Locally owned restaurants in Las Vegas and Henderson
106 restaurants, cafes and dessert stops, every one independent and locally owned.
Every restaurant on this page is independent and locally owned, with no chains and no franchises. There are family dining rooms that have fed Las Vegas for decades, chef-owned restaurants in Chinatown and the Arts District, and neighborhood places in Henderson and Boulder City.
Some have long histories. Chicago Joe’s has served Italian food in a 1933 brick house downtown since 1975, the Perry and Hunt-Bono family has run The Bootlegger Italian Bistro since 1973, and Luv-It Frozen Custard has served custard from its walk-up stand on East Oakey since 1973. Lotus of Siam has cooked Northern Thai food on East Flamingo since 1999, and Lindo Michoacan has brought the flavors of Michoacán to the valley since 1990.
Newer kitchens include Esther’s Kitchen and SoulBelly BBQ on Main Street in the Arts District, Milpa, which grinds Oaxacan heirloom corn into masa every morning, and Partage, a French tasting-menu restaurant in Chinatown. In Henderson there are Todd’s Unique Dining, Gaetano’s Ristorante and Water Street Pizzeria, and Boulder City has The Coffee Cup Cafe and Fox Smokehouse BBQ.
The restaurants are grouped by cuisine below. Each listing shows the restaurant’s phone number and website where it publishes them; check hours and menus with the restaurant before you go.
Italian and pizza 20
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Nora’s Italian CuisineClaimed by the owner
Italian Restaurant Mauro family Italian restaurant on West Flamingo since 1992, with Sicilian family recipes, Josper-grilled meats and an upstairs banquet room.
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Al Solito PostoSeat 60
Restaurant James Trees restaurant at Tivoli Village serving Italian pastas, classics and cocktails.
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Limoncello Fresh Italian KitchenSeat 66
Restaurant Family-owned west-side Italian restaurant serving seafood, steaks and regional Italian dishes.
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Il Chianti ItalianSeat 68
Restaurant Chef Rudy restaurant in Henderson blending Italian dishes with Filipino influences.
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Ferraro’s Ristorante
Italian Restaurant Family-run Italian fine dining on Paradise Road since 1985: hand-rolled pasta, osso buco and a cellar of more than 1,800 Italian wine labels.
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Chicago Joe’s
Restaurant Downtown Italian restaurant in a 1933 brick house on South Fourth Street, run by the Collura family since 1975 on their grandmother's recipes.
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The Bootlegger Italian Bistro
Restaurant Family-run Italian restaurant on the South Strip, from the Perry and Hunt-Bono family since 1973: Chef Maria's recipes, nightly live music, party…
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Gaetano’s Ristorante
Restaurant Traditional Sicilian family recipes in Henderson since 2002 — named Best Italian Restaurant and one of the RJ’s Most Romantic Restaurants.
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Capo’s Restaurant & Speakeasy
Restaurant Las Vegas’s original speakeasy — Chicago-born Italian dining with Prohibition-era flair and live entertainment nightly since 2002.
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Pasta Shop Ristorante
Restaurant The Alenik family’s Henderson restaurant combines house-made pasta with art by Ann Alenik.
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Esther’s Kitchen
Restaurant Seasonal Italian soul food from James Beard-nominated Chef James Trees, rooted in the Las Vegas Arts District since 2018.
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La Strega
Italian Restaurant Chef Gina Marinelli's Summerlin Italian restaurant since 2019: housemade pasta, coastal seafood, pizza and Grandma's classics on Town Center Drive.
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Monzù Italian Oven + Bar
Restaurant Chef Gio Mauro's West Flamingo Italian restaurant, open since 2018 in his family's old Nora's building: five-day sourdough, hand-made pasta, weekend…
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Aromi Italian Restaurant
Italian Restaurant Family-owned Italian restaurant and wine bar at Rampart and Lake Mead, opened in 2021 by Valentino alums German Castellanos and Alessandro Stoppa.
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Good Pie
Restaurant Brooklyn-born pizzaiolo Vincent Rotolo brings award-winning grandma pies and Detroit-style pizza to the Las Vegas Arts District since 2018.
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Yukon Pizza
Pizza Wood-fired pizza on a sourdough starter from the 1897 Klondike Gold Rush, made by the White family in Huntridge Plaza on East Charleston.
