Did you know that the MGM Grand is home to some of the most prestigious restaurants in Las Vegas? In fact, the late Joël Robuchon, after whom Joël Robuchon at MGM Grand is named, held a remarkable record of 31 Michelin Stars, a record that remains unbroken to this day.
However, since the Michelin Guide was last published in Las Vegas in 2009, it’s anyone’s guess which other MGM Grand restaurants might reach that level of recognition today.
The restaurants at MGM Grand range from ultra-upscale and exclusive venues to casual sports bars, Southern comfort food, Italian-American dining, and quick-service options. Examples include Joël Robuchon, L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon, Tom Colicchio’s Craftsteak, Morimoto, Crush, and Luchini. Each of these establishments offers a different reason to stay and dine inside the resort.
Discover which restaurants rise to the top of our list and what distinguishes each one. The finest dining establishments at MGM Grand offer eclectic experiences that will leave you with plenty of memorable stories to share.
Best Restaurants in MGM Grand
1. Joel Robuchon
Joel Robuchon is the priciest restaurant at MGM Grand and one of the most expensive fine-dining restaurants in Las Vegas. The cost isn’t for the faint of heart, with the degustation menu often priced at more than $500 per person before wine pairings.
Joel Robuchon (1945-2018) was a legendary French chef who founded more than 20 restaurants in a 50-plus-year-long career. His influence spanned far and wide, from mentoring some of the world’s finest culinary stars to introducing industry-changing dishes and enviable culinary standards.
In 2008, Joel Robuchon Restaurant in Las Vegas achieved the highest culinary honor ever bestowed upon a Vegas establishment – a three-Michelin Star rating. This accolade was just one of many awards that followed. These remarkable achievements earned Robuchon the esteemed title of Chef of the Century.
The restaurant has upheld the name of the late Joel in high esteem by maintaining unparalleled culinary standards and sophisticated luxury. Several awards under its belt include the Forbes Five Star, Wine Spectator’s Grand Award, and a Five Diamond rating from AAA.
The menu is the crowd pleaser, attentively following Chef Robuchon’s motto “To make a grand meal, you have to make it simple. To look simply is very complicated. You need the highest quality products, the best equipment, and you have to focus on the original flavor of the product.”
Start with a choice of two appetizers, including delicacies like Maine lobster with sweet and sour dressing or truffled langoustine ravioli. For the main course, indulge in options such as seared sea bass with lemongrass foam or walnut-roasted Scottish venison with black truffle.
Enhance your meal with supplemental offerings like crispy soft-boiled egg and smoked salmon topped with Imperial caviar or guinea hen with roasted foie gras. Vegetarian options are available.
2. LÁtelier de Joël Robuchon
L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon is the sister restaurant to Joel Robuchon.
The Chef of the Century curated the restaurant’s high-quality cuisine and fostered an interactive, communal atmosphere. These efforts have earned the establishment a Michelin Star rating, drawing thousands of customers annually.
The constant innovation at the restaurant keeps it in direct competition with itself and other well-established restaurants. As aptly stated by Joel Robuchon, ‘I constantly strive; my work is permanent research, my permanent obsession with the quality of one’s labor.’
Awards granted to L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon include the Four Stars award from Forbes Travel Guide, Best of Excellence from Wine Spectator, Four Diamond from AAA, and One Star from the 2009 Michelin Star Guide.
You can get to the restaurant by walking through the MGM Grand casino floor as you go towards Avenue Café. Proceed to make a right and go past Crush, where you will see the restaurant on your left-hand side.
Executive Chef Jonathan Doukhan stays true to Joël Robuchon’s classic dishes, serving popular orders like the beef and foie gras burger with sautéed bell peppers. Another exciting choice is the Le Cailler, a caramelized quail dish filled with foie gras and served with potato puree.
3. Morimoto Las Vegas
Morimoto is run by Chef Masaharu Morimoto, who is widely known as the Iron Chef. The restaurant is decorated with stunning photos taken by the critically acclaimed photographer Yasumichi Morita. These photographs enhance the venue with an elegant and exotic ambiance, highlighting its Japanese design aesthetics.
Infused with contemporary aspects, Morimoto Las Vegas is a Japanese restaurant that brings you Japanese staples like a sushi bar and Buri Bop cooked tableside. As the Iron Chef says, “No rules. Don’t be afraid to do whatever you want. Cooking doesn’t have to have rules. I don’t like it that way.”
The menu is fitted with the Iron Chef’s own surf-and-turf attitude, from sushi and sashimi to steaks, seafood and hot stone dishes. You also have the option to enjoy Ishi Yaki Buri Bop, a flavorful combination of yellowtail on rice cooked tableside in a sizzling hot stone bowl.
The show stopper is the omakase experience, which changes with the chef’s selections and availability.
4. Wolfgang Puck Bar & Grill
Wolfgang Puck is an Austrian-American chef and restaurateur with several restaurants in Las Vegas including Spago, CUT, and Bar & Grill.
Wolfgang Puck Bar & Grill brings to life Wolfgang’s new approaches to California-based cuisines. Signature dishes include wood-fired pizzas, steaks, burgers, pastas, and seasonal American dishes.
