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Where to Drink in Las Vegas Right Now — April 2023

The guide to the hottest drinking spots in Las Vegas

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The drinking scene in Las Vegas is an ever-evolving beast, which is why this cocktail heat map, updated regularly with the newest, most interesting spots, is an essential tool for any seasoned drinker. For a list of tried-and-true cocktails in Vegas, check outour essential bar list, but if you’re looking for the newest, coolest thing, look no further than these 12 spots.

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Vic’s Italian Jazz Bistro

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This jazz club next to the Smith Center for Performing Arts has a main dining room for watching live music and dining on Italian food. But beyond the main room is a bar and a sports lounge where you can order bites, sip classic cocktails, and turn your attention either to the show or the TVs.

ZAI Restaurant & Bar

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The two-story venue on a busy corner on Fremont Street is now home to Zai, a Mexican restaurant which got its start in Tepatitlán Jalisco. The menu draws on global dining for its broad, if somewhat chaotic, menu. And upstairs is 700 Fremont, a high-energy rooftop nightclub that hosts DJs and performers, Latin and hip-hop music, and open mic and drag shows.

Mezcla - Ceviche & Tequila Bar

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Mezcla has a wide variety of ceviche options, with flavors ranging from sweet to spicy, and available with jumbo prawns, seabass, octopus, scallops, and even vegetarian. On Mondays and Tuesdays, the margaritas are $5.

Rouge Room

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The new European-style bar at Red Rock Casino and Resort boasts swanky red velvet, floral martinis, and caviar. The bar would be right at home on the Strip, with Old Vegas-style opulence, live music most nights, and three different bars for ordering signature cocktails or customizable martinis.

Nightmare Cafe

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Adjacent to Nightmare Toys in the Arts Disctrict, this restaurant and bar is Halloween year-round. Decorated with images from slashers and thrillers, even the drinks are themed, with vampire teeth and skull-tipped toothpicks securing skewered fruit in cocktails named after each of the seven deadly sins. The biscuits are shaped like skulls, too.

Misterio Mezcal Bar

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For tequila and mezcal, Misterio has a stocked bar of choices. And the cocktails incorporate flavors like watermelon, guava, and Tajin. Make it a meal with tacos, shrimp cocktail, or crunchy empanadas.

Hard Hat Lounge

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The historic Hard Hat Lounge changed ownership in October, with best friends Frank Sidoris and Robby Cunningham taking over one of Las Vegas’ oldest bars. Cunningham, who is behindGuerrilla Pizza, is still slinging Detroit-style pies while he and Sidoris revamp the bar’s interior and event planning.

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Wakuda Lounge

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The sophisticated, club-like bar and lounge at Wakuda replicates the vibrant energy of the Shinjuku district of Tokyo with guest DJs every Friday and Saturday night. The lounge at the sushi restaurant pours cocktails like the Stone, Water, Plants with gin, shiso, cucumber, green tea, and tonic. You can also order sushi rolls and light bites.

Flight Club

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In the spirit of axe-throwing bars, this dart bar offers you and your party a private lane to throw darts. The board even does the scoring for you. While playing, nosh on finger foods like yuzu guacamole, mini beef barbacoa tacos, Bavarian pretzel sticks with pimento cheese spread, Buffalo chicken sandwiches. Inside, there’s also a bar that looks like a carousel at which you can order drinks.

Proper Bar

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The bar located inside the new Proper Eats Food Hall at Aria makes drinks fit to pair with each of the food hall’s vendors, meaning you can find a Sake To Me cocktail with sake, vodka, and strawberry syrup for sipping with sushi or one with gin, mint, agave, and lemon for pairing with your falafel. Getting a slice of Steve Aoki’s pizza? Go with the Tropic Thunder cocktail, with rum, orgeat, cola, and lime.

Easy’s Cocktail Lounge

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The newest speakeasy on the Strip is tucked away behind Easy Donuts at the Proper Eats Food Hall inside the Aria. You’ll want to make areservationto get inside. Within the velvet-draped bar, discover live music, caviar service, and elaborate drinks dripping with dry ice fog.