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Water Street Pizzeria
Pizza Jim and Jan's pizzeria in Henderson's Water Street District: fresh-dough thin crust, twice-baked deep dish, subs, wings and a live-music patio.
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Pizza Anonymous
Pizza Women-owned pizza concept from Refined Restaurant Group, sharing space with Saint Honoré in Spring Valley.
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Solamente Pizza
Food & Beverage Ethan Spiezer’s West Sahara pizzeria grew from home dough experiments into a restaurant known for its airy canotto crust and long fermentation.
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Red Dwarf
Restaurant Red Dwarf combines Detroit-style pizza, tiki drinks and live music in Las Vegas’s Paradise Palms neighborhood.
Mexican and Latin American 6
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Chinitas Tapas & SushiSeat 211
Restaurant Mexican and Asian shared plates on Water Street
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MilpaSeat 405
Restaurant DJ Flores's South Durango cafe grinding Oaxacan heirloom corn into masa every morning for tacos, tetelas, blue corn pancakes and grain bowls.
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Lindo Michoacan
Restaurant A Las Vegas institution since 1990 — Javier Barajas brought the flavors of Michoacan to the desert and built four locations serving the valley.
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Letty’s de Leticia’s Cocina
Restaurant Chef Leticia Mitchell’s family recipes in the Arts District — multi-generational Las Vegas roots since her father played the Strip in 1964.
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Aroma Latin American Cocina
Restaurant Chef Steve Kestler's Latin American restaurant, reopened in Chinatown in 2026: Peruvian ceviche, lomo saltado Nikkei, Guatemalan dishes and mole.
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Via Brasil Steakhouse
Brazilian Restaurant Family-run Summerlin churrascaria since 2008: 19 tableside-carved meats, a 50-plus-item Chef's Table, weekend brunch rodizio and private dining.
Thai 6
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What’s Zaap? Thai FoodSeat 124
Thai Restaurant Paul Meesawat’s scratch-made Thai cooking on West Tropicana
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Lotus of Siam
Restaurant James Beard Award-winning Northern Thai cuisine in Las Vegas since 1999. Called "the best Thai restaurant in North America" by Jonathan Gold.
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Le Thai
Restaurants Chef Dan Coughlin's Thai restaurant on East Fremont since 2011, known for short rib fried rice and 3 Color Curry; second location on W. Charleston.
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Lamaii
Thai Restaurant Lamaii: modern Thai food and a wine-focused dining room in Chinatown.
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Nittaya’s Secret Kitchen
Restaurant Thai small plates and family recipes on West Lake Mead Boulevard: E-Saan sausage, kao-soi, curries, whole fish, Harney teas and a wine list.
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Charm Thai Kitchen & Coffee
Restaurant Authentic Thai kitchen and handcrafted coffee in Henderson’s Green Valley. Bold aromatics and family recipes in a fine casual setting.
Japanese and sushi 5
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Kaiseki Yuzu
Japanese Restaurant Chef Kaoru Azeuchi’s Spring Mountain restaurant offers seasonal kaiseki, beef kappo and sushi omakase experiences.
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Doanburi
Japanese Restaurant Chef Jae Doan’s Rainbow Boulevard restaurant serves sushi, chef-selected treasure boxes and Japanese small plates.
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Other Mama
Restaurant Chef Dan Krohmer’s award-winning sushi, raw bar, and cocktail lounge — a neighborhood gem off the Strip that changed the Vegas seafood scene.
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Vanilla Rice Hibachi
Restaurants Zach Tolen's hibachi bowls and plates on East Flamingo and West Charleston, open noon to midnight, plus private hibachi chefs for parties.
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Fukuburger
Food Truck Las Vegas’s first gourmet food truck — Colin Fukunaga’s Japanese-fusion burgers from a pioneering 2010 truck to Chinatown brick-and-mortar and…
Chinese, Vietnamese, Indian, Filipino and Korean 8
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Rang’s Cocina ModerneClaimed by the owner
Food & Beverage Rachelle and Benedict Tan’s family restaurant brings Filipino and other Asian influences to Spanish and Italian dishes on West Charleston Boulevard.
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Truffles N Bacon CafeSeat 83
Cafe Chef Jackie Lim and Magnolia Magat serve American comfort food with Filipino influences in southeast Las Vegas.