Fan favorites on the menu range from prime flat iron steaks with blue cheese butter and red wine sauce, all paired with French fries. The mains include grilled prime burgers, half jidori chicken, and some seared Scottish salmon, just to mention a few.
Since the beginning, Chef Wolfgang Puck has been with the team, ensuring the restaurant got several accolades like 2011 Best of Award of Excellence from Wine Spectator and the Three Diamond rating from AAA.
Also, the Chef himself got voted the Best Celebrity Chef in the In Vegas Magazine Awards.
5. Crush
Crush at the MGM Grand elevates American cuisines with a more playful twist in a modern and social environment. Visit Crush if you are a fan of playful handcrafted cocktails paired with wood-fired pizzas and pasta.
The restaurant is known for its energetic dinner setting, oversized booths and lively bar area, making it a strong choice before concerts, shows and nights out on the Las Vegas Strip.
Some of the highly praised items include the Ahi Tuna and Sesame crusted ahi tuna with avocado on top. A fan favorite is the filet mignon served with sweet onions, blue cheese fondue, and fingerling potatoes.
In case you want something more casual, you can opt for the wood-fired pizza that brings you Italian sausage-style pizza topped off with Pepperoncini and roasted red peppers.
Crush is located close to the Avenue Café in the MGM Grand. Walk through the casino as you head over to Avenue and then make a right. Crush will be visible on your left side.
6. Tom Colicchio’s Craftsteak
Chef Tom Colicchio brings you a blend of classic traditional foods with an innovative modern twist at his MGM Grand restaurant. The James Beard Award-Winning chef is known for creating some of the most creative dishes filled with exceptional flavors.
The ingredients used come from small family farms and small-scale fisher groups to ensure the true flavors are captured in each dish. The dishes are amazing but wait until you try Tom Colicchio’s signature Craftsteak cocktail.
The first course will treat you to the seafood tower with lobster, shrimp, oysters, grilled octopus, King Crab, yellowtail, and a seaweed salad. Main course takes you through options like the dry-aged & prime cuts of meat, Snake River Farms Wagyu, and Japanese certified A5 Wagyu ribeye & NY strips.
7. Emeril’s New Orleans Fish House
Chef Emeril has decades of experience in the seafood sector and brings his enormous expertise to his fish house in MGM Grand. Emeril’s New Orleans Fish House won 2016 Best of Award of Excellence from Wine Spectator and is Three Diamond approved by AAA.
Named as the king of modern Creole cuisines, Chef Emeril brings you his signature ‘New New Orleans’ cooking style by providing a twist to the classic Creole dishes from Louisiana.
The menu is filled with fine dining options like freshly shucked oysters, seafood towers, gumbo, crab cakes and Creole-style seafood dishes.
Other highlights include the clam chowder, pork chop, crab cake, and BBQ shrimp.
8. Greek Sneek
Located next to CRUSH, the Greek Sneek is the perfect place to introduce yourself to Greek and Mediterranean cuisines.
The dishes are products of the work of the restaurant team and celebrated restaurateur Michael Morton. Its selection of handcrafted Greek cocktails, Greek wines and craft beers is well paired with main course selections like savory souvlaki skewers and grilled seafood.
The extensive menu introduces you to choices like gyros, pita dishes and Mediterranean plates. Other highlights include the Mykonos salad, branzino, charred octopus, and a classic assortment of Greek spreads.
9. Hakkasan Restaurant
Hakkasan brings you modern Chinese cuisines engulfed in contemporary artistry. The revitalized stylish interior of the restaurant signifies a truly reborn and fine dining location.
Hakkasan is an upscale casual eatery known for some of its popular dishes like the black pepper beef fillet, roasted Chilean seabass, wok-fried chicken with walnut, and Hong Kong fried rice.
You may want to start off with the signature Peking duck, then follow it up with the second course Peking duck, stir fried and served with a choice of black truffle sauce or ginger scallion sauce.
The restaurant has won several awards over the years, including the 2015 Best Asian Restaurant award by Southern Nevada Concierge Association.
Best of Las Vegas named Hakkasan the Best Fine Dining of 2015, and the restaurant took home the 2014 Platinum Platter award from Three Square’s Spring Las Vegas Restaurant Week.
10. TAP Sports Bar
The Golden Knight’s games are best watched at the TAP. With a great collection of 60 flat screen TVs, the game doesn’t get any livelier than this at the MGM Grand.
TAP is a sports bar that also serves as a restaurant providing you with group dining and casual meals like single patties, burgers, and sandwiches.
You won’t miss a good cheesesteak or hot chicken at the TAP Sports Bar. Nachos and quesadillas are in plenty, with a huge assortment of chicken wings and loaded fries.
The American-style lager draft beers are the order of the day at each game, giving you all the excitement you need to cheer on your team.
11. Pieology Pizzeria
Pieology Pizzeria is a fast-casual personal pizza franchise with several locations across the country including Las Vegas.
Located in the Underground, the MGM outpost brings you the option to create your own artisan pizza. This is done by selecting a few choices from fresh dough, cheeses, toppings, and sauces.
