Did you know that Las Vegas currently has no Michelin Star restaurants? Michelin Stars are awarded through annual reviews, and the last time Vegas was featured in the Michelin Guide was in 2008-2009.
Due to low sales, the Michelin Guide stopped reviewing Vegas restaurants after that year, and that is why Vegas has no Michelin Star restaurants today.
However, several restaurants from the 2008-2009 edition are still open and maintain many of the high-quality standards that once earned them their stars. Below is a look at those prominent establishments.
Michelin 3 Star Restaurants in Las Vegas
Joel Robuchon
- Michelin Star Rating: 3 Stars
- Address: MGM Grand Hotel 3799 Las Vegas Blvd S
- Telephone number: (702) 891 7925
Joel Robuchon at the MGM Grand Hotel is the only Las Vegas restaurant ever to receive a 3 Michelin Star rating. The restaurant remains the highest-rated Michelin Star restaurant in Vegas, a position it has held for over a decade.
Joel Robuchon was named after the late Joel Robuchon, a renowned chef, and voice in the world of French cuisine, known for holding the current outstanding record of the most Michelin Stars awarded to one chef’s restaurant – a total of 32 Michelin Stars.
He was one of the most influential chefs globally, with multiple awards under his belt, including the legendary ‘Chef of the Century” honor from Gault Millau in 1989.
Joel Robuchon at MGM Grand offers real one-of-a-kind dishes like the osetra caviar served atop king crab in a crustacean gelee, all dotted with cauliflower puree. King crab and broccoli are also served as a cold appetizer alongside a hard-boiled egg stuffed with king crab.
Another unique dish is the Le Crabe Royale featuring Alaskan King crab, a salad of avocado and tomato in the heart of romaine and olive oil. Needless to say, Joel Robuchon is the restaurant for you if you want food that caters to a sophisticated palate.
As for the design, Joel Robuchon Restaurant was designed to look like an Art Deco townhouse. It also features an airy lush garden terrace and classy decorative marble floors.
Michelin 2 Star Restaurants in Las Vegas
Restaurant Guy Savoy
- Michelin Star Rating: 2 stars
- Address: Caesars Palace 3570 S Las Vegas Blvd
- Telephone number: (702) 731 7286
Restaurant Guy Savoy is a fine-dining French restaurant located at Caesars Palace on the Las Vegas Strip. It is celebrated as “the best restaurant in Las Vegas” owing to its distinguished environment, eminent standards, and the fact that it holds two Michelin stars and boasts international fame.
Led by the renowned Chef Guy Savoy, the restaurant offers various dining areas, including the main dining room, the “Bubbles Lounge,” the Caviar Room, and the exclusive Krug Chef’s Table, offering 13 courses and an extensive selection of Krug Champagne.
The menu features luxurious French cuisine inspired by Savoy’s Paris restaurant.
At the Krug Chef’s Table, specialty menus include a 10-course meal with seasonal dishes like oysters and Japanese Wagyu, an à la carte menu with signature dishes like artichoke and black truffle soup, and the 5 Star Celebration menu with seven courses.
Desserts are a highlight, with Chef Guy Savoy emphasizing their importance for a complete meal. Options range from light treats to indulgent Belgian waffles.
The restaurant is filled with Chef Guy Savoy’s signature dishes as well, including the Octopus terrine, colors Caviar, and the artichoke and black truffle soup that comes with toasted mushroom brioche and black truffle butter.
Let’s not forget the extensive wine list, which offers a wide selection of wines and champagnes, including rare finds.
Michelin 1 Star Restaurants in Las Vegas
Wing Lei
- Michelin Star Rating: 1 star
- Address: Wynn Las Vegas 3131 Las Vegas Blvd S
- Telephone number: (702) 770 3388
Wing Lei was the first Chinese eatery in the United States to earn a Michelin Star. The restaurant holds this honor in high regard, and it shows in its impeccable services.
Wing Lei serves high-end international dishes with flavors from across Asian nations, including Cantonese, Szechuan, and Shanghai.