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Toddy ShopSeat 156
Restaurant Hemant Kishore’s Kerala-inspired Las Vegas pop-ups
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Mama Mai Vietnamese CaféSeat 190
Cafe Vietnamese coffee, bánh mì and family-recipe bao buns
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SK Seafood Restaurant
Seafood Authentic Cantonese seafood restaurant on Spring Mountain Road in Las Vegas Chinatown
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The Black Sheep
Restaurant Chef Jamie Tran's southwest Las Vegas restaurant: modern Vietnamese-American dinners on West Warm Springs Road, with cocktails and wine.
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Mint Indian Bistro
Restaurant Award-winning Indian bistro serving North Indian, South Indian, and Indo-Chinese cuisine across four locations since 2008.
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Buldogis
Restaurants Boyzie Milner and Mi Sun Han's Korean and American soul food hot dog shop, with bulgogi dogs, rice bowls and breakfast in Summerlin and on Eastern.
Greek, French, Spanish and African 6
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Meraki Greek Grill
Restaurant Chef-driven Greek grill founded in Las Vegas in 2017, now with five valley locations serving elevated Mediterranean cuisine.
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Partage
Restaurants Modern French tasting-menu restaurant in Chinatown: surprise five-, seven- or signature-course menus that change monthly, with French wine pairings.
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Ohlala French Bistro
Restaurants Richard Terzaghi's French bistro on N. Rampart near Summerlin since 2016: escargots, sole meunière, moules, weekend brunch and half-price wine…
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Anima by EDO
Restaurant Spanish-Italian cooking at The Gramercy since 2022: Catalan coca bread, handmade pasta, tapas and a tasting menu, MICHELIN-recommended.
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TRES Social Tapas
Food & Beverage Chef-owner Angelo Reyes serves tapas, paella, steak and seafood at a West Sahara restaurant influenced by Spain, Portugal and South America.
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Calabash African Kitchen
Restaurant Oulay Ceesay Fisher brings Senegambian cooking, wood-grilled dishes and event catering to South Rainbow Boulevard.
Steakhouses and American kitchens 13
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Boom Bang Fine Foods & CocktailsSeat 67
Restaurant Henderson restaurant from chefs Elia Aboumrad and Christian Page, with dinner, cocktails and pizza.
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CRAFTkitchenSeat 155
Restaurant Jaret Blinn’s Henderson kitchen and pastry case
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AmericanaSeat 157
Restaurant Stephen Blandino’s lakeside restaurant in Desert Shores
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Herbs & Rye
Restaurant Nectaly Mendoza's West Sahara steakhouse and classic-cocktail bar, open since 2009 until 3 a.m., with a drinks list arranged by era.
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Cleaver
Restaurant Nectaly Mendoza's Paradise Road steakhouse, sister to Herbs & Rye: cuts up to a 64-ounce ribeye, a raw bar and era-sorted cocktails, nightly 5 to…
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Main St. Provisions
Restaurant Kim Owens's Arts District steakhouse on Main Street: Creekstone steaks, seasonal seafood and vegetables, and a spot on the Review-Journal's 2026 Top…
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Sparrow + Wolf
Restaurant Modern American cookery from multiple James Beard finalist Chef Brian Howard on Spring Mountain Road in Las Vegas.
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Honey Salt
Restaurant Farm-to-table dining in Summerlin from restaurateur Elizabeth Blau and Chef Kim Canteenwalla since 2012.
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Todd’s Unique Dining
Restaurant Chef Todd Clore’s neighborhood fine dining gem in Henderson — a CIA-trained chef serving globally inspired steak and seafood since 2004.
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7th & Carson
Restaurants Liam Dwyer's downtown kitchen and bar at Carson and Seventh since 2017: brunch from 9 a.m., wood-fired flatbreads, two patios and group dining.
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Vintner Grill
Restaurants Michael Corrigan’s Summerlin bistro since 2006: wood-grilled meats and Mediterranean-leaning dishes, 400-plus wines and a lantern-lit patio for…
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Garden Grill
Restaurants Leslie Marroquin’s all-vegan restaurant on West Lake Mead: crispy chick’n sandwiches, Philly cheeze steaks, avocado tacos and raw cheezecake.
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Stay Tuned Burgers
Restaurant Bobby Meader’s hand-ground smashburgers, tots and a vegan burger, served late inside the Hard Hat Lounge on Industrial Road.