BrewDog Las Vegas

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位於拉斯維加斯大道之上,這多-level, 30,000-square-foot bar offers awesome views of Las Vegas. Of the 96 beers on tap, many are unique to the Scottish brewery — though they also have guest taps from Las Vegas bars. There’s also pizza and burgers, plus a game room.

Vic’s Italian Jazz Bistro

This jazz club next to the Smith Center for Performing Arts has a main dining room for watching live music and dining on Italian food. But beyond the main room is a bar and a sports lounge where you can order bites, sip classic cocktails, and turn your attention either to the show or the TVs.

ZAI Restaurant & Bar

The two-story venue on a busy corner on Fremont Street is now home to Zai, a Mexican restaurant which got its start in Tepatitlán Jalisco. The menu draws on global dining for its broad, if somewhat chaotic, menu. And upstairs is 700 Fremont, a high-energy rooftop nightclub that hosts DJs and performers, Latin and hip-hop music, and open mic and drag shows.

Mezcla - Ceviche & Tequila Bar

Mezcla has a wide variety of ceviche options, with flavors ranging from sweet to spicy, and available with jumbo prawns, seabass, octopus, scallops, and even vegetarian. On Mondays and Tuesdays, the margaritas are $5.

Rouge Room

The new European-style bar at Red Rock Casino and Resort boasts swanky red velvet, floral martinis, and caviar. The bar would be right at home on the Strip, with Old Vegas-style opulence, live music most nights, and three different bars for ordering signature cocktails or customizable martinis.

Nightmare Cafe

Adjacent to Nightmare Toys in the Arts Disctrict, this restaurant and bar is Halloween year-round. Decorated with images from slashers and thrillers, even the drinks are themed, with vampire teeth and skull-tipped toothpicks securing skewered fruit in cocktails named after each of the seven deadly sins. The biscuits are shaped like skulls, too.

Misterio Mezcal Bar

For tequila and mezcal, Misterio has a stocked bar of choices. And the cocktails incorporate flavors like watermelon, guava, and Tajin. Make it a meal with tacos, shrimp cocktail, or crunchy empanadas.

Hard Hat Lounge

The historic Hard Hat Lounge changed ownership in October, with best friends Frank Sidoris and Robby Cunningham taking over one of Las Vegas’ oldest bars. Cunningham, who is behindGuerrilla Pizza, is still slinging Detroit-style pies while he and Sidoris revamp the bar’s interior and event planning.

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Wakuda Lounge

The sophisticated, club-like bar and lounge at Wakuda replicates the vibrant energy of the Shinjuku district of Tokyo with guest DJs every Friday and Saturday night. The lounge at the sushi restaurant pours cocktails like the Stone, Water, Plants with gin, shiso, cucumber, green tea, and tonic. You can also order sushi rolls and light bites.

Flight Club

In the spirit of axe-throwing bars, this dart bar offers you and your party a private lane to throw darts. The board even does the scoring for you. While playing, nosh on finger foods like yuzu guacamole, mini beef barbacoa tacos, Bavarian pretzel sticks with pimento cheese spread, Buffalo chicken sandwiches. Inside, there’s also a bar that looks like a carousel at which you can order drinks.

Proper Bar

The bar located inside the new Proper Eats Food Hall at Aria makes drinks fit to pair with each of the food hall’s vendors, meaning you can find a Sake To Me cocktail with sake, vodka, and strawberry syrup for sipping with sushi or one with gin, mint, agave, and lemon for pairing with your falafel. Getting a slice of Steve Aoki’s pizza? Go with the Tropic Thunder cocktail, with rum, orgeat, cola, and lime.

Easy’s Cocktail Lounge

The newest speakeasy on the Strip is tucked away behind Easy Donuts at the Proper Eats Food Hall inside the Aria. You’ll want to make areservationto get inside. Within the velvet-draped bar, discover live music, caviar service, and elaborate drinks dripping with dry ice fog.

BrewDog Las Vegas

位於拉斯維加斯大道之上,這多-level, 30,000-square-foot bar offers awesome views of Las Vegas. Of the 96 beers on tap, many are unique to the Scottish brewery — though they also have guest taps from Las Vegas bars. There’s also pizza and burgers, plus a game room.

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