The main menu consists of Alaskan king salads, Crispy Wagyu beef rolls, honey-glazed BBQ spare ribs, garden dim sum, marinated jellyfish, chilled abalone, and pan-seared pot stickers, just to mention a few.
Also Read: Best Chinese Restaurants in Las Vegas
Michael Mina
- Michelin Star Rating: 1 star
- Address: 3600 S Las Vegas Blvd at the Bellagio Hotel and Casino
- Telephone number: (702) 693 8199
The internationally renowned Chef Michael Mina runs Michael Mina. It is a seafood restaurant with multiple accolades, including a 2009 One Michelin Star and a AAA Five Diamond Award.
The restaurant focuses on freshness, precision, and flavors that surpass many seafood restaurants.
The dishes are well prepared and use high-quality ingredients flown in by private planes daily. Moreover, the restaurant features five-star services and cuisines that surpass the best 5 Star restaurants on the Las Vegas Strip.
Must-tries on the Michael Mina menu include the Hamachi Provencal (raw Hamachi, chilled cucumber-serrano broth, harissa roasted cherry tomatoes, sauce vierge) and the charcoal-grilled hot shellfish (king crab, pacific & Atlantic oysters, gulf prawns, Maine lobster, diver scallops, yuzu kosho butter, miso).
The substantial wine list brings you American and European selections, all with an emphasis on small producers.
Also Read: Best Restaurants in Bellagio Las Vegas
Le Cirque
- Michelin Star Rating: 1 star
- Address: 3600 S Las Vegas Blvd at the Bellagio Hotel
- Telephone number: (702) 693 8100
Located at the Bellagio Hotel, Le Cirque is a coveted Strip destination with many awards, from the AAA Five Diamond Award to the Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Rating and a telling one-star from the Michelin Guide.
Le Cirque is a French restaurant located by the lakeside, providing transcendent meals complimented with the breathtaking surroundings. The cuisines range from basic but well-made foods like the egg roll-tasting sea bass to the impeccable truffle over sea bass.
Other must-try dishes include the potato-crusted Mediterranean Sea bass, Ossetra caviar, Hawaiian Kampachi, and Rocotta Gnudi.
The wine list blows every Strip restaurant out of the water. It is an attentive list with great selections from all over the world.
L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon
- Michelin Star Rating: 1 Star
- Address: 3799 Las Vegas Blvd S at the MGM Grand Hotel
- Telephone number: (702) 891 7358
Located at the MGM Grand Hotel, L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon is a 2009, one-Michelin Star-rated restaurant named after Joel Robuchon, famously referred to as France’s ‘Chef of the Century.
The restaurant obtained its Michelin Star from its unique concept of preparing food right before your eyes. The high-quality cuisines complement the friendly and interactive ambiance filled with cozy dark accent walls and warm red lighting.
L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon is the recipient of the 2019 Forbes Travel Guide Award, the 2016 Wine Spectator’s Best of Award of Excellence, and a AAA Four Diamond Award.
The restaurant delivers a top-of-the-line experience with constant innovation from its lead Chef. All the renditions are owed to Chef Joel Robuchon’s motto – ‘I constantly strive; my work is permanent research, my permanent obsession with the quality of one’s labor.’
Feast on the Le Burger, a beef and Foie gras burger with sautéed bell peppers. If that doesn’t entice you, choose the Le Foie Gras. Another great option is the Le Cailler, a caramelized quail dish filled with foie gras and served with potato puree.
DJT
- Michelin Star Rating: 1 Star
- Address: 2000 Fashion Shor Dr at The Trump International Hotel
- Telephone number: (702) 982 0000
DJT is an American restaurant that serves modern American and Nouveau-American cuisines. Dishes include jumbo shrimp cocktail, carrot-ginger soup, mignon, salmon, shrimp, chicken, and Chinese braised short ribs.
The décor of DJT is filled with purple- and eggplant-colored walls. There are booths at the center of the restaurant acting as centerpieces, and the plush curtains bring in a touch of luxury.
If you want a more low-key dinner, you can go for some peace and quiet inside DJT’s private dining room with a separate entry. There are also semi-private banquets, amazing for a romantic evening out with your loved ones.