Barbecue 4
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SoulBelly BBQ
Restaurants Top Chef alum Bruce Kalman’s Arts District barbecue on South Main: brisket by the pound, house-made hot links, a patio smoker and live music.
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Big B’s Texas BBQ
Barbecue Restaurant Husband-and-wife Texas smokehouse since 2016: brisket smoked overnight over South Texas mesquite and oak, on St. Rose Parkway and West Sahara Avenue.
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Wild Fig BBQ
Barbecue & Catering Steve Cook’s Sun City Summerlin barbecue business serves smoked meats, changing specials and catering from Del Webb Boulevard.
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Fox Smokehouse BBQ
Barbecue Restaurant Dan and Kelly Fox's hickory-smoked barbecue on Nevada Way in Boulder City, from a KCBS competition team: brisket, ribs, burnt ends and cowboy beans.
Breakfast, brunch, diners and cafes 16
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Winnie & Ethel’s Downtown DinerClaimed by the owner
Restaurant 1940s-style breakfast-and-lunch diner in the Huntridge Center, run by chef Aaron Lee and Mallory Gott; open daily 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Burgundy French Bakery & CafeClaimed by the owner
Bakery & Cafe Former MGM Grand executive pastry chef Florent Cheveau and Audrey Cheveau's Village Square bakery: croissants, croque monsieur, crepes, tarts and…
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BabyStacks Cafe
Breakfast & Brunch Locally owned breakfast and brunch with an island twist
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Lou’s Diner
Breakfast & Brunch Lou’s Diner: family-run diner and its long history on Decatur.
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Black & Blue Diner
Restaurants New York-style diner in a former Arby’s on South Decatur, serving breakfast and lunch all day with a full vegan menu beside the classics.
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The Bagel Cafe
Restaurant Savvas and Shari Andrews's family-run New York deli on North Buffalo since 1996: boiled-and-baked bagels, Brooklyn smoked fish and an in-house bakery.
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Gritz Café
Food & Beverage Trina Jiles’s Historic Westside café serves Southern breakfast and comfort food, with waffles, catfish, biscuits and grits at the center of its story.
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Zenaida’s Cafe and Catering
Restaurant Chef Sterling Burpee's family-run East Tropicana cafe since 2016: baked French toast, Benedicts and vegan options, plus custom catering.
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The Coffee Cup Cafe
Cafe The Stevens family's Boulder City diner since 1994: chili verde omelets seen on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, house-made Bloody Mary mix, open 6 AM to…
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Cottonwood Station
Cafe Blue Diamond’s cafe near Red Rock Canyon since 2018: breakfast, pizza, paninis, salads, local coffee and craft beer, with a dog-friendly patio.
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Lemon Tree Cafe & Market
Food & Beverage Lemon Tree Cafe & Market: scratch kitchen and European-style gourmet market at Evora.
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Cured & Whey
Restaurant Michael and Cathy Stamm's Valley View cheese shop: 200-plus cheeses, cured meats, the Duck Reuben, party boards and cheese classes.
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Alchemy Coffee
Food & Beverage Alchemy Coffee: family café, Mediterranean desserts and coffee.
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Cafe Breizh
Bakery & Cafe A French bakery and cafe from two Breton-born chefs, baking baguettes, croissants and buckwheat galettes from scratch at two Las Vegas locations.
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MG Patisserie and Café
French Bakery & Cafe Chef Michael Gillet’s Rainbow Boulevard bakery serves French pastries, composed desserts and savory breakfast dishes.
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Chilly Jilly’z Bakery & Cafe
Bakery & Cafe Jill Bunch’s Boulder City Parkway bakery and cafe: in-house pastries, Broaster chicken tenders, burgers, Dole soft serve and Blue Bell ice cream.
Bars, pubs and breweries with food 7
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McMullan’s Irish PubSeat 82
Irish Pub Brian and Lynn McMullan’s independent Irish pub on West Tropicana combines family memorabilia, food and live music.
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Starboard Tack
Restaurant East-side 24-hour bar since 1972, revived in 2017: a deep rum list, Filipino-inspired bar food, indoor deck shuffleboard and bar-top video poker.
