.

“The idea caught on, and legendary buffets now feature dozens of items per meal, sometimes specializing in seafood, steak, or ethnic taste sensations. Hotel-casino “gourmet rooms” catering to high rollers followed buffets, and now Las Vegas high-end dining enclaves are hot across the board, often featuring renowned chefs.”

Among the best known restaurants in Las Vegas there’s the Crustacean at the Dessert Passage, the Zeffirino Ristorante at the Venetian, the Craftsteak at MGM Grand, the Olives at Bellagio, the Border Grill at Mandalay Bay, the Bouchon at the Venetian, the New Orleans Fish House at MGM Grand, the Charlie Palmer Steakhouse at the Four Seasons, the Renoir at the Mirage and last but not by any means least, Il Fornaio at the New York-New York.