Ultimate Luxury Restaurants in Las Vegas

Le Cirque

• Luxury and the Bellagio go hand-in-hand; it is home to several world-class restaurants. Le Cirque at the Bellagio is among the best restaurants in Las Vegas, earning the prestigious AAA Five Diamond rating. Make your reservation in advance, especially if you want a prime table overlooking Lake Bellagio. Start with one of more than 900 international wines from the extensive menu, featuring wines from France. If you plan to attend Cirque du Soleil's famed "O" show, Le Cirque offers a pre-theater menu on show nights from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. If not attending the show, you can choose from a prix fixe three-course dinner or a five-course degustation, which changes nightly. Start with their signature lobster salad with black truffle dressing (salade de homard), or be adventurous by ordering the escargots au beurre d'ail (burgundy snails in garlic herb butter with croutons, confit tomato and parma prosciutto). Main courses include selections such as magret de canard (honey duck magret), and filet de veau (milk-fed veal tenderloin). Save room for one of the sweet desserts such as the crepe Suzette, crème brulee or apple tart.

  Le Cirque

  Bellagio Resort & Casino

  3600 Las Vegas Blvd. South

  Las Vegas, NV 89109

  866-259-7111

  bellagio.com

Alizé

• With sweeping Strip views from atop The Palms, Alizé draws diners for both its food and ambiance. It has earned the AAA Four Diamond Award, and Conte Nast magazine selected it as one of the top tables in the world, according to their website. Open every day for dinner, this French-European restaurant fills quickly, so make reservations. Start with the phyllo-wrapped anjou pear with Roquefort cheese, spicy pecans and pomegranate vinaigrette or the specialty jumbo shrimp cocktail. The Maine lobster salad is for those looking for a lighter meal. Indulge in the filet mignon with green peppercorn crust, braised endive, onion confit, Anna potatoes and cognac cream sauce. The wasabi and sesame-crusted rack of lamb with tagine vegetables, dried apricots, dates and lamb jus offer an uncommon flavor for a lamb entrée. There is an extensive wine list, a selection of imported domestic and international cheeses, and a dessert menu including warm chocolate fondant and chocolate or Grand Marnier soufflé. You can also choose from a five-course or seven-course chef's tasting menu if you cannot decide what you want.

  Alizé

  Palms Resort & Casino

  4321 W. Flamingo Road

  Las Vegas, NV 89103

  702-951-7000

  andrelv.com/alize

ENVY Steakhouse

• If you crave a high-end steakhouse, try ENVY Steakhouse in the Renaissance Las Vegas Hotel. Live it up VIP-style by opting for a chef's table in a private booth, featuring a front-row seat overlooking the activity in the kitchen. Named "Best New Restaurant Off the Strip" in 2006 in addition to receiving other prestigious awards, according to its website, this restaurant serves breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner, with a prix fixe option at dinnertime. Start with the roasted tomato soup or the ENVY seafood tower for two, featuring lobster, prawns, oysters, clams, mussels and king crab legs. The BLT wedge and the mozzarella and heirloom tomato drizzled with sweet balsamic syrup are salad choices. Chef's specialties include the Tuscan veal chop, the almond ancho-crusted salmon, the crab meat-stuffed jumbo shrimp and the New York strip steaks. Pair these with bourbon creamed corn, three cheese macaroni and cheese, or bacon gruyere mashed potato. You will find an extensive wine list. Desserts include the bittersweet chocolate lava cake or seasonal crème brulee, deemed on the menu as the "cardinal sin."

  ENVY Steakhouse

  Renaissance Las Vegas Hotel

  3400 Paradise Rd.

  Las Vegas, NV 89169

  702-784-5716

  envysteakhouse.com