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Jammyland
Restaurant Allan Katz and Danielle Crouch's rum-and-reggae bar in a converted Arts District garage on Main Street: jerk wings, beef patties, tiki classics and…
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595 Craft and Kitchen
Restaurants Spring Valley craft beer pub near Rainbow and Tropicana since 2017: 24 rotating drafts, bánh mì, rice bowls, burgers and weekend brunch.
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Las Vegas Brewing Company
Brewery & Restaurant Kyle and Jamie Dolder’s local brewery pairs its own beers with a full kitchen on Tenaya Way and an Arts District taproom.
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Nevada Brew Works
Brewery & Restaurant Jason and Lauren Taylor’s Las Vegas brewery serves its own beer and a food menu in the Arts District and Boca Park.
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Taverna Costera
Restaurant Arts District restaurant, cafe and rooftop music venue on Main Street, serving Maui-style Hawaiian fusion, Lavazza coffee and live shows Wednesday to…
Ice cream, custard and sweets 4
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Purple Penguin Snowcone ShackSeat 50
Frozen Desserts Purple Penguin Snowcone Shack: snowcones, soft serve and ice cream on Water Street.
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Grandma Daisy’s Candy & Ice Cream ParlorSeat 85
Candy & Ice Cream Family-run Grandma Daisy’s makes fudge, caramel apples and ice cream treats on Nevada Way in Boulder City.
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Luv-It Frozen Custard
Dessert Shop Walk-up frozen custard stand on East Oakey since 1973: fresh daily flavors, 55-plus sundae combinations, shakes, malts and quarts to go.
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The Cookie Bar
Food & Beverage The Cookie Bar: made-to-order cookies and tiny dessert trucks.
Elsewhere in Nevada 11
For trips out of town: places to eat in Reno, Carson City, Gardnerville and Pahrump.
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R Town PizzaSeat 79
Pizza Marvin Kinney Reno restaurant serving Detroit-style square pizza, grinders and house-made sides.
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Smiling with Hope PizzaSeat 80
Pizza Family-operated Reno pizzeria led by Andrew Silvaroli, serving New York and Sicilian styles.
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Beaujolais BistroSeat 88
French Restaurant Chef-owner Bill Gilbert’s French bistro on Riverside Drive changes its dinner menu with the season.
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Comma CoffeeSeat 92
Cafe June Joplin’s Carson City cafe brings breakfast, lunch and a long musical history into a nineteenth-century building.
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SüpSeat 96
Restaurant Christian and Kasey Christensen’s Midtown Reno restaurant builds soups, sandwiches and salads around scratch cooking.
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Arario MidtownSeat 97
Korean Restaurant TJ and Hani Cho’s Midtown Reno restaurant puts Korean dishes alongside playful cross-cultural combinations.
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SouthCreek Pizza Co.Seat 98
Pizza The Madan family’s south Reno pizzeria uses a Naples-built wood oven and slowly fermented dough.
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Washoe Public HouseSeat 99
Restaurant Brent Ross’s downtown Reno restaurant combines scratch cooking with private gatherings and catering.
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JT Basque Bar & Dining RoomSeat 101
Basque Restaurant Marie Louise and JB Lekumberry continue their family’s Basque dining tradition in Gardnerville.
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Villa Basque Cafe and DeliSeat 221
Cafe & Deli Basque chorizo and family cooking on Basque Way
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O Happy BreadSeat 252
Bakery & Cafe French baking and Vietnamese dishes on East Basin Avenue
Questions people ask
Are these restaurants locally owned?
Yes. The 702 Alliance lists only independent, locally owned businesses, not chains or franchises. Each profile is researched from public sources, such as the business’s own website, public records and local news, and owners can correct their listing at any time.
Which restaurants on this list have been open the longest?
Among the restaurants on this page, The Bootlegger Italian Bistro and Luv-It Frozen Custard date to 1973, Chicago Joe’s to 1975, Ferraro’s Ristorante to 1985 and Lindo Michoacan to 1990.
Where can I find vegan food?
Garden Grill on West Lake Mead is all-vegan, and Black & Blue Diner has a full vegan menu beside the classics.
Do restaurants pay to be on this page?
No. Listings are free and there is no paid placement. Restaurants whose owners have joined the 702 Alliance appear first in each section; the rest follow by seat number. To add a locally owned business, use the free form, call (725) 202-7691 or text Cody at (725) 502-3114.