Nobu
- Michelin Star Rating: 1 Star
- Address: Caesars Palace at 3570 S Las Vegas Blvd and 4455 Paradise Rd Virgin Hotel and Casino
- Telephone number: (702) 693-5090
Celebrity Chef and restaurateur Nobuyuki ‘Nobu’ Matsuhisa brings you Nobu Las Vegas, a Japanese and Asian restaurant in the Virgin Hotels.
Nobu opened in 1999 and quickly became the cornerstone of the former Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. However, the hotel closed in 2020 and reopened in 2022 as the rebranded Virgin Hotels. This change has made many fans disregard the One Michelin Star Nobu received in 2009.
Some diners do not consider Nobu at Virgin Hotels a Michelin Star restaurant anymore since it closed down for a while, alongside the Hard Rock Hotel, and even moved buildings for some time.
However, the acclaimed Nobu is still a high-end restaurant known for its culinary perfection. The restaurant still offers the classic Nobu Matsuhisa menu, albeit in a different, bigger, and refreshed multimillion-dollar space.
Nobu is known for its imported seafood and exotic delicacies, catering to vegan, gluten-free, and meat-loving clientele. The menu is exciting and full of high-quality selections, which earned it the Michelin star.
Try the well-dressed salad eaten alongside firecracker shrimp. Another favorite among guests is the miso steak; it’s to die for! For meat lovers, you will want to attend the Nobu-style Beef Toban Yaki, a meticulous specialty of Chef Nobu’s dishes.
Nobu is a fusion restaurant; for what you might lack in tradition, you will get in a seamless blend of Japanese and Peruvian cuisines twisted neatly for the American diner.
An extra few recommendations from us include: the rockfish tempura has some crunch and a lot of shrimp, the rib eye smothered with tasty sauce and has a light scrip, and finally, the yellowtail jalapeno.
Are There Michelin Star Chefs In Las Vegas?
Michelin Stars are awarded to restaurants, not individual chefs. However, the head or executive chef is often seen as the driving force behind a Michelin-starred restaurant’s success and is commonly referred to as a Michelin-star chef.
These chefs are regarded as among the best in the world for their exceptional culinary skills, creativity, and dedication to high-quality cuisine.
To calculate a chef’s total Michelin Stars, you add the stars awarded to each of the restaurants where the chef has earned them. For example, if a chef has two restaurants; one with two Michelin Stars and the other with three, their total star count would be five.
Keep in mind that a chef’s Michelin Star count can change over time, as restaurants can gain or lose stars due to food quality, general service, or dining experience.
Below are the current Michelin Star chefs in Las Vegas:
| Chef | Current Michelin Stars | Restaurants in Vegas |
| Gordon Ramsay | 8 Stars | 1. Hell’s Kitchen
2. Gordon Ramsay Steak 3. Gordon Ramsay Pub & Grill 4. Gordon Ramsay Fish & Chips 5. Gordon Ramsay Burger 6. Ramsay’s Kitchen |
| Thomas Keller | 7 Stars | Bouchon by Thomas Keller |
| Guy Savoy | 2 Stars | Restaurant Guy Savoy |
| Jose Andres | 2 Stars | 1. Bazaar Meat by Jose Andres
2. Jaleo 3. E by Jose Andres |
| Tetsuya Wakuda | 2 Star | Wakuda |
1. Chef Gordon Ramsay – 8 Stars
So, is the Las Vegas Hell’s Kitchen Michelin star? Well, no, it is not, but Gordon Ramsay, who runs Hell’s Kitchen, is a Michelin Star chef.
Chef Gordon Ramsay has received a total of 17 Michelin Stars throughout his career. He currently holds 8 Michelin Stars across five of his restaurants:
- Restaurant Gordon Ramsay in London (3-Star)
- Au Trianon (1-Star)
- Le Pressoir d’Argent (2-Star)
- Petrus (1-Star)
- 1890 (1-Star)
Fun Fact: Restaurant Gordon Ramsay in Chelsea, London, holds the record for the longest-running Michelin Star restaurant in London. It has maintained its 3-star rating for over two decades, since 2001.
Gordon Ramsay has six restaurants in Vegas, none of which have a Michelin Star.