Signature pizzas and build-your-own pizzas are popular with guests who want something casual and quick before heading back to the casino, arena, pool or show.
12. Nellie’s Southern Kitchen
Nellie’s is a popular addition to the MGM dining scene with Southern cuisine and signature dishes that honor Nellie Jonas, great grandma to the Jonas Brothers.
It is a clean and elegant gem at MGM Grand that debuted in May 2022. The Jonas Brothers’ father, Kevin Jonas, opened the first location in 2016 which became popular for its Southern hospitality and homemade mannerism.
Start with the Southern rolls with BBQ chicken, mac n cheese, and bacon n drunken collards rolled in a crispy fried egg roll.
For entrees, try Nellie’s chicken and dumplings or the braised short ribs. Conclude your meal with a choice of Nellie’s desserts from the cookie skillet to the banana pudding and seasonal cobbler.
13. Luchini Italian Restaurant
Luchini is one of the newer restaurants at MGM Grand. The casual refined Italian pasta and pizza parlor opened in late 2023, serving Italian-American dishes inspired by the flavors of New York.
Menu highlights include the Spiedini Alla Romana appetizer, followed by the short rib lasagna pinwheels pasta, and the seafood fra diavolo with lobster, shrimp, mussels, calamari, and clams. For fans of raw bar, options range from oysters to yellowtail crudo, tuna tartare, and shrimp cocktail.
Adjacent to the restaurant is a pizza-by-the-slice shop with lots of pizza offerings. However, if you are in the mood for craft cocktails in an intimate warm and laid-back spot then Chez Bippy is the place for you. Hidden within Luchini, Chez Bippy offers an after-dinner lounge area where you can unwind and catch up with friends.
14. Avenue Café
Avenue Café is back at MGM Grand, bringing a classic breakfast-and-lunch option to the heart of the resort. The café is a useful pick when you want something more relaxed than the fine-dining restaurants but more comfortable than grabbing a quick slice or food-court meal.
Slide into a high-backed booth for a hearty breakfast of a made-to-order omelet and a signature mimosa. Or linger a little longer over a sandwich, burger or casual lunch before heading back to the casino floor.
Avenue Café is especially convenient for guests who want a dependable daytime restaurant inside MGM Grand without committing to a long dinner reservation.
15. Grand Wok Noodle Bar
Grand Wok Noodle Bar has a welcoming casual atmosphere bound to attract the romantic in you. Its traditional Asian cuisine menu brings you classics from wok-tossed noodles to fresh seafood.
What sets the restaurant apart from the masses of noodle bars is its romantic color themes. The entrance is filled with red roses that make the red pop from the floor to reflections on the glass windows and shimmers on the roof.
The interior has green accents, warm lighting, and an airy atmosphere that makes you forget you are indoors. It is a perfect spot for a romantic dinner.
Must-tries range from the Singapore-style curry rice noodles to the shrimp pad Thai, Hong-Kong style beef chow fun, and the seafood udon with shrimp calamari fish cake, and cabbage.
16. Cabana Grill
The Cabana Grill is located on the right side of the MGM Grand pool. It offers a poolside dining experience featuring summer fresh signature dishes like tacos, sandwiches, salads and refreshing drinks. You won’t miss anything amazing to satisfy your post-swim cravings.
The breakfast menu is sweet and savory with crunchy toasts, breakfast burritos, and continental breakfast with assorted pastries, whipped butter, preserves, and fresh juice. You can add coffee on top if you so wish.
Note that Cabana Grill is only open during the pool season and closed during winter months.
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Final Thoughts
MGM Grand is home to more than a dozen world-class and casual restaurants, offering its guests a wide range of dishes to choose from including authentic Mediterranean cuisines, Cantonese dishes, Southern comfort food, Italian-American favorites, casual pizza, and poolside meals. Made by award-winning chefs and experienced restaurant teams, you cannot go wrong with any of these establishments.
Keep in mind that the meals can be quite expensive, so check in with the linked menus to get your budget ready.
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Frequently Asked Questions
1. Is there free parking near MGM Grand restaurants?
Visitors to the MGM Grand are allowed to park at its parking garage located in a seven-story parking structure that is to the east of the hotel.
Parking at MGM Grand is not free.
For self-parking, MGM Grand charges a flat daily fee of $20 from Monday to Thursday and $25 Friday to Sunday. Registered hotel guests pay the applicable daily rate and can charge parking to their room.
As for freebies, residents of Nevada with valid Nevada driver’s licenses are eligible to 3 hours of complimentary self-parking.
For valet, MGM Grand charges a flat daily fee of $40 from Monday to Thursday and $45 from Friday to Sunday.
2. Is MGM Grand the biggest hotel in Las Vegas?
MGM Grand is one of the biggest single-building hotels in Las Vegas with more than 5,000 rooms and over 169,000 square feet of gaming space. However, the Venetian Las Vegas, comprised of the Venetian and Palazzo hotels, is the biggest hotel complex with more than 7,000 rooms and a combined 225,000 square feet of gaming space.