2. Chef Thomas Keller – 7 Stars
Chef Thomas is the first and only American-born chef to hold multiple three-star Michelin restaurants at any given time. He is behind the Three Michelin Star Per Se in New York, the Three Michelin Star French Laundry in Washington, and the One Michelin Star Surf Club in Florida.
His only Las Vegas restaurant is Bouchon at the Venetian Resort, despite not having a Michelin Star, Bouchon is one of the coolest restaurants in the city, known for its classy décor, huge ceilings and windows, and raw bar.
3. Chef Guy Savoy – 2 Stars
Chef Patrice Savoy, also known as Guy Savoy, is a French chef who is the owner and head chef at two of his restaurants: Restaurant Guy Savoy (Paris) and Restaurant Guy Savoy (Las Vegas)
The only current Guy Savoy Michelin Star restaurant is the Paris location, with 2 Michelin Stars.
4. Chef Jose Andres – 2 Stars
Spanish-American Chef Jose Andres currently holds 2 Michelin Stars for his minibar by Jose Andres in Washington, D.C. His other restaurants worldwide have also received critical acclaim, including four Bib Gourmands from the Michelin Guide’s second-best awards.
5. Chef Tetsuya Wakuda – 2 Stars
Chef Wakuda has Two Michelin Stars which come from his restaurant Waku Ghin in Singapore and Sagetsu by Tetsuya in Dubai. While his Las Vegas restaurant, WAKUDA, does not yet hold any Michelin stars, it is run by him and known to offer exceptional culinary experiences.
The restaurant specializes in unique Japanese dining experiences, combining Wakuda’s mastery of Japanese and French fusion cuisine, featuring premium ingredients like fresh wasabi from Tasmania and Ohmi Wagyu beef from Japan.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Michelin Star Restaurant?
A Michelin Star restaurant is one that has been awarded one, two, or three stars by the Michelin Guide, the most prestigious and coveted award in the culinary world, surpassing even the James Beard and Bib Gourmand Awards.
What Is the History and Origin of The Michelin Star?
The Michelin Star system was created by the Michelin Tire Company, founded in 1889 by Edouard and André Michelin in France. In 1900, as a marketing strategy, the company began publishing guidebooks to help motorists find restaurants, gas stations, and mechanics.
These guides became popular, and in 1926, the Michelin Star System for restaurants was introduced, enhancing the guide’s value.
How Michelin Star System Works
The Michelin Star Rating System relies on anonymous food experts who visit restaurants undercover to evaluate food quality, taste, and preparation. Restaurant décor, prices, and cuisine style are not considered.
Experts visit a restaurant 3 to 6 times to ensure an unbiased rating, deciding whether to award, renew, or revoke a star, with reviews conducted annually.
A restaurant can lose its Michelin Star if its standards decline, as happened to Chef Gordon Ramsay’s restaurant at The London Hotel, New York, in 2013. Michelin Star ratings range from zero (unrated) to three stars, with each level indicating exceptional service:
- 1-star rating – “A very good restaurant in its category,” indicating high-quality food that surpasses most in its class. This rating was first introduced in 1926.
- 2-star rating – “Excellent cooking, worth a detour,” signifying a restaurant worth revisiting, introduced in 1933 along with the 3-star rating.
- 3-star rating – “Exceptional cuisine, worth a special journey,” reserved for a one-of-a-kind experience, the rarest Michelin Star.
Is Aureole Las Vegas Michelin?
Aureole at Mandalay Bay, a 1-star Michelin restaurant in Vegas, was opened by Michelin Star Chef Charlie Palmer in 1999. After two decades of operation on the Vegas Strip, the restaurant closed in 2023, as Palmer chose to focus on other projects.
How Many Las Vegas Michelin Star Restaurants Closed?
Las Vegas Michelin Star restaurants that closed include Aureole at Mandalay Bay, Alex at Wynn Las Vegas, Andres’s in Downtown, Bradley Ogden at Caesars Palace, Daniel Boulud Brasserie at Wynn, miX Lounge at Mandalay Bay, Restaurant Charlie at the Palazzo and Picasso at the Bellagio.